Bi-directional ride-on luggage

Abstract

Ride-on luggage is disclosed and may include a luggage container, a plurality of wheels, a seat, at least one pair of footrests, and a handle. The plurality of wheels may be coupled to the luggage container to enable wheeled travel of the luggage container. The seat may be configured to support the user in a respective seated position. The at least one pair of footrests may enable a user to rest the user's feet thereon when seated on the seat. The handle may be configured to be used in at least a pull operation.

1 . Ride-on luggage, comprising:
 a luggage container including an interior cavity configured to store items therein and having a form factor configured to be used as carry-on luggage;   a plurality of wheels coupled to the luggage container to enable wheeled travel of the luggage container;   a seat provided on or integrated with the luggage container to enable a user to ride on the luggage container and configured to support the user in a respective seated position;   at least one pair of footrests provided on or integrated with the luggage container to enable a user to rest the user's feet thereon when seated on the seat; and   a handle coupled to the luggage container and configured to be used in at least a pull operation.   
     
     
         2 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , wherein the ride-on luggage includes at least two pairs of footrests, including a first pair of footrests and a second pair of footrests, which are offset from each other, and
 wherein the luggage container includes:   a top surface including the seat;   a first side including one of the first pair of footrests and one of the second pair of footrests; and   a second side including the other one of the first pair of footrests and the other one of the second pair of footrests.   
     
     
         3 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is adjustable to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration to enable the pull operation. 
     
     
         4 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 3 , wherein, when the adjustable handle is in the deployed position, the adjustable handle member extends outwardly away from the luggage container to enable an operator to pull the ride-on luggage, and wherein, when the adjustable handle is in the stowed position, the adjustable handle member is retained within an envelope associated with a maximum volume of carry-on luggage. 
     
     
         5 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 4 , wherein when the adjustable handle is in the stowed position, the adjustable handle is flush with a front face of the luggage container or recessed relative to the front face of the luggage container. 
     
     
         6 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 4 , wherein the adjustable handle is configured to rotate about an axis extending in a transverse direction. 
     
     
         7 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable handle is configured to be moved to an intermediate position, the intermediate position being between the stowed position and the deployed position on a circumferential path of the adjustable handle. 
     
     
         8 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable handle is configured to maintain a position when force applied by the operator is absent. 
     
     
         9 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment port configured to receive an attachment insert, wherein the attachment port is positioned on a top surface of the luggage container. 
     
     
         10 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 9 , wherein the attachment port includes a locking mechanism configured to releasably couple the attachment insert to the ride-on luggage. 
     
     
         11 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 10 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring-loaded latch. 
     
     
         12 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 9 , further comprising a second attachment port configured to receive a second attachment insert, wherein the second attachment port is positioned on the top surface of the luggage container and opposed to the first attachment port. 
     
     
         13 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first handle strap; and   a second handle strap.   
     
     
         14 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second handle straps are positioned on the seat. 
     
     
         15 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 13 , further comprising a seatbelt configured to removably couple to at least one of the first handle strap and the second handle strap. 
     
     
         16 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , further comprising a seatbelt configured to secure a passenger to the seat base of the luggage container. 
     
     
         17 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , wherein the seat includes a padded cushion. 
     
     
         18 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , further comprising a handling strap on a rear face of the luggage container. 
     
     
         19 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 2 , wherein the seat is vertically offset from remaining surface area of the top surface of the luggage container. 
     
     
         20 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , wherein each footrest of the at least one pair of footrests are configured to independently adjust between a retracted position and deployed position. 
     
     
         21 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , wherein the luggage container comprises an outer magnetic material. 
     
     
         22 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 1 , wherein a first side of the luggage container includes a main access aperture in communication with the interior cavity, wherein the main access aperture is configured to be selectively closed, and wherein the luggage container is configured to support a passenger when the main access aperture is in an open configuration. 
     
     
         23 . The ride-on luggage of  claim 22 , wherein the luggage container further includes an auxiliary access aperture positioned on one of the first side and a second side of the luggage container, the auxiliary access aperture in communication with an auxiliary cavity, wherein the auxiliary access aperture is configured to be selectively closed, and wherein a volume of the auxiliary cavity is smaller than a volume of the interior cavity.