Support accessories for luggage

Claim 1

In combination with a luggage unit adapted to rest on a surface in spaced relation thereto, a flat retainer of molded plastic material affixed to the lowermost surface of said piece of luggage, for receiving interchangeable thin plates fitted with different support means at the mid-portions thereof for imparting different support and movement capabilities to the luggage unit, comprising a. an elongated solid base having an outer face adjacent to said luggage, b. a pair of confining tabs on the inner face thereof adjacent each end of said retainer spaced slightly below said inner face and integrally molded with said retainer along the rear and side edges of the latter and provided with a slot at the front and above each of said confining tabs to define passages above the latter, c. an elongated substantially rectangular plate detachably mounted on said retainer having the opposite ends thereof adapted to be inserted into said passages and to be maintained in resilient engagement between said inner face and the underlying confining tabs, d. a pair of symmetrically disposed integral projections on the front edge of said inner face of lesser depth than said slots above said confining tabs, for providing a yieldable stop for the forward edge of said plate in its completely nested position in the passages above the confining tabs, e. said projections being separated by a slot at the medial portion of said inner face for accommodating a spreading tool between said inner face of said retainer and said thin plate to effect relative movement therebetween in a transverse direction to an extent sufficient for the clearance of the said forward edge of said plate below said projections, and thereby to permit the withdrawal of said plate from said retainer, and f. means connected at the mid-portion of said plate and projecting beyond the horizontal plane of said tabs for supporting the luggage unit thereby.