US20190208877A1

US20190208877A1 - Vertical double-deck luggage

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Publication number: US20190208877A1
Application number: US15/868,205
Authority: US
Inventors: Joy Tong
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-01-11
Filing date: 2018-01-11
Publication date: 2019-07-11

Abstract

A vertical double-deck luggage includes a luggage body having an upper accommodation chamber and a lower accommodation chamber defined therein at different elevations, an upper opening and a lower opening located on a front panel thereof and respectively disposed in communication with the upper accommodation chamber and the lower accommodation chamber, a flip-down luggage cover with a bottom side thereof connected to the bottom side of the upper opening and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of the upper opening by a zipper, and a side-opening luggage cover with one lateral side thereof connected to one lateral side of the lower opening and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of the lower opening by a zipper.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to luggage technology and more particularly, to a vertical double-deck luggage made of fabric and can be towed while walking and can also be opened when it is held in vertical.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

One of the most common luggage configurations today, such as shown in U.S. Patent Publication No. U.S. Pat. No. 8,636,123 and Publication No. US20120247898, is the use of a flexible outer fabric cover with a frame mounted within the flexible outer fabric cover. The frame supports the flexible outer fabric cover in shape, forming a rectangular hollow box body. Further, two or four wheel assemblies are provided at the bottom side of the box body. Further, a rectangular handle is provided at the back panel of the box body so that the user can drag the luggage. Further, front side of the aforesaid luggage design is an opening. Further, a front cover is connected with its one lateral side to one lateral side of the opening of the front side of the luggage so that the front cover can close the opening.
However, since the front side of the aforesaid prior art luggage design is an opening, the luggage must be placed on the floor in horizontal before opening the front cover. Therefore, when the user goes out and wishes to temporarily put personal items in the luggage or to take a storage item out the luggage, it will cause a lot of trouble, for example, unable to find a right place to lay the luggage, or all storage personal items will be exposed to the outside when opens the front cover. Further, the user may need to bring a suit for a business trip or for use in certain situations. However, the aforesaid prior art luggage design must be laid down in horizontal so that the user can put the suit bag in the luggage or take the suit bag out of the luggage, leading to storing and removing inconvenience. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a luggage that eliminates the aforesaid problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a vertical double-deck luggage, which comprises a luggage body that comprises an upper accommodation chamber and a lower accommodation chamber defined therein at different elevations, an upper opening and a lower opening located on a front panel thereof and respectively disposed in communication with the upper accommodation chamber and the lower accommodation chamber, a flip-down luggage cover with a bottom side thereof connected to the bottom side of the upper opening and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of the upper opening by a zipper, and a side-opening luggage cover with one lateral side thereof connected to one lateral side of the lower opening and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of the lower opening by a zipper. Thus, when the vertical double-deck luggage stands still, the user can conveniently open the flip-down luggage cover to access to the upper accommodation chamber for storing personal items and taking storage personal items.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the vertical double-deck luggage further comprises a tri-fold board stitched to a bottom edge of the flip-down luggage cover and fixedly mounted in the fabric luggage body to separate the upper accommodation chamber and the lower accommodation chamber.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, the fabric luggage body further comprises an arched flap connected between the top panel and the front panel. Further, the upper opening is a substantially rectangular opening extending upwardly from the front panel to the arched flap. Further, the flip-down luggage cover is substantially a rectangular fabric cover fitting the configuration of the upper opening, comprising an arched surface portion configured to match the arched flap. Thus, when the user downwardly opens the flip-down luggage cover, the user can see the inside of the upper accommodation chamber from the top side of arched flap, facilitating storing personal items or taking out storage personal items while keeping the luggage in vertical.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, two net bags are respectively arranged on the inner side of the flip-down luggage cover and the inner side of the side-opening luggage cover. Each net bag defines therein mezzanine space for storing small items.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, two rectangular storage boxes detachably mounted in the lower accommodation chamber and abutted against each other side by side for storing classified items.
