Pair of wheel housing assemblies for an upright luggage case

- Samsonite Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pair of wheel housing assemblies embodying our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the case having the wheel housing assembly shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof, showing the side opposite that shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of that shwon in this FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The upright luggage case shown in dashed lines is merely environmental and does not form any part of the design of our wheel housing assembly. The unshown portions of the wheel housing assembly form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D275832 October 9, 1984 Kotkins, Jr.
D374987 October 29, 1996 Hughes
D385699 November 4, 1997 Lin
4995487 February 26, 1991 Plath
5498010 March 12, 1996 Stube
5524737 June 11, 1996 Wang
5524920 June 11, 1996 Tsai
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5782325 July 21, 1998 O'Shea et al.
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5833039 November 10, 1998 Kotkins, Jr.
Patent History
Patent number: D425705
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 1998
Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
Assignee: Samsonite Corporation (Denver, CO)
Inventors: Dirk Santy (Koekelare), Bart Proot (Koekelare), Clemens Van Himbeeck (Ronse), Dirk Janssens (Turnhout)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney: Gregory W. O'Connor
Application Number: 0/94,073
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3318; D8/375; D3/321
International Classification: 0399;