A luggage cover and wheel well assembly for transporting luggage. The luggage cover includes a generally rigid base and wheel well assembly positioned within the protective base. The wheel well assembly includes a base support and a pair of expandable members. The expandable members cooperate with the base support to move between a retracted position to an expanded position to secure luggage of various sizes within the luggage cover.

A toteable or wearable fashion item configured to provide an electronic charge to a mobile electronic device. The item includes a battery including a battery housing enclosing at least one battery cell and at least one electronic connection port in communication with the battery cell. The battery is secured relative to the fashion item within a concealing enclosure which defines at least one connection port opening which facilitates access to the at least one electronic connection port. The battery is substantially concealed except through the at least one connection port opening.

An expandable container is disclosed. The expandable container may include a frame with extendable sections, an expandable material covering the frame and protective plates secured to the expandable material.

A garment hanger mechanism and system are provided for a multi-panel, foldable travel bag. The mechanism comprises a garment hanger member with spaced recesses for receiving clothes hangers. The member is attached to or integrated with a panel of the travel bag, and resides on the inside of the bag when folded. A removable securing means ensures hangers remain within the member recesses during travel. By using hanging means for both the bag and mechanism when the travel bag is unfolded, hanging garments can be efficiently unpacked and accessed from the travel bag without removing hangers from the member recesses. In this manner, the travel bag may be converted into a temporary travel closet within an existing closet. The bag can also be hung using just the bag hanging means from a door or in a closet.

A bag comprises a front face, a rear face, a first side face comprising a first side pocket, a second side face, a top face and a bottom face. The bottom face comprises a rigid base. A storage region is positioned between the front face, the rear face, the first side face, the second side face, the top face and the bottom face. An access mechanism is constructed and arranged to allow access to the storage region. Four wheels are coupled to the bottom face. An expansion mechanism is constructed and arranged to expand the storage region.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for an articulated luggage handle are disclosed and described. An example articulated luggage handle apparatus includes a handle; a shaft attached to the handle, the handle movable with respect to the shaft without affecting a position of the shaft; and an attachment mechanism to attach the shaft to luggage. Another example articulated luggage handle apparatus includes a handle; and a shaft in articulated connection to the handle, the handle movable via the articulated connection in a plurality of directions with respect to the shaft without affecting a position of the shaft and attached luggage.

A luggage cover and wheel well assembly for transporting luggage. The luggage cover includes a generally rigid base and wheel well assembly positioned within the protective base. The wheel well assembly includes a base support and a pair of expandable members. The expandable members cooperate with the base support to move between a retracted position to an expanded position to secure luggage of various sizes within the luggage cover.

A combination carrying device includes a rigid basket having a flexible bag nested therein. The flexible bag may be formed from one or more fabrics or like materials and define a tapered volume having a pair of handle extensions. The rigid basket may be formed from plastics or like materials and include rotatable handles mounted to sides of the rigid basket via one or more mounting bores. A customer carrying a combination carrying device in a retail establishment may place one or more items in the flexible bag nested within the rigid basket, and extract the flexible bag from the rigid basket after executing a purchase for the items therein.

A garment hanger mechanism and system are provided for a multi-panel, foldable travel bag. The mechanism comprises a garment hanger member with spaced recesses for receiving clothes hangers. The member is attached to or integrated with a panel of the travel bag, and resides on the inside of the bag when folded. A removable securing means ensures hangers remain within the member recesses during travel. By using hanging means for both the bag and mechanism when the travel bag is unfolded, hanging garments can be efficiently unpacked and accessed from the travel bag without removing hangers from the member recesses. In this manner, the travel bag may be converted into a temporary travel closet within an existing closet. The bag can also be hung using just the bag hanging means from a door or in a closet.

A travel bag is disclosed that includes an integrated shelving system for storing various clothing items during travel. The integrated shelving system includes a plurality of shelves each adaptable to store a number of clothing items (such as shirts, socks, underwear, pants, and skirts). The integrated shelving system may be opened to an extended state to allow a person to insert and/or remove clothing items from the plurality of shelves, and may be closed to a collapsed state to store the clothing items during travel.