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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Samsonite Ip Holdings S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Sean B. Farrelly, Somerset, MA (US);
Rik Hillaert, Oudenaarde, BE;
Vivien Cheng, De Pinte, BE;
Jean-Claude Van De Walle, Zarlardinge, BE;
Wim De Vos, Zingem, BE;
Richard Miles, London, GB;
Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A luggage case may include opposing sidewalls forming minor faces, opposing sidewalls forming major faces, and opposing end walls together forming an article defining an enclosed space. A line of separation may be formed in said minor faces and end walls. A first portion of the line of separation may extend along a first portion of opposing minor faces at a location proximate one of said opposing major faces and corresponding one of said opposing end walls positioned therebetween. A second portion of the line of separation may extend along a second portion of said opposing minor faces in a direction away from said one of said opposing major faces and towards other of said opposing major faces.