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A portable and collapsible carrier for transporting items of luggage, and the like, including an elongated base member having wheels at the outer ends thereof for supporting the carrier for movement over a support surface. A plurality of laterally spaced sockets are provided in the base member for r

A portable and collapsible carrier for transporting items of luggage, and the like, including an elongated base member having wheels at the outer ends thereof for supporting the carrier for movement over a support surface. A plurality of laterally spaced sockets are provided in the base member for receiving the lower ends of laterally spaced, upwardly extending frame portions. Spring clips having detents thereon extend through openings in the lower ends of the frame portions and secure the frame portions in the sockets. The frame portions are in sections which telescope within each other to collapse the carrier. The frame portions are held in extended positions either by an auxiliary frame member which spreads the sections or by a spring clip. One or more support frame members, which are pivotally mounted on the base member for movement between operative and inoperative positions, support items to be transported on the carrier. An elastic cord has its ends permanently connected to the support frame members for safety.

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A carrier for luggage and the like, comprising an elongated base member adapted for movement over a support surface, elongated upright frame means carried by and extending generally vertically upwardly from said base member and defining a handle for manipulating said carrier, support means including

A carrier for luggage and the like, comprising an elongated base member adapted for movement over a support surface, elongated upright frame means carried by and extending generally vertically upwardly from said base member and defining a handle for manipulating said carrier, support means including laterally spaced support frame members pivotally carried by said base member and movable between inoperative positions adjacent to one of said base member and frame means and operative positions extending generally horizontally outwardly from said base member for supporting one or more items to be transported on said carrier, and elongated resilient retaining means having an intermediate portion and opposite ends, said opposite ends being non-removably connected to respective ones of said support frame members and being freely shiftable along the lengths thereof, and at least one hook mounted on said intermediate portion of said resilient retaining means so as to be freely slidable thereon, said support frame members and said resilient retaining means coacting to support and retain one or more items to be transported on said carrier when said support frame members are in their operative positions with said item or items resting thereon and with said hook engaged with said upright frame means so that said intermediate portion of said resilient retaining means engages said item or items, the non-removable connection of said opposite ends of said resilient retaining means with said support frame members and the freely slidable mounting of said hook on said intermediate portion contributing to the safety of use of said carrier by causing said intermediate portion and hook to snap harmlessly away from a user if said intermediate portion is accidentally released while said resilient retaining means is in tension. In a carrier for luggage and the like, including an elongated base member adapted for movement over a support surface, elongated, upright frame means connected to said base member and extending generally vertically upwardly therefrom, said upright frame means including a pair of elongated, laterally spaced, upwardly extending portions, support means carried by said base member for supporting one or more items to be transported on said carrier, and an auxiliary frame member carried by said elongated, laterally spaced, upwardly extending portions of said upright frame means and movable between an operative position wherein a portion of said auxiliary frame member engages and is retained by the upwardly extending portions of said upright frame means and an inoperative position disengaged from said upright portions, said auxiliary frame member having a horizontal section about which said auxiliary frame is adapted to pivot, the improvement of at least one bearing member for pivotally connecting said auxiliary frame member to said upright frame means, said bearing member having at least one vertical bore therethrough for receiving a part of one of the laterally spaced, upwardly extending portions of said upright frame means, and said bearing member having a horizontally extending recess therein for receiving, retaining, and pivotally supporting at least a portion of the horizontal section of said auxiliary frame member, said auxiliary frame member providing additional support for one or more items on said carrier when said auxiliary frame member is in its operative position.