Collapsible luggage
AssigneeOsprey Packs, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Meyer, Hanh Doan, James J. Matthews
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Abstract
Luggage or apparatus for carrying items where a frame member collapses to allow the front to collapse toward the back to reduce the volume of the apparatus for shipping or storage. The frame member may extend: across the left side, along the bottom, from the left side to the right side, across the right side, from the back to the front, or a combination thereof. The bottom may include a folding bottom board attached with a fabric hinge. Shoulder straps may be stored in a front compartment to carry the apparatus as a backpack.
Claims20
An apparatus for carrying items, comprising:
- a back panel;
- a front panel;
- a bottom panel;
- a right side panel;
- a left side panel, wherein the back panel, front panel, bottom panel, right side panel, and left side panel are coupled to define an interior volume;
- and
- a frame member operatively coupled to the back panel, front panel, bottom panel, right side panel, and left side panel;
- wherein:
- the frame member allows the front panel to collapse toward the back panel to reduce the interior volume;
- and
- the frame member expands the front panel from the back panel to increase the interior volume of the apparatus.
An apparatus comprising:
- a back panel;
- a front panel substantially opposite the back panel;
- a bottom panel that extends from the back panel to the front panel, the bottom panel comprising a folding bottom board that is coupled to the bottom panel by a hinge, the folding bottom board having an unfolded position where the folding bottom board is proximal an intersection of the front panel and the bottom panel, and a folded position where the folding bottom board is folded about the hinge and distal the intersection of the front panel and the bottom panel;
- a right side panel that extends from the back panel to the front panel;
- a left side that extends from the back panel to the front panel, wherein the left side is substantially opposite the right side;
- a frame member comprising a left longitudinal arm that extends across the left side panel substantially from the back panel to the front panel;
- a right longitudinal arm that extends across the right side panel substantially from the back panel to the front panel, and a transverse base that extends from the left side panel to the right side panel along the intersection of the front panel and the bottom panel;
- wherein:
- the transverse base collapses toward the back panel when the folding bottom board is in the folded position.
A collapsible bag, comprising:
- a plurality of panels coupled together to define an interior volume wherein at least some of the plurality of panels are moveable with respect to each other such that the interior volume has a first size in an uncollapsed state and a second size in a collapsed state wherein the first size is greater than the second size;
- a means for framing the interior volume of the collapsible bag wherein the means for framing has an uncollapsed position and at least a collapsed position;
- and
- a means for inhibiting the means for framing from collapsing, wherein the means for inhibiting the means for collapsing is operatively coupled to one of the plurality of panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.