ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,384, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to TUMI INC. (Edison, N.J.).
"Luggage including modular luggage frame" was invented by Paul V. Scicluna (Delanco, N.J.) and Victor G. Sanz (Whitehouse Station, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A configurable shell (12, 14) for a configurable article of luggage (10) is disclosed. The configurable shell comprises a first panel (30) and four side panels (32, 34), an outer frame subassembly (54, 134), an inner frame subassembly (56, 136), and a central frame subassembly (50, 130). The frame subassemblies define a frame. The frame and the panels are configurable in length, width, and depth to provide ...