Stabilized luggage

A stabilized luggage article comprising:

• a luggage article of generally rectangular shape comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, opposed front and back walls, and opposed side walls that define a cavity for storage space;
• a pair of front wheel assemblies located on opposite ends of the bottom wall wherein each wheel assembly comprises:
• a base attached to the bottom wall and a shoulder plate extending vertically from the base and attached to a respective side wall, the base and shoulder plate forming a corner portion proximate the front wall and adjacent the respective side wall from which corner portion a pivot member is projected toward but not beyond the front wall, the pivot member extending downwardly from and substantially perpendicular to the base, the pivot member having a vertical axis of rotation, and
• one or more wheels mounted orthogonally to the pivot member and rotatable around a horizontal axis spaced laterally from the vertical axis of the pivot member, wherein the pivot member extends downwardly to at least the horizontal axis of wheel rotation,
• wherein the pivot member is a substantially cylindrical pivot post and is substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and the distance between the vertical midline of the shoulder plate and the vertical axis of the pivot post is between about 15 mm to about 35 mm, and
• wherein the pivot post is projected toward the front wall by a stem portion that extends outwardly from the corner portion toward the front wall.