Motorized luggage
AssigneeModobag, Inc.
InventorsKevin O'Donnell, Boyd Bruner
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Abstract
Motorized luggage includes a frame enclosed in part by an outer shell, the frame defining an internal storage compartment, a front wheel positioned along the bottom surface of the frame, wherein the front wheel is connected to a first axle that is connected to a steering shaft, wherein the position of the steering shaft controls an orientation of the front wheel, a retractable handlebar received by the steering shaft, first and second rear wheels connected by a second axle, wherein the second axle is operatively coupled to the frame; an electric motor mounted on the frame, wherein the electric motor drives the rear wheels, and a retractable pull handle that engages the first and second rear wheels.
Claims11
Motorized luggage comprising:
- a frame enclosed in part by an outer shell, the frame defining an internal storage compartment, the internal storage compartment accessible through the outer shell, wherein the frame includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and first and second side surfaces, and wherein the top surface includes a seat;
- a front wheel positioned along the bottom surface and adjacent to the front surface of the frame, wherein the front wheel is connected to a first axle, wherein the first axle is connected to a steering shaft, wherein the position of the steering shaft controls an orientation of the front wheel;
- a retractable handlebar received by the steering shaft, wherein the retractable handlebar moves between a stored configuration and a driving configuration, wherein in the stored configuration the handlebar is retracted and adjacent to a first edge formed by the top surface and the front surface of the frame, wherein in the driving configuration, the handlebar is extended above the top surface of the frame;
- first and second rear wheels connected by a second axle, wherein the second axle is operatively coupled to the frame;
- an electric motor mounted on the frame, wherein the electric motor drives the first and second rear wheels;
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- a retractable pull handle adjacent to a second edge formed by the top surface and the rear surface of the frame opposite of the first edge adjacent to the handlebar, wherein the pull handle is movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, and wherein the pull handle engages at least two wheels when the pull handle is being used to pull the motorized luggage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.