Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C7/0018—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
  • A45C7/0045—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage comprising a plurality of separable elements which can be used independently of one another
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
  • A45C13/1076—Arrangement of fasteners with a snap action
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/26—Special adaptations of handles
  • A45C13/262—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
  • A45C5/03—Suitcases
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
  • A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
  • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
  • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/26—Special adaptations of handles
  • A45C13/262—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage
  • A45C2013/267—Special adaptations of handles for wheeled luggage the handle being slidable, extractable and lockable in one or more positions

Definitions

• Lashing device intended to be mounted on a wheeled suitcase, and corresponding auxiliary fastening element.
• the invention relates to the field of suitcases, and more particularly that of suitcases with a plurality of wheels.
• a suitcase comprises several walls defining a space for placing the personal effects of the traveler.
• casters to the bag, for example on a side or front paro i of the bag.
• a case may comprise a plurality of rollers, that is to say at least three, and preferably four, so as to be able to be moved without requiring an effort on the part of the user to tilt the suitcase or keep the tilt of the suitcase constant.
• a securing device intended to be mounted on a wall of a wheeled case, comprising a main attachment element adapted to be fixed on an auxiliary attachment element incorporated in another suitcase , and an actuator undocking device capable of separating the main fastening element from the auxiliary fastening element.
• the user With such a securing device, it is possible for the user to move at least two suitcases with a plurality of wheels, as if he moved only one.
• the suitcases can be assembled or disassembled without requiring the user to do several actions or be forced to bend down, or to go around the bag. This results in a more practical and ergonomic use for the user.
• the main attachment element comprises a projecting cylindrical portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the case.
• Such a configuration including in particular a projecting cylindrical portion allows assembly in a simple, intuitive and reliable manner of at least two suitcases with a plurality of wheels.
• Such an embodiment provided in particular with a retraction means is advantageous in that it makes it possible to prevent an increase in the dimensions of the bag, and thus to cause additional bulk, when the securing device is not used.
• the securing device comprises a hollow cylinder, fixing means of the hollow cylinder on a frame of the bag, the fixing means comprising a pivot connecting element ensuring the mechanical connection between a first end of hollow cylinder and the fastening means, the main fastening element having a cylindrical portion projecting from the hollow cylinder and extending in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the hollow cylinder, and a hooking element arranged the inside of the cylindrical part in protruding, the hollow cylinder comprising, at a second end opposite the first end, a device for manually actuating the pivoting of the hollow cylinder.
• the hollow cylinder comprises at its second end a passage opening provided to contain a guide pin of a telescopic handle of the bag.
• the undocking actuator comprises an abutment able to move in translation in the longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder and inside the hollow cylinder, the projecting cylindrical part comprising a through orifice intended to receive a shackle rod.
• the hooking element comprising a flexibly elastic tongue fixed at one end to the projecting cylindrical portion and in contact at its ends with the abutment, said tab comprising a hook portion for cooperating with a recess formed in the fastening rod.
• an auxiliary attachment element is provided to be incorporated in a wheeled suitcase, comprising means for fixing the auxiliary fastening element on a paro i of the bag, and fastening means provided to be attached to a main attachment element of a securing device incorporated in another suitcase.
• the attachment means comprise a cylindrical housing for receiving a cylindrical portion projecting from the securing device, the fixing means for fixing the auxiliary attachment element so that the direction axial axis of the cylindrical housing is perpendicular to the plane of the wall of the bag, the attachment means further comprising a hooking rod extending inside the cylindrical housing and parallel to the axial direction of the cylindrical housing, the rod gripping member further comprising a recess adapted to cooperate with a hooking element provided inside a cylindrical portion projecting from the securing device.
• a wheeled suitcase comprising a front wall and a rear wall extending both facing each other, and a securing device as defined above and / or an auxiliary fastening element as defined above.
• such a case comprises on its rear paro a stowage device as described above and on its front wall an auxiliary fastening element as described above.
• This arrangement is particularly advantageous in that it makes it possible to place the undocking device near a handle of the bag, the handle of the bag being generally located on an upper wall near the rear wall. This results in a manipulation of the bag and the securing device even more convenient for the user.
