Patent ID: 6041900
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
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 of towable luggage over a ground surface with said wheels mounted on one of said major front and rear walls being in proximity to said ground surface and said article of towable luggage being supported on said ground surface by said wheels mounted on said one of said front and rear major walls; andmeans for towing said article of towable luggage over said ground surface, said article of towable luggage being towed in a position selected from the group of positions consisting of:(a) said article of towable luggage being positioned such that said article of towable luggage is not supported on said ground surface by at least one of said wheels mounted on said one of said major front and rear walls; and(b) said article of towable luggage being positioned such that all of said wheels mounted on said one of said major front and rear walls are in proximity to said ground surface and support said article of towable luggage on said ground surface,wherein said means for towing comprises a handle having legs, said legs being slidably received within said article of towable luggage, said legs being slidable into said article of towable luggage through a side wall thereof, each of said legs including a hinge permitting pivoting of said legs and said handle into a position for towing said article of towable luggage, said legs being telescopic legs, and each of said legs further including a stop member prohibiting removal of each said leg entirely from within said article of towable luggage;said article of towable luggage further including at least two ground engaging wheels rotatable about a fixed axis, said ground engaging wheels being mounted on one of said side walls.