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An auxiliary hand article of luggage is disclosed, which includes an exteriorly accessible pocket which can be readily converted to a strap for temporarily securing the auxiliary hand article to the U-shaped handle extending upward from the top of a separate article of wheeled luggage. The externall

An auxiliary hand article of luggage is disclosed, which includes an exteriorly accessible pocket which can be readily converted to a strap for temporarily securing the auxiliary hand article to the U-shaped handle extending upward from the top of a separate article of wheeled luggage. The externally accessible pocket is readily converted into a securement strap by the opening of a closure, which may be in the form of a zipper.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [15.] In combination, an article of wheeled luggage and an auxiliary carrying case:said article of wheeled luggage including a storage volume, a plurality of wheels at its lower surface, and a manually graspable, generally U-shaped handle, extending from its upper surface;said

[ What is claimed is:] [15.] In combination, an article of wheeled luggage and an auxiliary carrying case:said article of wheeled luggage including a storage volume, a plurality of wheels at its lower surface, and a manually graspable, generally U-shaped handle, extending from its upper surface;said auxiliary carrying case including a plurality of walls including opposed front and rear walls, with said plurality of walls collectively defming an interior volume for the storage of materials;an access opening in one of said walls to permit the insertion and removal of materials;at least one of said front or rear walls having an externally accessible pocket;said pocket including a pair of vertically spaced, and horizontally extending upper and lower openings, both of said openings have an open condition, and at least said lower opening including closure means for maintaining said opening in either its open or a closed condition;said pocket having first and second operative conditions selectively determined by the movement of said lower opening closure means between closed and open positions;said pocket, when said lower opening closure means is in its closed condition establishing said first operative condition to provide a supplementary external compartment for the reception of materials, with said upper opening, while in its open condition, providing access to said supplementary compartment;said closure means being manually movable to an open condition for the selective opening of said lower opening to establish said second operative condition; the portion of said pocket intermediate said pair of openings, when said pocket is in said second operative condition forming an external strap when both of said openings are in the open condition;the horizontal extent of said strap defined by the horizontal extent of said openings and exceeding the width of said U-shaped handle;the vertical extent of said strap defined by the vertical spacing between said pair of openings with said strap when said pocket is in said second operative condition forming a retaining means configured to freely permit the passage therethrough, along its interior surface, of said U-shaped handle, with said strap enveloping said U-shaped handle to retain the auxiliary carrying case on top of the article of wheeled luggage.