# US 2009/0260940 A1 · Luggage with Removable Laptop Computer Compartment

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- Number: US 2009/0260940 A1
- Document ID: US20090260940A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/360,994
- Filed: 2009-01-28
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-04-17
- Assignees: Travel Caddy, Inc. d/b/a Travelon
- Inventors: Zoran Gracer; Donald E. Godshaw
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260940A1

## CPC

- A45C 13/02: Interior fittings; Means, {e.g. inserts,} for holding and packing articles
- A45C 3/02: Briefcases or the like
- A45F 5/1525: {Holders or carriers for portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY

## Abstract

A carrying case is comprised of a valise or brief case with an internal compartment for a computer case which is tethered to the valise and which may be fully removed through an opening in the valise to which it is tethered. The computer storage case includes at least one side made of a mesh or transparent fabric or material so that the contents of the computer case may be visually inspected and so that the computer case can be totally segregated and yet remain tethered to the luggage item or valise.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A carrying case comprising,
a generally parallelepiped outer case including first and second opposite lateral sides, first and second opposite end sides, a bottom side, a top side, a medical compartment accessible through a medial opening in the top side, said opening and medial compartment extending between the opposite end sides of the case,
a first adjacent compartment adjacent one side of the medial compartment;
a second adjacent compartment adjacent the opposite side of the medial compartment;
a first opening in the top side to the first compartment,
a second opening in the top side to the second compartment;
a separate generally parallelepiped computer case fully locatable in the medial compartment, said computer case having a first lateral side in opposition to the first adjacent compartment, a second lateral side in opposition to the second adjacent compartment, a bottom side, first and second spaced opposite end sides, and a top side with an access opening to the interior of the computer case, a first dimension substantially between the top side and bottom side of the computer case, a flexible attachment tether band extending a majority of the spacing between the spaced end sides of the computer case and attached to the bottom side of the computer case and extendable longitudinally from the bottom side of the carrying case to the bottom side of the computer case positioned outside the carrying case through the medial opening,
the first lateral side of the computer case fabricated from a generally visually transparent material, said computer case fabricated solely from non-metallic materials;
wherein the band comprises a flexible fabric tether to enable the removal of the computer case through the medial opening for exposure of the first lateral side and inspection of the contents of the computer case through the first lateral side of the computer case.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The carrying case of claim 1 further including a releasable fastener connecting the band to the bottom side of the computer case.