EP 3170423 A1 20170524 - HARDSIDE LUGGAGE ARTICLE WITH PIVOTABLE SHELL PORTION
Title (en)
HARDSIDE LUGGAGE ARTICLE WITH PIVOTABLE SHELL PORTION
Title (de)
HARTSCHALENKOFFERARTIKEL MIT SCHWENKBAREM SCHALENTEIL
Title (fr)
ARTICLE DE BAGAGE RIGIDE AVEC PARTIE DE COQUE PIVOTANTE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 15195941 A 20151123
Abstract (en)
A hard side luggage article (100) having a pivotable shell portion (164) is provided. The luggage article may include a luggage case (102) defining an internal compartment (104) and including a first split line (110) defining first and second shells (106, 108), each shell having a major face (126) and opposing sidewalls (140); a closure mechanism (148) releasably securing the first shell and the second shell along the first split line; a second split line (162) formed across the major face and the opposing sidewalls of the first shell and defining first and second shell portions (164, 166) of the first shell, the second split line extending from a portion of the first split line on one sidewall to another portion of the first split line on the opposing sidewall; and a hinge band (174) secured to the first and second shell portions along at least a portion of the length of the second split line. The first shell portion may be pivotable about the hinge band when the closure mechanism is disengaged along the first split line extending along the first shell portion.
IPC 8 full level
A45C 5/03 (2006.01); A45C 13/00 (2006.01); E05D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP)
A45C 5/03 (2013.01 - EP); A45C 5/06 (2013.01 - CN); A45C 5/14 (2013.01 - CN); A45C 13/005 (2013.01 - EP); A45C 13/103 (2013.01 - CN); E05D 1/02 (2013.01 - EP); A45C 5/14 (2013.01 - EP); A45C 2005/032 (2013.01 - EP); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05 - EP)
Citation (applicant)
- CA 2785061 C 20131029 - HEYS INT LTD [CA]
- US 2011186396 A1 20110804 - SHEIKH HAROON [US]
- EP 1626639 B1 20061115 - RIMOWA KOFFERFABRIK GMBH [DE]
- US 5875876 A 19990302 - WANG YUAN LIANG [TW]
- CN 301896739 S
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 202004015475 U1 20050105 - ORTLIEB HARTMUT [DE]
- [X] DE 202004015476 U1 20050105 - ORTLIEB HARTMUT [DE]
- [A] WO 2015103897 A1 20150716 - CREATIVE TRAVELWARE LTD [CN]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3170423 A1 20170524; EP 3170423 B1 20231220; CN 107028311 A 20170811; CN 116326900 A 20230627; CN 206603367 U 20171103
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 15195941 A 20151123; CN 201611051423 A 20161123; CN 201621271789 U 20161123; CN 202211630342 A 20161123