US3889966A - Wheeled accessory for suit cases - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
- A45C13/38—Luggage carriers
- A45C13/385—Luggage carriers with rolling means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
- B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
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- B62B2202/24—Suit-cases, other luggage
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- each end of the Suitcase is tied the Same by a [58] Field of Search 280/79.1, 47.13; 16/30; Strap which is adjustable by a buckle either top of 190/18 A 18 R on the side of the suitcase.
- the bases receive slides underneath which carry the wheels, with latches to [56] References Cited keep the slides in place. When these are unlatched UNITED STATES PATENTS and removed, the straps and bases remain with the suitcase; and the slides and wheels make a small packg; :fi gg: 5 2 i age conveniently carried by the owner of the suitcase.
- one object of the present invention is to provide a wheeled accessory which is not a fastened attachment, but has means to tie it temporarily to a suitcase for the convenience of wheeling it manually.
- a further object is to provide an accessory for the purpose mentioned which employs simple straps wrapped around the suitcase and secured by adjustable buckles to hold the accessory in the position of use for the manual propulsion of the suitcase.
- a still further object is to design the accessory to leave only virtually flat base plates and straps bound to the suitcase when it is to be stored or shipped, so that it will have no wheeling elements projecting from it to interfere with any other objects or luggage among which the suitcase may be deposited.
- Another object is to provide a set of wheeling units which are locked to the suitcase when the latter is being moved by hand, but easily unlatched from the same when the suitcase is to be stored or shipped, and kept in a handy pouch or pocket until again needed for ap plication to the suitcase.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view on a small scale of a suitcase to which the units of the accessory have been applied, one near each end;
- FIG. 2 is a full-sized bottom view of one unit
- FIG. 3 is an edge view of the upper part of FIG. 2, from the right-hand side;
- FIG. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of FIG. 2;
- FIG. Si is a view of a modification similar to FIG. 2;
- FIG. 6 is a duplicate of parts from FIG. 5, separated
- FIG. 7 is an edge view of the upper part of FIG. 5, from the right-hand side.
- FIG. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 1 shows two accessory units carried by the suitcase for wheeled movement; and the suitcase may be drawn either by pulling on its handle or on a strap tied to the handle.
- FIG. I shows that each accessory unit receives a base plate 17 at the bottom; and FIG. 2 shows a full-sized view of the base plate. The latter receives a duplicate liner 18 over it.
- the bottom part of the binding strap 16 is lodged between the liner and the base plate as indicated in FIG. 3; and the liner and base plate are riveted together as shown at 19 or welded to permanently secure the assembly of the liner and base plate to the strap.
- the base plate 17 is designed as a foundation or support for a slide 20.
- the latter is lodged endwise between terminal folds 17a of the base plate; and the base plate is made with a back flange 1717 against which the slide seats in its normal position, the flange being slightly higher than the level of the slide as shown on the left side in the lower portion of FIG. 3.
- Caster wheel units 21 are applied to one slide near the ends from underneath, the base 21a of each unit being riveted at 21b or welded to the slide. These units are shown at the left in FIG. 1. However, the unit at the right carries parallel wheels 22 which do not turn sidewise. Therefore, when the caster wheel units 21 are in front, they steer the suitcase when it is drawn.
- FIG. 2 shows that the latch is riveted at one end as seen at 23a to the slide.
- the opposite end carries a pin 23b which extends through an aperture 20a in the slide into an opening in the base plate 17, terminating with a raised tip 230.
- the latch locks the slide to the base plate.
- the latch may be used to draw the slide to a position such as indicated by finely-dotted lines in FIG. 2 and further to be free of the base plate.
- the wheeled parts, removed from the suitcase as just described, may be carried in a small pouch by the owner of the suitcase while it is in storage or transit, and easily re'applied to the suitcase when it is again to be drawn manually.
- FIGS. 5 to 8 show a modified form of the invention.
- This form uses the bases 12a of the wheel units as slides and to operate in the same directions as the slide 20.
- FIGS. 5 and 7 show that the outer end portions of the bases 21a are lodged in the terminal folds 17a, while the inner ends are lodged in guides 24 welded to the base plate 17.
- the bases 21a abut the back flange 17b; and they are so held by a long guard plate 25 at the other side.
- the guard plate is held to the base plate by a latch mechanism 23' similiar to the one previously described for FIGS. 1-4.
- the removal of the wheeled feature the casters or wheels and the guard plate may be procured as before.
- the re moved parts appear as in FIG. 6; and they are so small that the suitcase owner may keep them in a pocket while the suitcase is in storage or transit.
- the guard plate 25 may be reinserted in the base plate, so
- a wheeled accessory for a suitcase comprising one accessory unit applicable near each end of the suitcase, each unit comprising a strap for binding the unit to the suitcase, a base plate attached to the outer side portion of the strap which is fitted over the under side of the suitcase, a liner attached to the inner side of said portion of said strap thereby clamping said strap portion between the base plate and the liner, pendent wheel means slidably inserted onto each base plate, means on said base plate to receive said wheel means in sliding engagement and resilient means to lock said wheel means on each base plate.
- said wheel means comprises a slide bearing a pair of laterally spaced wheels, said locking means being borne by said slide.
- said receiving means on said base plate comprises an inwardly directed terminal fold back of each end of the base plate to form a lateral guide and a depending back flange extending along one side of said base plate between said lateral guides, the base plate further having a recess to receive said locking means when said slide is inserted into said lateral guides and brought into engagement with said back flange.
