Clamshell suitcase

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a clamshell suitcase in accordance with a preferred embodiment of my design, shown in an open for use configuration;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown in a partially folded configuration;

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown with the suitcase in a partially folded configuration;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown in a storage configuration with its fabric body zipped into its shell side pieces;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 9, the right side view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 1, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view of a clamshell suitcase in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of my design, shown in an open for use configuration;

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14;

FIG. 20 is an isometric view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown with the suitcase in a partially folded configuration;

FIG. 21 is a front elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown in a partially folded configuration;

FIG. 22 is a front elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown in a storage configuration with its fabric body zipped into its shell side pieces;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevation view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 22;

FIG. 25 is a left side view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 22, the right side view being the mirror image thereof, and,

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the clamshell suitcase of FIG. 14, shown in the storage configuration of FIG. 22.

The dashed lines shown in the figures represent environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

The cross-hatching is understood to be a pattern or texture—but no particular pattern or texture—that continues throughout the surfaces where it is shown.

Claims

The ornamental design for the clamshell suitcase, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D600445
Type: Grant
Filed: May 22, 2008
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 2009
Assignee: Randa Luggage, Inc. (Totowa, NJ)
Inventor: Anthony V. Rodriguez (Andover, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Roselynne Cody
Attorney: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/318,601
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/283; D3/289; D3/902