Patent ID: 9380846
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A45C

Claim Text:
1. A luggage item comprising: a luggage body having a top, a base, a front, a back and an opposing first and second side portion, wherein the luggage body has a storage zone defined between the top, the base, the front, the back and the opposing first and second side portion; the top having a first expansion arrangement with a first extension section that is expandable between a retracted and an expanded position along a longitudinal first axis, the first expansion arrangement further having a first closure element for maintaining the first extension section in the retracted position; at least one of the first or second side portions having a second expansion arrangement with a second extension section that is expandable between a retracted and an expanded position along a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis, the second expansion arrangement further having a second closure element for maintaining the second extension section in the retracted position, the second extension section being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis from the base portion; and the front having a third expansion arrangement with a third extension section that is expandable between a retracted and an expanded position along a third axis, the third axis being perpendicular to the first and second axes, the third expansion arrangement further having a third closure element for maintaining the third extension section in the retracted position; wherein the first, second and third extension sections independently expand the storage zone and the base portion has a fixed cross sectional area irrespective of the shape of the storage zone.