Wheeled luggage with seat
View Patent ↗Wheeled luggage with a seat is disclosed. In one embodiment, a seat base is secured to the upper surface of the suitcase and offset from a collapsible tote handle. A slot extends through the central base of the seat base and is configured to accommodate a handle secured to the suitcase. A pair of handholds are offset from the seat base at the front and rear with an open span between the pair of handholds. The seat base permits a user, such as a child, to straddle the wheeled luggage with legs astride of the suitcase to scoot along a surface.
1. A wheeled luggage including a suitcase having wheels and a collapsible tote handle extending therefrom for transporting the suitcase along a floor surface, the wheeled luggage comprising:
a seat base secured to an upper surface of the suitcase, the seat base having a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side;
the seat base including a central base with a first upwardly extending tab at the front and a second upwardly extending tab at the rear;
the first side of the seat base laterally offset from the collapsible tote handle, the collapsible tote handle being in a collapsed position;
a slot extending through the central base of the seat base, the slot configured to accommodate a handle secured to the suitcase;
a first handhold forwardly offset from the seat base along the front;
a second handhold rearwardly offset from the seat base along the rear;
a first lateral open span between the first handhold and the second handhold, the first lateral open span being proximate to the first side of the seat base;
a second lateral open span between the first handhold and the second handhold, the second lateral open span being proximate to the second side of the seat base; and
the seat base in combination with the first lateral open span and the second lateral open span providing a straddle seating arrangement via the first lateral open span and the second lateral open span.
2. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first upwardly extending tab and the second upwardly extending tab each further comprise a contoured profile.
3. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a strap extending from the seat base.
4. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 1 , further comprising at least one strap secured to the suitcase proximate the seat base, the strap including a flexible luggage handle pull.
5. A wheeled luggage including a suitcase having wheels and a collapsible tote handle extending therefrom for transporting the suitcase along a floor surface, the wheeled luggage comprising:
a seat base secured to an upper surface of the suitcase, the seat base having a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side;
the seat base including a central base with a first upwardly extending tab at the front and a second upwardly extending tab at the rear;
the first side of the seat base laterally offset from the collapsible tote handle, the collapsible tote handle being in a collapsed position;
a slot extending through the central base of the seat base, the slot configured to accommodate a handle secured to the suitcase;
a first handhold forwardly offset from the seat base along the front, the first handhold including a flexible luggage handle pull;
a second handhold rearwardly offset from the seat base along the rear, the second handhold including a flexible luggage handle pull;
a first lateral open span between the first handhold and the second handhold, the first lateral open span being proximate to the first side of the seat base;
a second lateral open span between the first handhold and the second handhold, the second lateral open span being proximate to the second side of the seat base; and
the seat base in combination with the first lateral open span and the second lateral open span providing a straddle seating arrangement via the first lateral open span and the second lateral open span.
6. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 5 , wherein the first upwardly extending tab and the second upwardly extending tab each further comprise a contoured profile.
7. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 5 , further comprising a strap extending from the front of the seat base.
8. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 5 , further comprising at least one strap secured to the suitcase proximate the front of the seat base, the strap including a flexible luggage handle pull.
9. A wheeled luggage including a suitcase having wheels and a collapsible tote handle extending therefrom for transporting the suitcase along a floor surface, the wheeled luggage comprising:
a seat base secured to an upper surface of the suitcase, the seat base having a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side, the seat including a flexible material;
the seat base including a central base with a first upwardly extending tab at the front and a second upwardly extending tab at the rear;
the first side of the seat base laterally offset from the collapsible tote handle, the collapsible tote handle being in a collapsed position;
a slot extending through the central base of the seat base, the slot configured to accommodate a handle secured to the suitcase;
a first handhold forwardly offset from the seat base along the front, the first handhold including a flexible luggage handle pull;
a second handhold rearwardly offset from the seat base along the rear, the second handhold including a flexible luggage handle pull;
a first lateral open span between the first handhold and the second handhold, the first lateral open span being proximate to the first side of the seat base;
a second lateral open span between the first handhold and the second handhold, the second lateral open span being proximate to the second side of the seat base; and
the seat base in combination with the first lateral open span and the second lateral open span providing a straddle seating arrangement via the first lateral open span and the second lateral open span.
10. The wheeled luggage as recited in claim 9 , wherein the first upwardly extending tab and the second upwardly extending tab each further comprise a contoured profile.