A luggage case (100, 600, 700, 800, 900) may include opposing sidewalls forming minor faces (105, 106), opposing sidewalls forming major faces (101, 102), and opposing end walls (103, 104) together forming an article defining an enclosed space (109). A line of separation (150) may be formed in said
A luggage case (100, 600, 700, 800, 900) may include opposing sidewalls forming minor faces (105, 106), opposing sidewalls forming major faces (101, 102), and opposing end walls (103, 104) together forming an article defining an enclosed space (109). A line of separation (150) may be formed in said minor faces (105, 160) and end walls (103, 104). A first portion of the line of separation (150) may extend along a first portion of opposing minor faces (105, 106) at a location proximate one of said opposing major faces (101, 102) and corresponding one of said opposing end walls (103, 104) positioned therebetween. A second portion of the line of separation (150) may extend along a second portion of said opposing minor faces (105, 106) in a direction away from said one of said opposing major faces (101, 102) and towards other of said opposing major faces (101, 102).
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1. A luggage case, comprising: opposing sidewalls forming minor faces, opposing sidewalls forming major faces, and opposing end walls together forming an article defining an enclosed space;a line of separation formed in said minor faces and end walls along which said article separates;a first portio
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A luggage case, comprising: opposing sidewalls forming minor faces, opposing sidewalls forming major faces, and opposing end walls together forming an article defining an enclosed space;a line of separation formed in said minor faces and end walls along which said article separates;a first portion of the line of separation extending along a first portion of opposing minor faces at a location proximate one of said opposing major faces, the line of separation also extending along corresponding one of said opposing end walls positioned therebetween;a second portion of the line of separation extending along a second portion of said opposing minor faces in a direction away from said one of said opposing major faces and towards the other of said opposing major faces;the first portion of the line of separation and the second portion of the line of separation extending in two different directions; andat least one support element operably associated with said other of said opposing end walls. 2. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein said second portion of said line of separation extends around at least a portion of said at least one support element to position said at least one support element toward said one of said opposing major faces relative to said second portion of said line of separation. 3. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein said second portion of said line of separation extends around at least a portion of said at least one support element to position said at least one support element toward the other of said opposing faces. 4. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein: said second portion of the line of separation extends across said other of said end walls;at least two support elements mounted on said other of said end walls; andsaid second portion of the line of separation passes between the at least two support elements. 5. The luggage case of claim 4, wherein: the at least two support elements are each foot support elements, and each of the foot support elements are mounted on opposite sides of the line of separation. 6. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the line of separation extends along a substantial height of the case and the second portion defines a deeper depth of the lid than defined by the first portion. 7. The luggage case of claim 6, wherein said one of said opposing end walls defines a top face of the luggage case, and said other of said opposing end walls defines a bottom face of the luggage case. 8. The luggage case of claim 6, wherein the first portion extends along greater than 80 percent of the height of the case. 9. The luggage case of claim 8, wherein said one of said opposing end walls defines a top face of the luggage case, and said other of said opposing end walls defines a bottom face of the luggage case. 10. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the line of separation along the first portion is substantially parallel to the other of said opposing major faces. 11. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the line of separation along the first portion is substantially parallel to said one of said opposing major faces. 12. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein no part of the lid along the first portion of the line of separation is deeper than along the second portion. 13. The luggage case of claim 12, wherein a transition region between the first and second portions defines a distinct transition. 14. The luggage case of claim 13, wherein the transition is one of either a discrete angle or a curve. 15. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the line of separation extends across said second portion of said minor faces and across said other of said opposing end walls. 16. The luggage case of claim 15, wherein the second portion of the line of separation intersects a common edge between said minor faces and other of said opposing end walls at an angle to said other of said opposing end walls. 17. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the support element comprises at least two spinner wheels operably associated with said other of said opposing end walls. 