Generally, embodiments discussed herein may include an article of softside luggage including flexible portions formed from flexible material and a rigid or semi-rigid reinforcing member. One embodiment may take the form of a wheeled duffel including a base wall, a top wall opposite the base wall, a
Generally, embodiments discussed herein may include an article of softside luggage including flexible portions formed from flexible material and a rigid or semi-rigid reinforcing member. One embodiment may take the form of a wheeled duffel including a base wall, a top wall opposite the base wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the base wall to the top wall, a top end wall, and a bottom end wall opposite the top end wall. The wheeled duffel may further include a reinforcing member forming the top and bottom end walls and extending along the base wall from the top end wall to the bottom end wall. The reinforcing member may have an hourglass shape.
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1. A duffel bag comprising: first wall;a plurality of flexible sidewalls joined to the first wall;a first end wall joined to the first wall and the flexible sidewalls;a second end wall opposite the first end wall and joined to the first wall and the flexible sidewalls;a platelike reinforcing member
1. A duffel bag comprising: first wall;a plurality of flexible sidewalls joined to the first wall;a first end wall joined to the first wall and the flexible sidewalls;a second end wall opposite the first end wall and joined to the first wall and the flexible sidewalls;a platelike reinforcing member extends along the first wall, at least a portion of the first end wall, and at least a portion of to the second end wall;the platelike reinforcing member has a symmetrical hourglass shape along the first wall and a C-shaped profile, wherein said symmetrical hourglass shape is formed by the platelike reinforcing member comprising a continuous, solid material along the first wall with said continuous, solid plastic material including a width that approximately matches a width of the first wall at opposing ends of the first wall that are adjacent the first end wall and the second end wall, respectively; a narrowing width between these opposing ends; and perimeter edges that define smooth curved transitions between the opposing ends and the narrowed width of said continuous, solid material; anda pair of carry handles, each carry handle operatively associated with one of the plurality of flexible sidewalls. 2. The duffel bag of claim 1, further comprising: a flexible second wall opposite the first wall;the plurality of flexible sidewalls extend between the first wall and the flexible second wall;the first end wall is joined to the flexible second wall; andthe second end wall is joined to the flexible second wall. 3. The duffel bag of claim 2, wherein the first wall comprises a base wall, the second wall comprises a top wall, the first end wall comprises a top end wall, and the second end wall comprises a bottom end wall. 4. The duffel bag of claim 2, further comprising one or more bars extending between the first end wall and the second end wall. 5. The duffel bag of claim 4, wherein the bars are pultrusion bars. 6. The duffel bag of claim 4, wherein the one or more bars extend along at least a portion of a periphery of the first wall and at least a portion of a periphery of the flexible second wall, and the one or more bars are positioned on opposite sides of the first wall and the flexible second wall. 7. The duffel bag of claim 1, wherein the platelike reinforcing member includes a first portion that is co-extensive with at least a portion of the first end wall, and a second portion that is co-extensive with at least a portion of the second end wall. 8. The duffel bag of claim 7, wherein the first portion of the platelike reinforcement member extends across an entire width of the first end wall, and the second portion of the platelike reinforcement member extends across an entire width of the second end wall. 9. The duffel bag of claim 7, wherein the first wall comprises flexible side portions on opposite sides of the smooth curved transitions of the continuous, solid material of the platelike reinforcing member, and the flexible side portions collapse inwardly when the article of luggage is picked up by a handle. 10. The duffel bag of claim 1, further comprising wheels operatively attached adjacent the second end wall and an extendable handle that extends from the first end wall, and the wheels and extendable handle are operatively coupled to the platelike reinforcing member. 11. The duffel bag of claim 1, wherein the platelike reinforcing member comprises a single piece of a relatively rigid material. 12. The duffel bag of claim 11, wherein the single piece of relatively rigid material comprises a polypropylene board. 13. The duffel bag of claim 1, wherein the platelike reinforcing member is bent to define at least one curved surface.
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