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Luggage having bottom frame member

US8695770B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l. · LU

Inventor

Dirk Santy · Koekelare, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2010
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA45C13/36
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Generally, embodiments discussed herein may include an article of softside luggage including flexible portions formed from flexible material and a rigid or semi-rigid reinforcing member. One embodiment may take the form of a wheeled duffel including a base wall, a top wall opposite the base wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the base wall to the top wall, a top end wall, and a bottom end wall opposite the top end wall. The wheeled duffel may further include a reinforcing member forming the top and bottom end walls and extending along the base wall from the top end wall to the bottom end wall. The reinforcing member may have an hourglass shape.

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