Luggage having a tapered lid depth

Abstract

A luggage is disclosed having a front face opposite a rear face, a plurality of sides, and at least one support. The plurality of side faces collectively surround the front and rear faces. Each side face connects the front face to the rear face. The plurality of side faces includes at least an upper face opposite a lower face. The lower face includes a front portion extending forwardly of the upper face. The at least one support is coupled to the front portion of the lower face. A handle is coupled to the upper face.

1 . A luggage comprising:
 a front face opposite a rear face;   a plurality of side faces collectively surrounding the front and rear faces,
 each side face connecting the front face to the rear face, 
 the plurality of side faces including at least an upper face opposite a lower face, 
 the lower face including a front portion extending forwardly of the upper face, 
   at least one support coupled to the front portion of the lower face; and   at least one handle coupled to the upper face.   
     
     
         2 . The luggage of  claim 1 , wherein a parting line extends across each of the plurality of side faces to define a lid and a base, the lid including the front face, the base including the rear face. 
     
     
         3 . The luggage of  claim 2 , wherein the lid includes the front portion of the lower face. 
     
     
         4 . The luggage of  claim 2 , wherein the front portion extends from the front face toward the parting line. 
     
     
         5 . The luggage of  claim 1 , wherein the support is a spinner wheel. 
     
     
         6 . The luggage of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one support includes a second support coupled to the lower face proximate the rear face 
     
     
         7 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein the parting line lies in a vertical plane. 
     
     
         8 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein:
 a segment of the parting line extends from the lower face to the upper face, and 
 the segment of the parting line is vertically aligned. 
 
     
     
         9 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein:
 a segment of the parting line extends from the lower face to the upper face, and 
 the segment of the parting line is parallel with the rear face. 
 
     
     
         10 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein a depth of the base measured between the rear face and the parting line is substantially constant between the lower and upper faces. 
     
     
         11 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein a depth of the lid measured between the front face and the parting line tapers from proximate the lower face toward the upper face. 
     
     
         12 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein the lid has a lid depth measured between the front face and the parting line, the base has a base depth measured between the rear face and the parting line, and a ratio of the lid depth to the base depth is between 2:1 and 20:1. 
     
     
         13 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein:
 the front face includes an upper portion adjacent the upper face, and a lower portion adjacent the lower face, 
 the upper portion is substantially parallel with the rear face, and 
 the lower portion extends from the upper portion away from the rear face toward the lower face. 
 
     
     
         14 . The luggage of  claim 13  wherein the front face includes the upper portion and the lower portion in the ratio of between 1:1 and 3:1. 
     
     
         15 . The luggage of  claim 13  wherein the front face includes the upper portion and the lower portion in the ratio of at least 5:1. 
     
     
         16 . The luggage of  claim 2  further comprising a zipper and a hinge connecting the lid and the base along the parting line. 
     
     
         17 . A luggage comprising:
 a lid coupled to a front end of a base along a parting line,
 each of the lid and base extending between a lower end and an upper end, 
 a depth of the base is substantially constant between the lower and upper ends of the base, 
 a depth of the lid tapers from proximate the lower end of the lid toward the upper end of the lid; and 
   at least one support coupled to the lower end of the lid.   
     
     
         18 . The luggage of  claim 16  wherein:
 the lid includes a lower portion adjacent the lower end of the lid, and an upper portion adjacent the upper end of the lid, 
 the depth of the lid tapers in the lower portion of the lid, and 
 the depth of the lid is substantially constant in the upper portion of the lid. 
 
     
     
         19 . The luggage of  claim 18  wherein:
 the lid includes the upper portion and the lower portion in a ratio of between 1:1 and 3:1. 
 
     
     
         20 . The luggage of  claim 18  wherein:
 the lid includes the upper portion and the lower portion in a ratio of at least 5:1. 
 
     
     
         21 . A luggage comprising:
 a front face opposite a rear face;   a plurality of side faces collectively surrounding the front and rear faces,
 each side face connecting the front face to the rear face, 
 the plurality of side faces including at least an upper face opposite a lower face; 
   a parting line dividing the luggage into a lid and a base, the lid including the front face, the base including the rear face,
 at least a portion of the front face extends from proximate the lower face toward the upper face in a direction toward the rear face; and 
   at least one support connected to the lid on the lower face.   
     
     
         22 . The luggage of  claim 21 , wherein:
 a segment of the parting line extends substantially linearly between the lower face and the upper face.