Patent ID: 6073737
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A luggage system for detachably securing and transporting multiple luggage pieces in a side-by-side arrangement, said luggage system comprising:at least a first luggage piece and a second luggage piece, each having a generally oblong rectangular configuration with a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, and a hollow inner cavity, the top and bottom walls of the first luggage piece aligning with the top and bottom walls respectively of the second luggage piece;at least three wheels extending below the bottom wall of each luggage piece; andmeans for detachably securing the first luggage piece to the second luggage piece positioned in a side-by-side arrangement to the first luggage piece, said means for detachably securing comprising:at least one first extending assembly having an extending member movably held by a track member positioned within the hollow inner cavity near the front wall of one of the first and second luggage pieces, and a corresponding mating-receiving-and-locking element positioned within the hollow inner cavity near the front wall of the other of said first and second luggage pieces; andat least one second extending assembly having an extending member movably held by a track member positioned within the hollow inner cavity near the rear wall of one of the first and second luggage pieces, and a corresponding mating-receiving-and-locking element positioned within the hollow inner cavity near the rear wall of the other of said first and second luggage pieces.