Luggage with passageway for receiving a supporting handle

A piece of luggage comprising:

• a first body portion having at least one compartment;
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• a second body portion having a compartment;
• said second body portion permanently joined to said first body portion along two opposed edges of said second body portion so as to form a passageway between said first body portion and said second body portion, said passageway being open at two opposed ends and sized to permit a handle of a wheeled suitcase to pass therethrough;
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• wherein said two opposed edges are side edges of said second body portion and wherein said second body portion is also joined to said first body portion along portions of a top edge of said second body portion extending from each of said two opposed side edges and wherein said second body portion is also joined to said first body portion along portions of a bottom edge of said second body portion extending from each of said two opposed side edges.

A piece of luggage, disposable around the handle of a wheeled suitcase, comprising:

• a first body portion having at least one compartment therein;
• a second body portion having a compartment therein;
• a sidewall of said second body portion being joined to a sidewall of said first body portion along a first join line and along a second join line;
• said second join line being spaced from said first join line so as to define a channel which extends between said first join line and said second join line and between said sidewall of said first body portion and said sidewall of said second body portion, said channel sized to permit the handle of a wheeled suitcase to pass therethrough;
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• wherein at least one of said join lines comprises a permanent connection between said first body portion and said second body portion, and wherein at least one of said sidewalls is substantially parallel to and in contact with the handle when the piece of luggage is disposed around the handle.

A luggage system comprising a piece of luggage removably connectible to a larger suitcase, the larger suitcase having wheels and an extended wheel handle which a user may grip to wheel the larger suitcase across a supporting surface, characterized in that:

• the piece of luggage comprises:
• a first body portion having at least one compartment therein;
• a second body portion having a compartment therein;
• a sidewall of said first body portion;
• a sidewall of said second body portion substantially parallel to said sidewall of said first body portion and permanently joined to said sidewall of said first body portion along a first join line and along a second join line, said first join line and said second join line being in substantially parallel spaced-apart relation;
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• an elongated channel between said first join line and said second join line and defined by said sidewall of said first body portion and said sidewall of said second body portion;
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• wherein said channel is sized to permit the wheel handle to pass therethrough, and wherein the extended wheel handle is received through said channel, in substantial contact with at least one of said sidewalls, thereby removably connecting said piece of luggage to said larger suitcase.