LUGGAGE CAPABLE OF BEING OPENED IN ALL DIRECTIONS

A luggage includes a first case, a second case, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion has a pair of teeth rows connected to the first case and the second case respectively and two sliders engage the teeth rows. The sliders are moved to make the teeth rows mesh together or separate. When the sliders are moved to separate the teeth rows and they are moved to the same side of the second case, the meshed section of the teeth rows becomes a hinge of the second case for opening and closing the luggage. As a result, the second case is capable of being opened in all directions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field

The invention relates to a suitcase or a luggage, and more particularly to a luggage which is capable of being opened in all directions.

2. Description of Related Art

A suitcase or a luggage is widely used in storing goods for people in traveling. A conventional suitcase includes a case, a lid, and a zipper to connect the lid to the case. The lid has a side connected to the case, and the zipper is pulled to open or close the lid.

This kind of conventional suitcase only can be opened in one direction. Sometime the opened lid is blocked by wall or desk. The user has to turn the suitcase in 180 degrees to open it again.

An improved suitcase is capable of opening the lid in all directions. Such suitcase has a bag in the case to receive goods. It is easy to understand that user has to open the suitcase and then open the bag to take goods. It is inconvenient to user.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above, the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a luggage, which is capable of being opened in all directions.

In order to achieve the objective of the present invention, a luggage includes a first case having a first board and a first rim portion connected to an edge of the first board to form a room within the first board and the first rim portion and an opening at a side opposite to the first board; a second case having a second board and a second rim portion connected to an edge of the second board; and a connecting device having a pair of teeth rows and two sliders, wherein the teeth rows are connected to the first rim portion of the first case and the second rim portion of the second case, and the sliders engage the teeth rows.

As a result, the sliders are moved to mesh the teeth row together or separate the teeth rows, and when the sliders are moved to separate the teeth rows and the sliders are move to the same side of the second case, the teeth rows have a section meshed together to become a hinge for opening and closing the second case.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1andFIG. 2show a luggage of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a first case10, a second case20, and a connecting device30connecting the first case10to the second case20.

The first case10has a first board12and a first rim portion14connected to the first board12to form a room16within the first board12and the first rim portion14and an opening18at a side opposite to the first board12.

Similar to the first case10, the second case20has a second board22and a second rim portion24connected to the second board22. In the present embodiment, the first case10is the main of the luggage, and the second case20is a lid.

The connecting device30is a zipper in the present embodiment, including a pair of teeth rows32and two sliders34. The teeth rows32are connected to edges of the first rim portion14of the first case10and the second rim portion22of the second case20, respectively, and the sliders34engage the teeth rows32. Moving the sliders34may mesh the teeth rows32together or separate them.

As shown inFIG. 3, the first rim portion14is a single element, including a, a first bottom side142opposite to the first top side140, and two first lateral sides144between the first top side140and the first bottom side142. The first rim portion14further includes a flange portion146projected from an edge of the first bottom side142toward the first top side140. Opposite sides of the flange portion146are connected to the first lateral sides144respectively.

Four wheel assemblies40mounted at corners of the first bottom side142of the first case10.

The second rim portion24of the second case20is a single element as well, including a second top side240, and two second lateral sides242at opposite sides of the second top side240.

As shown inFIGS. 4 to 7, when the sliders34are moved to separate the teeth rows24and stopped at the same side of the second case20, the teeth rows24still mesh together at the side where the sliders34stop, and the meshed side becomes a hinge of the second case20to open or close the second case20. It is noted that the first rim portion14has a predetermined height, so that the goods stored in the first case10are kept by the first rim portion14when the luggage is laid down.

As shown inFIG. 8, the luggage is provided with an expanding mechanism50on the first rime portion14. The rime portion14here has a fixed portion60, which connected to the first board12, and a movable portion62, which connected to the second case20through the connecting device30.

The expanding mechanism50includes an extended layer52and a zipper54. The extended layer52has opposite sides connected to the fixed portion60and the movable portion62, and the zipper54has a pair of teeth rows connected to the fixed portion60and the movable portion62. Zipping or unzipping the zipper54may narrow or expand a storage space of the luggage.

In conclusion, the present invention provides the zipper with two sliders32. Moving the sliders32to the same side, and keep a meshed section to be a hinge of the second case20that make the luggage of the present invention be capable of opening in all directions. As a result, when the luggage lays down on the ground, it is no need to worry about the direction to open the luggage. Besides, the first rime portion14and the flange portion146may keep the goods stay in the first case10when the luggage lays down or stands.