Hard-shell luggage system having a front accessible recessed pouch
AssigneeJRSK, Inc.
InventorsStephanie Korey, Jennifer Rubio, Bret Recor, Seth Murray, Charles Weber, Ahyoung Park
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Abstract
Luggage systems that better address the ways in which many people like to travel, in a style they feel most comfortable, while enjoying an unprecedented level of convenience which they will naturally welcome. Such improvement include a hinged front panel supporting storage pouches recessed within the front hard-shell housing portion, for storing a mobile computing device and other articles, that can be simply accessed while traveling.
Claims11
A hard-shell luggage system, comprising:
- a front hard-shell housing portion having a front accessible panel hinged from the bottom side of said front hard-shell housing portion, and supporting a storage pouch recessed within said first hard-shell housing portion, and adapted for storing a mobile computing device and/or other articles during travel;
- a rear hard-shell housing portion hingedly connected to said front hard-shell housing portion, and having a telescoping handle assembly;
- a set of indented wheel-wells formed in the corners of the bottom portion of said front and rear hard-shell housing portions, for mounting a set of four spinner wheels;
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- a zipper structure for zippering said front accessible hinged panel to said front hard-shell housing portion.
A hard-shell luggage system, comprising:
- front and rear hard-shell housing portions hinged together to form a hard-shell housing assembly and sealed using an integrated zipper mechanism;
- a front access opening formed in said front hard-shell housing portion providing access to a front accessible interior storage volume supported within said front hard-shell housing portion;
- wherein said rear hard-shell housing portion having an interior storage volume supported within said rear hard-shell housing portion;
- a set of four spinner wheels mounted in four corners of said hard-shell housing assembly;
- a telescopic-handle assembly formed in said rear hard-shell housing portion;
- a front panel structure providing a hinged front panel for covering said front access opening;
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- a zipper structure for zippering together said front panel structure to said front access opening;
- wherein the inside surface of said front panel structure supports a storage pouch for holding a mobile pad computer during travel.
A hard-shell luggage system, comprising:
- a front hard shell housing portion having a front access opening, providing access to a front storage recess within said front hard-shell housing portion;
- a rear hard-shell housing portion hinged together with said front hard-shell housing portion to form a hard-shell housing assembly,
- a set of four spinner wheels mounted in four corners of said hard-shell luggage assembly;
- a compression pad subsystem installed in said rear hard-shell housing portion and including a compression-pad structure fastened and strapped down to the interior volume of said rear hard-shell housing portion using a set of compression straps,
- wherein said set of compression straps compress shirts, pants and other garments against the bottom surface of said rear hard-shell housing portion when said compression straps are configured and tightened to generate compression forces between said compression-pad structure and the bottom surface of said rear hard-shell housing portion;
- wherein said front and rear hard-shell housing portions are sealed using a two-part zipper subsystem;
- a front flap panel hinged to said front hard-shell housing portion for covering said front access opening providing access to said front storage recess;
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- wherein an electronic device can be stored in a pouch formed on one of (i) the inside surface of said front flap panel, and (ii) the inside of said front storage recess, and accessed while traveling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.