Luggage cart assembly
AssigneeArt Design Works LLC
InventorsAllen Bowen, Sheryl Handler
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Abstract
A luggage cart assembly including multiple luggage containers which are vertically arranged, and one or more of the containers are pivotable such that the container can be accessed without having to move the other containers, where the container includes first and second attachment members to attach the container to the luggage cart. When the first attachment member is detached from the luggage cart and the second attachment member remains attached to the luggage cart, the container is pivotable relative to luggage cart and the container is supported by the second attachment member. The first and second containers may be vertically separated from one another in some embodiments.
Claims22
A luggage cart assembly comprising:
- a luggage cart having a frame and a base;
- a sub-frame having a rear panel and first and second side members, wherein the sub-frame is attached to the luggage cart via first and second attachment members;
- a first container attachable to the sub-frame via the first and second side members, the first side member attachable to a first side of the first container and the second side member attachable to a second, opposite side of the first container;
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- a second container attachable to the luggage cart via third and fourth attachment members;
- wherein, when the first container is attached to the sub-frame, the first attachment member is detached from the luggage cart, and the second attachment member remains attached to the luggage cart, the first container and the sub-frame are adapted to pivot relative to luggage cart, the sub-frame being supported by the second attachment member when the first container is pivoted relative to the luggage cart.
A luggage cart assembly comprising:
- a luggage cart including a frame and a base;
- a first container attachable to the luggage cart via first and second attachment members;
- and
- a second container attachable to the luggage cart via third and fourth attachment members;
- wherein, when the first container is attached to the luggage cart, the first attachment member is detached from the luggage cart, and the second attachment member remains attached to the luggage cart, the first container is adapted to pivot relative to luggage cart, the first container being supported by the second attachment member when the first container is pivoted relative to the luggage cart;
- wherein the first container is attached to the frame via a sub-frame, the first container being removably attached to the sub-frame;
- wherein the first container includes first and second fasteners that engage with complementary first and second fasteners on the sub-frame.
A luggage cart assembly comprising;
- a luggage cart;
- a first container removably attachable to the luggage cart via first and second attachment members;
- a second container removably attachable to the luggage cart via third and fourth attachment members, the second container being vertically separated from the first container;
- and
- a third container removably attachable to the luggage cart, wherein the third container is not pivotable relative to the luggage cart;
- wherein, when the first container is attached to the luggage cart, the first attachment member is detached from the luggage cart, and the second attachment member remains attached to the luggage cart, the first container is adapted to pivot relative to the luggage cart;
- wherein, when the third attachment member is detached from the luggage cart and the fourth member remains attached to the luggage cart, the second container is pivotable relative to the luggage cart.
A method of using a luggage cart assembly, the luggage cart assembly having a luggage cart, a first container attached to the luggage cart via first and second attachment members, and a second container attached to the luggage cart via third and fourth attachment members, the method comprising:
- providing a luggage cart assembly:
- detaching the first attachment member from the luggage cart;
- and
- pivoting the first container relative to the luggage cart while the second attachment member remains attached to the luggage cart, the first container being supported by the second attachment member when the first container is pivoted relative to the luggage cart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.