Luggage and Cart Assembly

Abstract

A luggage and cart assembly carries items and provides a platform to transport additional items. The assembly includes a container having a bottom panel, a top panel, and a perimeter wall. Container wheels are coupled to the container to support the container on a support surface when the container is in a transport position. A handle is coupled to and extendable from the container such that the handle may be grasped while the container is in the transport position. A platform is coupled to the container and selectively extendable from the container for supporting extrinsic items to the container in a position adjacent to the container. Thus, the extrinsic items are transportable with the container by manipulation of the handle while the container is in the transport position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A luggage and cart assembly comprising:
 a container having a bottom panel, a top panel, and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between said bottom panel and said top panel defining an interior space of said container;   a plurality of container wheels coupled to said container wherein said container is configured to be supported on a support surface by said container wheels when said container is in a transport position;   a handle coupled to said container, said handle being extended from said container wherein said handle is configured to be grasped while said container is in said transport position; and   a platform coupled to said container, said platform being selectively extendable from said container wherein said platform is configured for supporting extrinsic items to said container in a position adjacent to said container wherein the extrinsic items are transportable with said container by manipulation of said handle while said container is in said transport position.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of platform wheels coupled to said platform, said platform wheels being positioned such that said wheels are supported on the support surface when said container is in said transport position. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising said handle being selectively extendable from said container. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of spaced rails coupled to a side of said perimeter wall of said container, said platform being slidably inserted between said rails. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an elongated slot extending through said platform proximate a distal edge of said platform relative to said container when said platform is in an extended position, said elongated slot being configured for receiving fingers therethrough wherein said slot defines a grip positioned in said platform adjacent to said distal edge of said platform. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising said top panel being pivotally coupled to said perimeter wall wherein said top panel selectively covers said interior space. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising each of said platform wheels being coupled to said platform in a fixed direction of rotation aligned with a direction said platform extends from said container. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising each of said container wheels being rotatably coupled to said container wherein each container wheel swivels relative to said container. 
     
     
         9 . A luggage and cart assembly comprising:
 a container having a bottom panel, a top panel, and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between said bottom panel and said top panel defining an interior space of said container, said top panel being pivotally coupled to said perimeter wall wherein said top panel selectively covers said interior space;   a plurality of container wheels coupled to said container wherein said container is configured to be supported on a support surface by said container wheels when said container is in a transport position, each of said container wheels being rotatably coupled to said container wherein each container wheel swivels relative to said container;   a handle coupled to said container, said handle being extended from said container wherein said handle is configured to be grasped while said container is in said transport position, said handle being selectively extendable from said container;   a platform coupled to said container, said platform being selectively extendable from said container wherein said platform is configured for supporting extrinsic items to said container in a position adjacent to said container wherein the extrinsic items are transportable with said container by manipulation of said handle while said container is in said transport position;   a plurality of platform wheels coupled to said platform, said platform wheels being positioned such that said wheels are supported on the support surface when said container is in said transport position, each of said platform wheels being coupled to said platform in a fixed direction of rotation aligned with a direction said platform extends from said container.   a pair of spaced rails coupled to a side of said perimeter wall of said container, said platform being slidably inserted between said rails; and   an elongated slot extending through said platform proximate a distal edge of said platform relative to said container when said platform is in an extended position, said elongated slot being configured for receiving fingers therethrough wherein said slot defines a grip positioned in said platform adjacent to said distal edge of said platform.