Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a suitcase, and more particularly a foldable suitcase.

Abstract: Embodiments include a pack bag including an outer container and an inner removable accessory organizer. The inner removable accessory organizer includes multiple compartments. The outer container includes an external easy-access portal through which contents of at least one of the compartments of the inner organizer are accessible. The pack bag includes a second external easy-access portal through which contents of another compartment of the inner organizer are accessible. The inner organizer includes a first pull handle to unfold and deploy the compartments when bundle straps are unfastened, and a second pull handle to fold the compartments one atop the other when the bundle straps are unfastened. When the bundle straps are fastened, the compartments are held together as a single bundled unit, such that the inner organizer is liftable as the single bundled unit out of the outer container simultaneously using the first pull handle and the second pull handle.

Abstract: Case for containing an item and method of manufacture comprising: a first panel having a perimeter edge and at least one hinge for folding the first panel. A second panel having a perimeter edge and at least one hinge for folding the second panel. A side panel. A first fastener configured to attach the side panel to the perimeter edge of the first panel. A second fastener configured to attach the side panel to the perimeter edge of the second panel. Method of manufacture of a layered material comprising the steps of: placing a substrate between a first and a second layer of self-reinforced polypropylene (srPP). Bonding the layers of srPP and substrate by: stitching, or riveting through the first layer of srPP, the substrate and the second layer of srPP; or gluing the first layer of srPP, the substrate and the second layer of srPP together.

Abstract: The article of luggage includes a luggage main body having a bottom surface and a cavity formed to receive articles for packing; an expansion body having a perimeter defining a cavity; a foldable gusset joining the luggage main body to the expansion body; and an expansion and locking device disposed internally at opposite ends of the article of luggage. The expansion and locking device is configured to allow free movement of the expansion body in a compression direction towards the luggage main body and configured to allow locking movement of the expansion body in an expanding direction away from the luggage main body. One expansion and locking device is preferably attached to two or more walls of the luggage. After finishing packing, the luggage is closed and the user pushes the expanding member towards the base member, ratcheting the pawl past the ratchet teeth to collapse the luggage.

Abstract: A reusable packaging device that in a use state is a rhomboid outer structure with an internal inflatable and reusable vessel that surrounds and protects a payload, that can be converted into a storage state by deflating the vessel and folding the outer structure flat in order that it may be stacked.

Abstract: A roller garment bag is disclosed that combines and integrates a carry-on and a garment bag into a single luggage case, which obtains the desirable conveniences of carry-on luggage while retaining all of the desirable aspects of a garment bag and a carry-on without introducing any significant detriments to the individual advantages of each style of luggage bag by itself.

Abstract: A pack enables objects stored therein to be accessed easily and efficiently. The pack includes a rear portion including one or more first sidewalls, and a front portion including one or more second sidewalls. Each first sidewall has a generally convex configuration, and each second sidewall has a generally concave configuration that complements the convex configuration of the first sidewalls. The second sidewalls are extendable generally along the first sidewalls to couple the front portion to the rear portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a construction for collapsible luggage which quickly allows the collapsible luggage to be placed in an opened or collapsed state. More specifically, each corner of the collapsible luggage contains a rigid panel which is foldable with respect to a base of the luggage. At least two opposing rigid panels have a corner portion of the panel exposed, allowing those panels to be folded downward first with respect to the other two rigid panels. The zippered top panel for the collapsible luggage can be extended over a top of the collapsible luggage to secure the collapsible luggage in the collapsed position.

Abstract: A mobile storage unit is disclosed. The mobile storage unit includes a rigid exo-skeletal frame and a flexible storage bag that couples to the rigid exo-skeletal frame while within an open storage region framed by the exo-skeletal frame. The mobile storage unit also includes a top seat portion and stabilizing features that extend and retract from the rigid exo-skeletal frame to support the mobile storage unit in the upright position. The mobile storage unit can also include a monitoring device for transmitting signals that are used to determine the location of the mobile storage unit.

