EP1107674B1 - Piece de bagage - Google Patents

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EP1107674B1
EP1107674B1 EP99935011A EP99935011A EP1107674B1 EP 1107674 B1 EP1107674 B1 EP 1107674B1 EP 99935011 A EP99935011 A EP 99935011A EP 99935011 A EP99935011 A EP 99935011A EP 1107674 B1 EP1107674 B1 EP 1107674B1
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Colin Datnow
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/36—Reinforcements for edges, corners, or other parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
    • A45C3/001—Flexible materials therefor

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  • the invention relates to luggage known in the art as upright, roll-on cases.
  • Such cases are substantially cuboid, having six generally rectangular walls, with a pair of wheels located at the junction between two walls and a handle (which is usually extendable) being provided at the opposite end of one of these walls.
  • the wall which extends between the wheels and this handle will be referred to as the back wall with a wall that is parallel to and spaced therefrom being referred to as the front wall.
  • the wall which extends between the wheels and the front wall will then be a bottom wall with the wall that is parallel thereto and which extends between the front and back walls on the opposite end being the top wall.
  • the remaining walls are then side walls.
  • US-A-3613843 is directed to a center folded twin compartment travel bag having front, back, bottom, top and side walls.
  • the front and back walls of the bag have a peripheral stiffening loop.
  • Two bent stiffening sheets are provided, one for each compartment. These sheets stiffen the bottom wall of each compartment and part of the side walls thereof.
  • the bag also has reinforcing struts.
  • GB-A-2201335 discloses a luggage casealso having front, back, bottom, top and side walls.
  • the front and back walls thereof have frames of stiff steel wire.
  • an article of luggage which has a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall extending from the back wall to the front wall at a bottom end of the back wall, a top wall extending from the back wall to the front wall at a top end of the back wall and a pair of side walls extending between the back and front walls at sides of the back wall, the walls being of a fabric material and includes a first stiffening loop of a resiliently flexible wire-like material arranged peripherally on the front wall and a stiffening sheet, characterised in that it is substantially frameless and further includes a pair of wheels adjacent the bottom end of the back wall and an extendable handle at the top end of the back wall, and the stiffening sheet extends across the back wall and the top and bottom walls.
  • the article of luggage may include a pair of second stiffening loops each of which is arranged peripherally on a respective one of a pair of opposed second walls of the article.
  • the pair of opposed second walls are side walls.
  • Each stiffening loop of resiliently flexible wire-like material may comprise a core of a piping, the piping being stitched into a seam between the wall on which the loop is arranged and adjacent walls of the article.
  • the piping may be stitched into a seam between the front wall and a zip fastener arranged peripherally about three sides of the front wall.
  • the loop may be covered with a fabric material which may ba of the same material as that of the walls of the article of luggage.
  • the stiffening sheet may be of a lightweight resiliently flexible plastics material. Instead it may be of a rigid material. A single sheet of material may be used, the sheet having three portions, a first portion stiffening the top wall, a second portion stiffening the bottom wall and an intermediate portion stiffening the back wall. This sheet may be of a synthetic plastics material. This sheet may be bent to define the three portions. The sheet may also have moulded recesses in which the wheels are supported with suitable axles.
  • the article of luggage has an extendable "U"-shaped handle, having a cross bar with two arms extending therefrom.
  • Two support tubes may then be secured to the portion of the rigid sheet stiffening the back wall, with the two arms being slidable therein between extended and retracted positions.
  • a first sheet bent to define two substantially perpendicular portions, may stiffen the top wall and an operatively top portion of the back wall
  • a second sheet similarly bent to define two substantially perpendicular portions, may stiffen the bottom wall and an operatively bottom portion of the back wall.
  • the handle may be mounted on the first sheet, while the wheels may be mounted on the second sheet.
  • some of the walls may be further stiffened by means of a non-rigid sheet of a stiffening material such as an expanded plastics material, for example an open or closed cell foam plastic.
  • the non-rigid sheat of stiffening material may be encased in cloth which may be of a high density polyester with an acrylic coating. such cloth is lightweight and durable. This cloth may also be used to cover the rigid sheet, or sheets, used for the top, bottom and back walls, the cloth of the various walls being sewn to each other.
  • the tubes for the extendable handle may be covered with a lining of the cloth.
  • the article of luggage may have a central compartment which is defined by the bottom, back, front, top and side walls.
  • the front wall may be openable, and may be secured to the top, bottom and one of the side walls by means of a sliding fastener, such that the front wall is hingedly connected to the other side wall.
  • Auxiliary pouches may also be provided on the outside of the front wall, which may also be closed by sliding fasteners.
  • the article may have a first carrying handle attached to one of the side walls.
  • the first carrying handle may be attached to the side wall opposite to the side wall to which the front wall is hingedly attached.
  • a second carrying handle may be attached to the top wall.
  • Feet may be provided on the bottom wall opposite the wheels.
  • reference numeral 10 generally indicates an article of luggage in accordance with the invention.
  • the article of luggage 10 is of the type described, being of the upright roll-on type, and has a bottom wall 12, a top wall 18, a back wall 14, a front wall 16 and a pair of side walls 20.
  • the bottom wall 12, top wall 18 and back wall 14 have arranged thereon a stiffening sheet 19 (as shown in Figure 6) of a resiliently flexible plastics material which is bent to define a pair of end portions and an intermediate portion 21, the end portions being substantially perpendicular to the intermediate portion 21.
  • Moulded recess defining elements 28 define recesses in the sheet 19 of plastics material and are attached to the sheet 19 at a junction between the operatively bottom end portion 23 and the intermediate portion 21 of the stiffening sheet 19.
  • Wheels 30 are supported with axles 32 in each of the recesses 28.
  • An extendable handle 34 which is "U"-shaped, having a cross bar 36 with two arms 37 (as shown in Figure 6) extending therefrom is secured to the intermediate portion 21 of the stiffening sheet 19 of rigid plastics material by means of a pair of guide tubes 39 in which the arms 37 are slidably received.
  • the article of luggage 10 has a central compartment 46 which is defined by the bottom wall 12, back wall 14, front wall 16, top wall 18 and side walls 20.
  • the front wall 16 is openable, and is secured to the top wall 18, bottom wall 12 and one of the side walls 20 by means of a zip 48, such that the front wall 16 is hingedly connected to the other side wall 20.
  • a cloth lining (not shown) covers the interior of the central compartment 46, covering the sheets 19 of plastics material and the arms 37 and guide tubes 39 for the extendable handle 34.
  • the article of luggage 10 has a front pocket 50 attached to, and projecting from, the front wall 16.
  • the front pocket 50 is defined by fabric 44, which is the same as that used for the walls 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20.
  • the pocket 50 has a gusset 52 and a front cover 54, the gusset 52 extending from the front wall 16.
  • An opening 55 defined in the front cover 54 is openably closeable by means of a zip 56 to permit access to the front pocket 50.
  • An auxiliary pouch 58 is provided on the outside of the front cover 54 and is closed by a zip 60. Further auxiliary pouches (not shown) and tie-down straps (not shown) are provided within the central compartment 46.
  • the article of luggage 10 has a first carrying handle 62 attached to the side wall 20 opposite to the side wall 20 to which the front wall 16 is hingedly attached.
  • a second carrying handle 64 is attached to the top wall 18.
  • Feet 66 are provided on the bottom wall 12 opposite the wheels 30.
  • a further pair of feet 67 is provided on the back wall 14 opposite the wheels 30.
  • a stiffening element 68 comprising an endless loop 69 of a spring steel is shaped and configured to correspond with the shape and configuration of a periphery 70 of the front wall 16, the stiffening element 68 providing stiffening for the wall 16.
  • the loop 69 comprises a core of a piping 72, the spring steel loop 69 being covered with fabric 44 (as shown in Figure 6).
  • the piping 72 is stitched into a seam between the front wall 16 and the zip 48.
  • Two further stiffening elements 68 comprising loops 69 included in piping 72 provide stiffening for the side walls 20 of the article 10.
  • the piping 72 of each of the further loops 69 is stitched into a seam between the respective side wall 20 and adjacent top, bottom, front and back walls 18, 12, 16 and 14, respectively.

