Patent ID: 6302250
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A45C,B62B

Abstract:
An article of towable luggage, including a body having a major front wall, a major rear wall, and side walls extending peripherally of said major front and rear walls and supporting said major front and rear walls in spaced relation; the improvement comprising:wheels mounted on one of said major front and rear walls permitting towing of said article over a ground surface in proximity to and supported on said ground surface by said wheels, said one of said major front and rear walls having a greater surface area than any of said side walls;a means for strengthening said one of said major front and rear walls, said means for strengthening not being extended to strengthen any portion of said side walls, said means for strengthening being inside of said article;a retractable and extensible handle;a means for locking said handle in at least one degree of extension; anda means for attachment of said handle to said body of said article, said means for strengthening including at least one component distinct from said means for attachment, said means for attachment allowing rotation of said handle in at least one certain plane, two of said side walls being spaced apart from a width dimension of said handle and on opposite sides of said width dimension, each of said two of said side walls forming a four-sided polygon,wherein said handle has legs, said legs being slidably received within said article.