Patent ID: 7097017

Claim:
A suitcase, comprising: a main body having a front surface, rear surface, first and second side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, a bottom rear edge at the meeting point of the bottom surface and the rear surface as well as a top rear edge adjacent to the meeting point of the top surface and the rear surface; a seat having a top seat surface, a bottom, a front edge and a rear edge, the seat is pivotally secured to rotate about the top rear edge of the main body for pivotal motion from a storage position along the rear surface to a use position located on and supported by the top surface of the main body; a seat support structure supporting the seat for rotation between its use position on said top surface and its storage position adjacent said rear surface; a pivot centrally located on each of the first and second side surfaces, the seat support structure includes first and second seat swing arms secured to the pivot on the first and second side surfaces of the suitcase, wherein each seat swing arm includes a first end and a second end, the first end of each seat swing arm is pivotally secured to the pivot on the first or second side surfaces of the main body, while the second end of each seat swing arm is pivotally secured proximately midway between the front edge and the rear edge to the seat bottom along opposite sides thereof in a manner permitting the seat to be selectively rotated upwardly from its storage position along the rear surface of the main body toward the top surface of the main body; and, wheels coupled along the bottom rear edge, wherein the wheels are positioned such that they only engage the support surface when the suitcase is tipped from a vertical orientation exceeding a predetermined angle.