Patent ID: 9468277
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A45C

Claim Text:
1. A luggage case comprising: opposing front and back walls forming major faces of the luggage case; opposing side walls forming side faces of the luggage case and extending between the opposing front and back walls; opposing top and bottom end walls forming top and bottom ends of the luggage case wherein the front, back, side, top end, and bottom end walls together define an outer structure and enclosed space of the luggage case; at least one recess defined by at least one of the walls proximate the bottom end of the luggage case; at least one pair of spinner wheel assemblies joined to at least one of the walls proximate the bottom end of the luggage case, each spinner wheel assembly including at least one wheel that rotates about at least two orthogonal axes, and each spinner wheel assembly pivots about a pivot axis from a first position where the at least one wheel projects beyond the bottom end wall to engage a support surface to allow the luggage case to be wheeled on the support surface to a second position where the least one wheel is positioned within one of the at least one recess and does not project beyond the bottom end wall; and an actuation mechanism including a user engagement component and at least one actuation assembly, the user engagement component movably joined to one of the walls of the luggage case at a location remote from the spinner wheel assemblies, the at least one actuation assembly operatively associated with the user engagement component and operatively associated with at least one of the spinner wheel assemblies, the at least one actuation assembly comprising: wherein: