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Luggage, duffel bags, travel bags and travel covers including travel covers for sporting goods such as, but not limited to, golf bags, skis, snowboards, baseball equipment, soccer equipment, and tennis equipment, and travel covers for tradeshow or conference displays or graphics, product samples, te

Luggage, duffel bags, travel bags and travel covers including travel covers for sporting goods such as, but not limited to, golf bags, skis, snowboards, baseball equipment, soccer equipment, and tennis equipment, and travel covers for tradeshow or conference displays or graphics, product samples, tents (collectively, “travel covers”), for example, are commonly used for conveniently transporting and protecting large objects during travel by walking, car, train and/or airplane. The travel covers may have a handle that my rotate or swivel to adjust to an ergonomic position for pulling or pushing the travel cover.

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1. A travel cover, comprising: an enclosure comprising a top, a bottom and a base with wheels connected to the bottom;a base plate connected to the top of the enclosure;a housing connected to the base plate on a side of the base plate opposite to the enclosure;a rotatable plate disposed between the

1. A travel cover, comprising: an enclosure comprising a top, a bottom and a base with wheels connected to the bottom;a base plate connected to the top of the enclosure;a housing connected to the base plate on a side of the base plate opposite to the enclosure;a rotatable plate disposed between the housing and the base plate, wherein the rotatable plate is rotatable relative to the base plate;a handle connected to the rotatable plate; andan upper bearing disposed between a periphery portion of the rotatable plate and an inside bearing portion of the housing. 2. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the base plate is directly connected to the enclosure such that the base plate contacts the enclosure. 3. The travel cover of claim 2, wherein the base plate is circular and connected to the enclosure around a periphery of the base plate. 4. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the base plate is integral to a rigid portion of the top of the enclosure. 5. The travel cover of claim 1, comprising at least two wheels attached to the base of the enclosure. 6. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the enclosure comprises a flexible portion. 7. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the top is a rigid top portion. 8. The travel cover of claim 1, comprising an inner plate on the inside of the enclosure opposite the base plate on the exterior of the enclosure. 9. The travel cover of claim 1, comprising a lower bearing disposed between the base plate and the rotatable plate and the rotatable plate is sandwiched between the upper bearing and the lower bearing. 10. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the housing has a surface defining a circular opening, wherein the handle protrudes through the circular opening and the surface covers the periphery portion of the rotatable plate. 11. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the rotatable plate is circular. 12. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the handle is connected at two locations on the rotatable plate. 13. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the enclosure comprises an opening and the opening comprises means for closing the opening. 14. The travel cover of claim 13, wherein the means for closing the opening are selected from the group comprising zipper, hook and loop, buckles, snaps, ties and buttons. 15. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the wherein the base plate comprises at least one stationary stop and the rotatable plate comprises at least one rotatable stop, wherein the rotatable stop engages the stationary stop to limit rotation of the rotatable plate relative to the base plate. 16. The travel cover of claim 15, wherein the base plate comprises two stationary stops that engage the rotatable stop to limit the rotation of the rotatable plate in each of two directions relative to the base plate. 17. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the handle is a non-retractable handle. 18. The travel cover of claim 17, wherein the enclosure has an overall height of over three feet and the handle is a non-retractable handle. 19. The travel cover of claim 1, wherein the upper bearing comprises ball bearings. 20. A travel cover, comprising: an enclosure;a base plate connected to the enclosure;a housing connected to the base plate;a rotatable plate secured between the base plate and the housing, the rotatable plate comprising a first side facing toward the enclosure, a second side facing away from the enclosure and a handle connected to the second side; anda bearing contacting a bearing surface on the second side of the rotatable plate and a bearing surface on an inside surface of the housing.