Laptop Bag meets TSA requirements.August 8, 2008 -
Checkpoint Friendly(TM) eliminates requirement of removing laptops from bags when going through airport security checkpoints. Bag functions by holding laptop in compartment separate from accessories and other items, peels open for placement on X-ray screening belt, and quickly folds shut once screening is done. It uses top-hinge method of opening and closing to return bag to its carrying configuration when picking it up from belt.
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Original Press release
Aerovation Products
5125 Studebaker Road
Tipp City, OH, 45371-8728
USA
Security Screenings Get Easier and Faster with the Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag
Aerovation® Products' latest innovation eliminates requirement of removing laptops from bags when going through airport security checkpoints
TIPP CITY, Ohio, July 25 / -- Considering today's stricter safety measures and that more than a quarter of travelers carry a laptop, the security process of removing laptops from laptop bags has become a time-consuming, albeit necessary, requirement. Thanks to the Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag, a patent-pending product that was recently tested by the Transit Security Administration (TSA), travel can now be easier -- and faster -- for all.
Developed in response to TSA's industry-wide call for easy-to-screen laptop bags, the Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bag is the latest solution by Aerovation® Products (http://www.aerovation.com/), a company dedicated to creating smart accessories for the travel and aviation industries. Officially debuting to consumers worldwide, the Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag is designed to allow travelers to keep their laptops safely in their bags.
"Aerovation® Products has been working since early March to design, test and develop this exciting new item," says Ben Bosma, Aerovation® Products' general manager. "We chose to wait for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to release its findings on the testing program it ran during May and June of this year. Happily, our bag, which was included in these trials, worked as advertised."
The Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag functions by holding the laptop in a compartment separate from accessories and other items. It easily peels open for placement on the X-ray screening belt. Once that's done, the bag quickly folds shut. Differing from other designs, the Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag uses a patent-pending, top-hinge method of opening and closing. This returns the bag to its carrying configuration simply by picking it up from the belt. There are no snaps, buckles or zippers to reconnect the compartments. The compartments cling to each other automatically.
"Another key difference is we've put 100 percent of our effort into the bag's X-ray permeability," Bosma says. "The materials, padding, zippers, and each component's location have been determined to ensure the X-ray has a clear and unobstructed path from emitter to sensor. We built this bag to provide the best chance of not having the screening experience interrupted by a bag check."
Currently available in black, the Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag is offered in two sizes: 15.4 inches and 17 inches. Leather and faux-leather styles will be coming soon.
About Aerovation® Products, LLC
Aerovation® Products provides unique, innovative specialty accessories for the aviation and travel industries. Creator of the original Pilot's Hat(TM), a comfortable, functional hat that's worn underneath a pilot's headset, Aerovation® Products has recently expanded its product line to include the patent-pending, TSA-tested Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag. Both products are available at http://www.aerovation.com/.
TSA reserves the right to require secondary screening for any laptop bag, including the Checkpoint Friendly(TM) Laptop Bag.
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