Apparatus for carrying drinks and articles on moving luggage

Abstract

An apparatus for carrying drinks and articles on moving luggage is provided. In an implementation, a carrying device has an elastic body expandable to fit luggage handles of various widths, and to remain at a selected height on the handle when carrying heavy drinks. Expandable pockets on the elastic body secure cups, bottles, and articles of various sizes. A closed bottom on each expandable pocket secures large and small articles, and for stacking, an expanding taper surface on each closed bottom accommodates the tops of cups, bottles, and articles being held by another instance of the apparatus situated below, to provide a stackable plurality of the carrying devices that are stackable on a single luggage handle for many cups, bottles, and articles of multiple travelers, such as a family.

1 . An apparatus for carrying drinks on a handle of moving luggage, comprising:
 an elastic body expandable to fit luggage handles of various widths and to remain at a selected height on a luggage handle when carrying heavy drinks;   expandable pockets on the elastic body to secure cups, bottles, and articles of various sizes;   a closed bottom on each expandable pocket to secure large and small articles from falling through the expandable pocket;   an expanding taper surface on each closed bottom to accommodate the tops of cups, bottles, and articles being held by another instance of the apparatus below to provide a stackable plurality of the apparatuses stackable on a single luggage handle.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein multiple instances of the apparatus stacked vertically on a luggage handle each snugly touch an adjacent instance of the apparatus when each pocket of each instance of the apparatus secures a cup, a bottle, or an article. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each pocket collapses flat when each pocket is empty. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each pocket remains open at a top of the pocket when the pocket is empty. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic body can be moved by a user up and down the luggage handle to a selected height when the apparatus is carrying heavy drinks, and remains at the selected height when carrying the heavy drinks. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus folds and reduces when removed from the luggage handle for compact stowing away in a luggage pocket or a user's clothing pocket. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a flexible band for attaching around a handle of a piece of luggage, the flexible band remaining at a selected height on the handle when carrying a heavy drink;   at least one drink holder attached to the flexible band; and   wherein the apparatus folds when removed from the handle for storage in a user's clothing pocket.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the flexible band has a width dimension sufficient to secure the flexible band to an article such that a container held by the holder remains substantially upright. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the holder secures a container for liquid such that a surface of the liquid remains horizontal. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein a fastener allows the flexible band to be adjusted to attach to a larger object or to attach around a user's waist. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the fastener comprises one of a set of hook and loop fasteners, a snap, a button, a zipper, a hook, a clasp, an adhesive, a lace, straps, or a buckle. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the flexible band and the fastener enable the apparatus to attach to a handle, a suitcase, a piece of luggage, a carrying bag, a handle of a rolling container, a user's waist, a user's midsection, a user's leg, a user's arm, a bicycle, a bag, a tool box, a cooler, a liquid dispenser, a beer keg, a box, a lifting dolly, a briefcase, a bucket, a ladder, a lawnmower, a wagon, a tractor, a golf bag, a golf cart, a boat, a motorcycle, a work table, a computer box, a post, a pillar, a fence, a shopping cart, legs of a folding table, backrest of a folding chair, or support members of a ladder. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the flexible band is constructed of a flexible material, the flexible material selected from the group of flexible materials consisting of an elastomeric, an elasticized fabric, spandex, an elastane, LYCRA, nylon, neoprene, cotton, felt, flannel, velvet, silk, canvas, leather, and rubber. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the holder comprises a band of material, each end of the band of material attached to the flexible band. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the holder comprises a pocket. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the holder is sized to fit one of a beverage cup, a liquid container, a fluid bottle, a baby bottle, a baby food container, a Styrofoam cup, a soda can, a soda bottle, an ice cream cone, a pack of cigarettes, a condiment, a magazine, a newspaper, a business card, money, coins, a boarding pass, a passport, a driver's license, a cell phone, a smart phone, a mobile computing device, an IPOD, an IPAD, a tool, a portable drill, a screwdriver, a pair of pliers, a hammer, a brush, a toothbrush, a contact lens case, eyeglasses, a comb, a hat, gloves, earplugs, nose plugs, a wallet, a camera, binoculars, a sports drink, an energy bar, a swim cap, a towel, body tape, an air pump, sandals, a heart rate monitor, a timing chip, or a tire patch kit. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the flexible band attaches to an article via a non-slip surface of the flexible band. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the apparatus reduces when removed from the handle into a compact configuration for storage in a clothing pocket.