Luggage with shells having varied depths
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 ).
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 at least one of said opposing end walls along which said article separates;
a first portion of the line of separation extending along a portion of said minor faces;
a second portion of the line of separation extending along one of said major faces; and
at least one support element operably associated with said other of said opposing end walls.
2. The luggage case of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the line of separation extends along a substantial height of the case.
3. The luggage case of claim 2 , 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.
4. The luggage case of claim 2 , wherein the first portion extends along greater than 80 percent of the height of the case.
5. The luggage case of claim 4 , 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.
6. The luggage case of claim 1 , wherein the line of separation along the first portion is substantially parallel to at least one of said major faces.
7. The luggage case of claim 1 , wherein a transition region between the first and second portions defines a distinct transition.
8. The luggage case of claim 7 , wherein the transition is one of either a discrete angle or a curve.
9. The luggage case of claim 7 , wherein said transition region extends in a direction away from said one of said major faces and towards the other of said major faces.
10. The luggage case of claim 1 , wherein said first portion extends along said minor faces at a location proximate said one of said major faces.
11. The luggage case of claim 10 , wherein said second portion extends along said one of said major faces.
12. The luggage case of claim 1 , wherein the line of separation intersects a common edge between said minor faces and said one of said major faces at an angle to said one of said major faces.
13. 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.
14. The luggage case of claim 1 , further comprising a telescoping handle attached to a portion of a rear face.
15. The luggage case of claim 14 , wherein the second portion of the line of separation extends across the rear face between the telescoping handle and the at least one support element.
16. 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 a first 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 second 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 shallower than the first depth of the lid; and]
wherein a plurality of wheels is coupled to a lower portion of the base.
17. The luggage case of claim 16 , wherein:
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 jogs around the first plurality of spinner wheels along one of said front and rear faces.
18. The luggage case of claim 17 , wherein:
the line of closure extends across the front face equidistant between the top and bottom faces; and
each 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.
19. The luggage case of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of wheels are spinner wheels.
20. The luggage case of claim 16 , wherein the line of closure intersects a major face of the case at an angle to the major face.
21. 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 by a line of separation, and the external structure having an upper portion and a transition portion along a height of the luggage case;
a first portion of the line of separation extending along minor faces of the upper portion of the external structure; and
a second portion of the line of separation extending along a major face, wherein:
a depth of the base in the transition portion tapers from a depth of the base in the upper portion to a depth of the base at said major face; and
a depth of the lid in the transition portion tapers from a depth of the lid at said major face to a depth of the lid in said upper portion.