• the guard on the floor that is to say the distance between the plane containing the contact points with the floor of the casters, and the main attachment element and / or the auxiliary gripping element is substantially the same, and preferably between 15 cm and 35 cm, and preferably between 20 cm and 27 cm.
• FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of two suitcases each equipped with a securing device and an auxiliary fastening element according to a first embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of one of the securing devices and one of the auxiliary attachment elements shown in FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the securing device and the auxiliary coupling element of FIG. 2;
• FIG. 4 is a rear view of one of the suitcases shown in FIG. 1, and - Figure 5 is a schematic side view of a bag according to a second embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 1 shows two cases 2 and 4, each comprising an upper wall 6, a rear wall 8, two side walls 10, a front wall (not visible) and a bottom wall January 1.
• Each of the cases 2 and 4 comprises four wheels 12, distributed and fixed at the four corners of the bottom wall January 1. More particularly, each of the rollers 12 is capable of pivoting, relative to the bottom wall 11, around its own axis of cylindricity. Advantageously, the rollers 12 are furthermore capable of pivoting, relative to the bottom wall 11, around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the wall 11. This results in the possibility of moving the bag in translation in any horizontal direction, and in rotation about the longitudinal axis of the bag.
• the rollers 12 are intended to rest on the ground according to a point contact, at the end point situated farthest from the lower part of the wall 11.
• the longitudinal axis of the luggage cases 2 and 4 coincides with the vertical axis.
• the rollers 12 are attached to a lower part of the front wall, the rear wall 8 or one of the side walls 10, or at all element located within these walls, it being understood that said lower part is located near the lower paro 1 1.
• Each of the cases 2 and 4 comprises an armature of which an armature element 14 is shown in FIG.
• the reinforcing element 14 corresponds to a beam portion of a metal frame of the bag, said beam portion being located at the edge between the rear wall 8 and the bottom wall January 1.
• each of the cases 2 and 4 comprises a removable handle 16 (see Figure 4), integral with two handle pins 1 8.
• the handle 16 can be inserted into a handle base 20, provided at the level of stops between the upper wall 6 and the rear wall 8.
• the bag 2 here is larger than those of the bag 4.
• the bag 4 is reduced in its longitudinal direction with respect to the bag 2.
• the bag front wall, the rear wall 8 and the side walls 1 0 have been reduced along their length.
• the bag 2 comprises a securing device 22 mounted on its rear wall 8.
• the bag 4 comprises a securing device 24 mounted on its rear wall 8.
• the suitcases 2 and 4 each comprise an auxiliary fastening element 26 mounted on their front wall.
• the lashing device 22 is respectively shown in an exploded view and in sectional view.
• the securing device 22 consists in particular of a hollow cylinder 28, of oblong shape, of circular section and comprising a first end 30 and a second end 32.
• the hollow cylinder 28 comprises a radial protrusion 34, hollow and of circular section .
• the radial protuberance 34 extends in the radial direction of the cylinder 28.
• the hollow cylinder 28 is preferably made in one piece, is made of a light material, such as aluminum, polyvinyl chloride (PVC ) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
• the lashing device comprises a main attachment member having a projecting cylindrical portion 36 disposed within the radial protrusion 34.
• the main attachment element is defined as the volume.
• the interior of the radial protuberance 34 and the components of the lashing device which are located inside this space.
• the projecting cylindrical portion 36 is preferably made of a material containing plastic.
• the cylindrical portion 36 comprises an orifice 38, of rectangular section, opening into a recess 40 (see Figure 3).
• the securing device 22 includes a fastener 42, provided for securing said first end 30 to the reinforcing member 14.
• the attachment end 42 comprises a lower end in which is formed a through hole 44 provided for the passage of the reinforcing member 14.
• the fixing means 42 comprises an outer ring 46 upper delimiting a cylindrical orifice .
• the securing device 22 comprises a pivot connecting element 48, comprising an upper part 50.
• the upper part 50 allows the attachment of the hollow cylinder 28 with the element 48.
• the element 48 comprises a portion lower part forming an inner ring 52 insertable inside the cylindrical orifice delimited by the outer ring 46.
