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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Samsonite Ip Holdings S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Reinhard Meersschaert, Merelbeke, BE;
Dirk Santy, Koekelare, BE;
Samsonite IP Holdings S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A wheel housing () for a luggage case may include first and second pieces () pivotally joined together. At least one of the first and second pieces () supports an axle () that supports a wheel (). The first piece () includes a surface that conforms to a first surface portion of the luggage case (), and the second piece () includes a surface that conforms to a second surface portion of the luggage case (). The wheel housing () may advantageously be coupled to a luggage case (). The first piece of () the wheel housing () may be operatively coupled to a first support portion of the luggage case (), and the second piece () of the wheel housing () may be coupled to a second support portion of the luggage case (). The first and second support portions of the luggage case () may be defined by a single sheet of material in some examples.