Travel case with deployable table
AssigneeTravelpro International, Inc.
InventorJacqueline N. Miller
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a travel case having a deployable and retractable tray table assembly mounted to the back of the housing. The tray table is hinged to an extension member slidably disposed in a pocket within the compartment. The tray table is stowed within and completely contained by the compartment when not deployed. By unzipping the compartment and sliding the tray table and extension member upwardly, the tray table can be pivoted upwardly to a support position. In the support position, the tray table can rest upon the top of the case and the extension member can be locked in place so that it cannot slide downward. The compartment can be closed up around the extension member when the tray table is deployed.
Claims19
A travel case for storing clothing and accessories, comprising:
- a housing defining a storage space and having a top and a back side;
- a reclosable tray table compartment at the housing back side;
- an extension member slidably secured to the housing and having a free top end, the extension member slidable in a plane parallel with the back side;
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- a substantially rigid tray table rotatably mounted at the top end of the extension member;
- wherein when the extension member is in an extended position, the tray table can be rotated to a support position providing a generally horizontal surface and wherein when the extension member is in a retracted position, the tray table can be rotated to a stored position within the compartment.
Combination luggage comprising a travel case and a support assembly, wherein the travel case has a housing with a top and a back side, the back side having a reclosable tray table compartment and wherein the support assembly includes:
- a mount fixedly attached to the housing within the tray table compartment and defining a central recess;
- an extension member slidably disposed within the recess of the mount;
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- a substantially rigid tray table rotatably attached to an end of the extension member by at least one hinge;
- wherein when the extension member is in an extended position, the tray table can be rotated to a support position above and essentially parallel with the housing top to provide a generally horizontal surface suitable for writing and supporting electronic devices, and wherein when the extension member is in a retracted position, the tray table can rotate to a stored position within the compartment.
A travel case, comprising:
- a luggage housing having a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel and a back panel, said front and back panels spaced apart and extending from said bottom panel to said top panel;
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- a tray table slidably mounted on an external side of said back panel, said tray table being selectively slidably movable from a stowed position adjacent and generally parallel to said back panel, to a raised support position;
- said tray table rotatable by approximately 270° so that it rests on said top panel when said tray is in the support position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.