Steerable Carriage Apparatus
Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-14
PENLEY JAMES KEITH +1
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[0017]These and other objects of the present invention will become more readily appreciated and understood from a consideration of the follo
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This arrangement is satisfactory of carrying or pulling one bag in each hand, however, not preferable, as having both hands tied up in carry luggage is inconvenient in any case.
However, many of these attempts are often ad-hoc in that they are attempts at merely strapping on the carry-on bag to the larger piece of luggage, wherein the carry-on bag can shift position, knock the larger luggage off balance where it can tip over, or the carry-on can slide off the larger piece of luggage and possibly damage the valuable contents of the carry-on bag.
Another issue is that frequently occurs, is that the traveler will wait in line for check-in, to purchase food or drink, or another reason, thus setting the ad-hoc combined larger luggage and carry-on bag upon the surface in a static manner, where the combined larger luggage and carry-on are unbalanced and tip over, thus adding the inconvenience and hassle of potentially harming the bags contents, especially the high value contents of the smaller carry-on bag.
Further issues that exacerbate the dynamic stability problem with the larger piece of luggage trying to carry the ad-hoc attached smaller carry-on bag is that the smaller bag is typically quite dense in mass, meaning that if it is full of electronic devices, it is quite heavy, especially due to the laptop and battery, chargers, and so on, thus this denser high weight carry-on bag is placed in the worst possible position being the typically on top of the larger lower weight density luggage, meaning that the top heavy weight instability is made worse, that is especially noticeable when the traveler is making a turn and the larger bag on the bottom wants to tip over.
In addition, the stability of the combination low weight density lower larger bag is made worse by this larger bag typically having a two wheel setup typically puts the ad-hoc attached heavy carry-on bag at a greater distance from the surface due to the hypotenuse effect of angling the larger bag on two wheels (as opposed to a four wheel arrangement), that does not have the hypotenuse effect of increasing the distance of the carry-on bag weight from the surface.
Another issue is the pacing cadence or stride of the traveler when they are walking and pulling the two wheeled tilted or angled luggage behind them, as when an individual normally walks, their arms naturally move in a counterbalancing pendulum effect, which results in the two wheeled bag tending to oscillate back and forth as an individual pulls the angled two wheeled bag forward across a surface, this can effectuate a pendulum effect upon causing the highest movement of the oscillating motion to occur at the carry-on bag, as it is the furthest from the pivot point, being the two wheels and surface interface.
What this results in is the high density mass weight of the carry-on experiences the maximum movement leading to an ever higher potential dynamic instability of the combination larger bag and the ad-hoc placed on top of the carry-on bag while being pulled across the surface by the traveler, leading potentially to increased potential for tip over's.
Note that in Thomas, all of the previously mentioned instability issues are present, being the two wheeled design, placing the high weight density items at the furthest distance from the surface, and the cadence oscillating pendulum issue.
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[0129]With initial reference to FIG. 1 shown is a perspective view of the steerable carriage apparatus 30 or more specifically a base housing 95 with a removably engagable 390 auxiliary housing 335, a plurality of arms 130 that are pivotally attached 140 to the base housing 95, wherein additionally a plurality of rotational elements 190 are each rotationally attached 200 to each of the arms 130, wherein operationally the combination of the base housing 95 and the auxiliary housing 335 are free standing upon the surface 50. Next, FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the steerable carriage apparatus 30 or more specifically a base housing 95 with the removably engagable 390 auxiliary housing 335 removed, also the plurality of arms 130 that are pivotally attached 140 to the base housing 95, wherein additionally a plurality of rotational elements 190 that are each rotationally attached 200 to each of the arms, wherein operationally the base housing 95 is free standing upon the surface 50.
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A steerable carriage apparatus for manually transporting a payload across a surface, the apparatus including a frame having a first end portion and a second end portion, further included is a plurality of arms each having a pivotal attachment to the first end portion. Wherein each pivotal attachment having a pivotal axis that is at an obtuse angle in relation to the surface, further each pivotal attachment is operational to allow a pivotal movement about each pivotal axis of each arm in relation to the first end portion. Also included in the apparatus is a plurality of first rotating elements that are each rotationally attached to each of the arms, each of the plurality of first rotating elements forming a contact on the surface, wherein each obtuse angle is adjacent to each contact on the surface, also each of the first rotating elements is operational to be steerable.
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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for transporting an article across a surface. More specifically, the present invention relates to a steerable carriage apparatus for selectively moving a payload on a surface that includes a selectably detachable piggy back structure that the luggage type apparatus can move in a combined balanced operational state, wherein the luggage apparatus has a plurality of rolling elements disposed upon the surface with a counterbalanced center of gravity design to facilitate the combination piggyback structure to automatically position itself upright with or without the piggyback structure.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002]Current day travel typically requires several pieces of luggage for most travelers both business and personal or for vacation, wherein usually a traveler has a larger checked bag with their clothes, shoes, toiletries, and the like, then the traveler also has a smaller piece of luggage termed a carry-on...
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CPCA45C5/14A45C2013/306A45C7/0045
InventorPENLEY, JAMES KEITHPENLEY, GINGER G.
OwnerPENLEY JAMES KEITH