Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Patent
1996-01-04
1998-08-25
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
280 4729, 280 37, 190 18A, B62B 114
Patent
active
057976171
ABSTRACT:
A luggage system including a plurality of luggage pieces has a dolly connector unit including a latch plate member fixably located on each of the luggage pieces; and a dolly including a wheeled base. A handle frame including a parallel spaced pair of telescoping columns of first through last column members projecting from the base. A handle member being rigidly connected between the last column members of the columns for manipulation of the dolly. A platform is pivotally connected to the base on a platform axis proximate the handle frame and having an extended position perpendicular to the handle frame and a retracted position parallel to and proximate the handle frame, a support for contacting the roadway surface in the extended position of the platform for providing a rest position of the dolly wherein the platform is fixed parallel to the roadway surface with the wheels also contacting the roadway surface, the dolly also having an inclined transport position with the wheels rollably supporting the dolly. The dolly also has a luggage connector unit supported on the handle frame for coupling the dolly connector units, at least one luggage piece being supportable partly on the platform and partly by the handle frame when the luggage connector unit is coupled to the corresponding dolly connector unit.
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