• the element 48 and the outer ring 46 are preferably formed of a material having a low coefficient of friction, such as copper .
• the hollow cylinder 28 is able to pivot about its own axis of cylindricity, relative to the attachment end 42.
• the hollow cylinder 28 and its radial protuberance 34 are thus able to pivot about the axis of the cylinder 28, compared to the suitcase 2.
• the pivot link member 48 further comprises an abutment member 54 (see Fig. 2) by which the rotation of the barrel 28 about its axis is limited to 90 °. More particularly, the abutment element 54 is arranged so as to allow the hollow cylinder 28 and the radial protuberance 34 to pivot only between an extended position, in which the radial protrusion 34 is perpendicular to the plane of the wall. 8, and a retracted position, in which the radial protrusion 34 is oriented in a direction parallel to the plane of the rear wall 8.
• the securing device 22 comprises a device for manually actuating the pivoting of the cylinder 28.
• the device for actuating the pivoting comprises a module 56, integral with the cylinder 28. A user can thus, by manually manipulating said disk 56, causing the cylinder 28 to pivot relative to the securing means 42.
• the securing device 22 comprises a disengagement actuator including a push button 58, inserted into a hole
• the push-button 58 is connected, via a compression spring 62, to a spring stop 64 secured to the cylinder 28.
• the push-button 58 comprises a cylindrical valve 60 formed inside the cylinder 56. an axially projecting end 66, surrounded by the spring 62, and defining an inner bore adapted to receive a cylindrical tie rod 68.
• the axially projecting end 66 is sufficiently long to be able to come into contact with a front surface of the spring stop 64.
• a user who presses the push button 58 feels, at first, a first sensation of progressively increasing back due to the compression of the spring and, in a second time, a second sensation of return much more intense, resulting from the surface contact between the axial projecting element 66 and the front surface of the abutment 64.
• the rod 68 extends, from the push-button 58, inside the hollow cylinder 28 and parallel to the axial direction of said cylinder 28.
• the rod 68 is solid, at its end opposite to that in contact with the button. 58, a stopping abutment 70.
• the stopping abutment 70 is located inside the hollow cylinder 28, able to move in translation relative to the axial direction of said cylinder 28 and located substantially at the level of the outgrowth radial 34 (see Figure 3).
• the securing device 22 comprises a hooking element, consisting in particular of a tongue 72 (see Figure 3).
• the tongue 72 is made of a metal material with elastic bending behavior, such as steel.
• the tongue 72 is oriented, so that its longitudinal direction is parallel to the radial direction of the hollow cylinder 28.
• the tongue 72 has a width of between 1 cm and 2 cm.
• the tongue 72 comprises (from right to left in Figure 3) a first portion 74 thermo formed in the plastic material constituting the cylindrical portion projecting 36; a second portion 76 forming flexural spring; a third portion 78 forming a hook; and a fourth portion 80 attached to the undocking stop 70.
• the second portion 76 and the third portion 78 of the tongue 72 are contained within the recess 40.
• the tongue 72 is shown in its equilibrium position in FIG.
• the auxiliary fastening element 26 comprises fastening means, in particular constituted by a Latin p 82.
• the plate 82 makes it possible to fix said fastening element 26 on the front wall or the rear paro 8 of the wheeled suitcase. 2 or 4.
• the auxiliary attachment element 26 is also provided with hooking means intended to cooperate with the main attachment element of the securing device 22, that is to say with the axial protrusion 34 and this that it contains.
• the attachment means comprise a cylindrical tube 84 extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the plate 82.
• the cylindrical tube 84 defines a cylindrical housing 86 capable of receiving the radial protrusion 34 and the cylindrical portion projecting 36.
• L between the cylindrical housing 86 and the plate 82 may comprise a chamfer and / or a rounded 88 (see Figure 3), so as to accommodate more easily the radial protuberance 34 and the cylindrical portion 36.
• the attachment means further comprise a hooking rod 90 (see FIG. 3), of circular section and of a length substantially equal to the length of the cylindrical tube 84.
• a fastening rod of different section such as a square section, oval or rectangular.
