US2008017287A1PendingUtilityA1

Luggage & method of manufacture

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 19, 2006Filed: Jul 19, 2006Published: Jan 24, 2008
Est. expiryJul 19, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Martin Raymond Beebe
A45C 3/001
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Abstract

Luggage includes a body formed by walls. At least one of the walls comprises at least in part a sheet of architectural laminate with an exterior decorative surface providing at least in part the exterior surface of a portion of the luggage.

Claims

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1 . Luggage comprising
 a body providing an interior accessible through an opening in the body, said interior being adapted to hold objects,   said body having a first wall segment comprising a pliable sheet material, and a second wall segment comprising a substantially rigid sheet material having an exterior decorative surface.   
   
   
       2 . The luggage of  claim 1  where the substantially rigid sheet material is a sheet of architectural laminate. 
   
   
       3 . The luggage of  claim 2  where the sheet of architectural laminate initially is planar and at least a portion thereof is reshaped into a predetermined non-planar shape that maintains said predetermined wall shape after being reshaped and included in the body of the luggage. 
   
   
       4 . The luggage of  claim 1  where an edge portion of the pliable sheet material of the wall segment and an edge portion of the substantially rigid sheet material of the second wall segment are attached together. 
   
   
       5 . The luggage of  claim 4  where the edge portions are attached together by sewing. 
   
   
       6 . The luggage of  claim 4  where the edge portions are attached together by an adhesive. 
   
   
       7 . The luggage of  claim 4  where the edge portions have a piping therebetween. 
   
   
       8 . Luggage comprising
 a plurality of walls joined together to form a body providing an interior accessible through an opening in the body, said interior being adapted to hold objects,   a first wall comprising a pliable sheet material, and a second wall comprising a substantially rigid sheet of architectural laminate having an exterior decorative surface that provides at least a portion of an exterior surface of said second wall, and   where an edge portion of the pliable sheet material of the first wall and an edge portion of the sheet of architectural laminate of the second wall are attached together.   
   
   
       9 . The luggage of  claim 8  where the sheet of architectural laminate initially is planar and at least a portion thereof is reshaped into a predetermined non-planar shape that maintains said predetermined wall shape after being reshaped and included in the second wall. 
   
   
       10 . The luggage of  claim 8  where the edge portions are attached together by sewing. 
   
   
       11 . The luggage of  claim 8  where the edge portions are attached together by an adhesive. 
   
   
       12 . The luggage of  claim 8  where the edge portions have a piping therebetween. 
   
   
       13 . Luggage comprising a body formed by walls, at least one of said walls comprising at least in part a sheet of architectural laminate with an exterior decorative surface providing at least in part an exterior surface of a portion of the luggage. 
   
   
       14 . The luggage of  claim 13  where the architectural laminate is fastened directly to a wall of the luggage. 
   
   
       15 . The luggage of  claim 13  including a layer of backing material underneath the architectural laminate. 
   
   
       16 . The luggage of  claim 15  where the backing material comprises cardboard, corrugated paper, an open or closed cell foam plastic sheet, a solid polymer sheet, textile material, Neoprene rubber, or leather. 
   
   
       17 . A method of manufacturing luggage comprising
 (a) forming a plurality of walls into a body of the luggage including an interior adapted to hold objects and accessible through an opening in the body, one of said walls comprising a pliable sheet material, and another of said walls comprising a substantially rigid sheet of architectural laminate having an exterior decorative surface that provides at least a portion of an exterior surface of the luggage, and   (b) attaching said walls together.   
   
   
       19 . The method of claim  18  where an edge portion of the wall comprising the pliable sheet material is attached to an edge portion of the sheet of architectural laminate. 
   
   
       20 . The method of claim  18  where the sheet of architectural laminate initially is planar and at least a portion thereof is reshaped into a predetermined non-planar shape that maintains said predetermined wall shape after being reshaped and included in the second wall. 
   
   
       21 . The method of claim  18  where the edge portions have a piping therebetween. 
   
   
       22 . A method of manufacturing luggage comprising forming a luggage body including at least one portion thereof comprising a pliable sheet and another portion thereof comprising a sheet of architectural laminate with an exterior decorative surface providing at least in part an exterior surface of said luggage. 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 22  where an edge portion of the wall comprising the pliable sheet material is attached to an edge portion of the sheet of architectural laminate. 
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 22  where the sheet of architectural laminate initially is planar and at least a portion thereof is reshaped into a predetermined non-planar shape that maintains said predetermined wall shape after being reshaped and included in the luggage body.

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