Publication number: 20230098364
Abstract: A luggage article (400, 700) having an attachment member (501, 801) for releasably supporting a second article (401, 701), the luggage article (400, 700) including a first shell (418, 718) and a second shell (420, 720) selectively secured together along a line of connection (426, 726) by a closure mechanism (424, 724), a lock mechanism (600, 900) to selectively engage and disengage the closure mechanism (424, 724), an attachment member (501, 801) including a base plate (505, 805) and a retention feature (520, 820) extending away from the base plate (505, 805), the attachment member (501, 801) attached together with the lock mechanism (600, 900) to a panel (403, 703) of one of the first (418, 718) or second shells (420, 720), and a gap (554, 854) is formed between at least a portion of the retention feature (520, 820) and the panel (403, 703), and the retention feature (520, 820) is deflected away from and biased back towards the panel (403, 703) to capture the second article (401, 701).
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 7, 2022
Publication date:
March 30, 2023
Inventors:
Philip Justin Karl, Ulliyada Bopanna