US Patent Issued on Oct. 7 for "Linking luggage set with built-in scale" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,021, issued on Oct. 7.

"Linking luggage set with built-in scale" was invented by Carol Vernice Kennerson (Matteson, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular luggage system includes a luggage module having a luggage body, a first frame with telescoping arms; a second frame extending perpendicularly from the first frame; a handle; and wheels. The frame with telescoping arms connects modules together. The body has a lid that moves between an open position and a closed position. The luggage body and lid define a storage compartment with sidewalls. The first frame and the second frame connect to and extend along a first sidewall and a...