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Suitcase
Assignee: Louis Vuitton Malletier SA
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Filing: 1987-01-13
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2007-01-13
Abstract
Abstract In the suitcase according to this invention each of its two parts (container or cover) is formed from a dismountable belt with four panels and from a bottom connected at the four corners through four structural connection parts, each of the latter comprising known assembling and/or fitting in elements or means for the edge portions of two adjacent panels and for the corresponding angle of the bottom to be connected so as to form a rectangular trihedron used as means for supporting, mounting and securing a protective corner, on the one hand, and on the other hand, reinforcing corner irons protecting from shocks in the longitudinal, vertical and transverse directions, each corner iron clamping the selvedge of a suitcase coating material against the corresponding panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Grenier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:20
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C5/00; A45C5/04; A45C13/00; A45C13/36; A45C5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A suitcase having a container portion and cover portion, each in the form of a trihedron, in which each portion comprises: (a) four belt panels and a bottom panel; (b) structural corner pieces, each structural corner piece attached directly to one edge of two different panels, such that the structural edge pieces and the side and bottom panels form a self-supporting trihedron; and (c) corner irons, each corner iron covering substantially the entire length of an associated structural corner piece, the corner iron being secured directly to the associated structural corner piece and not secured directly to either panel that is attached to said structural corner piece, the corner irons providing a protective cover over the structural corner pieces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A suitcase having a container portion and cover portion, each in the form of a trihedron, in which each portion comprises: (a) four belt panels and a bottom panel; (b) structural corner pieces, each structural corner piece attached directly to one edge of two different panels, such that the structural edge pieces and the side and bottom panels form a self-supporting trihedron; and (c) corner irons, each corner iron covering substantially the entire length of an associated structural corner piece, the corner iron being secured directly to the associated structural corner piece and not secured directly to either panel that is attached to said structural corner piece, the corner irons providing a protective cover over the structural corner pieces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A suitcase as in claim 1, wherein the corner irons are removable from the suitcase portion without disassembling the trihedron.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A suitcase as in claim 2, wherein the structural corner pieces and the corner irons each have a substantially uniform cross section over their entire length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A suitcase as in claim 3, wherein the cross sections of the corner irons and their associated structural corner pieces present matching contours, so that the corner iron is located precisely on the structural corner piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A suitcase as in claim 4, wherein the contours of the corner irons and structural corner pieces are such that the corner irons must be removed from the structural corner pieces by sliding the corner irons out from the ends of the structural corner pieces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A suitcase as in claim 5, wherein the ends of each structural corner piece are covered by corner parts removably attached to the structural corner pieces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A suitcase as in claim 2, wherein at least one panel is covered by a covering material, and the edges of the covering material are removably secured between the corner irons and the structural corner pieces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A suitcase as in claim 1, in which each of the structural corner pieces has two ends, and the ends of each structural corner piece are covered by corner parts removably attached to the structural corner pieces.
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