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The disclosure and prior art relates to luggage assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new luggage assembly for piggybacking a second suitcase on a first suitcase.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of first rollers that is coupled to a bottom of a first suitcase. A first handle is selectively extensible from the first suitcase so that the first handle is positioned above and perpendicular to a top of the first suitcase. The first handle is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user to urge the first suitcase to roll across a surface. A plate, which is coupled to and is selectively extensible from the bottom of the first suitcase, is selectively positionable in a retracted configuration, wherein the plate is stowed adjacent to the bottom, and an extended configuration, wherein the plate extends from and is perpendicular to a front of the first suitcase. The plate is configured to position an article so that the article is locomoted with the first suitcase.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
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A first handle 56 is coupled to and is selectively extensible from the back 44 of the first suitcase 12 so that the first handle 56 is positioned above and perpendicular to a top 58 of the first suitcase 12. The first handle 56 is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user to urge the first suitcase 12 to roll on the first rollers 36 across a surface.
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A second handle 64 is coupled to and is selectively extensible from the rear face 54 of the second suitcase 14 so that the handle is positioned above and perpendicular to an upper face 66 of the second suitcase 14. The second handle 64 is configured to be grasped in the hand of the user to urge the second suitcase 14 to roll on the second rollers 46 across the surface.
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The first suitcase 12 comprises a first strap 72 that has opposing endpoints 74. Each opposing endpoint 74 is coupled to the top 58 of the first suitcase 12 so that the first strap 72 is configured to be grasped in the hand of the user to lift the first suitcase 12. The second suitcase 14 comprises a second strap 76 that has opposing ends 78. Each opposing end 78 is coupled to the upper face 66 of the second suitcase 14. The second strap 76 is configured to be grasped in the hand of the user to lift the second suitcase 14.
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A track 84 is coupled to the bottom 38 of the first suitcase 12, as shown in
A lip 92 is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly from an edge 94 of the plate 80. The lip 92 is in substantial abutment with the front 82 of the first suitcase 12 with the plate 80 in the retracted configuration. The lip 92, with the plate 80 in the extended configuration, is configured to retain the article on the plate 80.
The lower face 48 of the second suitcase 14 is substantially complementary to an upper surface 96 of the plate 80. The user is positioned to place the second suitcase 14 on the upper surface 96 of the plate 80 between the lip 92 and the front 82 of the first suitcase 12.
A plurality of first connectors 98 is coupled to the first suitcase 12. A plurality of second connectors 100 is coupled to the second suitcase 14. The second connectors 100 are complementary to the first connectors 98 so that each second connector 100 is positioned to selectively couple to a respective first connector 98 to couple the second suitcase 14 to the first suitcase 12. The plurality of second connectors 100 comprises two second connectors 100 that are coupled singly to a first side 102 and a second side 104 of the second suitcase 14 proximate to the rear face 54.
Each second connector 100 comprises a second handgrip 106 that is pivotally coupled to the second suitcase 14. Each first connector 98 comprises a first handgrip 108 that is pivotally coupled to the first suitcase 12. The second handgrips 106 and the first handgrips are 108 complementarily magnetized so that each second handgrip 106 is positioned to selectively magnetically couple to a respective first handgrip 108, as shown in
In use, when the user wishes to piggyback the second suitcase 14 on the first suitcase 12, the plate 80 is extended from the slot 90 and the second suitcase 14 is positioned on the upper surface 96 of the plate 80 between the lip 92 and the front 82 of the first suitcase 12. The user then brings each second handgrip 106 into proximity to a respective first handgrip 108 to magnetically couple the second handgrip 106 to the respective first handgrip 108 to couple the second suitcase 14 to the first suitcase 12. The first handle 56 then is extended, positioning the user to grasp the first handle 56, tilt the assembly 10 to elevate the plate 80 from the surface, and to roll the first suitcase 12 and second suitcase 14 upon the set of first wheels 40 across the surface.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.