Title (en)

SUITCASE

Title (de)

KOFFER

Title (fr)

VALISE

Publication

EP 0874564 B1 20020320 (DE)

Application

EP 96941646 A 19961203

Priority

• DE 29600922 U 19960119
• EP 9605354 W 19961203

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5992588A] PCT No. PCT/EP96/05354 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 20, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 20, 1998 PCT Filed Dec. 3, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/25894 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 24, 1997The invention concerns a suitcase which comprises two case halves (3,4) each having a main surface (2) with a carrying handle (5) secured on the upper side (6) of one case half (4), casters (16) disposed at corners (12,14) at one end (8) of the base (10), the casters (16) projecting relative to the base (10) and the adjacent first vertical narrow side (18) of the case halves, and with a pulling handle (22) which is disposed diagonally opposite the casters (16) in the upper region of the second vertical narrow side (10) of the case halves (3,4). According to the invention, disposed at each upper corner (24,26) of the first vertical narrow side (18) is a guide roller (30) which can pivot about an axis (28) parallel with the upper side (6) of the case halves (3,4), the guide roller (30) having at least one caster (32, 34) and the pivot axis (28) being at a spacing of at most approximately 25 mm, and preferably at most 20 mm, from the main surface (2) and/or the upper side (6) of the respective case half (3,4).

IPC 1-7

A45C 5/14

IPC 8 full level

A45C 5/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A45C 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); A45C 5/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5992588 A 19991130; AT E214560 T1 20020415; BR 9612450 A 19990713; DE 29600922 U1 19960314; DE 59608934 D1 20020425; DK 0874564 T3 20020715; EP 0874564 A1 19981104; EP 0874564 B1 20020320; ES 2174122 T3 20021101; JP 2000503220 A 20000321; JP 3741444 B2 20060201; KR 100414978 B1 20040331; KR 19990077214 A 19991025; PT 874564 E 20020930; WO 9725894 A1 19970724

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 10188398 A 19980720; AT 96941646 T 19961203; BR 9612450 A 19961203; DE 29600922 U 19960119; DE 59608934 T 19961203; DK 96941646 T 19961203; EP 9605354 W 19961203; EP 96941646 A 19961203; ES 96941646 T 19961203; JP 52561797 A 19961203; KR 19980705356 A 19980713; PT 96941646 T 19961203