Dresser luggage

Abstract

Disclosed is a large capacity piece of luggage that complies with the maximum size requirements of the airlines with a plurality of special features. These include an infinitely variable position handle used to either pull or push the luggage on two large curb climbing wheels. The handle can rotate in a horizontal plane from one of its supporting vertical members to provide a temporary closet rod for hanging clothes from hangers. The handle also includes hooks to hang clothes from. Also included is a telescoping integral luggage cart with steerable auxiliary wheels. Other features include fixed, but removable identification plaques that are externally visible, an externally visible large figure digital travel alarm clock, an integral fold out table disposed within the cover of the luggage and supported thereby, and an externally accessible freshen kit and utility drawer. The invention further includes a chest of drawers feature which allows interior bags to be used either as drawers or to be removable from the parent bag and used as separate luggage to double the capacity of the original piece of luggage. Finally, on the back of the luggage is a pouch type of an enclosure similar to that which are on the backs of front car seats which may be accessed from the upper side to store a newspaper, magazines and the like.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to the field of travel luggage, and more specifically concerns luggage that provides maximum increase in capacity during a trip, allows it to be combined with numerous other bags in a manageable fashion using an integral luggage cart, but still is adapted by reason of size for use with travel on commercial airliners. The airlines have rules that allow luggage of a certain maximum size to be checked when checking in at curbside or at the ticket counter. At present the size limitation is a combined dimension not to exceed 63 inches. The luggage of the present invention is sized to meet, but not exceed, that maximum size permitted by the airlines under the present rules. Notwithstanding its size, however, the inventive luggage is capable of being handled readily by one person and can be pulled using its unique variable position handle and large wheels or pushed using its large wheels and s...

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Benefits of technology

[0011] Another principal object of the present invention is to provide a piece of luggage that has greatly expandable capacity through the use of interior bags with removable covers that act as drawers and can be taken out of the dresser luggage, the covers replaced to convert them to luggage again, to carry additional items in excess of those which are placed in the parent bag after the removal of these other bags.

[0020] One more object of the invention is to provide a storage pouch on the exterior of the dresser luggage for quick storage of small flat items such as magazines and newspapers.

Problems solved by technology

These include size limitations for checked baggage, which the inventive luggage is designed to meet despite its substantial capacity and capacity for substantial expansion during the course of a journey.

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