Abstract: A compactible reusable shopping bag devised to incentivize reuse is presented herein. The compactible reusable shopping bag is compactible down to a discrete, folded stack enabling ready storage and portage when not in use. The compactible reusable shopping bag is securable in the folded stack by securement of a pair of handles around the folded stack and, in an alternative embodiment, by action of fasteners. The compactible reusable shopping bag further includes handle loops enabling carriage of fewer items in the bag and attachment of a shoulder strap to enable over-the-shoulder carry when at capacity. The compactible reusable shopping bag is lightweight, capacious, and durable.

Abstract: A reusable packaging device that in a use state is a rhomboid outer structure with an internal inflatable and reusable vessel that surrounds and protects a payload, that can be converted into a storage state by deflating the vessel and folding the outer structure flat in order that it may be stacked.

Abstract: The invention relates to a portable container 10 for transporting a cake. The portable container comprises a container base 12 defining a support surface 22 for supporting a cake thereon. The portable container also comprises at least one container section 14. Each container section 14 is open at a top and at a bottom and defines a space which is enclosed by sides of the container section. The portable container further comprises a cover 18 defining a recess. The container base 12 and the container section 14 are releasably attached to each other whereby a lower part of a cake supported on the support surface is received in the space defined by the container section when the container base and the container section are attached to each other. The support surface 22 bounded by the sides of the container section 14 lies substantially in a single plane.

Abstract: An article of manufacture, comprising an inflatable cooler having at least a portion with a drop-stitch construction is provided. The inflatable cooler may comprise a first inflatable drop-stitch chamber defining a bottom wall, a second inflatable drop-stitch chamber defining a plurality of side walls, and a third inflatable drop-stitch chamber defining a lid of the inflatable cooler.

Abstract: An apparatus for changing a baby including a plurality of sections, connected together and configured to be placed in an open state, an assembled state, and a closed state; wherein in the open state, each of the plurality of sections lies in substantially the same plane, and none of the plurality of sections overlaps any of the other of the plurality of sections; wherein in the assembled state, a first section of the plurality of sections is temporarily fixed at substantially a right angle with respect to a second section of the plurality of sections; wherein in the closed state, the first section overlaps the second section; and wherein at least one of the first and second sections is padded. The apparatus may include a U-shaped strap connected to and used to pick up the plurality of sections, and a means for holding plurality of sections in the closed state.

Abstract: A storage bag has rear wall is spaced from a front wall a distance D and an upper opening. A lid includes front and rear lid portions movably joined to upper ends of the front and rear walls. The front lid portion has a height A when upright and the rear lid portion has a height B when upright, wherein A<D/2, B>D/2 and A+B?D to define a side inclined relative to the bottom wall between the upper edges of the lid portions in their open positions. The inclined side has a length C wherein C2=(B?A)2+D2. A flexible web is co-planar with each of the side walls in the open positions of the lid portions. Each web is joined to the front and rear lid portions and an associated side wall and extends along an associated inclined side. A zipper extends along the edges of the front and rear lid portions and along an associated inclined side of each web.

Abstract: A backpack includes a backpack portion defining an interior compartment and a sleeve. The sleeve defines an interior cavity configured to receive a laptop therein and a storage compartment configured to receive the backpack portion therein. The sleeve is coupled to an inner surface of the backpack portion. The backpack includes a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration the sleeve is disposed within the interior compartment of the backpack portion, and in the second configuration the backpack portion is disposed within the storage compartment of the sleeve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protective cover (10) with a base, two side walls (20), a front wall, a rear wall and a lid, wherein the protective cover (10) comprises a blank (12) which is formed integrally and is composed of a plastics material. The blank (12) has a base region (24?), a rear wall region (18?), a front wall region (16?), two side wall regions (20?) and a lid region (22?), and the blank (12) is folded in a cuboidal shape. Furthermore, it is provided that the protective cover (10) has connecting elements (14) with magnetic elements and optionally counter elements, wherein the connecting elements (14) are designed and arranged in such a manner that the edges of the blank (12) that butt against one another in the folded cuboidal shape are held together by the connecting elements (14) which exert magnetic attraction forces on one another. Furthermore, the invention relates to a folding sheet (11) which can be folded to form such a protective cover (10).