- said wheel means comprises a pair of slides, each slide bearing a single pendent wheel, said base plate receiving means comprising an inwardly directed terminal fold back of each end of the base plate to form a lateral guide, an additional matching guide on each end portion of said base plate spaced from and faced toward the lateral guide on said base plate and a depending back flange extending along one side of said base between said lateral guides.
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US418810A US3889966A (en) | 1973-11-26 | 1973-11-26 | Wheeled accessory for suit cases |
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Cited By (11)
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US3987875A (en) * | 1975-08-29 | 1976-10-26 | Bruce Plastics, Inc. | Support accessories for luggage |
FR2591872A1 (en) * | 1985-12-20 | 1987-06-26 | Scialom Leone | Strap with castors |
US5280767A (en) * | 1992-03-30 | 1994-01-25 | Alco Industries Inc. | Detachable wheels for pet carrier |
US5758751A (en) * | 1996-11-25 | 1998-06-02 | Charles; Shulamit | Foldable suitcase |
US20050017467A1 (en) * | 2002-01-29 | 2005-01-27 | Anthony Edwards | Luggage case with removable large wheels |
US6877752B2 (en) * | 2002-01-29 | 2005-04-12 | Anthony G. Edwards | Removable large wheel assembly for luggage with small wheels |
US20120205885A1 (en) * | 2011-02-12 | 2012-08-16 | Kevin Micheal Domville | Portable ski trolley |
US8628097B1 (en) * | 2011-02-17 | 2014-01-14 | Theresa A. Elias | Transport system |
WO2017134467A1 (en) * | 2016-02-04 | 2017-08-10 | It Luggage Limited | Improvements in and relating to an article of luggage |
US20180199684A1 (en) * | 2014-10-10 | 2018-07-19 | Contrail, LLC | Interchangeable luggage perimeter |
USD952345S1 (en) | 2020-02-06 | 2022-05-24 | Contrail, LLC | Luggage corner guard |
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US2132316A (en) * | 1937-09-09 | 1938-10-04 | Anne W Newton | Luggage carrier |
US2782045A (en) * | 1954-01-04 | 1957-02-19 | Smashproof Company | Caster mounting for creepers and the like |
US3013807A (en) * | 1957-01-15 | 1961-12-19 | Carl O Winterhoff | Dolly for vacuum cleaners |
US3633774A (en) * | 1970-02-06 | 1972-01-11 | William S Lee | Moving method |
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US2132316A (en) * | 1937-09-09 | 1938-10-04 | Anne W Newton | Luggage carrier |
US2782045A (en) * | 1954-01-04 | 1957-02-19 | Smashproof Company | Caster mounting for creepers and the like |
US3013807A (en) * | 1957-01-15 | 1961-12-19 | Carl O Winterhoff | Dolly for vacuum cleaners |
US3633774A (en) * | 1970-02-06 | 1972-01-11 | William S Lee | Moving method |
Cited By (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3987875A (en) * | 1975-08-29 | 1976-10-26 | Bruce Plastics, Inc. | Support accessories for luggage |
FR2591872A1 (en) * | 1985-12-20 | 1987-06-26 | Scialom Leone | Strap with castors |
US5280767A (en) * | 1992-03-30 | 1994-01-25 | Alco Industries Inc. | Detachable wheels for pet carrier |
US5758751A (en) * | 1996-11-25 | 1998-06-02 | Charles; Shulamit | Foldable suitcase |
US7441784B2 (en) | 2002-01-29 | 2008-10-28 | Anthony Edwards | Luggage case with removable large wheels |
US6877752B2 (en) * | 2002-01-29 | 2005-04-12 | Anthony G. Edwards | Removable large wheel assembly for luggage with small wheels |
US20050017467A1 (en) * | 2002-01-29 | 2005-01-27 | Anthony Edwards | Luggage case with removable large wheels |
US20120205885A1 (en) * | 2011-02-12 | 2012-08-16 | Kevin Micheal Domville | Portable ski trolley |
US8628097B1 (en) * | 2011-02-17 | 2014-01-14 | Theresa A. Elias | Transport system |
US20180199684A1 (en) * | 2014-10-10 | 2018-07-19 | Contrail, LLC | Interchangeable luggage perimeter |
US10952514B2 (en) * | 2014-10-10 | 2021-03-23 | Contrail, LLC | Interchangeable luggage perimeter |
WO2017134467A1 (en) * | 2016-02-04 | 2017-08-10 | It Luggage Limited | Improvements in and relating to an article of luggage |
USD952345S1 (en) | 2020-02-06 | 2022-05-24 | Contrail, LLC | Luggage corner guard |
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Owner name: DMS ENTERPRISES, LTD., 180 NORTH LASALLE STREET, C Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:L.C. INDUSTRIES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004894/0068 Effective date: 19880606 Owner name: L.C. INDUSTRIES, INC., 1650 WEST IRVING PARK ROAD, Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:ZEITLIN, WOLF;REEL/FRAME:004894/0069 Effective date: 19880606 Owner name: DMS ENTERPRISES, LTD., C/O GREENBAUM & GOLD, LTD. Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:L.C. INDUSTRIES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:004894/0068 Effective date: 19880606 Owner name: L.C. INDUSTRIES, INC., ILLINOIS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ZEITLIN, WOLF;REEL/FRAME:004894/0069 Effective date: 19880606 |