Patent ID: 7021436

Claim:
An article of upright rolling luggage, comprising: a luggage case having a bottom wall, a top wall opposed from said bottom wall, and a rear wall extending between a rear edge of said bottom wall and a rear edge of said top wall; at least one wheel rotatably mounted to a portion of said luggage case substantially at said rear edge of said bottom wall; at least one base extending from said bottom wall and having at least one portion spaced apart from said wheel; at least one foot rotatably mounted to said base, said foot rotatable from a first position where a length of said foot extends in a first direction so that said foot is substantially adjacent to said bottom wall to a second position where said length of said foot extends in a second direction away from a plane defined by said bottom wall; wherein said at least one foot extends a first distance from said bottom wall when moved to said second position, said at least one wheel extends a second distance from said bottom wall, and said first distance is greater than said second distance.