Laptop carry on luggage tray

Abstract

A piece of luggage including an arm extending out of the luggage, a shelf hingedly connected to the arm, a support unit hingedly attached to a top surface of the luggage, where the support unit is positioned between the shelf and the luggage when the shelf if fully extended.

1 . A piece of luggage including:
 an arm extending out of the luggage;   a shelf hingedly connected to the arm;   a support unit hingedly attached to a top surface of the luggage,   wherein the support unit is positioned between the shelf and the luggage when the shelf if fully extended.   
     
     
         2 . The luggage of  claim 1  wherein the shelf includes a front plate connected to a back plate by a connection portion. 
     
     
         3 . The luggage of  claim 2  wherein the connection portion is flexible such that the front plate can rotate to a position above the back plate. 
     
     
         4 . The luggage of  claim 3  wherein the connection portion has the same width as the front plate and back plate and a depth that is sized to accommodate the depth of a laptop computer. 
     
     
         5 . The luggage of  claim 1  including a cavity in the luggage with the cavity positioned between a front surface of the luggage and the arm. 
     
     
         6 . The luggage of  claim 5  wherein the support unit is hingedly attached to a side of the cavity furthest from the arm. 
     
     
         7 . The luggage of  claim 5 , wherein the cavity is sized to accommodate the shelf. 
     
     
         8 . The luggage of  claim 5 , wherein the cavity is sized to accommodate the shelf with a laptop computer positioned between the plates of the shelf. 
     
     
         9 . The luggage of  claim 1  including an extension unit extending from a front surface of the support unit to a lower surface of the front plate. 
     
     
         10 . The luggage of  claim 9  wherein the extension unit is rotatively attached to the lower surface of the front plate. 
     
     
         11 . A shelf including:
 a front plate;   a back plate;   a connection portion connecting the front plate and back plate;   a support unit that engages a bottom surface of the back plate,   wherein the front plate is configured to rotate above the back plate via the connection portion.   
     
     
         12 . The shelf of  claim 11  wherein, the connection portion has the same width as the front plate and back plate and a depth that is sized to accommodate the depth of a laptop computer. 
     
     
         13 . The shelf of  claim 11  including an arm connection unit configured to connect the shelf to an arm on a piece of luggage. 
     
     
         14 . The shelf of  claim 11  including two opening on the back surface of the back plate. 
     
     
         15 . The shelf of  claim 11  wherein the connection portion is sized such that the shelf fits into a cavity in a piece of luggage when folded. 
     
     
         16 . The shelf of  claim 15  wherein the support unit is hingedly attached to a side of the cavity furthest from the arm. 
     
     
         17 . The shelf of  claim 15 , wherein the cavity is sized to accommodate the shelf. 
     
     
         18 . The shelf of  claim 15 , wherein the cavity is sized to accommodate the shelf with a laptop computer positioned between the plates of the shelf. 
     
     
         19 . The shelf of  claim 11  including an extension unit extending from a front surface of the support unit to a lower surface of the front plate. 
     
     
         20 . The shelf of  claim 20  wherein the extension unit is rotatively attached to the lower surface of the front plate.