IMPROVED LUGGAGE

摘要

Amongst other aspects this invention provides a wheeled luggage case having a luggage receptacle, the receptacle having two opposing major walls and having end walls forming a luggage compartment, whereof a major wall of the receptacle is adapted to serve as a bottom wall that faces the ground during a wheeled mode of travel of the luggage case, wherein said luggage case further comprises:-
(i) a plurality of support wheels located at one end of the bottom wall;
(ii) a retractable steering wheel assembly, located on the bottom wall, distanced, in use, from the support wheels, said steering wheel assembly having at least one wheel and being moveable between an active position at which the steering wheel assembly extends below the bottom wall of the luggage receptacle or an inactive position at which the steering wheel assembly is retracted; and
(iii) a handle located at one end of the luggage receptacle for steering, pushing and/or pulling purposes;
wherein the luggage case is configured to be selectively deployable in a first mode of wheeled travel with the retractable steering wheel assembly and support wheels in ground engagement whereby the said bottom wall is facing the ground or in a second mode of wheeled travel with an alternative ground-engaging wheel arrangement whereby an end wall is facing the ground.