CPC A45C 5/14 (2013.01) [B60B 19/003 (2013.01); A45C 2005/148 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A luggage case comprising a container with a storage space defined by a narrow rear wall, wide side walls including a first side wall and a second side wall, and a rectangular luggage base with at least a long side edge being a long base edge of one of the wide side walls and a short first edge being a short base edge of the narrow rear wall, the first edge having a first recess at a first end of the first edge and second recess at a second end of the first edge, wherein the narrow rear wall is narrow compared to the width of the wide side walls; wherein the first edge is a short first edge that is short compared to the long side edge; wherein the luggage case further comprises a wheelbase having a wheelset including at least a first omni-wheel mounted to in the first recess and a second omni-wheel mounted to in the second recess; wherein the first and second omni-wheels permit lateral rolling motion and each of the first and second omni-wheels comprise a main axle fixed relative to the luggage case, the fixed main axle being substantially parallel to a straight line extending between the first and second ends; wherein the fixed main axle, the first and second recesses, and a portion of each of the first and second omni-wheels, are within the boundaries of a volume which is defined by the intersection of a rectangular footprint of the luggage case and a side projection of one of the wide side walls: wherein the first and second recesses and the first and second ends are located at corners of the first edge and the wide side walls that are at extreme ends of the first edge to maximize storage space within the luggage case; wherein the first and second omni-wheels are housed in widely spaced recesses at the extreme ends of the first edge; telescopic handle arms being housed in widely spaced channels of the rear wall wherein the wheel set is a first set of wheels; and the luggage case further comprises: a second set of wheels including one or two additional wheels spaced laterally from the main axle, the first and second wheel sets being structurally connected, whereby mounts of each of the first and second sets of wheels are adapted to contact a ground or floor surface so that the luggage case is self-supporting and the first and second sets of wheels have a fixed orientation.
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