Other advantages and features of the present invention will be fully understood by reference to the following specification in junction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference signs denote like components of structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an oblique top elevational view of a vertical double-deck luggage in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1, illustrating the flip-down luggage cover and the side-opening luggage cover opened.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the vertical double-deck luggage in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the vertical double-deck luggage in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic rear view of the vertical double-deck luggage in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing of the present invention, illustrating the flip-down luggage cover and the side-opening luggage cover opened and the two storage boxes taken out of the lower accommodation chamber.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the flip-down luggage cover and the tri-fold board.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a vertical double-deck luggage in accordance with the present invention is shown. The vertical double-deck luggage comprises a fabric luggage body 10, a retractable handle unit 20, a plurality of roller assemblies 30, a flip-down luggage cover 40 and a side-opening luggage cover 50.
Referring to FIGS. 1-5, the fabric luggage body 10 comprises a front panel 11, a back panel 12, a top panel 13, a bottom panel 14 and two opposing side panels 15 stitched to one another, an upper accommodation chamber 18 defined therein in a top side, a lower accommodation chamber 19 defined therein in a bottom side below the upper accommodation chamber 18, an upper opening 16 located on an upper part of the front panel 11 and disposed in communication with the upper accommodation chamber 18, a lower opening 17 located on a lower part of the front panel 11 below the upper opening 16 and disposed in communication with the lower accommodation chamber 19. The upper accommodation chamber 18 and the lower accommodation chamber 19 are separated chambers disposed at different elevations for the user to place personal items separately. In particular, the user can place the commonly used items in the upper accommodation chamber 18. The retractable handle unit 20 is mounted in the top panel 13. The roller assemblies 30 are mounted to the bottom panel 14. The flip-down luggage cover 40 is a fabric cover, having a bottom side thereof fixedly connected to a bottom side of the upper opening 16and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of the upper opening 16 by a first zipper 41. Thus, the flip-down luggage cover 40 can be turned downwardly to open the upper opening 16, thereby exposing the upper accommodation chamber 18. The side-opening luggage cover 50 is a fabric cover, having one lateral side thereof fixedly connected to one lateral side of the lower opening 17 and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of the lower opening 17 by a second zipper 51. Thus, the side-opening luggage cover 50 can be turned sideways to open the lower opening 17, thereby exposing the lower accommodation chamber 19.
Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the bottom side of the flip-down luggage cover 40 is preferably stitched to a front edge of a tri-fold board 60 that is fixedly mounted in the fabric luggage body 10 so that the flip-down luggage cover 40 can cover the upper opening 16 of the fabric luggage body 10. More specifically, the tri-fold board 60 comprises a first board panel 61 vertically attached to an inner surface of the back panel 12 of the fabric luggage body 10, a second board panel 62 horizontally mounted in the fabric luggage body 10 to separate the upper accommodation chamber 18 and the lower accommodation chamber 19, and a third board panel 63 stitched to the bottom edge of the flip-down luggage cover 40. The first board panel 61, the second board panel 62 and the third board panel 63 are connected to one another. The aforesaid arrangement of the tri-fold board 60 enables the second board panel 62 to support the gravity weight of the storage items in the upper accommodation chamber 18.
Referring to FIG. 2 again, the fabric luggage body 10 further comprises an arched flap 111 connected between the top panel 13 and the front panel 11. The upper opening 16 is a rectangular opening extended upwardly from the front panel 11 to the arched flap 111. The flip-down luggage cover 40 is a substantially rectangular fabric cover fitting the configuration of the rectangular upper opening 16. Further, the flip-down luggage cover 40 has an arched surface portion 42 matching the arched flap 111. Thus, when the user downwardly opens the flip-down luggage cover 40 while keeping the luggage in vertical, the user can see the inside of the upper accommodation chamber 18 through the arched flap 111, facilitating access to the upper accommodation chamber 18.
Referring to FIG. 7 again, a first net bag 43 is arranged on an inner side of the flip-down luggage cover 40, defining therein a mezzanine space 44. The first net bag 43 comprises a horizontally extended first zipper opening 45 disposed in communication with the mezzanine space 44. Thus, the user can conveniently store small items in the mezzanine space 44 in the inner side of the flip-down luggage cover 40 and conveniently take storage small items out of the mezzanine space 44.
Referring to FIG. 7 again, a second net bag 52 is arranged on an inner side of the side-opening luggage cover 50, defining therein a mezzanine space 53. The second net bag 52 comprises a vertically extended second zipper opening 54 disposed in communication with the mezzanine space 53. Thus, the user can store small items in the mezzanine space 53 in the inner side of the side-opening luggage cover 50 and conveniently take storage small items out of the mezzanine space 53.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 6 again, the invention further comprises two storage boxes 70. These two storage boxes 70 are detachably mounted in the lower accommodation chamber 19 and abutted against each other side by side. The storage boxes 70 are preferably rectangular boxed, each comprising a rectangular box body 71, and a zipper cover 72 covering one open side of the rectangular box body 71. The zipper cover 72 is made of a mesh fabric 73, allowing the user to see from the outside of the rectangular box body 71 into the inside of the rectangular box body 71 so as to find the desired article.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A vertical double-deck luggage, comprising:

