Wheeled luggage with hidden handle assembly

Details Wheeled luggage with hidden handle assembly Wheeled luggage with hidden handle assembly

1999-09-07

2001-02-13

Weaver, Sue A. (Department: 3727)

Trunks and hand-carried luggage

Supporting devices

Wheeled

C190S039000, C190S115000, C190S127000, C280S037000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06186295

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a wheeled luggage in which handle assembly is hidden by top shell in a stored position, and backing plate, handle assembly, and frame member are secured together for enhancing structural strength which results in the decrease of corrugated plastics used, thereby decreasing the weight of the luggage case. Further, backing plate may be sized to accommodate different luggage capacities.
2. Description of Prior Art
Typically, force exerted on the handle grip by a user is uniformly distributed to the top and the bottom of luggage case through the bezel. Attention is invited to
FIG. 1
for explaining the structure of a prior art luggage case. It is known that the handle assembly
61
is affixed to frame body
60
together with bezel
612
to form the main components for supporting luggage. Also known that top portion
62
, side portions
62
A and
62
C, and bottom portion
62
B are made of durable fracture resistant corrugated plastics. It is anticipated that the larger the frame body
60
the more the corrugated plastics needed. It is also known that the corrugated plastics only serves as providing structural support to the frame body
60
. Further, the more corrugated plastics the more difficult in assembling a luggage.
As such, a need remains for decreasing the quantity of corrugated plastics used in the luggage resulting in the decrease in weight, while without compromising the structural strength. Further, the size of a concave grip area
613
is small after assembled in the top
62
. In other words, the grip area
613
does not accommodate user's fingers, thus increasing the effort required to lift the case in a horizontal position, as into an automobile trunk or the like. Furthermore, plastics is not recyclable, thus the less the better in order to gain more support from consumers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a wheeled luggage in which the backing plate is affixed to the handle assembly and the frame member for enhancing structural strength which results in the decrease of corrugated plastics used, thereby decreasing the weight of the luggage case.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a wheeled luggage in which the backing plate may be sized to accommodate different luggage capacities for saving material.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a wheeled luggage in which the bezel has a first concave portion and the backing plate has a second concave portion corresponding to the first concave portion for forming a concave area when the bezel and the backing plate are affixed together for accommodating user's fingers to grasp.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a wheeled luggage in which the handle assembly is hidden by top shell in a stored position for preserving luggage's appearance.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.


REFERENCES:
patent: 5482147 (1996-01-01), Wang
patent: 5533603 (1996-07-01), Wang
patent: 5566798 (1996-10-01), Tsai
patent: 5588512 (1996-12-01), Lin
patent: 5645146 (1997-07-01), Bieber et al.
patent: 5685402 (1997-11-01), Lin

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