Storage Device With Three-Dimensional Protrusions on the Outer Surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016286912-A1
Application number	US-201414777817-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 28, 2014
Priority date	Mar 28, 2013
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a storage device, particularly a piece of baggage or a purse, comprising at least one outer surface, wherein the at least one outer surface has arranged on it at least one three-dimensional protrusion extending from the outer surface, it is provided that the three-dimensional protrusion extending from the outer surface includes at least two mutually superimposed and interconnected layers.

First claim

1 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . A storage device, particularly a piece of baggage or a purse, said storage device comprising:
at least one outer surface, wherein said at least one outer surface has arranged on it at least one three-dimensional protrusion extending from the outer surface, wherein said three-dimensional protrusion extending from the outer surface comprises at least two mutually superimposed and interconnected layers.

19 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one protrusion is rib-shaped.

20 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the protrusion extending from the outer surface is formed of at least two mutually superimposed and interconnected layers.

21 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the layers of the at least one protrusion are printed.

22 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one protrusion comprises more than three mutually superimposed and interconnected layers which preferably are printed onto each other.

23 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the layers comprise a material which further comprises silicone and a ceramic paste.

24 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein that layer of the at least one protrusion which is adjacent to the outer surface is the lowermost layer, and that layer of the protrusion which is most remote from the outer surface is the uppermost layer, the layers having different widths and the lowermost layer being wider than the uppermost layer.

25 . The storage device according to claim 24 , wherein the widths of a plurality of mutually superimposed layers decrease, preferably continuously, from the lowermost layer to the uppermost layer.

26 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the layers are printed by offset printing or screen printing or by a 3D printing method.

27 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein a plurality of protrusions are arranged on the outer surface, which preferably are positioned on the outer surface with uniform distribution.

28 . The storage device according to claim 19 , wherein the rib-shaped protrusion has a varying height in the longitudinal direction of the rib-shaped protrusions, the central area of the rib-shaped protrusion being higher than the edge areas of the rib-shaped protrusion.

29 . The storage device according to claim 19 , wherein the individual layer thicknesses of the rib-shaped protrusion are varying in the longitudinal direction of the rib-shaped protrusion.

30 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the colors of the individual layers of the protrusion are varying.

31 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein an additional outer layer is provided, being arranged on the protrusions and preferably also on the outer surface of the storage device.

32 . The storage device according to claim 31 , wherein said additional outer layer comprises at least one three-dimensional protrusion, applied by a thermoforming method, which is adapted to the at least one three-dimensional protrusion arranged on the outer surface.

33 . The storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the storage device is a piece of baggage comprising two major surfaces and four lateral surfaces, at least one of the major surfaces comprising rib-shaped protrusions, and the longitudinal direction of the rib-shaped protrusion extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the major surfaces.

34 . Method for applying at least one protrusion on at least one outer surface of a storage device, particularly a piece of baggage or a purse, said method comprising:
applying, particularly impressing, a first layer to the outer surface of an outer wall of a storage device, applying, particularly impressing, a second layer to the first layer for forming a three-dimensional protrusion, preferably, applying further layers onto the second layer.

Assignees

• Rimowa Gmbh

Inventors

• Morszeck Dieter

Classifications

• A45C1/02

  Purses · CPC title

• A45C13/26

  Special adaptations of handles (A45C13/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B32B27/283

  comprising polysiloxanes · CPC title

• A45C1/06

  Wallets ({devices for the prevention of theft or loss of wallets A45C13/185}; for holding keys A45C11/32); Notecases · CPC title

• A45C2005/037

  with a hard shell, i.e. rigid shell as volume creating element · CPC title