Patent ID: 8875855
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A45C,B60B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A piece of wheeled luggage comprising: a luggage body having a base and a plurality of sides together defining a packing compartment, the base intersecting at least one of the sides; a plurality of spaced and parallel wheels supported on the base, the wheels each having a mount connected to the base and a rolling body, the rolling body being rotatable about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the base; a biasing element comprising a first member and a second member, the second member being rotatable with respect to the first member, the biasing element being operable to releasably restrain movement of the second member in at least one angular position with respect to the first member, the second member being releasable with respect to the first member in response to a torque applied about the pivot axis; wherein the first member is rotatably fixed with respect to the base and the second member is rotatably fixed with respect to at least one rolling body, thereby defining a first controlled wheel.