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Luggage article with foldable base assembly

A technology for luggage and articles, which is applied in the field of luggage and articles with foldable base components, and can solve the complex and challenging problems of casters or self-rotating wheel assemblies

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-12-07
SAMSONITE IP HLDG SARL
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Additionally, caster or self-spinning wheel assemblies are more complex and structurally more challenging to integrate into luggage than simple vertical "fixed" wheel assemblies
The luggage also had to be simple and easy to handle

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[0042] refer to figure 1 According to one embodiment, the wheeled luggage item 100 comprises a generally cuboidal structure formed by a plurality of walls defining an enclosed volume of the luggage item 100 in which belongings of a user are carried. This item of luggage can be found at figure 1 The fully operable open position shown in the Figure 4 Change between the folded positions shown in . As described below, the base assembly is collapsible to allow luggage item 100 to be moved between these two positions. The luggage item 100 includes opposing front and rear walls 102 , 104 , opposing left and right side walls 106 , 108 , and opposing top and bottom end walls 110 , 112 that together define a receptacle or exterior structure for the luggage case 100 . The exterior structure of the luggage item 100 defines a height, width and depth. Each of the walls 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112 may be referred to as a panel, face or side. For example, the front wall 102 and the rea...

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Abstract

A luggage article (100) having a foldable base assembly (134) is provided. The luggage article may include a rear wheel bracket (136A) including a fixed portion (137) and a foldable portion (135) pivotally attached to the fixed portion and defining a first pivot axis (P), a rear wheel assembly (138A) connected to the fixed portion, a base (146) including a proximal end and a distal end, and a front wheel bracket (136B) connected to the distal end of the base. The rear wheel bracket may be positioned adjacent a rear portion of a bottom end wall (112) of the luggage article. The rear wheel assembly may include two orthogonal axes including a wheel axis and a vertical rotational axis. The proximal end of the base may be connected to the foldable portion. The first pivot axis may extend adjacent a rear wall (104) of the luggage article. The foldable portion may pivot relative to the fixed portion between open and folded positions.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to an item of wheeled luggage, and more particularly to an item of luggage having a collapsible base assembly. Background technique [0002] Items of luggage, particularly luggage, traditionally include a base assembly with mounted wheel brackets and wheels to allow the luggage to be pulled or pushed with the user. Additionally, the luggage case may be collapsible to reduce the storage volume of the luggage case when not in use. For this purpose, the luggage may be collapsible between an orientation (or orientations) for storage and an orientation for use. It is actually known to use fixed wheel assemblies (non-castor or self-spinning wheel assemblies) in collapsible luggage. However, caster or self-spinning wheel assemblies have gained popularity due to the additional directional control they allow when guiding luggage across a support surface. [0003] The design of this luggage presented particularly uniqu...

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IPC IPC(8): A45C7/00A45C5/14
CPCA45C5/14A45C5/146A45C7/0036
Inventor 迪尔克·桑蒂赖因哈德·梅尔斯查尔特迪尔克·范德博里特
Owner SAMSONITE IP HLDG SARL
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