Patent ID: 8276721
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A collapsible baggage comprising: a structural side assembly, the side assembly comprising first, second, and third rigid panel members, the first panel member being connected to the third panel member via the second panel member, the first panel member being pivotally connected to the second panel member about a first pivot axis, the third panel member being pivotally connected to the second panel member about a second pivot axis, the side assembly being adjustable between collapsed and expanded configurations, the first, second, and third panel members being substantially in plane with each other when the side assembly is in the expanded configuration, the collapsible baggage being configured such that, as the side assembly is adjusted between the collapsed and expanded configurations, the first and third panel members pivot in opposite directions and more than 90 degrees relative to their original position such that a void is formed between the first, second, and third panels when the side assembly is in the collapsed configuration.