Luggage case with cantilevered wheel carrier with slender arms

Abstract

A luggage case (100) which may include a plurality of walls (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) collectively defining an exterior structure (105) of the luggage case (100), additional a wheel bracket (134) mounted to and extending from one of said walls (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) and a wheel (132, 232, 332). The wheel bracket may include first and second elongate arms (150, 152, 250, 252, 350, 352) extending along a common side of the wheel. The first and second elongated arms may be vertically spaced relative to each other over at least a portion of the length of the first and second elongated arms. The construction of the wheel brackets may result in improved shock absorption and reduced wheel noise relative to conventional wheel brackets and provide an improvement and alternative to conventional luggage wheel brackets.

Description

technical field [0001] The present disclosure generally relates to wheeled luggage, particularly luggage with cantilevered wheel carriers having elongated arms. Background technique [0002] Luggage items, particularly luggage (ie, suitcases) typically include wheels attached to the luggage to allow the luggage to be pulled. The brackets attach the wheels to the luggage. Each carriage supports one or more wheels and generally the one or more wheels rotate about a horizontal axis. Each bracket may be fixed about a vertical axis to prevent the one or more wheels from turning about the vertical axis (commonly referred to as a fixed wheel) or may be rotatable about the vertical axis to allow the one or more wheels to turn about the vertical axis ( Commonly known as the rotating wheel). [0003] The design of these wheels and wheel assemblies for luggage presents a particularly unique challenge. In particular the wheels must be strong enough to withstand the use of the luggag...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] Additional problems that have been identified with conventional luggage are that the wheel brackets generally transfer shock loads from the wheels to the case and can also be noisy

As a result, shock loads are often transferred through the case, disturbing the arrangement of personal luggage, and / or causing damage to the luggage

Noise can be an annoyance and can make luggage unpleasant to use

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