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Foldable luggage

US9681717B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l. · LU

Inventors

Reinhard Meersschaert · Merelbeke, BE
Dirk Santy · Koekelare, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2012
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA45C7/0036
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A wheel housing (340) for a luggage case may include first and second pieces (342, 344) pivotally joined together. At least one of the first and second pieces (342, 344) supports an axle (346) that supports a wheel (348). The first piece (342) includes a surface that conforms to a first surface portion of the luggage case (100, 300), and the second piece (344) includes a surface that conforms to a second surface portion of the luggage case (100, 300). The wheel housing (340) may advantageously be coupled to a luggage case (100, 300). The first piece of (342) the wheel housing (340) may be operatively coupled to a first support portion of the luggage case (100, 300), and the second piece (344) of the wheel housing (340) may be coupled to a second support portion of the luggage case (100, 300). The first and second support portions of the luggage case (100, 300) may be defined by a single sheet of material in some examples.

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