Interchangeable luggage perimeter
AssigneeContrail, LLC
InventorsRONALD LAWRENCE BLOOM, JOHN SPENCER BANDRINGA
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Abstract
Interchangeable luggage perimeters are disclosed. Example interchangeable luggage perimeters may comprise an interchangeable base element adapted to securely and releasably couple with exchangeable components such as exchangeable foot pads, exchangeable wheels, or exchangeable handles. The interchangeable base element may be interchangeable by having a configuration supporting repositioning of the interchangeable base element at multiple different edges of a luggage piece, e.g., any of at least two or four edges of a luggage piece.
Claims7
An interchangeable luggage perimeter, comprising:
- an interchangeable base element comprising:
- a base element outer surface and a base element inner surface, wherein the base element outer surface and the base element inner surface comprise parallel surfaces each having substantially a base element width and substantially a base element length, and wherein the base element outer surface and the base element inner surface are separated by a base element thickness;
- wherein the base element width is less than the base element length, and wherein the base element thickness is less than half of the base element width;
- at least two fastener openings perpendicular to the base element outer surface and the base element inner surface, wherein the at least two fastener openings are positioned at substantially opposite ends of the base element length, and wherein the interchangeable base element may be affixed by fasteners through the at least two fastener openings to at least one edge of a luggage piece;
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- an exchangeable component interface positioned between the at least two fastener openings and adapted to securely and releasably couple with exchangeable components, wherein the exchangeable component interface comprises:
- a shaped depression in the base element outer surface, wherein the shaped depression has shape adapted to match an exchangeable component shape;
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- at least one interface releasable coupling means adapted to releasably couple with component releasable coupling means on the exchangeable components;
- one or more exchangeable components adapted to securely and releasably couple with the exchangeable component interface of the interchangeable base element, wherein the one or more exchangeable components comprise:
- a shape adapted to match the shaped depression at the interchangeable base element;
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- component releasable coupling means adapted to releasably couple with the interface releasable coupling means at the interchangeable base element.
The interchangeable luggage perimeter of claim 4, wherein the corner element comprises a contoured corner bead protective lip extending from a single side of the corner element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.