ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,154, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TUMI INC. (Edison, N.J.).
"Expandable luggage" was invented by Paul V. Scicluna (Delanco, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable frame (15, 115) for a carrying article is disclosed. A frame (15) for an expandable article of luggage (10) includes a first frame member (16) including a first recess (54), a second frame member (16) including a second recess (64), and a gusset (22) extending between the first frame member (16) and the second frame member (18) to secure the first frame member (16) to the second frame member (18). A first edge (40) of the gusset (22) is received in the firs...