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(11) | EP 3 260 008 A1 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | HARD LUGGAGE CASE |
| (57) A hard luggage case includes: a hard case body including: a top portion, a bottom
portion, a left lateral portion, a right lateral portion, a connecting portion and
a back portion; a cover pivoted to an edge of the opening of the case body by a connecting
assembly; and plural wheels disposed at the connecting ends of the case body. The
top portion and the bottom portion are connected to the left lateral portion, the
right lateral portion and the back portion, the connecting portion is connected to
the left lateral portion, the right lateral portion and the bottom portion, the connecting
portion is lower than the back portion, so as to form an opening above the connecting
portion. The case body includes an inner space which communicates with the opening,
and the bottom portion is an independent unitary structure and includes a plurality
of connecting ends.
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BACKGROUND
Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a hard luggage case, and more particularly to a hard luggage case with an integrally formed bottom portion for mounting of wheels.
Related Prior Art
[0002] As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a conventional hard luggage case 1 includes a front shell 3 and a rear shell 4 which are connected by a zipper 2. Each of the front and rear shells 3, 4 is provided with wheels 5. The wheels 5 are disposed on the front and rear shells 3, 4 which are independent structures from each other, therefore, the height positions of the wheels 5 are difficult to control during the assembling process, which will cause wobbling of the wheels 5 when the assembling of the hard luggage case 1 is completed. Therefore, a wheel mounting seat capable of covering the bottom of the hard luggage case 1 is used to improve the accuracy of installation of the wheels 5. However, the wheel mounting seat is still an independent structure, the bottom of the
[0003] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY
[0004] The present invention is aimed at providing a hard luggage case which consists of a case body and a bottom portion, four connecting ends are formed at the same level at the bottom portion, so as to improve the accuracy of installation of the wheels, and ensure that the wheels are maintained at the same level.
[0005] The present invention is further aimed at providing a hard luggage case, wherein the case body is an integral unitary structure, which further strengthens the structure of the bottom portion of the luggage case, and the luggage case is less likely to fall or tilt over.
[0006] Therefore, a hard luggage case in accordance with the present invention comprises:
a hard case body including: a top portion, a bottom portion, a left lateral portion, a right lateral portion, a connecting portion and a back portion, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are connected to the left lateral portion, the right lateral portion and the back portion, the connecting portion is connected to the left lateral portion, the right lateral portion and the bottom portion, a height of the connecting portion is smaller than that of the back portion, so as to form an opening above the connecting portion, the case body includes an inner space, and the opening communicates with the inner space, the bottom portion is an independent unitary structure and includes a plurality of connecting ends;
a cover pivoted to an edge of the opening of the case body;
a connecting assembly disposed at corresponding positions on the cover and the case body to connect the cover to the case body; and
plural wheels disposed at the connecting ends of the case body.
[0007] Preferably, the connecting portion extends horizontally outwards from the bottom portion by a width and then extends upwards by a height, and an arc-shaped concave portion is located at lower end of each of two lateral edges of the opening to connect the connecting portion.
[0008] Preferably, the cover is pivoted to the edge of the opening of the case body by the connecting assembly. The connecting assembly can be a zipper, a clipping assembly, a magnetic assembly or locking member.
[0009] These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010]
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional luggage case;
Fig. 2 is a side view of the conventional luggage case;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a case body of a hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view from another angle showing the hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a side view of the hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is another side view of the hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 shows a side-open cover of the hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 shows a top-open cover of the hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 10 is an illustrative view showing another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 11 is an illustrative view showing another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 12 is an illustrative view showing another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 13 is an illustrative view showing another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 14 is an illustrative view showing another embodiment of the present invention; and
Fig. 15 is an illustrative view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
[0012] Referring to Figs. 3-15, a hard luggage case in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a case body 10, a cover 40, a connecting assembly, and four wheels 50.
[0013] The case body 10 includes a top portion 100, a bottom portion 101, a left lateral portion 102, a right lateral portion 103, a connecting portion 31 and a back portion 104. The top portion 100 and the bottom portion 101 are connected to the left lateral portion 102, the right lateral portion 103 and the back portion 104. The connecting portion 31 is connected to the left lateral portion 102, the right lateral portion 103 and the bottom portion 101. The height of the connecting portion 31 is smaller than that of the back portion 104, so as to form an opening 11 above the connecting portion 31. The case body 10 includes an inner space 12, and the opening 11 communicates with the inner space 12. The bottom portion 101 is an independent unitary structure and includes a plurality of connecting ends 32, and each of the connecting ends 32 is in the form of a cavity formed at each of the four corners of the bottom portion 101. The back portion 104 is provided with a draw bar 20.
[0014] In this embodiment, the connecting portion 31 extends horizontally outwards from the bottom portion 101 by a width W and then extends upwards by a height H, as shown in Figs. 9-13, an arc-shaped concave portion 120 is located at lower end of each of two lateral edges of the opening 11 to connect the connecting portion 31.