Abstract: A portable support adapted to support a part of the human body. The portable support is provided with an inner cavity capable of carrying one or more articles.

Abstract: A collapsible luggage includes a rigid base, a plurality of wheel members, a flexible body, and a telescopic rod unit. The rigid base defines a receiving space. The flexible body includes two side segments and opposite front and rear segments. The telescopic rod unit is disposed on one of the side segments of the flexible body, and is pivotable relative to the base between an unfolded position, where the flexible body is expanded so that the flexible body and the base cooperatively define an accommodating space, and a folded position, where the flexible body is collapsed, and the telescopic rod unit and the flexible body are received in the receiving space.

Abstract: An article (600) is provided which includes a body (500) having an interior volume (100), and hook (124) and loop (125) features which, when pressed closed in at least one locations (130, 131) location, creates a dynamic hammock dam (132) that retains a fill material (140) that has been inserted into the interior volume. The strength of the hammock dam increases with outward pressure (141) applied on the closure by the fill material. The article is preferably equipped with a large mouth opening (110) which allows rapid filling or emptying of the fill material from the internal volume.

Abstract: Containers such as boxes or tubes may be lined with deflated air bladders or reservoirs. When an item is placed in such a container, the container may be sealed, and the air bladders or reservoirs may be charged with air until such bladders or reservoirs surround and fully cushion the item within the container. The bladders or reservoirs may be formed from lightweight and flexible materials, such as polyethylenes, polyphenylenes or other plastics, and charged with air manually or automatically from an external source via a valve or other component extending through the containers. An internal pressure within one or more of the bladders or reservoirs may be monitored during the charging, and the charging may be secured when the internal pressure meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A transportable container includes at least one end plate and four side walls and which defines, in at least one configuration for use, at least one internal compartment for the placement of utensils, tools and objects in general. The container includes an interlocking coupling unit for the plate and at least one of the side walls; the unit includes at least one first profiled element, which is associated with one side of the plate and defines at least one first groove for guiding and partial accommodation of one of the side walls. The unit also includes at least one second profiled element, which is substantially perpendicular to the plate and defines at least one rail for guiding and partial coupling of the side wall.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a portable work surface system for carry-on cases. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more work surfaces in the form of tables that may be removably secured to all types of carry-on cases. Each work surface forming part of the system is not only universal in its coupling to existing carry-on cases, but is also substantially dimensioned and stable enough to support various types of electronic devices, such as a portable computer, mouse, keyboards, etc. The work surface system may be adapted for use with a hard drive carry-on case having pull-out handles and wheels and configured to store a hard disk system for use in film production, for example. Additional alternative embodiments are proposed to accommodate different needs and types of uses.

Abstract: A combination motorcycle and storage device includes a motorcycle having a rear seat with an internal housing and a rear opening and a storage device includes a bottom panel pivotally attached to a plurality of side panels, the side panels being foldable on the bottom panel, the side panels forming an enclosure and secured to each other via a plurality of locking devices; and a retractable platform. The retractable platform includes a roller bearing assembly fixedly secured within the housing; and an elongated telescoping shaft slidingly engaged with the roller bearing assembly and fixedly secured to a bottom surface of the bottom panel.

Abstract: A protective support device for supporting an object, such as a pilot's helmet, protectively encloses and supports the object. The device includes an inner shell formed of a compressive material and of an inflatable bladder. The inner shell is positioned within an outer shell, such as a bag formed of a cloth, or other, material. An object to be supported is placed within the inner shell, and the inflatable bladder of the inner shell is inflated. Inflation of the inner shell encloses and surrounds the object.

Abstract: A protective case for a mobile electronic device is disclosed, the protective case comprising a receiving part for fastening the device, and a covering part, which is arranged relative to the receiving part such that it can be folded into a closed position, for covering, in the closed state, the device which, in the fitted state, is fastened at the receiving part, wherein the receiving part and the covering part are connected to one another in a pre-tensioned fashion via at least one elastic member in such a manner that the receiving part automatically moves from an opened position into the closed position.

