Patent ID: 6953110
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A luggage case comprising a handle, a main packing compartment, and a main access door to the packing compartment, the improvement comprising at least a first volume pocket carried by the main access door, said first volume pocket being constructed of a generally inverted U-shaped textile panel attached along its major edges across a top edge of the main access door and down a substantial distance on either side of the main access door from the top edge, a door panel for the first volume pocket affixed in a bite of the inverted U-shaped panel to form a three dimensional shape of the first volume pocket accessible from the outside of the case, a second volume pocket extending a full width dimension of the main access door and fixedly attached along its upper edge to a lower edge of the first volume pocket, the second volume pocket forming, together with the first volume pocket, upstanding sides extending from the periphery of the main access door and defining a packing volume on the main access door, wherein the inverted U-shaped panel includes a layer of polymer foam for stiffening the inverted U-shaped panel and wherein the door panel and the elongated panel also include a layer of stiffening foam polymer.