[0015] The cover 40 is pivoted to the edge of the opening 11 of the case body 10 by the connecting assembly 41. The design of the arc-shaped concave portion 120 greatly facilitates the assembling of the cover 40, and the connecting assembly 41 can be disposed at different positions according to the direction the cover 40 opens. For example, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the cover 40 can be side open or top open, and the connecting assembly 41 can be a zipper. As shown in Figs. 6-9, the connecting assembly 41 is disposed around the peripheral edge of the cover 40 and the opening 11 of the case body 10. As shown in Figs. 10-12, the connecting assembly 41 can be a clip assembly which includes a plurality of clipping pieces and clipping rings disposed at corresponding positions on the cover 40 and the case body 10. Or as shown in Figs. 13-14, the connecting assembly 41 can be a magnetic assembly which includes pairs of magnets (or magnets and objects attracted to magnetically attractive objects, such as iron metal) disposed at corresponding positions on the cover 40 and the case body 10. Or as shown in Fig. 15, the connecting assembly 41 includes a locking member 411 and a retaining seat 412 disposed at corresponding positions on the cover 40 and the case body 10. The locking member 411 can be a combination lock which cannot be opened unless a correct sequence of numbers is known.
[0017] The key characteristic of the present invention is the improvement to the case body 10. The case body 10 is an integral structure, there is the connecting portion 31 of H height at the lower end of the opening 11 to connect the bottom portion 101. The four connecting ends 32 of the bottom portion 101 are in the form of cavities which have the same depth, and each of the connecting ends 32 is provided with the same wheel 50, so that the wheels 50 can be maintained at the same level.
[0018] Besides, since the case body 10 is an integral unitary structure provided with the connecting portion 31, the design of the connecting portion 31 can improve the anti-collision strength of the case body 10, strengthen the structure strength of the bottom portion 101 of the case body 10, and enable the luggage case to stand firmly without falling.
[0019] Furthermore, the inner space 12 of the case body 10 is provided for carry objects, the draw bar 20 allows the user to pull the luggage case, and the cover 40 is connected to the edge of the opening 11 by the connecting assembly 41. The connecting assembly 41 ensures that the cover 40 is locked to the case body 10, which prevents the opening of the cover 40 during transportation of the luggage case, consequently preventing dropping of the objects from the inner space 12 of the case body 10.
[0020] When the luggage case is big, with the wheels 50 directly mounted to the bottom portion 101 of the case body 10, forces will all be acted directly on the wheels 50, which improves the stability and smoothness when the case body 10 moves or stands upright. The luggage case is less likely to fall or tilt over since the ground contact area is increased. Besides, since the bottom portion 101 covers the wheels 50 of the case body 10, the bottom structure strength of the case body 10 is strengthened.
the hard case body (10) including: a top portion (100),a bottom portion (101), a left lateral portion (102), a right lateral portion (103), a connecting portion (31) and a back portion (104), wherein the top portion (100) and the bottom portion (101) are connected to the left lateral portion (102), the right lateral portion (103) and the back portion (104), the connecting portion (31) is connected to the left lateral portion (102), the right lateral portion (103) and the bottom portion (101), a height of the connecting portion (31) is smaller than that of the back portion (104), so as to form an opening (12) above the connecting portion (31), the hard case body (10) includes an inner space (11), and the opening (12) communicates with the inner space (11), the bottom portion (101) is an independent unitary structure and includes a plurality of connecting ends (32);
the cover (40) pivoted to an edge of the opening (12) of the hard case body (10);
the connecting assembly (41) disposed at corresponding positions on the cover (40) and the hard case body (10) to connect the cover (40) to the hard case body (10); and
the wheels (50) disposed at the connecting ends (32) of the hard case body (10).
Amended claims in accordance with Rule 137(2) EPC.
a hard case body (10), a cover (40), a connecting assembly (41), a plurality of wheels (50), wherein
the hard case body (10) including: a top portion (100), a bottom portion (101), a left lateral portion (102), a right lateral portion (103), a connecting portion (31) and a back portion (104), wherein the top portion (100) and the bottom portion (101) are connected to the left lateral portion (102), the right lateral portion (103) and the back portion (104), the connecting portion (31) is connected to the left lateral portion (102), the right lateral portion (103) and the bottom portion (101), wherein a height of the connecting portion (31) is smaller than that of the back portion (104), so as to form an opening (12) above the connecting portion (31), wherein the hard case body (10) includes an inner space (11) and the opening (12) communicates with the inner space (11), wherein the bottom portion (101) is an independent unitary structure and includes a plurality of connecting ends (32);
the cover (40) being pivoted to an edge of the opening (12) of the hard case body (10);
the connecting assembly (41) being disposed at corresponding positions on the cover (40) and the hard case body (10) to connect the cover (40) to the hard case body (10); and
the wheels (50) being disposed at the connecting ends (32) of the hard case body (10),
characterized in thatthe connecting portion (31) extends horizontally outwards from the bottom portion (101) by a width (W) and then extends upwards by a height (H), so that the connecting portion (31) is formed beyond the left lateral portion (102) and the right lateral portion (103).