Luggage case

- Airway Industries, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a luggage case showing my new design with the closure flap disengaged from the lock, and the slide fasteners partially open;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof but with the flap engaged in the lock assembly;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a left end elevational view, the right end being substantially a mirror image thereof.

The partial showing of a fabric texture on the front and rear panels is understood to be continuous within the areas where shown.

The characteristic feature of my design resides principally in the twin pillars on one side of the luggage case extending vertically in parallel spaced relation and substantially in registry with opposite ends of the curved handle, each pillar comprising a wide strap of uniform width with a relatively narrow raised rib midway of the side edges thereof and with stitching closely adjacent and paralleling each side of the rib and each side edge of the wide strap, and in having a locking flap attached at one end on the top of the luggage case with a latch at the other end engaging a lock on the side between the twin pillars.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D227946 July 1973 Milette
D236758 September 1975 Sollazzi
D242183 November 1976 Davis
2425035 August 1947 Garnett et al.
2428159 September 1948 Hines
2531302 November 1950 Schwennicke
3578115 May 1971 Schneider
3628640 December 1971 Molnar
Other references
  • Luggage & Leather Goods, 2/74, p. 43, Item #5 (flap). Luggage & Leather Goods, 3/75, rear cover. Luggage & Leather Goods, 8/75, p. 24, Item #1824.
Patent History
Patent number: D251332
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 1977
Date of Patent: Mar 13, 1979
Assignee: Airway Industries, Inc. (Ellwood City, PA)
Inventor: Michael Davis (New Castle, PA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Stearman
Assistant Examiner: George P. Word
Attorney: Eugene F. Buell
Application Number: 5/857,197
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 3/77
International Classification: D0301;