Patent Application
20240327094
The present invention is in the field of modular spring bias cavities.
A variety of different wine bottle carriers and luggage equipment have been described in patent literature. Unfortunately, most configurations do not preserve glass wine bottles when dropped from more than the height of a person.
A modular spring bias cavity device which includes a base and side external walls extending from the base. A cover fits over the side external walls. A support structure has a support structure first cavity. The support structure is mounted to the base. A suspension frame has a first suspension frame cavity that fits over the support structure first cavity. The suspension frame is formed as a resilient and flexible structure. A suspension frame overlap extends downwardly at a periphery of the extension frame. The suspension frame overlap overlaps the support structure. A channel frame is mounted to the support structure around a support structure sidewall. The channel frame fits within a channel formed between the suspension frame overlap and the support structure.
The cover further includes a cover cushion, wherein the cover cushion further includes a first cover cushion cavity indent conforming to a profile of the first suspension frame cavity. The cover further includes an opening side cushion indent, wherein the opening side cushion indent rests upon a front engagement shoulder of the suspension frame. The channel frame is more rigid in a vertical orientation than in a horizontal orientation. The support structure has a first suspension cavity and a second suspension cavity. The cover has a first cover cushion cavity indent and a second cover cushion cavity indent. The first cover cushion cavity indent is aligned to the first suspension cavity. The second cover cavity indent is aligned to the second suspension cavity. The suspension frame has a suspension frame rear corner toward a hinge side. The cover has a closing side cushion indent that engages with a rear engagement shoulder formed on the support structure.
The suspension frame suspends the first suspension cavity above a first cavity gap. The first cavity gap is formed between the first suspension cavity and the support structure. The suspension frame suspends the second suspension cavity above a second cavity gap. The second cavity gap is formed between the second suspension cavity and the support structure. The front tape connector connects the suspension frame to the side external wall. A rear tape connector connects the suspension frame to the side external wall. The front tape connector and the rear tape connector allow modular removal ability of the suspension frame, channel frame and support structure from the base.
The following call out list of elements can be useful guide in referencing the element numbers of the drawings.
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The cover cushion 24 is contoured with a pair of indents including a first cover cushion cavity indent 27 and a second cover cushion cavity indent 28. The pair of indents are formed between the hinge side 25 and the opening side 126. The opening side cushion indent 26 rests upon the front engagement shoulder 96 and the cushion indent extension 29 extends downwardly from the opening side cushion indent 26 and extends downwardly from the first cover cushion cavity indent 27. The cover cushion cooperates with a support structure 30 mounted in a base 10.
The base 10 has a base outside reflective layer 13 and a base inside reflective layer 14. The base outside reflective layer 13 faces the base inside reflective layer 14. The base outside reflective layer is preferably laminated onto an inside surface of the base outside fabric layer 11. The base inside reflective layer 14 is preferably laminated to an exterior surface of the base inside fabric layer 12.
The base 10 supports a support structure 30. The support structure 30 has a support structure rear wall 37 that is snugly biased inwardly with a channel frame rear section 54. A channel frame 50 fits into a channel between the suspension frame 60 and the support structure 30. The channel frame has a channel frame rear section 54, a channel frame front section 53, a channel frame left section 55 and a channel frame right section 145. The channel frame is rigid in a vertical direction and flexible in a horizontal direction. The channel frame is preferably made of an elongated plastic extrusion that has been heat formed to conform to the external profile of the support structure 30.
The channel frame 50 has a channel frame upper edge 51 that engages a front engagement shoulder 96, and a channel frame front section 53 that abuts the suspension frame 60. The channel frame lower edge 52 preferably abuts the base inside fabric layer 12. The channel frame 50 can be a hollow member and formed of a horizontally disposed extrusions having horizontal hollow portions. The horizontal hollow portions form a gap to provide additional insulation while absorbing shock and being more flexible. The horizontal hollow portions form a plurality of vertically stacked hollow passages 81. The vertically stacked hollow passages 81 provide a resiliency to impact and distribute the impact against the support structure rear wall 37 for example if the rear portion received an impact such as by dropping.
The support structure 30 has a support structure base 38 with cavities such as a first cavity 31 and a second cavity 32. The first cavity 31 has a first cavity gap 33 and the second cavity 32 has a second cavity gap 34.
A suspension frame 60 can be formed of a molded sheet of plastic. The suspension frame 60 preferably includes a first suspension frame cavity 61 and a second suspension frame cavity 62. A first glass vessel 41 fits in the first suspension frame cavity 61 and a second glass vessel 42 fits in the second suspension frame cavity 62. The first suspension frame cavity 61 is suspended above the base with a first cavity 33 between the first suspension frame cavity and the base. The suspension 60 is flexible and resilient such that acts as a spring during impact such as from a drop.
The first glass vessel 41 and the second glass the 42 can be wine bottles that are oriented with the wine bottle bodies opposing each other. A middle support wall 43 cushions the first glass vessel 41 from the second glass vessel 42. The support structure 30 suspends the suspension frame 60.
A front gap 91 and a rear gap 92 are formed between the channel frame 50 and the fabric walls, namely the front fabric wall 71 and the rear fabric wall 76. A rear tape connector 94 and a front tape connector 93 connect the channel frame 52 the side external walls 70. The tape connectors can be hook and loop tape.
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The cushion indent extension 29 also extends from the hinge side 25. The closing side cushion indent 126 engages the rear engagement shoulder 95. When the rear suspension frame overlap 65 fits over the suspension frame 50, the suspension frame rear corner 67 rests upon the channel frame upper edge 51.
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