Abstract: A lunch tote for storing food is disclosed which includes an outer cover having a perimeter and first and second ends. A sidewall extends upward from the perimeter and has a distal edge. A liner having an outer perimeter is attached to the outer cover to form a pocket having an opening formed therein. A cooling mechanism is positioned in the pocket and is enclosed in a moisture-absorbing/insulating cover. A first insulating layer is positioned between the outer cover and the liner. An intermediate layer is positioned above the first insulating layer. A closure mechanism is secured to a portion of the distal edge. The closure mechanism is movable from a closed position, wherein the lunch tote is a closed container, to an open position, wherein the entire lunch tote is convertible into a serving tray. The lunch tote further includes a pair of handles.

Abstract: The expander includes side walls positionable against a bag interior, members articularly connected together and to the side walls, and an arcuate enabling diamond shaped mechanism connected between the members and the side walls to provide a selected expanding and contracting amongst the members and the side walls. The members are in a folded condition when the bag is compressed and, with the aid of an expansion motivator such as a rubber band, spring and the like, the bag is expanded to its deployed condition.

Abstract: A mobile storage unit is disclosed. The mobile storage unit includes a rigid exo-skeletal frame and a flexible storage bag that couples to the rigid exo-skeletal frame while within an open storage region framed by the exo-skeletal frame. The mobile storage unit also includes a top seat portion and stabilizing features that extend and retract from the rigid exo-skeletal frame to support the mobile storage unit in the upright position. The mobile storage unit can also include a monitoring device for transmitting signals that are used to determine the location of the mobile storage unit.

Abstract: Provided is an inflatable insulation box relating to the technical field of cold insulation equipment for cold chain transportation, comprising a box body and a box lid, wherein the box body has an opening and the box lid is configured to close the opening of the box body; the box body and the box lid include fabrics on outer layers and airbags on inner layers, respectively; an air valve is provided on the box body and/or the box lid to inflate or deflate the airbags; reflective fabrics may also be used on inner surfaces of the box body and the box lid to improve thermal insulation performance. This inflatable insulation box has good thermal insulation effect, and can be conveniently inflated and deflated and conveniently folded up, reducing occupied space.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a carry (or carrying) bag is provided that includes an interior, substantially cut-resistant security panel assembly with a matrix of wires secured between or on one or more flexible material layers. Also in various embodiments, the security panel assembly may be positioned intermediate the bag outside wall and a lining of the bag, and in other embodiments, may also take the form of an expansion panel. Second or secondary locking fasteners are also provided to lock first or primary fasteners to or within the carrying bag, to provide security for compartments and pockets. A strap with one or more security cables, and various locking fasteners, may be attached to the carry bag. Methods for forming such security panel assemblies, expansion panels, and carrying straps are also disclosed.

Abstract: Described herein are combination bag/vests which, in a bag configuration, serve as a functional bag and which, in a vest configuration, include a system for attaching one or more modular accessories to the vest in a desired configuration. Also described herein are such combination bag/vests wherein the vest configuration operates as a tactical personal body armor vest and the bag configuration conceals the tactical vest portion while permitting the one or more modular accessories to remain in the desired configuration.

Abstract: An authority controlled clothing locker including a generally elongated and three dimensional rectangular body adapted for holding a set of clothing, including footwear. A door is hingedly secured along a forward edge of the body and is releasably engaged over an open front of the locker. A hanger is adapted to being supported relative to a top underside location of the open interior, the body further including a hanging aperture configured within an upper most lip of the body, the aperture further adapted for suspending the body from a horizontally extending pole, bar or the like.

Abstract: A space saving luggage assembly with a luggage body having a plurality of side walls and an inner back support surface defining an article placement zone and a cover thereto that includes an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment and a closed position encapsulating the article placement zone. The space saving luggage assembly also includes a battery-powered vacuum assembly integrated into one of a plurality of side walls of the luggage body and having a tube, defining a tube conduit, with a free end disposed within the article placement zone when the cover is in the closed position, the battery-powered vacuum assembly operably configured to induce a vacuum within the tube conduit.

