Suitcase having a zip fastener arrangement

摘要

A method of constructing a hard suitcase includes forming a shaped base portion (2) and a shaped lid portion (1) from a plastics material of such characteristic that the portions retain their intended shape, and attaching to each of said portions the respective zipped portions of a zip fastener arrangement (16) by a stitching operation involving a securing thread. Preferably a second zip fastener arrangement (25) overlying a flexible gusset (26) allows the volume of the suitcase to be expanded.