US 12,225,993 B2
Luggage system
Steve Charles Nichols, Austin, TX (US); Andy Bondhus, Austin, TX (US); Michael Christopher Cieszko, Austin, TX (US); Nicholas James Lombardi, Austin, TX (US); Dustin Bullock, Austin, TX (US); and John Warren Dow, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by YETI Coolers, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,508.
Application 17/208,508 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/839,311, filed on Apr. 3, 2020, granted, now 12,108,853.
Application 16/839,311 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/735,013, filed on Jan. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,517,086.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/830,203, filed on Apr. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,886, filed on Jan. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,888, filed on Jan. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0204663 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. A45C 5/03 (2006.01); A45C 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 5/03 (2013.01) [A45C 5/141 (2013.01); A45C 2005/037 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suitcase comprising:
a base including:
a first shell structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first shell structure having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a bottom portion connected to the first end of the first shell structure and configured to support the suitcase on a surface;
a first interior void defined by the first shell structure and the bottom portion; and
a lid rotatably connected to the base, the lid including:
a second shell structure having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the second shell structure having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end;
a top portion connected to the third end of the second shell structure; and
a second interior void defined by the second shell structure and the top portion; and
an interior liner releasably secured to either the base within the first interior void or the lid within the second interior void, wherein the interior liner includes at least one storage cavity recessed from an upper surface of the interior liner, wherein the interior liner includes a plurality of first fastener portions positioned near the upper surface of the interior liner that releasably connect to a plurality of second fastener portions positioned on either the base or the lid;
wherein an upper fabric binding extends along the upper surface of the interior liner, and wherein each first fastener portion of the plurality of first fastener portions is affixed to a tab, wherein the tab wraps over the upper fabric binding such that a first end of the tab is secured to an interior surface of the interior liner and a second end of the tab is secured to an exterior surface of the interior liner, wherein the first end of the tab is located along the interior surface of the interior liner and the second end of the tab is located along the exterior surface of the interior liner;
wherein the interior liner includes a first set of openings extending through a first side of the interior liner and a second set of openings extending through a second side of the interior liner, wherein the first side is opposite the second side;
wherein each opening of the first set of openings includes a flexible grommet, and wherein the flexible grommet has an interior layer and an exterior layer that are joined together and the interior layer has a first outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with the interior surface of the interior liner and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet has a second outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with the exterior surface of the interior liner, and wherein the flexible grommet is formed from a fabric material; and
wherein a mount located on one of the base or the lid extends through a corresponding opening of the first set of openings of the interior liner and a hole located in a corresponding grommet.