Luggage case structure with protruding lower portion

摘要

A luggage article having a lower portion supporting a pluralities of supports and including a plurality of walls forming a luggage case structure defining an interior cavity and having a front wall, back wall, opposing side walls, and a bottom wall, at least one support assembly being mounted on a lower portion adjacent the front wall, the lower portion of the front wall has a protruding ledge structure extending at least partially laterally across the front wall, front edges of the opposing sidewalls being offset rearwardly from the front edge of the protruding ledge structure to enhance stability.

主权项

1. A luggage article comprising:
a front wall, a rear wall, opposing molded side walls, and a bottom wall; at least one support element mounted on a corner of the bottom wall; and a protruding ledge formed on a lower portion of the front wall adjacent to the bottom wall and extending at least partially across a width of the front wall and forming a protruding apex; wherein:
a front edge of each of the side walls is offset rearwards behind a front edge of the protruding ledge;at least one support element is mounted on the lower portion adjacent the front wall and at least one support element is mounted on the lower portion adjacent the rear wall;the at least one support element mounted adjacent the front wall is a wheel assembly defining an axis of rotation;the wheel assembly is mounted to encompass at least a part of the protruding ledge;the axis of rotation is aligned at least between the front edge of the front wall and the front edge of the protruding ledge; anda material layer of the protruding ledge transitions upwardly and forwardly to shape a lower region of the protruding ledge.