Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Supporting devices – Wheeled
Patent
1996-09-26
1997-09-09
Weaver, Sue A.
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Supporting devices
Wheeled
190 151, 190 39, 190103, 190105, 190115, A45C 514, A45C 700, A45C 1326, A45C 1338
Patent
active
056646526
ABSTRACT:
Vertically expandable luggage having an integral wheeled carrier therefor has a vertically expandable luggage sidewall including at least three vertically stacked shells defining: (i) a bottom shell with a closed bottom, (ii) a top shell with an openable closed top, and (iii) at least one vertically stacked intermediate shell connecting the top shell and the bottom shell. At least one intermediate shell is movable between a vertically collapsed orientation and a vertically expanded orientation. A vertically expandable wheeled carrier includes at least three vertically stacked supports defining: (i) a bottom support of diameter D3, (ii) a top support of diameter D1, and (iii) a vertically stacked intermediate support of diameter D2 functionally connecting the top support and the bottom support. The intermediate support telescopically receives the top support and is telescopically received in the bottom support. The top support is telescopically extendable from or receivable within the intermediate support without movement therewith of the luggage sidewall. A top portion of the intermediate support is secured to the top shell for vertical movement therewith, and a top portion of the bottom support is secured to the bottom shell for vertical movement therewith.
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Romar International Corp.
Weaver Sue A.
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