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US 11,297,916 B2Granted
Wheeled luggage case
AssigneeORG Group, LLC
InventorNetta Shalgi
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Abstract
An axle-free wheel comprising: an outer rim member having a ground interface on an external surface thereof and an outer ball race or rolling race on an inner surface thereof; an inner rim member having an inner ball or rolling race on an outer surface thereof.
Claims20
A wheeled luggage case, comprising:
- a. a storage chamber;
- b. a cover defining an opening on at least one side of said storage chamber for providing ready access therein;
- and
- c. at least two axle-free wheels operatively connected to said chamber for towing said case along a ground surface in a tilted position,
- wherein said storage chamber comprises a front surface, a back surface opposite said front surface, and two side surfaces,
- wherein each of the at least two axle-free wheels is mounted to one of the two side surfaces and comprises:
- (i) an outer rim member having a ground interface on an external surface thereof and an outer ball race or rolling race on an inner surface thereof;
- (ii) an inner rim member having an inner ball or rolling race on an outer surface thereof;
- and
- (iii) rolling means distributed between said inner and outer ball races by a separator wherein said axle-free wheel further comprises attachment means configured for attaching said axle-free wheel to an object to be transported, and
- wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of bayonet tabs and a bayonet plate that mounts to a bearing plate on the storage chamber, wherein the bayonet plate includes a plurality of grips coupled to bayonet tabs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.