Luggage having supplementary tow handle for wheeled luggage and method of towing combination of same

A piece of luggage comprising;

• a body;
• a handle retainer connected to said body of the piece of luggage for retaining at least portions of a tow handle of an additional piece of wheeled luggage when the piece of luggage overlies upper portions of an additional piece of wheeled luggage;
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• a supplementary handle having means connected to said body for towing the combination of the piece of luggage and an additional piece of wheeled luggage.

A method for towing a combination of a piece of luggage and an additional piece of wheeled luggage by a user, the method comprising:

• retaining at least portions of a handle of a first piece of wheeled luggage with a handle retainer connected to a second piece of luggage positioned to overlie upper portions of the first piece of wheeled luggage;
• engaging a supplementary tow handle connected to the second piece of luggage by a hand of a user;
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• towing a combination of the first and second pieces of luggage by the supplementary tow handle connected to the second piece of luggage.

A luggage system for transporting an additional piece of luggage when positioned on a piece of wheeled luggage, the luggage when positioned on a piece of wheeled luggage, the luggage system comprising;

• a first piece of wheeled luggage including a body, at least one wheel connected to lower end portions of said body, and a wheeled luggage tow handle connected to said body for towing said wheeled luggage, said wheeled luggage tow handle including a pair of elongate retractable members extending upwardly from said body of said wheeled luggage and a handle grip member connected to and extending transversely between said pair of elongate retractable members;
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• a second piece of luggage detachably mounted to said wheeled luggage tow handle of said first piece of wheeled luggage, said second piece of luggage including a body, a handle retainer connected to said body for retaining at least portions of said wheeled luggage tow handle, and a supplementary towing handle connected to said body for towing handle connected to said body for towing the combination of said first and second pieces of luggage, said supplementary tow handle being positioned closely adjacent said handle retainer so that said supplementary tow handle is operatively engaged by a hand of a user between said pair of elongate members and so that said supplementary tow handle is the only handle engaged by a hand of a user for towing the combination of said first and second pieces of luggage.

A piece of luggage comprising;

• a body;
• a handle retainer connected to said body for retaining at least portions of a tow handle of a piece of wheeled luggage, said handle retainer including a handle pocket positioned to receive portions of a tow handle of a piece of wheeled luggage therein;
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• a supplementary towing handle connected to said body and positioned to underlie portions of said handle pocket for towing the combination of the luggage and a piece of wheeled luggage, said supplementary tow handle being positioned closely adjacent said handle retainer so that said supplementary tow handle is operatively engaged by a hand of a user and is the only handle engaged by a hand of a users for towing a combination of the luggage and a piece of wheeled luggage.

A method for towing a combination of a piece of luggage and a piece of wheeled luggage by a user, the method comprising:

• retaining at least portions of a handle of a first piece of wheeled luggage with a handle retainer connected to a second piece of luggage, the wheeled luggage handle including a pair of elongate and spaced apart members;
• operatively positioning a supplementary tow handle between the pair of elongate members of the wheeled luggage handle;
• engaging the supplementary tow handle connected to the second piece of luggage by a hand of a user;
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• towing a combination of the first and second piece of luggage by the supplementary tow handle connected to the second piece of luggage.