Wheel bracket for wheeled luggage
US6354412B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C2005/148
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wheel bracket for wheeled luggage comprises a convex top portion of the wheel housing situated above the bottom plate; a raised portion formed from a higher portion to a lower portion on a surface of the front plate; and a first plurality of recesses and a plurality of longitudinal and transverse ribs formed on a back of the front plate in which one of the first recesses having a lowest height is substantially flush with a highest point of the convex top portion; wherein a second recess is formed on a bottom of the raised portion having a height generally equal to that of the convex top portion, and the second recess substantially has the same thickness in longitudinal cross-section as remaining portions of the front plate. With this construction, the raised portion of the wheel bracket substantially has the same thickness in its longitudinal cross-section. Further, the wheel bracket may be manufactured in a single injection molding with a smooth surface of the front plate.
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