Abstract:
A luggage identifier, which is disposed on a luggage case or a luggage bag, includes a chassis and an identifying device, wherein the chassis includes a retaining space. The identifying device is disposed in the retaining space. The identifying device includes an identifying unit and a circuit board. The identifying unit is connected to the circuit board with a power switch connected therebetween. Accordingly, the user can easily and quickly identify his/her luggage case by recognizing the identifying device, thereby saving time on looking for the luggage case, and preventing himself/herself from claiming a luggage of other people.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     The present invention relates generally to a luggage identifier, and more particularly to a luggage identifier that is installed on a luggage case or bag, so as to identify the luggage of oneself, thereby reducing the time for searching for the luggage, and the possibility of claiming a wrong luggage.  
         [0002]     Due to the advancement of transportation technology, more and more people travel around the world for leisure, for business, or for study. Among them, traveling around the world for leisure is one of the most exciting activities for modern people. However, one needs to prepare many things, such as documents and clothes, before departure. For this reason, a luggage case or bag is needed to place all those documents or clothes therein. In order to lower the cost for manufacturing luggage cases or bags, the manufacturer thereof needs to adopt a modulized design, thereby enhancing the efficiency of mass production. Therefore, there is no significant difference between the shape, style and color of luggage cases or bags. It is thus difficult for users to distinguish the luggage of themselves and those of others. Consequently, to provide a luggage identifier that can be used to easily identify a luggage is an important issue to address for people in the relevant industry.  
         [0003]     One conventional luggage identifier is developed and disclosed in Taiwanese published patent no. 509018. In this conventional luggage identifier, a retaining space is formed on the handle of a luggage. A holding layer is then wrapped around the outer surface of the handle. Further, a control element is assembled on the handle. The handle is composed of transparent or semi-transparent materials. The retaining space formed on the handle includes a battery, a light emitting element and an electronic circuit therein. The light emitting element is connected to the battery via the electronic circuit. Therefore, the luggage handle can emit predetermined light source, so as to enhance the overall esthetics of the luggage.  
         [0004]     However, conventional luggage identifiers comprise the following problems. Since the handle and the luggage main body are manufactured by the same factory, it is still very difficult to distinguish between luggage cases manufactured by the same company, which increases the possibility of claim a wrong luggage. In addition, the light emitting element of the conventional luggage identifier only emits light when holding the handle to switch on the electronic circuit. Therefore, the light emitting element is normally in a short circuit status, which is impossible to help identifying a luggage case.  
         [0005]     In light of the above, the inventor of the present invention has developed a new luggage identifier so as to solve the problems set forth above.  
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0006]     The present invention is to provide a luggage identifier, which includes a chassis and an identifying device. The user can easily and quickly identify his/her luggage case by recognizing the identifying device. Therefore, the user can save time on looking for the luggage case, and prevent himself/herself from claiming a luggage of other people.  
         [0007]     In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the luggage identifier of the present invention, which is disposed on a luggage case or a luggage bag, includes a chassis and an identifying device, wherein the chassis includes a retaining space. The identifying device is disposed in the retaining space. The identifying device includes an identifying unit and a circuit board. The identifying unit is connected to the circuit board with a power switch connected therebetween. Accordingly, the objectives described above are achieved. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0008]      FIG. 1  is an explosive view illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0009]      FIG. 2  is an explosive view illustrating the combination of a business card and the first embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0010]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating the combination of a business card and the first embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0011]      FIG. 4  is a circuit diagram of the present invention.  
         [0012]      FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram of the present invention applied to a luggage case.  
         [0013]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view illustrating the second embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0014]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating the third embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0015]      FIG. 8  is an explosive view illustrating the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0016]     In order to better understanding the features and technical contents of the present invention, the present invention is hereinafter described in detail by incorporating with the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings are only for the convenience of illustration and description, no limitation is intended thereto.  
         [0017]     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , an explosive view of the first embodiment of the present invention, an explosive view and a perspective view of the combination of a business card and the first embodiment of the present invention, are illustrated, respectively. The luggage identifier of the present invention includes a chassis  10  and an identifying device  20 .  
         [0018]     The chassis  10  includes a first cover plate  11  and a second cover plate  12  connected to the first cover plate  11 . The first cover plate  11  and the second cover plate  12  are connected via a pivotal element, a locking element, or a threaded element. In this particular embodiment, the first cover plate  11  and the second cover plate  12  are pivotally connected. The first cover plate  11  is composed of transparent, semi-transparent, or other materials. The left side of the first cover plate  11  includes a folded edge  111  formed thereon. In addition, the right and left end of the rear portion of the first cover plate  11  includes a through hole  112 . A window  113  is disposed on the through hole  112 . The window  113  is composed of transparent or semi-transparent materials. Moreover, the central portion of the right side of the first cover plate  11  includes a notch  114  formed thereon. The second cover plate  12  includes a retaining space  121 . Two protrusive pillars  122  are disposed in the retaining space  121 . Behind the two protrusive pillars  122 , two hooks  123  and two sandwich plates  124  are formed extended therefrom. In addition, two holes  125  are formed between the hook  123  and the sandwich plate  124 . A fastening plate  126  of U-shape is formed at the left and right sides of the rear portion of the retaining space  121 , respectively. Furthermore, a protrusive ear  127  is formed at the center of the right side of the second cover plate  12 . The protrusive ear  127  and the notch  114  of the first cover plate  11  are mutually connected and fastened. Moreover, an elastic locking belt  13  is disposed through the protrusive ear  127 .  
