Travel bag with combination pull handle and auxiliary bag strap

A piece of luggage having a main body defining an interior space in which articles of clothing and the like can be maintained, said main body including roller means upon which the main body can be rolled along a supporting surface and having elongated strap means having one end permanently attached thereto and a free end adapted to be extended around at least a portion of an auxiliary piece of luggage to releasably secure the auxiliary piece of luggage to the main body, and a handle unit extensibly mounted on said main body for movement between a stored position in compact relationship with said main body and an extended position from which the main body can be easily rolled along said supporting surface, said handle unit including anchor means thereon for releasably securing the free end of said strap means.

In a piece of luggage having a main body including a plurality of wall members which in combination define an interior space in which articles of clothing and the like can be maintained, said main body including roller means upon which the main body can be rolled along a supporting surface, the improvement comprising an extensible handle unit having an elongated strap means as a part thereof mounted on said main body in contiguous relationship with one of said wall members, said handle unit including a slide element movable from a stored position adjacent to and parallel with said one wall member to an extended position forming an extension away from said one wall member, and wherein said strap means is movable from a stored position to an extended position whereby in the extended position the strap can be releasably connected to a piece of auxiliary luggage to releasably connect the auxiliary luggage to said main body.

In a piece of luggage having a main body defining an enclosure in which articles of clothing and the like can be maintained, said main body having a pair of component parts adapted to be moved into confronting relationship along a plane of confrontation, the improvement comprising a handle unit mounted on said main body along said plane of confrontation, said handle unit including a slide element adapted to be extended away from said main body and an elongated strap means adapted to be moved from a stored position to an extended position so as to be releasably attached to a piece of auxiliary luggage.

In a piece of luggage having a main body defining an interior space in which articles of clothing and the like can be maintained, said main body including roller means upon which the main body can be rolled along a supporting surface, the improvement comprising a handle unit mounted on said main body and including a slide element which is movable from a retracted position to an extended position, said slide element including an elongated strap having one end anchored thereto and a free end adapted to be passed around at least a portion of a piece of auxiliary luggage to releasably connect the auxiliary luggage to the main body, said elongated strap being anchored to the slide element such that it is concealed within the confines of the main body when the slide elements is retracted and becomes automatically exposed for use when the slide element is moved to its extended position.