Abstract: A suitcase structure includes a back case component, a front lid component and a ring-shaped gusset component. The opposite sides of the ring-shaped gusset component are connected with the edge of the back case component and the edge of the front lid component respectively, so as to form an accommodation space used for being closed. The ring-shaped gusset component includes a plurality of sidewall portions and a plurality of flexible structures linking the sidewall portions. The flexible deformation capability of the flexible structures is greater than the flexible deformation capability of the sidewall portions. The flexible structures has an inclination, and two of the sidewall portions adjacent to each other can be bent and therefore be stacked opposite to each other by the flexible structures linking the two of the sidewall portions.

Abstract: A needle-free injection device suitable for delivering a therapeutic substance into the intradermal space of a patient. The needle-free injection device includes a main spring which can be compressed using one or more handles attached to the device to place the needle-free injection device into an armed configuration. Device embodiments may optionally include an injector tube and associated apparatus which may be moved relative to other device structures when the injector is pressed against the skin of a patient with sufficient force. The disclosed operational switches and release mechanisms cooperate to prevent injection unless the device is properly positioned for an injection. Needle-free injection systems and methods of operating a needle-free injection device are also disclosed.

Abstract: A pet house or a pet crate is easily collapsible, foldable and portable, having four side walls, connected to a roof plate, with a frame support built to the edges of the left and right side walls, when two first zippers zip up along the left and right side walls' edges to form the complete and assembled pet crate. A special 180-degree flip of a second zipper strip is made to the portion along the edges of the roof plate, so that the orientation of the zipper teeth at the portion connected to the roof plate is reversed in direction to the portion connected to the front and back side walls, providing a stronger propping power for the corners under the roof plate, when zipped up and fully erected.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to devices for stabilizing floating structures and systems and methods utilizing such stabilization devices. Some embodiments of the stabilization device include a fabric material having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expanded configuration of the fabric material may form a column of the fabric material. The column of fabric material may define an internal volume. The front end of the column of fabric material may be closed, and the back end of the column of fabric material may define an opening for receiving water for filling the internal volume. When filled with water, the stabilization device may improve roll stabilization of a floating structure. The floating structure may be a flotation device of an emergency flotation system, boat, or inflatable raft, for example. The emergency flotation system may be used with aircraft, (e.g., helicopters) to provide stabilization when the aircraft is ditched in water.

Abstract: A bag includes a main storage compartment and a plurality of accessory storage compartments. The accessory storage compartments are generally separated from the storage space of the main storage compartment and might be used to stow various items, such as athletic balls, shoes, towels, uniforms, sports drinks, sports supplements, and the like. One type of accessory storage compartment includes a ball-bag stowage compartment for storing a ball bag. Another type of accessory storage compartment includes a shoe-stowage compartment.

Abstract: A mobile storage unit is disclosed. The mobile storage unit includes a rigid exo-skeletal frame and a flexible storage bag that couples to the rigid exo-skeletal frame while within an open storage region framed by the exo-skeletal frame. The mobile storage unit also includes a top seat portion and stabilizing features that extend and retract from the rigid exo-skeletal frame to support the mobile storage unit in the upright position. The mobile storage unit can also include a monitoring device for transmitting signals that are used to determine the location of the mobile storage unit.

Abstract: A transport carrier or case for storing and/or transporting a partially disassembled bicycle is disclosed. The carrier includes means for mounting the partially disassembled bicycle to a base while providing for adjustment of the mounting means dependent on the size of the bicycle. Also disclosed are wheel retention means for releasably mounting the wheels of the bicycle to one side of the transport case, and isolation means to separate the bicycle frame from the wheels.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for a bag that has a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment has a bottom wall that extends to an outer edge and a first pair and second pair of opposed sidewalls that extend generally perpendicularly from the outer edge of the bottom wall forming a cavity therein. A first top wall selectively secured to the first pair and second pair of opposed sidewalls of the first compartment, and a second compartment has a bottom wall that extends to an outer edge and a first pair and second pair of opposed sidewalls that extend generally perpendicularly from the outer edge of the bottom wall forming a cavity therein. A second top wall is selectively secured to the first pair and second pair of opposed sidewalls of the second compartment, and an inflatable device is contained within the second compartment.

