Luggage case
US5083645A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C3/001
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A luggage case including a rectangular shell of relatively flexible material having a back, front, top, bottom and ends, with the front having a closable opening therein; a reinforcing strip which extends along the top and partially down each of the side for providing structural support to the shell to maintain the rectangular shape thereof; and a pair of support rods respectively secured to the sides, each of the support rods having a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the shape of the perimeter of each of the sides, and being secured thereto. In this manner, when a force is exerted on the sides, the sides may flex in the direction of the force, and when the force is removed, the sides will resume their initial position due to the elastic restoring force of the support rods. Both the reinforcing strip and the support rods are disposed on the inside surfaces of the luggage case. The luggage case further may include a plurality of wheel units which are disposed on the underside of the bottom at a location proximate the sides, each wheel unit having a U-shaped tongue which extends therefrom and which entraps each of the support rods so as to maintain the position of the…
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