Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gregory W. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 6533086
    Abstract: A wheeled upright luggage case is disclosed. The best embodiment of the case has wheels to allow the case to stand upright in a stable and balanced position without attendance by the user. The case has a wheel handle to allow the user to push or pull the case across a supporting surface. The case may be pushed or pulled on either four wheels or two wheels. When four wheels are used, the full weight of the case and its contents are borne by the wheels, relieving the user from having to bear with her arm any of the weight of the luggage. The body of the case is designed to have a specific range of tilt angles from the vertical; by tilting the body of the case toward the user, the design of the case improves the stability of the case while it is pushed across a supporting surface on four wheels. Various case body configurations and push handle arrangements are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Waddell, Andrew Zionts, William L. King
  • Patent number: D454691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Bart Proot, Clemens Van Himbeeck
  • Patent number: D457306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Maxime Szyf
  • Patent number: D457320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Martyn Beedham
  • Patent number: D458755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Maxime Szyf
  • Patent number: D459884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: William L. King
  • Patent number: D460264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: William L. King
  • Patent number: D460618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Maxime Szyf
  • Patent number: D460677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Bart Proot, Dirk Santy, Clemens Van Himbeeck
  • Patent number: D461055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Maxime Szyf
  • Patent number: D461312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Bart Proot, Clemens Van Himbeeck
  • Patent number: D463663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Sergio Nolasco Magana
  • Patent number: D467522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Maxime Szyf
  • Patent number: D471727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: William L. King, Glenn Schmierer
  • Patent number: D472051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Clemens Van Himbeeck, Luc Huyghe
  • Patent number: D472705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Clemens Van Himbeeck
  • Patent number: D474024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Dirk Santy
  • Patent number: D476484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Dirk Santy, Maxime Szyf, Sofie Deboes
  • Patent number: D479042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Maxime Szyf, Sofie Deboes
  • Patent number: D481540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventor: Clemens Van Himbeeck