Portable luggage carrier

Claim 1

A portable luggage carrier comprising: a. a horizontal beam having a vertical aperture formed therein adjacent to each end thereof; b. a vertical socket affixed to said horizontal beam at the approximate mid-point thereof, said socket having an upwardly-extending opening; c. two individual horizontal support fingers each having a vertical aperture formed therein adjacent to one end thereof; d. two individual wheel housings each having a wheel mounted for rotation therein, each said housing having a vertical shaft extending upwardly through one of said support finger apertures and through one of said horizontal beam apertures, said support fingers pivoting about said vertical shafts independently of the wheel housings and between an unfolded operative position and a folded storage position; e. means for engaging the tops of said shafts to prevent downward movement of said wheel housings relative to said horizontal beam; f. an extendible vertical handle having at least two telescoping tubular sections, said handle being detachably mounted in said socket; and g. a flexible length of elastic cord for securing luggage placed on said carrier, said cord running between the other ends of said support fingers and extending upwardly over the luggage and then around said handle.