Patent ID: 7140479
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A45C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A combination luggage bag and garment bag, comprising: a relatively rigid outer luggage bag having a bottom which may be opened and closed; and a relatively flexible inner garment bag removably disposed within said outer luggage bag in a folded manner when said outer luggage bag is closed, said inner garment bag comprising a front panel, a rear panel and a top panel connecting said front and rear panels, wherein said outer luggage bag and said inner garment bag are provided with mating releasable coupling means for releasably coupling said inner garment bag to said outer luggage bag and for quickly releasing said inner garment bag from said outer luggage bag, and wherein said inner garment bag has an expandable hanger bar disposed beneath said top panel and means for coupling said expandable hanger bar to said top panel and wherein said inner garment bag also has hanger means for hanging said inner garment bag when it is removed from said outer luggage bag, said expandable hanger bar being movable between an expanded position to permit facile hanging of garments and a compressed position to permit said garment bag to be fitted into said luggage bag, said hanger bar in said compressed position serving to compress said top panel and, in turn, draw said front and rear panels closer together.