Patent ID: 6478315
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A45C,B62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A wheel assembly for use in combination with wheeled luggage, said wheeled luggage having a front, a back, a top with a guide handle adjacent to the top, and a bottom with wheels adjacent to the bottom front, said wheel assembly comprising:(a) shock-absorbing means to absorb shock while transporting the wheeled luggage across a surface; (b) housing for said shock-absorbing means, said housing comprising a first plate swivelably attached to the front of the wheeled luggage adjacent to the bottom, and a second plate pivotably attached to the first plate and extendable outward from the front of the wheeled luggage; and (c) transport means adjacent to said shock-absorbing means, said transport means to provide additional surface contact and load support to aid in transporting the wheeled luggage.