IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELED LUGGAGE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - Patent 1059859

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EP 1 059 859 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/51

(21)	Application number: 99909499.8

(22)	Date of filing: 17.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A45C 13/00, A45C 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9903/368

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9944/461 (10.09.1999 Gazette 1999/36)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

04.03.1998 US 76705 P

(71)	Applicant: 500 Group Inc.
	Stamford, CT 06902 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BOZAK, John, A. Greenwich, CT 06830 (US) TIRAMANI, Paolo, M., B. Greenwich, CT 06830 (US) FUDGE, Chester Middletown, CT 06457 (US)

(74)	Representative: Howden, Christopher Andrew
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERTFranz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)

(54)	IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELED LUGGAGE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES