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US 7,861,857 B2Granted
Carry-on luggage with garment hanging feature
OwnerJohn B. Vorderkunzinventor
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Abstract
An advantageous carry-on bag is now disclosed which accommodates hanging garments, folded garments and accessories. The bag comprises a bottom portion comprising a first bottom area and a flap area. The flap area which zips or otherwise removably secures to the top edge of each of two ends and the front side of the bag. The first bottom areas secured to the bottom edge of the two ends and the front side. When the flap is in a first position extending outwardly from said end bottom edges, it forms an area adapted to receive hanging garments. Upright flaps attached to the side edges of the end sections removably secure to one another to form a wall parallel to the front side section and define a packing area which may receive for example folded garments.
Claims19
A carry-on luggage bag, having a first open position and a second closed position, comprising:
- (a) a front side portion made of non-rigid material having a front side closure means edge, a bottom edge, two core edges, and an inner side and an outer side;
- (b) two end portions made of non-rigid material, each having an end bottom edge, an end front edge and an end closure means edge, each of said end front edges secured to one of said core edges of said front side portion to form core secured edges;
- (c) a bottom portion made of non-rigid material having
- two short edges, one of said short edges secured to one of said end bottom edges and the other of said short edges secured to the other of said end bottom edges to form end secured edges;
- a long edge secured to said bottom edge of said front side portion to form a front side secured edge;
- said end secured edges and said front side secured edge defining a first area of said bottom portion;
- a first flap layer having an inner side and an outer side, being contiguous with said first area of said bottom portion and extending outwardly from said end portions when said bag is in said first open position, said first flap layer having a continuous edge comprising two long sections opposite one another and one short section between said two long sections, said continuous edge secured to a continuous edge closure means complementary to said closure means edges of said end and front side portions;
- whereby said continuous edge closure means of said first flap layer may be secured to said complementary end and front side closure mean edges thereby forming said second closed position of said carry on luggage bag;
- (d) a garment receiving area defined by said first flap layer and a second flap layer overlaying said first flap layer of said bottom portion and secured to said first area of said bottom portion and said long sections of said first flap layer, said second flap layer having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion removably connected to each other by a closure means;
- said garment receiving area further comprising a clasp secured thereto, said clasp adapted to receive and temporarily secure hangers for hanging clothing along a line perpendicular to said front side closure means edge and said short section of said first flap layer;
- (e) a packing area defined by said first area of said bottom portion, said two end portions and said front side portion, wherein said end portions and said front side portion remain essentially perpendicular to said first area of said bottom portion;
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- (f) handles attached to said outer side of said front side portion and to said outer side of said first flap layer which allow a user to maintain said luggage in an orientation during use so that said bottom portion is essentially parallel with the ground.
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A carry-on luggage bag, having a first open position and a second closed position, comprising:
- (a) an essentially rectangular front side portion made of non-rigid material having a front side zipper edge, a bottom edge, two core edges, an inner side and an outer side;
- (b) two end portions made of non-rigid material, each having an end bottom edge, an end front edge and an end zipper edge, each of said end front edges secured to one of said core edges of said essentially rectangular front side portion to form core secured edges;
- (c) a bottom portion made of non-rigid material having
- two short edges, one of said short edges secured to one of said end bottom edges and the other of said short edges secured to the other of said end bottom edges to form end secured edges;
- a long edge secured to said bottom edge of said essentially rectangular front side portion to form a front side secured edge;
- said end secured edges and said front side secured edge defining a first area of said bottom portion;
- a first parallel flap layer having an inner side and an outer side, being contiguous with said first area of said bottom portion and extending outwardly from said end portions in an essentially flat configuration when said bag is in said first open position, said first parallel flap layer having a continuous edge comprising two long sections parallel to one another and one short section between said two long sections, said continuous edge secured to a zipper portion complementary to said zipper edges of said end and front side portions;
- whereby said continuous edge zipper of first parallel flap layer may be zipped to said complementary end and front side zipper edges thereby forming said second closed position of said carry on luggage bag;
- (d) a garment receiving area defined by said first parallel flap layer and a second parallel flap layer overlaying said first parallel flap layer of said bottom portion and secured to said first area of said bottom portion and said long sections of said first parallel flap layer, said second parallel flap layer having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a closure means and said second portion having a closure means which removably connects to said closure means on said first portion, whereby said first portion and said second portion can be removably joined to one another;
- said garment receiving area further comprising a clasp secured thereto, said clasp adapted to receive and temporarily secure hangers for hanging clothing along a line perpendicular to said front side zipper edge and said short section of said first parallel flap layer;
- (e) a packing area defined by said first area of said bottom portion, said two end portions and said front side portion, wherein said end portions and said front side portion remain essentially perpendicular to said first area of said bottom portion;
- (f) two upright flaps, in reference to the bottom portion, each having a first end and a second end, said first end of each upright flap secured to one of said end portions of said bag, said second end of each upright flap attached to a closure means portion complementary to a closure means portion on the other upright flap second end, whereby said upright flaps may be removably attached to one another, whereby when said upright flaps are attached a wall parallel to said front side portion of said bag is formed essentially enclosing said packing area;
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- (g) handles attached to said outer side of said front side portion and said outer side of said first parallel flap layer which allow a user to maintain said luggage in an orientation during use so that said bottom portion is essentially parallel with the ground.
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A carry-on luggage bag, having a first open position and a second closed position, comprising:
- (a) an essentially rectangular front side portion made of non-rigid material having a front side zipper edge, a bottom edge, two core edges, an inner side and an outer side;
- (b) two end portions made of non-rigid material, each having an end bottom edge, an end front edge and an end zipper edge, each of said end front edges secured to one of said core edges of said essentially rectangular front side portion to form core secured edges;
- (c) a bottom portion made of non-rigid material having
- two short edges, one of said short edges secured to one of said end bottom edges and the other of said short edges secured to the other of said end bottom edges to form end secured edges;
- a long edge secured to said bottom edge of said essentially rectangular front side portion to form a front side secured edge;
- said end secured edges and said front side secured edge defining a first area of said bottom portion;
- a first parallel flap layer having an inner side and an outer side, being contiguous with said first area of said bottom portion and extending outwardly from said end portions in an essentially flat configuration when said bag is in said first open position, said first parallel flap layer having a continuous edge comprising two long sections parallel to one another and one short section between said two long sections, said continuous edge secured to a zipper portion complementary to said zipper edges of said end and front side portions;
- whereby said continuous edge zipper of first parallel flap layer may be zipped to said complementary end and front side zipper edges thereby forming said second closed position of said carry on luggage bag;
- (d) a garment receiving area defined by said first parallel flap layer and a second parallel flap layer overlaying said first parallel flap layer of said bottom portion and secured to said first area of said bottom portion and said long sections of said first parallel flap layer, said second parallel flap layer having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion removably connected to each other by a zipper;
- said garment receiving area further comprising a clasp secured thereto, said clasp adapted to receive and temporarily secure hangers for hanging clothing along a line perpendicular to said front side zipper edge and said short section of said first parallel flap laver;
- (e) a packing area defined by said first area of said bottom portion, said two end portions and said front side portion, wherein said end portions and said front side portion remain essentially perpendicular to said first area of said bottom portion;
- (f) two perpendicular flaps each having a first end and a second end, said first end of each perpendicular flap secured to one of said end portions of said bag, said second end of each perpendicular flap attached to a securing zipper portion complementary to a securing zipper portion on the other perpendicular flap second end, whereby said perpendicular flaps may be removably attached to one another, whereby when said perpendicular flaps are attached a wall parallel to said front side portion of said bag is formed essentially enclosing said packing area;
- (g) handles attached to said outer side of said front side portion and said outer side of said first parallel flap layer which allow a user to maintain said luggage in an orientation during use so that said bottom portion is essentially parallel with the ground;
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- (h) one or more pockets located on said outer side of said front side portion wherein said one or more pockets comprise an outside pocket closure means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.