Expandable Luggage Assemblies

Abstract

The disclosure herein includes an expandable luggage assembly, which expandable luggage assembly may include: an upper shell having a plurality of sidewalls; a lower shell having a plurality of sidewalls removably coupled to one more of the plurality of sidewalls of the upper shell; a shelf coupled to the upper shell; a plurality of wheels coupled to the lower shell; and two handles, each handle of the two handles comprising: a crossbar disposed above the upper shell; a first tube coupled to the crossbar and slidably coupled to the upper shell; a second tube slidably coupled to the first tube and capable of being abutted against the upper shell; a third tube slidably coupled to the second tube and coupled to the lower shell.

What is claimed as the invention is: 
     
         1 . An expandable luggage assembly, comprising:
 an upper shell having a plurality of upper sidewalls;   a lower shell having a plurality of lower sidewalls removably coupled to one or more of the plurality of upper sidewalls of the upper shell;   a shelf coupled to the upper shell;   a plurality of wheels coupled to the lower shell; and   two handles, each handle of the two handles comprising:
 a crossbar disposed above the upper shell; 
 a first tube coupled to the crossbar and slidably coupled to the upper shell; 
 a second tube slidably coupled to the first tube, the second tube having a radial face capable of being abutted against the upper shell; 
 a third tube slidably coupled to the second tube and coupled to the lower shell. 
   
     
     
         2 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first tube extends through the upper shell. 
     
     
         3 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the radial face is capable of being abutted against an inner surface of the upper shell. 
     
     
         4 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the second tube is capable of being disposed between the plurality of lower sidewalls. 
     
     
         5 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper shell comprises:
 an upper portion;   a lower portion removably coupled to the upper portion; and   an expansion curtain coupled to the lower portion, wherein the expansion curtain is crumpled.   
     
     
         6 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the third tube is disposed between the plurality of lower sidewalls. 
     
     
         7 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the lower shell further comprises a base coupled to an end of the third tube. 
     
     
         8 . An expandable luggage assembly, comprising:
 an upper shell, comprising:
 an upper portion having one or more brackets; and 
 a lower portion; 
   a shelf coupled to the upper portion;   a lower shell;   a plurality of wheels coupled to a base of the lower shell; and   two handles, each handle of the two handles comprising:
 a crossbar removably coupled to at least one bracket of the one or more brackets; and 
 a telescopic shaft having a first portion coupled to the crossbar and a second portion coupled to the base of the lower shell, wherein the second portion has a radial face capable of being abutted against an inner surface of the upper shell. 
   
     
     
         9 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the shelf is coupled to an inner surface of the upper portion of the upper shell. 
     
     
         10 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a shelf coupled to an inner surface of the lower portion of the upper shell. 
     
     
         11 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a plurality of straps, wherein each strap of the plurality of straps comprises:
 a first portion coupled to the upper portion of the upper shell; 
 a second portion coupled to the shelf; and 
 a clip buckle coupled to the first portion and the second portion. 
   
     
     
         12 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a first shelf coupled to the lower portion of the upper shell; and   a second shelf removably coupled to the first shelf.   
     
     
         13 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the telescopic shaft of each handle has a portion extending through the upper shell. 
     
     
         14 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a sleeve disposed around a portion of each telescopic shaft of each handle of the two handles. 
     
     
         15 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the second portion of the telescopic shaft is disposed within the lower shell. 
     
     
         16 . An expandable luggage assembly, comprising:
 an upper shell;   a middle shell removably coupled to the upper shell;   a lower shell removably coupled to the middle shell;   a plurality of wheels coupled to a base of the lower shell; and   two handles, wherein each handle of the two handles comprises:
 a telescopic shaft coupled to an inner surface of the lower shell, the telescopic shaft having a first shaft portion extending through the upper shell and a second shaft portion having a radial face capable of being abutted against an inner surface of the upper shell; and 
 a crossbar coupled to the telescopic shaft, wherein an upper portion of the upper shell is capable of being coupled to the crossbar. 
   
     
     
         17 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a first zipper tape coupled to the upper shell;   a second zipper tape coupled to an upper edge of the middle shell and removably coupled to the first zipper tape;   a third zipper tape coupled to a lower edge of the middle shell;   a fourth zipper tape coupled to the lower shell and removably coupled to the third zipper tape.   
     
     
         18 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 16 , further comprising one or more shelves disposed within the middle shell. 
     
     
         19 . The expandable luggage assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the second shaft portion is disposed within the middle shell. 
     
     
         20 . The luggage assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the middle shell comprises:
 a first side;   a second side having an aperture; and   a grip coupled to the first side and having a portion extended through the aperture.