Patent ID: 6167994
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A durable device for wheeled luggage, having a shell, the durable device comprising a plate member, made of a highly durable material, displaced from the shell of the luggage a predetermined distance, the plate member including a plurality of projections extending from a back surface of the plate member and a plurality of first recesses provided on the back surface of the plate member; and, a pedestal assembly comprising an outer pedestal provided on an outside of said luggage shell, and an inner pedestal provided on an inside of said luggage shell, the outer pedestal having a plurality of second recesses; wherein said plate member of the durable device is mounted to said outer pedestal by said plurality of projections provided on the back surface of said plate member engaging with said plurality of second recesses provided on said outer pedestal, such that the plate member is located at the outer pedestal above a luggage wheel for avoiding the scratching of the shell of the luggage when the luggage is carried.