a fabric luggage body comprising a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel and two opposing side panels stitched to one another, an upper accommodation chamber defined therein in a top side, a lower accommodation chamber defined therein in a bottom side below said upper accommodation chamber, an upper opening located on an upper part of said front panel and disposed in communication with said upper accommodation chamber, a lower opening located on a lower part of said front panel below said upper opening and disposed in communication with said lower accommodation chamber;

a retractable handle unit mounted in said top panel;

a plurality of roller assemblies mounted to said bottom panel;

a flip-down luggage cover having a bottom side thereof fixedly connected to a bottom side of said upper opening and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of said upper opening by a first zipper; and

a side-opening luggage cover having one lateral side thereof fixedly connected to one lateral side of said lower opening and the other sides thereof detachably fastenable to the other sides of said lower opening by a second zipper.

2. The vertical double-deck luggage as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a tri-fold board fixedly mounted in said fabric luggage body and stitched to a bottom edge of said flip-down luggage cover, said tri-fold board comprising a first board panel vertically attached to an inner surface of said back panel of said fabric luggage body, a second board panel connected to one side of said first board panel and horizontally mounted in said fabric luggage body to separate said upper accommodation chamber and said lower accommodation chamber and a third board panel connected to one side of said second board panel opposite to said first board panel and stitched to the said bottom edge of said flip-down luggage cover.

3. The vertical double-deck luggage as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fabric luggage body further comprises an arched flap connected between said top panel and said front panel;

said upper opening is a substantially rectangular opening extending upwardly from said front panel to said arched flap;

said flip-down luggage cover is substantially a rectangular fabric cover fitting the configuration of said upper opening, comprising an arched surface portion configured to match said arched flap.

4. The vertical double-deck luggage as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a first net bag arranged on an inner side of said flip-down luggage cover and defining therein a mezzanine space first net bag, said first net bag comprising a horizontally extended first zipper opening disposed in communication with the said mezzanine space therein.

5. The vertical double-deck luggage as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second net bar arranged on an inner side of said side-opening luggage cover and defining therein a mezzanine space, said second net bag comprising as vertically extended second zipper opening disposed in communication with the said mezzanine space therein.

6. The vertical double-deck luggage as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two rectangular storage boxes detachably mounted in said lower accommodation chamber and abutted against each other side by side.

7. The vertical double-deck luggage as claimed in claim 6, wherein each said rectangular storage box comprises a rectangular box body, and a zipper cover covering one open side of said rectangular box body, said zipper cover being made of a mesh fabric.