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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Godwin Van Hooreweder, Brugge, BE;
Georg A Bartsch, Iserlohn, DE;
Klaus-Dieter Hesse, Sundern-Amecke, DE;
Ulf Rasch, Iserlohn, DE;
Assignee:
Samsonite Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C / ; A45C / ; A45C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
190 / ; 190115 ; 280 37 ; 280 4726 ; 188-5 ;
Abstract
Luggage cases which include four wheels may uncontrollably roll down inclined conveyor belts and the like. Disclosed is a brake system for selectively disabling at least some of the four wheels 12,14 on such a case 10. Preferably, this brake system is selectively operated by a pull strap or the like. In one condition, the brake system deploys a ground engaging arm which supports one end of the case 10 and prevents the wheels to be disabled from engaging the inclined surface of the conveyor belt.