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Internal frame with a modular central frame for a wheeled luggage

US5560459A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 27, 1995
Grant dateOct 1, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45C5/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An internal frame for supporting a wheeled suitcase comprises a base, a U-shaped frame mounted on top of the base and a modular central frame comprising an L-shaped head set having an L-shaped brace and all extension board connected to the front end of the L-shaped brace, two rectangular tubes slidably connected to the lower end of the L-shaped brace, and two sockets connected to the lower ends of the two rectangular tubes. The upper end of the central frame is mounted to the top panel of the U-shaped frame and the lower end of the central frame is mounted to the rear end of the base so that the structure of the internal frame is greatly strengthened by the central frame. The modular central frame design not only can strengthen the structure of a wheeled suitcase, but is also flexible for change.

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