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Luggage article adapted for rolling transport

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-13
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1982-12-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fred W Johansen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 02:43
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C5/00; A45C5/14; A45C5/145; A45C5/141

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
AN ARTICLE OF LUGGAGE ADAPTED FOR ROLLING TRANSPORT, COMPRISING A GENERALLY TUBULAR BODY MEMBER; FIRST AND SECOND CIRCULAR END WALL MEANS CONNECTED COLINEARLY WITH SAID TUBULAR BODY MEMBER TO CLOSE THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FIRST AND SECOND END WALL MEANS CONTAINING ON THEIR OUTER PERIPHERIES PARALLEL SPACED CIRCULAR RIM SURFACES HAVING A COMMON DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBULAR BODY MEMBER; RIGID U-SHAPED HANDLE MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF RIGID LEG PORTIONS EXTENDING ADJACENT AND PARALLEL WITH THE EXTERNAL SURFACES OF SAID END WALL MEANS, RESEPCTIVELY, EACH OF SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING ROTATABLY CONNECTED WITH THE CENTER OF THE END WALL MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, AND BRIDGING PORTION MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THE LEGNTH OF SAID BODY AND RELEASABLY CONNECTING SAID LEG PORTIONS, SAID BRIDGING PORTION MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF TELESCOPIC SECTIONS RIGIDLY SECURED AT THEIR ENDS WITH SAID LEGS, RESPECTIVELY, AND FASTENER MEANS RELEASABLE LOCKING TOGETHER SAID TELESCOPIC SECTIONS; AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID SECOND END WALL MEANS BEING CONNECTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID PIVOTAL END WALL PORTION HAVING AN AREA GREATER THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL AREA OF SAID SECOND WALL MEANS AND CONTAINING THE CENTER OF SAID SECOND WALL MEANS, WHEREBY AT LEAST HALF OF THE RIM SURFACE OF SAID SECOND WALL MEANS IS CARRIED BY SAID PIVOTAL END WALL PORTION; AND SEPARABLE FASTENER MEANS LOCKING SAID PIVOTAL END WALL PORTION WITH SAID TUBULAR BODY MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID LUGGAGE ARTICLE MAY BE ROLLED UPON SAID RIM SURFACES BY SAID RIGID HANDLE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
AN ARTICLE OF LUGGAGE ADAPTED FOR ROLLING TRANSPORT, COMPRISING A GENERALLY TUBULAR BODY MEMBER; FIRST AND SECOND CIRCULAR END WALL MEANS CONNECTED COLINEARLY WITH SAID TUBULAR BODY MEMBER TO CLOSE THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FIRST AND SECOND END WALL MEANS CONTAINING ON THEIR OUTER PERIPHERIES PARALLEL SPACED CIRCULAR RIM SURFACES HAVING A COMMON DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBULAR BODY MEMBER; RIGID U-SHAPED HANDLE MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF RIGID LEG PORTIONS EXTENDING ADJACENT AND PARALLEL WITH THE EXTERNAL SURFACES OF SAID END WALL MEANS, RESEPCTIVELY, EACH OF SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING ROTATABLY CONNECTED WITH THE CENTER OF THE END WALL MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, AND BRIDGING PORTION MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THE LEGNTH OF SAID BODY AND RELEASABLY CONNECTING SAID LEG PORTIONS, SAID BRIDGING PORTION MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF TELESCOPIC SECTIONS RIGIDLY SECURED AT THEIR ENDS WITH SAID LEGS, RESPECTIVELY, AND FASTENER MEANS RELEASABLE LOCKING TOGETHER SAID TELESCOPIC SECTIONS; AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID SECOND END WALL MEANS BEING CONNECTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID PIVOTAL END WALL PORTION HAVING AN AREA GREATER THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL AREA OF SAID SECOND WALL MEANS AND CONTAINING THE CENTER OF SAID SECOND WALL MEANS, WHEREBY AT LEAST HALF OF THE RIM SURFACE OF SAID SECOND WALL MEANS IS CARRIED BY SAID PIVOTAL END WALL PORTION; AND SEPARABLE FASTENER MEANS LOCKING SAID PIVOTAL END WALL PORTION WITH SAID TUBULAR BODY MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID LUGGAGE ARTICLE MAY BE ROLLED UPON SAID RIM SURFACES BY SAID RIGID HANDLE MEANS.

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