Inventor and Northwest Airlines pilot Bob Plath's eureka moment came ... to free their bungee-cord-attached bags from bulky metal luggage trolleys. He headed for his garage workshop, tinkered ...

Robert Plath had been an airline pilot for more than 20 years ... of millions of dollars in three years. His Travelpro Rollaboard luggage is among the fastest-selling products in the industry.

Travelpro luggage began more than 35 years ago, when Northwest Airlines pilot Robert Plath invented the modern rollaboard suitcase, and air travel hasn’t been the same ever since. Today ...

This invention, for which he holds United States patent No. 3,653,474, “Rolling Luggage ... The Rollaboard was invented in 1987 by Robert Plath, a Northwest Airlines 747 pilot and avid ...

The Travelpro 22” Expandable Rollaboard Flight Crew 5 is a well ... Built with aircraft-grade aluminum shell and frame, this hand luggage is any pilot’s perfect carry-on companion.

Luggage didn’t even have wheels ... In 1987, Northwest Airlines 747 pilot Robert Plath sold his two wheeled Rollaboard design to fellow airline professionals so that today, all us civilian ...

“‘Rollaboard’ was trademarked by Robert Plath for his company Travelpro in 1991, though luggage appeared under ... Earth” ― much to the dismay of pilot and blogger Patrick Smith.

For a little perspective, we managed to put a man on the moon faster than it took to invent rolling luggage. Eventually, the rolling suitcase was usurped by Plath’s Rollaboard. Reportedly sick ...

All luggage sets come with an FAA-certified and airline-approved rollaboard suitcase you can stow in an overhead compartment. The standard maximum height of rollaboard luggage is 20 inches.

In 1987, Northwest Airlines 747 pilot Robert Plath sold his two wheeled Rollaboard design to fellow ... Travelpro is still bringing the innovation. The luggage line leans in to the current craze ...