Patent Publication Number: US-2018027939-A1

Title: Magnetic Case of Luggage

Description:
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. Ser. No. 15/062,296, filed on Mar. 7, 2016, entitled “COVER STRUCTURE FOR A LUGGAGE CASE”. The entire disclosure of the cited application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to a luggage case, and more particularly to a cover structure for a luggage case. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Today, luggage cases have become indispensible travel companions. In order to carry more goods and store the goods in a more classified manner, the luggage cases are mostly provided with a plurality of layers of pockets which are disposed on a cover. The cover is connected and can be closed and opened with respect to a case body by a zipper. However, the zipper is susceptible to break and corrosion after repeated use. 
     The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is aimed at providing a case of a luggage, which may ensure the lid being closed. 
     In order to achieve the objective of the present invention, a case of a luggage includes a case body having a sided portion; a support frame connected to an interior side of the sided portion of the case body; a first magnetic member coupled to the support frame; a lid pivoted to the case body; and a second magnetic member coupled to the lid, wherein the second magnetic member is attracted by the first magnetic member when the lid is moved toward the case body to close the lid. 
     In an embodiment, a gap is left between the first magnetic member and the interior side of the sided portion of the case body. 
     In an embodiment, a top of the first magnetic member is lower than an edge of the sided portion of the case body. 
     In an embodiment, the lid has a portion attached to an interior side of sided portion of the case body when the lid is closed. 
     In an embodiment, the edge of the lid has a curved portion to guide the lid attaching the interior side of the sided portion of the case body. 
     In an embodiment, the edge of the sided portion of the sided portion of the case body has a curved portion to guide the lid attaching the interior side of the sided portion of the case body. 
     In an embodiment, the first magnetic member is a substantially L-shaped member mounted at a corner of the case body. 
     In an embodiment, the support frame is a rectangular frame with four corners to be connected to the sided portion of the case body. 
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the lid opened; 
       FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of the corner of the sided portion of the case body of the preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the lid closed; and 
       FIG. 4  is a sectional view along the  4 - 4  line of  FIG. 3 . 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-4 , a luggage in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a case  10 , four wheels  12  connected to a bottom of the case  10 , and a telescoping handle  14  mounted on a back of the case  10 . 
     The case  10  has a case body  16  and a lid  18 . The lid  18  has an end hinged to the case body  16  to be opened and closed. Two connecting members  20  have opposite end connected to the case body  16  and the lid  18  to limit a range of the lid  18  to be opened. 
     The case body  16  has a sided portion  22  and a support frame  24  connected to an interior side of the sided portion  22 . The case  10  further is provided with a lock member  26  on the sided portion  22  to be secured with a latch  28  of the lid  18 . The support frame  24  is a rectangular frame with four curved corners. In an embodiment, the support frame  24  and the sided portion  22  is a single element. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the support frame  24  has an outer surface  30  facing the lid  18 , and the outer surface  30  of the support frame  24  is lower than an edge  32  of the sided portion  22 . The edge  32  of the sided portion  22  has a curved portion  34 . Two first magnetic members  36  are mounted on the outer surface  30  of the support frame  24 . In the present embodiment, the first magnetic members  36  are two L-shaped magnets mounted on the upper corners of the support frame  24 , respectively. The first magnetic members  36  are kept a predetermined distance from the interior side of the sided portion  22 , which means that a gap  38  is left between each first magnetic member and the interior side of the sided portion  22 . Tops of the first magnetic members  36  still are lower than the edge of the sided portion  22 . A fabric (not shown) is connected to the sided portion  22 , and covers the support frame  24  and the first magnetic members  36 . 
     The lid  18  has a sided portion  22  and two second magnetic members  40  mounted on an edge of the sided portion  22 . In the present embodiment, the second magnetic members  40  are two iron pieces mounted at upper corners of the edge of the lid  18  to be attracted to the first magnetic members  36 . In another embodiment, the first magnetic members  36  on the case body  16  are iron pieces, and the second magnetic members  40  on the lid  18  are magnets. Yet in another embodiment, both the first and the second magnetic members  36 ,  40  are magnets with opposite magnetic poles facing each other. The edge of the lid  18  has a curved portion  42  as well. In the present preferred embodiment, a rubber member  44  is connected to the lid  18  to embed the second magnetic members  40  therein, and the curved portion  42  is formed on the rubber member  44 . 
     When the lid  18  is moved toward the case body  16 , the second magnetic members  40  on the lid  18  are attracted to the first magnetic members  36  on the case body  16  to force the lid  18  connecting to the case body  16  and make the latch  28  locked with the lock member  26 . When the lid  18  is closed, the edge of the lid  18  has a portion touching the interior side of the sided portion  22  of the case body  16 . At this time, the curved portions  34 ,  42  of the case body  16  and the lid  18  are helpful to engaging the edge of the lid  18  with the sided portion  22  of the case body  16 , and the case body  16  and the lid  18  each has a portion overlapped when the lid  18  is closed. 
     While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.