         [0019]     The identifying device  20  is disposed in the retaining space  121  of the chassis  10 , which includes an identifying unit  21  and a circuit board  22 . The identifying unit  21  is connected with the circuit board  22 . A power switch  23  is electrically connected between the circuit board  22  and the identifying unit  21 . The identifying unit  21  can be a light emitting element, a sound emitting element or an element emitting both light and sound. In this particular embodiment, the identifying element  21  is a light emitting element made of a granular light emitting diode (LED). Referring also to  FIG. 4 , a circuit diagram of the present invention is illustrated. The circuit board  22  is in T-shape, which includes a configuration unit  221  and a control unit  222 . The control unit  222  can be a timer, while the configuration unit  221  can only be the power switch  23  or elements of other functions operable via a button set  24 . The button set  24  is disposed between the circuit board  22  and the second cover  12 , which includes two through holes  241 . The through holes  241  provides the protrusive pillars  122  of the second cover plate  12  to penetrate therethrough. Two pressing cap  242  are formed behind the through holes  241  corresponding to the two holes  125  of the second cover plate  12 . In addition, the identifying unit  21  is executed after receiving a signal from the control unit  222 , thereby generating a corresponding flashing light or sound.  
         [0020]     In combination, the through hole  241  of the button set  24  is inserted the protrusive pillar  122  of the second cover plate  12 , and the pressing cap  242  is contained in the hole  125  of the second cover plate  12 . Then, the circuit board  22  is stacked above the button set  24 , making the front portion of the circuit board  22  being sandwiched between the two sandwich plates  124 . Two ends of the rear portion of the circuit board  22  are contained in the fastening board  126 , and pressing the hooks  123  just above the circuit board  22 . Moreover, a business card  3  is disposed in the retaining space  121  of the second cover plate  12 , thereby allowing the user to correctly recognize the luggage case. The first cover plate  11  is then covered on the second cover plate, wherein the notch  114  and the protrusive ear  127  are securely fastened with each other.  
         [0021]     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a schematic diagram of the present invention applied to a luggage case is illustrated. The luggage identifier of the present invention can be connected to a luggage case  4  via a locking belt. In this particular embodiment, the luggage identifier of the present invention is connected to the handle  41  of the luggage case  4 . When using the luggage identifier, a business card  3  is first disposed in the retaining space  121 . The pressing cap  242  of the button set  24  is pressed to set the time. Referring to  FIG. 4 , the up and down arrows of the configuration unit  221  are used to set the time. In this particular embodiment, the minimum time is two hours and the maximum time is 20 hours, depending on the distance between the departure and destination locations, so as to enhance the battery lifetime. The OK button is pressed after the time is set. When the configured set time is reached, the identifying unit  21  will generate flashing light or sound. Moreover, the set time is calculated by addition, e.g. 2+4+8=14 hours.  
         [0022]     Referring to  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , a perspective view of the second and the third embodiments of the present invention are illustrated. In addition to the embodiment described above, the luggage identifier of the present invention can also include a plurality of through holes  112 , windows  113  and identifying units  21  corresponding to the through holes  112  and the windows  113  around the first cover plate  11 . By incorporating with the circuit design of the circuit board  22 , the effect of flashing light circumventing the luggage identifier can be obtained. Similarly, the through holes  112  of the second embodiment of the present invention can be altered to form a long groove, as shown in  FIG. 7 . By incorporating with a long window  113  or by inserting a long light emitting body into the through hole  112 , similar effect is obtained as that of the embodiments described above.  
         [0023]     Referring to  FIG. 8 , an explosive view illustrating the fourth embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. In addition to the embodiments described above, the first cover plate  11  of the present invention can also include an insertion groove  115  extensively formed on the top surface of the first cover plate  11 , so as to provide a business card  3  to insert therein. Moreover, the retaining space  121  of the second cover plate  12  can include an additional identifying unit  21 ′. The identifying unit  21 ′ can be a sound generating device, such as a buzzer.  
         [0024]     In summary, the luggage identifier of the present invention indeed satisfies the utility, novelty, and non-obviousness requirements in the patent law, a grant of letters patent therefor is thus respectfully requested.  
         [0025]     Since, any person having ordinary skill in the art may readily find various equivalent alterations or modifications in light of the features as disclosed above, it is appreciated that the scope of the present invention is defined in the following claims. Therefore, all such equivalent alterations or modifications without departing from the subject matter as set forth in the following claims is considered within the spirit and scope of the present invention.