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A bottom plate assembly for wheeled luggage is disclosed. The assembly comprises a support member and a foot sub-assembly both capable of being manufactured from a number of varied molds. With this, a variety of bottom plate assemblies are effected for assembling with a corresponding luggage of conf

A bottom plate assembly for wheeled luggage is disclosed. The assembly comprises a support member and a foot sub-assembly both capable of being manufactured from a number of varied molds. With this, a variety of bottom plate assemblies are effected for assembling with a corresponding luggage of conformed size. The number of molds for manufacturing a variety of luggage are much decreased, resulting in a reduction in the manufacturing and maintenance costs.

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1. A bottom plate assembly/luggage combination (12) of wheeled luggage with a bottom having a width defined by a rear bottom edge and a front bottom edge, and a length defined by two front bottom corners on opposite sides of the front bottom edge, the wheeled luggage including a handle assembly (30)

1. A bottom plate assembly/luggage combination (12) of wheeled luggage with a bottom having a width defined by a rear bottom edge and a front bottom edge, and a length defined by two front bottom corners on opposite sides of the front bottom edge, the wheeled luggage including a handle assembly (30) on a top section of the wheeled luggage and at least two wheels mounted on the rear bottom edge, said bottom plate assembly/luggage combination comprising:a support member (17) for supporting at least a portion of the bottom of the wheeled luggage; a foot sub-assembly (18), releasably secured to the support member (17), and two foot members (181) positioned on opposite ends of the foot sub-assembly (18) for securing the foot sub-assembly (18) to the bottom near the front bottom edge of the wheeled luggage, wherein the support member (17) includes: a flange (171) positioned on the rear edge of the wheeled luggage between the two wheels; two spaced sockets (1710) provided on the flange (171) substantially facing the bottom for receiving the handle assembly (30); a support plate (172) extended from the flange (171) and positioned at the bottom of the wheeled luggage; and one pair of yoke members (173) extended outward from opposite ends of the support plate (172) for engaging the support plate (172) with the foot sub-assembly (18), wherein each of the yoke members (173) has a length, together with the foot sub-assembly (18), to suit the width of the bottom of the wheeled luggage.