Luggage frame and accessory

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a luggage piece configured to engage with a luggage accessory. The luggage piece defines a housing and a cavity, and has an accessory frame located therein. The luggage piece further includes a receiver port located along an upper surface of the luggage piece. A vertical support may be configured to slidably engage with the receiver port.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A luggage piece including an accessory frame, comprising:
 a housing defining a cavity;   a receiver port located on the housing along an upper surface of the housing; and   a vertical support,   
       wherein the vertical support is configured to slidably engage with the receiver port. 
     
     
         2 . The luggage piece of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of receiver ports located along the housing along the upper surface; and   a plurality of vertical supports,   
       wherein the plurality of vertical supports are configured to slidably engage with the plurality of receiver ports. 
     
     
         3 . The luggage piece of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of vertical supports are slidably engaged with a plurality of vertical frame channels, wherein the plurality of vertical frame channels are configured to secure the plurality of vertical supports in the cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The luggage piece of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of vertical supports are configured to couple to a lower surface located on the housing. 
     
     
         5 . The luggage piece of  claim 2 , wherein the vertical supports further include telescoping vertical supports configured to slidably engage the vertical supports. 
     
     
         6 . The luggage piece of  claim 5 , wherein the vertical supports further include tensioning mechanisms configured to selectively fix the telescoping vertical supports relative to the vertical supports. 
     
     
         7 . The luggage piece of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of vertical supports are configured to couple to a plurality of footings. 
     
     
         8 . A luggage accessory, comprising:
 an accessory surface;   an accessory support; and   an accessory connector,   
       wherein the accessory surface and the accessory connector are coupled to the accessory support and the accessory connector is configured to engage with receiver ports associated with luggage pieces. 
     
     
         9 . The luggage accessory of  claim 8 , further comprising a vertical support configured to support the accessory surface when operably coupled to luggage pieces. 
     
     
         10 . The luggage accessory of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of vertical supports. 
     
     
         11 . The luggage accessory of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a plurality of accessory supports; and   a plurality of accessory connectors disposed at one end of corresponding accessory supports.   
     
     
         12 . The luggage accessory of  claim 8 , further comprising an accessory surface flange. 
     
     
         13 . The luggage accessory of  claim 12 , further comprising an accessory support hinge rotatably coupling the accessory support to the accessory surface, the accessory support hinge configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. 
     
     
         14 . The luggage accessory of  claim 13 , wherein the accessory support hinge is configured to rotate between a plurality of positions. 
     
     
         15 . The luggage accessory of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a plurality of accessory support hinges;   a plurality of accessory supports; and   a plurality of accessory connectors,   
       wherein the accessory support hinges are configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. 
     
     
         16 . The luggage accessory of  claim 13 , wherein a plurality of accessory support hinges are configured to rotate between a plurality of positions.