Suitcase frame
AssigneeATR Brands Limited
InventorRuban Harry THOTTAKATH
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Abstract
There is provided a frame corner component (110) for a frame assembly of a suitcase panel. The frame corner component comprises a first connection portion (112) and a second connection portion (113), each of the first and second connection portion comprising an opening (116, 117) configured to receive an end of a support rod. At least one of the first and second connection portions further comprises an aperture (118A, 118B, 118C, 118D, 119A, 119B, 119C, 119D) configured to allow access to at least a part of a respective support rod when the respective support rod is received in the opening of a respective connection portion.
Claims22
A frame corner component for a frame assembly of a suitcase panel, the frame corner component comprising:
- a first connection portion comprising an opening to receive an end of a support rod;
- and
- a second connection portion comprising an opening to receive an end of a support rod,
- wherein at least one of the first and second connection portions further comprises an aperture configured to allow access to at least a part of a respective support rod when the respective support rod is received in the opening of a respective connection portion.
A frame assembly for a suitcase panel, comprising:
- four support rods, wherein each support rod comprises fiberglass;
- and
- four frame corner components, wherein at least one of the four frame components is a frame corner component according to any one of the preceding claims,
- wherein each frame corner component is configured to connect two respective support rods so as to form a quadrilateral frame.
A method of manufacturing a frame assembly for a suitcase panel, the method comprising:
- providing four support rods and four frame corner components, wherein each support rod comprises fiberglass, and wherein each frame corner component comprises a first connection portion and a second connection portion, each connection portion comprising an opening configured to receive an end of a respective support rod, and wherein each frame corner component is configured connect two respective support rods so as to form a quadrilateral frame, and further wherein at least one of the first and second connection portions of at least one frame corner component further comprises an aperture configured to allow access to at least a part of a respective support rod when the respective support rod is received in the opening of a respective connection portion;
- and
- connecting each of the four frame corner components with two respective support rods,
- wherein connecting each frame corner component with two respective support rods comprises:
- inserting an end of one of the two respective support rods into the opening of the first connection portion;
- and
- inserting an end of another one of the two respective support rods into the opening of the second connection portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.