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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Samsonite Ip Holdings S.ar.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventors:
Philip J. Karl, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Jason Gifford, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Samsonite IP Holdings S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The luggage article described herein provides improved stability by creating an increased footprint at the bottom to improve stability. The footprint is increase by position the supports for the luggage article outside the perimeter of the body. The supports may be a plurality of wheel spinner assemblies. The wheel spinner assemblies may have an upright axis of rotation that is positioned outside of the perimeter of the body thereby improving stability.