Motorized luggage

Claim 1

An article of motorized luggage comprising: (a) a container body with a bottom for holding various items therein; (b) a plurality of wheels, individually rotatably journaled to said bottom of said container body for allowing said container body to travel along the ground; (c) means within said container body for driving at least one of said wheels to make said luggage a self-powered unit; (d) an upwardly pivoting lever pivoted on a side of said container body for activating said driving means and for maneuvering said container body when said luggage travels along the ground; wherein said driving means includes: (e) a motor for supplying rotary motion; (f) a battery for supplying electric current to said motor; (g) a switch electrically connected between said motor and said battery, said switch located adjacent said lever whereby pivoting of said lever upwardly will turn said switch on; (h) a bevel gear assembly to carry rotary motion from said motor to said at least one of said wheels when said switch is turned on by said lever; (i) a horizontal track carried within said bottom of said container body; (j) a platform substantially slideable within said track for transporting a person standing thereupon, said platform having a slot within a top surface thereof and (k) means on a front end of said platform held and manually operated by the person for allowing said platform to travel and be steered along the ground; (l) said steering means comprising an upright handle bar post rotatably mounted at its lower end to said front end of said platform; (m) said steering means further comprising a horizontal steering bar carried under the front end of said platform and centrally connected to and rotated by said upright handle bar post; and (n) a pair of spaced apart front wheel assemblies, individually rotatably journaled to underside at each end of said steering bar for allowing said platform to travel and be steered along the ground.