Luggage frame

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10791809
APP PUB NO 20140311844A1
SERIAL NO

14358235

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A piece of luggage (100, 298) may include front, rear, top, bottom, right, and left sides or faces (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) that define an enclosed space. The enclosed space may be divided into one or more compartments. The luggage piece may further include at least one zipper (124) to access the enclosed space. The at least one zipper may include a zipper track (132), at least one zipper slider (134), and at least one zipper tab (136). The luggage piece may further include a frame (138, 300) that generally defines the shape of the luggage piece. The frame may include upper and lower bodies (140, 142, 144, 146, 302, 304) that are joined together by elongated structural members (148, 150, 306), such as pultrusions or closed wire loops. The upper bodies may substantially define the top side of the luggage piece, and the lower bodies may substantially define the bottom side of the luggage piece. The upper and lower bodies may be molded, hard bodies.

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SAMSONITE IP HOLDINGS S AR L1931 LUXEMBOURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Meersschaert, Reinhard Merelbeke, BE 28 272
Yoneno, Kenzo Pok Fu Lam, HK 9 275

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