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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Samsonite Ip Holdings S.a R.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Rik Hillaert, Oudenaarde, BE;
Wim De Vos, Zingem, BE;
Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
Provided herein is a luggage articlethat includes two opposing shellshingedly connected together along one edge, and having peripheral rimsthat abut together in a closed configuration. One of the shells may have a peripheral rim with a recess. The other shell may have a peripheral rim with a projecting flangethat is engagable within the recesswhen the case is closed. At least one of the shellsmay have a second peripheral projecting flangethat is arranged to project beyond and be engaged behind a peripheral rim of the opposing shell. The second peripheral projecting flange may be limited to extending from a small portion or along discrete selected sections of the peripheral rim.