• the hooking rod 90 comprises a first end 91 embedded or thermally formed in the material constituting the cylindrical tube 84. Except for the portion adjoined to the end 91, the attachment rod 90 is shaped so that it can be inserted into the inside of the opening opening 38 of the projecting cylindrical portion 36.
• the attachment rod 90 comprises a beveled end 92, opposite to the end 91.
• the attachment rod 90 comprises a recess 93, adjacent to the beveled end and designed to cooperate with the hook portion 78 of the tongue 72.
• the recess 93 is complementary in shape to that of the part forming a hook 78, that is to say with a surface oriented perpendicularly to the axial direction of the rod 90 and an oblique surface.
• the securing device 24 shown in FIG. 1 is similar to the securing device 22, and will not be exposed in as much detail as the securing device 22.
• the main catching elements consisting in particular of the radial protrusion 34 and the projecting cylindrical portion 36, are located substantially at the same guard at the floor. (see Figure 4).
• the main fastening elements are located at the same distance ⁇ of the formed plane by the ground.
• the auxiliary fastening elements 26 are respectively fixed on the luggage cases 2 and 4, so as to have the same guard at so l ⁇ as the main catching elements of the devices 22 and 24.
• the guard at so l ⁇ is between 15 cm and 35 cm. Even more advantageously, the guard at so l ⁇ is between 20 cm and 27 cm, and preferably between 21 cm and 23 cm.
• the rear wall 8 comprises a housing 94 of substantially rectangular shape and practiced at the same height as the radial protuberance 34. More particularly, the housing 94 is shaped so as to accommodate the radial protrusion 34, when the hollow cylinder 28 is rotated a quarter turn in its retracted position. The housing 94 is shaped such that when the cylinder 28 is oriented in its extended position, the radial protuberance 34 protrudes outwardly from the surface of the rear wall 8, and when the cylinder 28 is oriented in its retracted position, the radial protuberance 34 is completely contained in the housing 94.
• the securing devices 22 and 24, in cooperation with the auxiliary fastening element 26, make it possible to secure the luggage cases 2 and 4, as well as any other wheeled luggage case comprising a securing device and / or an auxiliary fastening element as described above.
• a user can then move the assembly consisting of several wheeled suitcases with one hand.
• the fixing is carried out in a simple manner, by snapping the bending spring formed by the tongue 72 in the recess 92.
• Such a fastening also has the advantage of being solid.
• the undocking actuator By means of the undocking actuator, the user can easily, by simply pressing the push button 58, disengage the hook portion 78 from the recess 93, so as to de-lidarise the two suitcases.
• the user can securariser or distinctiono lidariser several suitcases in a simple way, including without having to bend or go around one of the suitcases.
• the main or auxiliary fastening element is arranged in one and the same guard, it is possible to assemble between they are suitcases of different sizes and / or models, while guaranteeing a reliable fixation and a good stability of the whole.
• a guarding value of between 20 cm and 27 cm is possible to ensure that it is possible to assemble suitcases of very different dimensions, while ensuring good stability.
• the pivot connecting element 48 and to the wheel 56 there is provided a means for retracting the radial protrusion 34 and the projecting cylindrical portion 36.
• the invention then generates a limited space requirement, a suitcase according to the invention not having more space, when the radial protrusion 34 is in its retracted position, a conventional suitcase.
• any damage to the elements of the bag such as for example when the bag is transported in the hold, is avoided.
• the bag has a different number of wheels.
• a suitcase may have three wheels, advantageously arranged in a triangular arrangement, or five wheels, or more.
• the term "a plurality of rollers" means that the number of rollers must be at least three.
• FIG. 5 shows a bag 102 according to a second embodiment of the invention.
• the identical elements bear the same references.
• the bag 102 differs from the bag 2 in that it comprises a telescopic handle 104 which is integral with a single guide pin 106.
• the securing device 22 comprises a push-button 108 and a magnet 1 1 0 disposed respectively in place of the push-button 58 and the magnet 56.
• An orifice (not shown) is provided in the parts 108 and 1 10 for the passage of the pin 106.
• the width of the push button 108 is greater than the width of the push button 58.
• the pin 106 of the handle 104 can be slidably mounted within the push button 108 and the wheel 110, which still allows a saving of space and saving money.

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