Apparatus with retractable securing parts

Abstract

In some examples, an apparatus can include a body, a handle attached to a top part of the body and at least two wheels attached to a bottom part configured to roll against a surface, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled. The apparatus can also include a vertical securing part configured to extend from and retract to the top part or the bottom part and connect to a part of an object to limit the object from moving downward, while the body is upright. The apparatus can also include a horizontal securing part configured to extend from and retract to the left part or the right part of the body, wrap about the object, and connect to the right part or the left part, respectively, to limit the object from swaying from left to right and right to left, while the handle is being pulled.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a body including a top part, a bottom part, a front part, a left part, and a right part;   a handle attached to the top part;   at least two wheels attached to the bottom part configured to roll against a surface, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled;   a vertical securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the top part or the bottom part of the body; and 
 at a front part of the vertical securing part, connect to a part of an object to limit the object from moving downward, while the body is upright; and 
   a horizontal securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the left part or the right part of the body; 
 wrap about the object; and 
 connect to the right part or the left part, respectively, to limit the object from swaying from left to right and right to left, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a first piece of luggage and the object is a second piece of luggage. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal securing part and the vertical securing part are configured to retract and not extend out from a plane of a surface of a left or a right part of the apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a vertical retraction mechanism attached to a back end of the vertical securing part, the vertical retraction mechanism including a first opening having a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the vertical securing part, so that when the vertical securing part retracts into the first opening, the vertical securing part does not flay; and   a horizontal retraction mechanism attached to the back end of the horizontal securing part, the horizontal retraction mechanism including a second opening having a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the horizontal securing part, so that when the horizontal securing part retracts into the second opening, the horizontal securing part does not flay.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal securing part and the vertical securing part are configured to lock into place, while the securing parts are extended. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal securing part comprises a front-end part configured to connect to a locking part of the body, and wherein the locking part includes a mechanism configured to release the front-end part when manipulated. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a body including a top part, a bottom part, a front part, a left part, and a right part;   a handle attached to the top part;   at least two wheels attached to the bottom part configured to roll against a surface, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled;   a vertical securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the top part or the bottom part of the body; 
 wrap about an object abutting the front part of the body; and 
 connect to the bottom part or top part of the body, respectively, to limit the object from moving downward, while the body is upright; and 
   a horizontal securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the left part or the right part of the body; 
 wrap about the object; and 
 connect to the right part or the left part, respectively, to limit the object from swaying from left to right and right to left, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled. 
   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is a first piece of luggage and the object is a second piece of luggage. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the horizontal securing part and the vertical securing part are configured to:
 retract fully into the body so that neither the horizontal securing part nor the vertical securing part are extended out from the body; and   extend freely, from being fully retracted, by at least one finger.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a vertical retraction mechanism attached to a back end of the vertical securing part, the vertical retraction mechanism including a first opening having a height and a width slightly greater than a height and a width of the vertical securing part, so that when the vertical securing part retracts into the first opening, the vertical securing part does not flay; and   a horizontal retraction mechanism attached to a back end of the horizontal securing part, the horizontal retraction mechanism including a second opening having a height and a width slightly greater than a height and a width of the horizontal securing part, so that when the horizontal securing part retracts into the second opening, the horizontal securing part does not flay.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the horizontal securing part and the vertical securing part are configured to lock into place, while the securing parts are extended. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the horizontal securing part comprises a front-end part configured to connect to a locking part of the body, and wherein the locking part includes a button configured to release the front-end part when manipulated. 
     
     
         13 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a body including a top part, a bottom part, a front part, a left part, and a right part;   a handle attached to the top part configured to be pulled;   at least two wheels attached to the bottom part configured to roll against a surface, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled;   a first vertical securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the top part or the bottom part; and 
 at a front part of the vertical securing part, connect to a part of an object to limit the object from moving downward, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled; 
   a second vertical securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the top part or the bottom part; 
 wrap about the object abutting the front part; and 
 connect to the bottom part or top part, respectively, to limit the object from moving downward and swaying from left to right and right to left, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled; and 
   a horizontal securing part configured to:
 extend from and retract to the left part or the right part of the body; 
 wrap about the object; and 
 connect to the right part or the left part, respectively, to limit the object from swaying from left to right and right to left, while the body is upright and the handle is being pulled. 
   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is a first piece of rolling luggage and the object is a second piece of rolling luggage. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the horizontal securing part, the first vertical securing part, and the second securing part are configured to:
 retract fully into the body so that neither the horizontal securing part, the first vertical securing part, nor the second vertical securing part are extended out from the body; and   extend freely, from being fully retracted, by at least one finger.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a first vertical retraction mechanism attached to a back end of the first vertical securing part, the first vertical retraction mechanism including a first opening having a height and a width slightly greater than a height and a width of the first vertical securing part, so that when the first vertical securing part retracts into the first opening, the first vertical securing part does not flay;   a second vertical retraction mechanism attached to a back end of the second vertical securing part, the second vertical retraction mechanism including a second opening having a height and a width slightly greater than a height and a width of the second vertical securing part, so that when the second vertical securing part retracts into the second opening, the second vertical securing part does not flay; and   a horizontal retraction mechanism attached to a back end of the horizontal securing part, the horizontal retraction mechanism including a third opening having a height and a width slightly greater than a height and a width of the horizontal securing part, so that when the horizontal securing part retracts into the third opening, the horizontal securing part does not flay.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the horizontal securing part and the first and the second vertical securing parts are configured to lock into place, while the securing parts are extended. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the horizontal securing part comprises a front-end part configured to connect to a locking part of the body, and wherein the locking part includes a button configured to release the front-end part when manipulated. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the first vertical securing part and the second vertical securing part overlap when extended fully. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the second vertical securing part and the horizontal securing part cross each other perpendicularly when extended fully.