Train or beauty luggage cases

Claim 1

A TRAIN OR BEAUTY CASE COMPRISING: UPPER AND LOWER CONCAVE SHELLS, EACH HAVING A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL, AND END WALLS, SAID UPPER SHELL HAVING A TOP WALL AND SAID LOWER SHELL HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, THE FRONT WALL OF SAID LOWER SHELL HAVING A NOTCH EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREIN AND THE FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER SHELL HAVING A NOTCH EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREIN; A BEAM EXTENDING AROUND THE EDGE OF ONE OF SAID SHELLS AND PROVIDING SPACED RECESSES AT THE FRONT OF SAID LUGGAGE CASE AND HAVING AT THE FRONT A PORTION OFFSET BOTH UPWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY AND ENGAGING THE NOTCH OF ONE OF SAID SHELLS; MEANS ATTACHING THE EDGE OF SAID ONE OF SAID SHELLS TO SAID BEAM; A FRAME ADAPTED TO INTERFIT WITH SAID BEAM WHEN SAID CASE IS CLOSED AND HAVING AN OFFSET PORTION ENGAGING THE NOTCH OF THE OTHER OF SAID SHELLS, SAID OFFSET PORTION OF SAID FRAME ENGAGING THE OFFSET PORTION OF SAID BEAM WHEN SAID CASE IS CLOSED; MEANS ATTACHING THE EDGE OF THE OTHER OF SAID SHELLS TO SAID FRAME; A HANDLE FOR CARRYING SAID LUGGAGE CASE; MEANS ATTACHING SAID HANDLE AT A CENTRAL POSITION TO THE TOP WALL OF SAID UPPER SHELL; LATCH MEANS MOUNTED IN EACH RECESS OF SAID BEAM; A CATCH FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OF SAID LATCH MEANS AND MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME; AND HINGE MEANS PIVOTING SAID BEAM AND FRAME TOGETHER AT THE REAR OF SAID CASE.