US 6,279,926 B1 · Removable wheel system

Abstract

A removable wheel system for luggage, baggage, portfolios, art tubes, knapsacks, golf bags, briefcases, and back packs. A frame structure with an integrated wheel base engages the article, and straps with attaching means secure the frame structure to the article. In one embodiment the frame structure has contacting lips upon which the luggage rests, while straps that are partly affixed to the luggage are threaded through securing slots of the frame structure and tightly secured. Cylindrical articles are carried by a frame structure with a Y shaped housing that secures the luggage to the frame by wrapping a strap around the luggage and engaging a securing slot on the frame.

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Dependent claims

A removable wheel system for cylindrical luggage, comprising:

a housing having an open front, a pair of side flanges angularly disposed from a wheel base section, and a back flange disposed from said wheel base section, wherein said housing supports said cylindrical luggage;
one or more securing slots on said one or more respective side flanges;
a securing strap for securing said luggage to said system, wherein said strap engages said
one or more securing slots of said housing;
a means for securing said securing strap;
an axle engaging said wheel base section of said housing wherein said axle extends from both sides of said wheel base section and has a pair of wheels attached at both ends of said axle.

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Removable wheel system

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