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Claims (6)

  1. Un article de bagage composé d'une paroi frontale, d'une paroi arrière, d'une paroi inférieure s'étendant de la paroi arrière à la paroi frontale jusqu'à l'une des extrémités inférieures de la paroi arrière, d'une paroi supérieure s'étendant de la paroi arrière à la paroi frontale jusqu'à l'une des extrémités supérieures de la paroi arrière, et d'une paire de parois latérales s'étendant entre les parois frontales et arrières aux côtés de la paroi arrière, les parois étant faites de tissus et incluant un premier arceau de rigidification (69) d'un matériau type fil de fer d'une résilience flexible, disposé de manière périphérique au niveau de la paroi frontale, et incluant également une feuille de rigidification (19), caractérisé en ce qu'il n'a sensiblement pas d'ossature et comprend (20) une paire de roulettes adjacentes à l'extrémité inférieure de la paroi arrière, et la feuille de rigidification s'étend sur la paroi arrière et les parois supérieure et inférieure.
  2. L'article de bagage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chacune des parois latérales dispose d'un arceau de rigidification disposé de manière périphérique (69).
  3. L'article de bagage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'arceau de rigidification en matériau type fil de fer et de résilience flexible comprend un coeur de passepoil, le passepoil étant cousu dans une jointure entre la paroi dans laquelle l'arceau de rigidification se trouve et les parois adjacentes.
  4. L'article de bagage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la feuille de rigidification est une feuille unique recourbée pour définir les éléments de première et de seconde parties transversales (23) et une partie transversale intermédiaire (21), les première et seconde parties transversales étant disposée dans les parois supérieure et inférieure et la partie transversale intermédiaire étant disposée dans la paroi arriére.
  5. L'article de bagage selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le poignée extensible est en forme de U, et comprend une barre transversale (36) et une paire de bras parallèles sortant de cette barre, chacun des bras pouvant glisser à l'intérieur de tubes de guidage (39) et étant susceptible de se déplacer entre une position de sortie et une position rentrée, les tubes de guidage étant fixés à la partie intermédiaire de la feuille de rigidification.
  6. L'article de bagage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la paroi frontale est ouvrable et est attachée par une articulation à l'une des parois latérales et qu'une poignée de transport (62) est attaché à l'autre paroi latérale.
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