Abstract: A transport carrier or case for storing and/or transporting a partially disassembled bicycle is disclosed. The carrier includes means for mounting the partially disassembled bicycle to a base while providing for adjustment of the mounting means dependent on the size of the bicycle. Also disclosed are wheel retention means for releasably mounting the wheels of the bicycle to one side of the transport case, and isolation means to separate the bicycle frame from the wheels.

Abstract: A mobile storage unit is disclosed. The mobile storage unit includes a rigid exo-skeletal frame and a flexible storage bag that couples to the rigid exo-skeletal frame while within an open storage region framed by the exo-skeletal frame. The mobile storage unit also includes a top seat portion and stabilizing features that extend and retract from the rigid exo-skeletal frame to support the mobile storage unit in the upright position. The mobile storage unit can also include a monitoring device for transmitting signals that are used to determine the location of the mobile storage unit.

Abstract: A modular bag system has components for constructing a carrying bag of a variable, customized shape. The bag includes a main body and side gusset panels. The main body has edges provided with zippers. Two lateral edges are approximated to form a tube; at least part of the outer edge of each side gusset panel has a zipper for joining to the ends of the tube. The bag may also include a handle piece provided with a zipper for joining to the main body. The side gusset panels each have a round shape, a substantially square shape, an oblong shape, or a trapezoidal shape, for forming a duffel/gym bag, an overnight/weekender bag, a briefcase/portfolio, or a tote bag, respectively.

Abstract: The nurse's travel bag is a travel bag or suitcase for storing a plurality of medical devices and/or supplies that a nurse may need. The nurse's travel bag includes a suitcase with a plurality of compartments integrated inside of and along the exterior of the suitcase. Each storage compartment consists of a clear plastic storage compartment, an identifying label, and a zipper for opening and closing said compartment. The suitcase may include rollers and a telescoping handle, which enable rolling of said suitcase. The suitcase includes a collapsible cooler and sharps container that extend from opposing side surfaces, and enable storage therein.

Abstract: An expandable item carrying device facilitates carrying items such as groceries and the like. The device includes a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall defining an interior space. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening into the interior space. The perimeter wall has a pair of opposed ends sides and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the opposed end sides. The longitudinal sides and the bottom wall are compactable along a longitudinal axis of the bottom wall. A primary handle comprises opposed ends coupled to a first one of the longitudinal sides of the perimeter wall.

Abstract: A garment bag for a collared shirt, the bag comprising a receptacle (52) arranged to receive a first portion of a shirt including the collar (26) and cover (40) arranged to receive the remainder of the said shirt and be rolled up around the receptacle, the receptacle being of greater rigidity than the cover. A method of folding a shirt having a back portion, two front portions, two sleeves and a collar is also disclosed, the method comprising the steps of folding the shirt centrally of the back and between the back and both front portions so that the back lies folded between the front portions, positioning one sleeve along each front portion, protecting the collar and rolling the remainder of the shirt around the protected collar. Preferably the shirt folding method and garment bag are used together.

Abstract: A reconfigurable bag is disclosed. The reconfigurable bag has a center expanding section and two bottom expanding sections, all of which may be moved between stored and open configurations. Opening one or more of the expanding sections changes the shape and configuration of the bag.

Abstract: A travel case for elongate items such as skis, golf clubs, snowboards, or the like comprises an elongate bag having a pair of hard sided end sections longitudinally spaced from a hard sided center section. Between each end section and the center section is a respective soft sided intermediate section. The hard sided end and center sections provide protection for the case contents at the vulnerable locations of those contents. The soft sided intermediate sections, made of collapsible and supple material, provide the advantage of reducing the weight of the overall case, and the suppleness permits the end sections to be folded in on the center section when the case is open along its length to educe the length and the required storage space for the case when not in use.