The present invention relates to an item of luggage (101) incorporating a collapsed resting support (125) which when erected may be used to support portions of a resting person (55) in a forwards leaning seated position. The item of luggage comprises an external casing (102) that extends across a pl
The present invention relates to an item of luggage (101) incorporating a collapsed resting support (125) which when erected may be used to support portions of a resting person (55) in a forwards leaning seated position. The item of luggage comprises an external casing (102) that extends across a plurality of sides of the item of luggage, and a personal resting support (125) for supporting a resting seated person's upper torso, the personal resting support being removeably affixable to a side (103) of the casing when not in use for resting support of a seated person. The resting support includes a main supporting section (126) for supporting a seated user's upper torso in a forwards leaning seated position, and at least two supporting legs (117, 118; 146) for supporting the main supporting section and which in use extend downwardly from the main supporting section. The item of luggage (101) comprises at least one ground engaging rolling means (109, 110) by which the item of luggage may be wheeled along the ground when being moved about and a handle (114) by which the item of luggage may be pulled to wheel the item of luggage along the ground. The handle (114) is joined to the casing (102) through one or more of the legs (117, 118) when the personal resting support (125) is affixed to the side (103) of the casing.
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1. An item of luggage, comprising an external casing, said casing extending across a plurality of sides of the item of luggage, and a personal resting support for supporting a seated person's upper torso; whereinsaid casing includes a personal resting support recess, configured for allowing the pers
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An item of luggage, comprising an external casing, said casing extending across a plurality of sides of the item of luggage, and a personal resting support for supporting a seated person's upper torso; whereinsaid casing includes a personal resting support recess, configured for allowing the personal resting support to be removeably inserted into the recess in a side of the casing when not in use a resting support of said seated person, and for allowing said personal resting support to be removable from said casing when in use to provide said resting support of said seated person's upper torso;wherein the personal resting support comprises a main supporting section having a front portion and a rear portion and at least two supporting legs for supporting the main supporting section independently of said casing when the personal resting support is removed from said casing, wherein at least one of said at least two supporting legs is a front leg coupled to said front portion of said main supporting section and at least one of said at least two supporting legs is a rear leg coupled to said rear portion of said main supporting section, said at least two supporting legs configured, in use, for extending downwardly from the main supporting section such that the main supporting section extends upwards and away from a seated person facing the personal resting support, for supporting said seated person's upper torso in a forwards leaning seated position;wherein the item of luggage comprises at least one ground engaging rolling means configured for allowing the item of luggage to be wheeled along the ground when being moved about; andwherein the personal resting support includes a handle coupled to at least one of said at least two supporting legs, the handle thereby being connected to the casing when the personal resting support is affixed to said side of the casing, said handle configured for allowing the item of luggage to be pulled to wheel the item of luggage along the ground when being moved about. 2. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 1, in which said at least one of said at least two supporting legs leg to which the handle is coupled to said personal resting support is configured to extend away from the casing when the personal resting support is affixed to said side of the casing, to elevate the handle with respect to the casing. 3. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 1, in which said at least one of said at least two supporting legs to which is coupled said handle comprises a means for extending the length of the at least one of said at least two supporting legs so that the coupled handle may, in use, be gripped at different heights as the item of luggage is pulled along the ground, said means for extending the length of the handle also serving, in use, to extend the length of at least one of said supporting legs when the personal resting support is separated from the casing to provide said resting support of said seated person. 4. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 1, in which said front leg is configured for engaging with a floor in front of said seated person, and said rear leg is configured for engaging with a seat on which said person is seated, said handle being provided on said front, floor engaging leg. 5. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 4, in which: the main supporting section has a frame with a central recess; andthe front and rear legs are pivotably attached at respective said front and rear portions of the main supporting section, such that both said front and rear legs may pivot into the recess when the personal resting support is affixed to the casing. 6. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 5, in which: the rear leg of the personal resting support comprises a “T” shaped leg member having a stem portion and at the end of the stem portion a bar portion;wherein the end of the stem portion opposite the bar portion is pivotably attached to the frame; andwherein the bar portion serves as a foot for engaging with a seat on which said person is seated. 7. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 6, in which the front leg comprises a pair of elongate supporting front leg members, each of said supporting front leg members being at one end pivotably attached to the frame and at an opposite end being attached to each other by the handle. 8. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 7, in which the rear leg is retained within said recess by the front leg when in said recess through an interference of the bar portion of said rear leg with said elongate front leg supporting members. 9. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 7, in which said elongate members are parallel to one another. 10. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 9, in which the front leg by which the handle is connected to the main supporting section is configured to be movable between a retracted orientation and an extended orientation relative to the main supporting section so that the handle may be retracted and extended relative to the casing when the personal resting support is affixed to the casing. 11. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 10, in which the length of the front leg by which the handle is joined to the main supporting section is configured to be extendable and retractable so that the leg may move between the retracted orientation and the extended orientation. 12. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 10, in which the front leg by which the handle is connected to the main supporting section is slideable with respect to the casing so that the front leg may move between the retracted orientation and the extended orientation. 13. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 12, in which the handle becomes flush with the casing when the leg by which the handle is connected to the main supporting section is moved to the retracted position. 14. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 13, in which the front leg by which the handle is connected to the mail supporting section is configured to be pivotable with respect to the main supporting section so that: said front leg may be pivoted to extend away from the main supporting section to support the main supporting section when in use as a resting support; andsaid front leg may be pivoted towards the main supporting section so that the personal resting support can lie flat against the casing when affixed to the casing. 15. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 1, in which: the at least one of said at least two supporting legs by which the handle is connected to the main supporting section is extendable so that the height and/or angle of the main supporting section relative to the seated user may be adjusted to suit said user; andwherein the handle is coupled to a catch mechanism for securing the extension of said at least one of said at least two supporting legs at one of a plurality different lengths both when the personal resting support is affixed to the casing and when the personal resting support is to be used for resting support of said seated person. 16. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 15, in which the handle serves as a foot for said at least one of said at least two supporting legs when the leg is used to support the main supporting section in order to support a seated person's upper torso in a forwards leaning seated position. 17. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 16, in which the handle includes a press-button release mechanism for releasing the catch to permit the length of the at least one of said at least two supporting legs to be extended or retracted when the personal resting support is to be used for resting support of said seated person, said release mechanism being provided on an upwards facing portion of the handle when serving as a foot for said leg. 18. The item of luggage as claimed in claim 1, in which the item of luggage includes a removable covering for the main supporting section of the personal resting support and wherein the casing includes a compartment dedicated for storing said covering when removed from the main supporting section. 19. An item of luggage, comprising an external casing, said casing extending across a plurality of sides of the item of luggage, and a personal resting support for supporting a seated person's upper torso; wherein said casing includes a personal resting support recess, configured for allowing the personal resting support to be removeably inserted into the recess in a side of the casing when not in use as a resting support of said seated person, and for allowing said personal resting support to be removable from said casing when in use to provide said resting support of said seated person's upper torso;wherein the personal resting support comprises a main supporting section having a front portion and a rear portion and at least two supporting legs for supporting the main supporting section independently of said casing when the personal resting support is removed from said casing, wherein at least one of said at least two supporting legs is a front leg coupled to said front portion of said main supporting section and at least one of said at least two supporting legs is a rear leg coupled to said rear portion of said main supporting section, said at least two supporting legs configured, in use, for extending downwardly from the main supporting section such that the main supporting section extends upwards and away from a seated person facing the personal resting support, for supporting said seated person's upper torso in a forwards leaning seated position;wherein the item of luggage comprises at least one ground engaging rolling means configured to allowing the item of luggage to be wheeled along the ground when being moved about; andwherein the personal resting support includes a handle coupled to at least one of said at least two supporting legs, the handle thereby being connected to the casing when the personal resting support is affixed to said side of the casing, said handle configured for allowing the item of luggage to be pulled to wheel the item of luggage along the ground when being moved about; wherein said front leg is configured for engaging with a floor in front of said seated person, and said rear leg is configured for engaging with a seat on which said person is seated, said handle being provided on said front, floor engaging leg.
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