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US 12,225,994 B2Granted
Expandable and collapsible suitcase
OwnerJeffrey Veinsteininventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an expandable and collapsible luggage item, such as a suitcase. The luggage item can be easily transitioned between two or three different sizes, allowing for use as an overnight or weekend bag, airplane carry-on, or large suitcase. As described herein, the design of the expandable and collapsible luggage item includes various shell panels that are slidably engaged and positioned adjacent each other to allow for the luggage item to collapse and expand.
Claims20
An expandable and collapsible luggage item, comprising:
- a) a body including a back section and a front section, the front section including three slidably-connected shell panels and the back section including three slidably-connected shell panels;
- b) an interior of the back section including an expandable frame comprising two telescoping members connected to the interior of the back section;
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- c) an interior of the front section including two support brackets, a first support bracket bridging a bottom shell panel and a middle shell panel, and a second support bracket bridging the middle shell panel and a top shell panel, wherein the bottom shell panel is slidably-connected to the middle shell panel and the middle shell panel is slidably-connected to the top shell panel,
- wherein the expandable frame is configured to expand and collapse the luggage item to a minimum of two vertical positions.
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An expandable and collapsible suitcase, comprising:
- a) a hard-shell body including a back section and a front section, the front section including three slidably-connected shell panels and the back section including three slidably-connected shell panels;
- b) an interior of the back section including an expandable frame, the expandable frame having a support base connected to the interior of the back section, and two telescoping members connected to the support base, the telescoping members connected to each other via at least two horizontal supports;
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- c) an interior of the front section including two support brackets, a first support bracket bridging a bottom shell panel and a middle shell panel, and a second support bracket bridging the middle and a top shell panel, the first support bracket and the second support bracket each comprising a channel component, a glide component and a spring plunger, wherein the bottom shell panel is slidably-connected to the middle shell panel and the middle shell panel is slidable-connected to the top shell panel,
- wherein the expandable frame is configured to expand and collapse the item of luggage to a minimum of two vertical positions.
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An expandable and collapsible luggage item, comprising:
- a. a body including a back section and a front section, the front section including two slidably-connected shell panels and the back section including two slidably-connected shell panels;
- b. two telescoping members, a first telescoping member connected to the interior of the front section and a second telescoping member connected to the interior of the back section;
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- c. at least one support bracket, the support bracket bridging a bottom shell panel and a top shell panel of the front section or bridging a bottom shell panel and a top shell panel of the back section, wherein the bottom shell panels are slidably-connected to the top shell panels,
- and wherein the telescoping members are configured to expand and collapse the luggage item to a minimum of three vertical positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.