18. A luggage case, comprising: a lid operatively coupled to a base, the lid and the base defining a line of closure along abutting edges of respective perimeters of the lid and the base;wherein the line of closure defines a first depth of the lid and a first depth of the base along an upper portion of said case, the line of closure further defining a second depth of the lid and a second depth of the base along a lower portion of said case;wherein the first depth of the lid is shallower than the first depth of the base;wherein the second depth of the lid is larger than the first depth of the lid;wherein a plurality of wheels is coupled to the lower portion of the base; andwherein the plurality of wheels includes a first plurality of spinner wheels, the luggage case comprises front, rear, top, bottom, left, and right faces, the first plurality of spinner wheels is coupled to the bottom face, and the line of closure logs around the first plurality of spinner wheels coupled to the lid along the respective left and right faces of the luggage case. 19. The luggage case of claim 18, wherein the luggage case includes a top half and a bottom half, the lower portion of said case does not include any part of the top half of said case. 20. The luggage case of claim 18, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of wheels are spinner wheels. 21. The luggage case of claim 18, wherein the line of closure further defines a third depth of the lid and a third depth of the base along a third portion of said case and the line of closure intersects a bottom face of the case perpendicular to the bottom face. 22. The luggage case of claim 18, wherein: the line of closure extends across the bottom face equidistant between the opposing front and rear faces; andeach of said plurality of spinner wheels are mounted at a respective corner defined by an intersection of the bottom face and either adjacent left or right side faces and the front face or either adjacent left or right side faces and the rear face. 23. A hard side luggage case, comprising: a plurality of faces defining an enclosed volume and an external structure, the external structure divided into a lid and a base along a line of separation, and the external structure having at least an upper portion and a transition portion along a height of the luggage case;a first spinner wheel coupled to the lid on a bottom surface of the external structure and a second spinner wheel coupled to the base on the bottom surface, wherein the line of separation extends from the upper portion through the transition portion to the bottom surface between the first spinner wheel and the second spinner wheel; anda depth of the base in the transition portion tapering from a depth of the base in the upper portion to a depth of the base at one of the plurality of faces of the luggage case, and a depth of the lid in the transition portion tapering from a depth of the lid at said one face of the luggage case to a depth of the lid in the upper portion. 24. The luggage case of claim 23, wherein the external structure further includes a lower portion along a height of the luggage case, and respective depths of the lid and the base in the lower portion are substantially constant and similar to respective depths of the lid and the base at the bottom face of the luggage case. 25. The luggage case of claim 23, wherein the ratio of the depth of the base in the upper portion to the depth of the lid in the upper portion is approximately 80/20. 26. A luggage case, comprising: opposing sidewalls forming minor faces, opposing sidewalls forming major faces, and opposing end walls together forming an article defining an enclosed space;a line of separation formed in said minor faces and end walls along which said article separates;a first portion of the line of separation extending along a first portion of opposing minor faces at a location proximate one of said opposing major faces, the line of separation also extending along corresponding one of said opposing end walls positioned therebetween;a second portion of the line of separation extending along a second portion of said opposing minor faces in a direction away from said one of said opposing major faces and towards the other of said opposing major faces;the first portion of the line of separation and the second portion of the line of separation extending in two different directions; anda handle operably associated with said one of said opposing end walls and positioned on said one of said opposing end walls at a location through which a longitudinal axis of the luggage case passes. 27. The luggage case of claim 26, wherein said one of said opposing end walls defines a top face of the luggage case, and other of said opposing end walls defines a bottom face of the luggage case. 28. A luggage case, comprising: opposing sidewalls forming minor faces, opposing sidewalls forming major faces, and opposing end walls together forming an article defining an enclosed space;a line of separation formed in said minor faces and end walls along which said article separates;a first portion of the line of separation extending in a first direction along a first portion of opposing minor faces at a location proximate one of said opposing major faces, the line of separation also extending along corresponding one of said opposing end walls positioned therebetween;a second portion of the line of separation extending along a second portion of said opposing minor faces in a second direction away from said one of said opposing major faces and towards the other of said opposing major faces;a third portion of the line of separation extending along a third portion of said opposing minor faces in a third direction away from said second direction;at least one support element operably associated with said other of said opposing end walls and positioned adjacent the third portion of the line of separation. 29. The luggage case of claim 28, wherein the third portion of the line of separation defines 0 to 30 percent of a total height dimension of the luggage case. 30. The luggage case of claim 28, wherein said one of said opposing end walls defines a top face of the luggage case, and said other of said opposing end walls defines a bottom face of the luggage case.
Paolo M. B. Tiramani ; John A. Bozak ; Soohyun Ham, Containment article having a pair of hingedly connected, substantially identical plastic shells and related improvements.
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