Patent ID: 7084357
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A45C,G01G

Abstract:
1. A luggage device for carrying clothing, documents, computers or other items, and having load determination capability, which comprises: (a) a main housing, said main housing having a top, a bottom, and walls, and having an opening area for insertion of one or more items into said main housing, said opening area including closure means; (b) load determination means integrally connected to said main housing at said bottom, said load determination means having at least one base member at said bottom, said base member having a first position where it is not in contact with and resting on a separate surface under the weight of the luggage device, and having a second position where it is in contact with and resting on a separate surface under weight of the luggage device, such that when the base member is in said second position, the load determination means is capable of determining the weight of said luggage device and any contents therein; and (c) load determination display means connected to said load determination means for displaying the weight determined by said load determination means.