Luggage case construction

A luggage case construction, comprising;

• a first relatively rigid shell-like case section including an elongated flat top panel and integral end portions extending away from said top panel in the same direction to form end panels for the case, said case section having two open sides and an open bottom;
• a flexible sheetlike member of geometry and dimensions sufficient to enclose the open shell sides and bottom, forming a second case section, said member having edges coextensive with corresponding edges of the shell-like case section;
• a rigid plate affixed to said flexible member forming a reinforced bottom for said case;
• closure means releasably interconnecting the first and second case sections along the entire opposed edges thereof;
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• means for releasably holding apparel against the inner surface of said second case section enclosing a central storage space in said luggage case, said apparel holding means including a fabric member for extending over said apparel, affixed along an edge to said second case section and releasably secured to said second case section along another edge.

A luggage case construction, comprising:

• a first case section defining the case end and intermediate panels;
• a second case section wrappingly engaging said first case section defining the remaining case panels;
• and
• a single zipper continuously joining said first and second case section edges throughout and including at least a pair of zipper stops defining certain lengths of said zipper which are releasably joined together and certain other lengths which are permanently joined together;
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• said first and second case section panels being multi-layered laminates.

A luggage case, comprising:

• a rigid C-shaped frame;
• first flexible sheetlike means received onto said frame and affixed thereto, forming a generally C-shaped first case section including a first flat panel and integral end portions extending away therefrom in the same direction as end panels, said first case section having three open sides;
• second flexible sheetlike means wrappingly enclosing the open sides of said first case section to form a second case section, the dimensions and geometry of said second case section being such that the edges of said case sections can be made coextensive;
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• a single zipper continuously interconnecting the coextensive edges of said case sections to one another througout the entire length of said edges.

A luggage case, comprising:

• a generally rectangular, rigid, sheetlike member formed about transverse axes in the plane of said member to form a rigid C-shaped frame;
• first laminated flexible sheetlike means conformingly received onto said frame and affixed thereto, forming a generally C-shaped first case section including a top panel, integral end panels extending away therefrom in the same direction, and having three open sides;
• second laminated flexible sheetlike means wrappingly enclosing the open sides of said first case section to form a second case section, the dimensions and geometry of said second case section being such that the edges of said case sections are coextensive;
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• a single zipper continuously interconnecting the opposed coextensive edges of said case sections to one another throughout the full length of said edges.