Patent ID: 6742636
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
In a luggage item of the type having:a side panel of flexible material, a lower side panel edge and generally parallel side panel side edges extending from the lower edge, the improvement comprising, in combination: an open topped expansion pocket, said expansion pocket including a first flexible material panel attached to the side panel lower edge and one of said side panel side edges and having a fastener mechanism along an edge of said first material panel intermediate the side panel side edges; a second flexible material panel having a substantially mirror image shape and size as the first flexible material panel, said second panel attached to the side panel lower edge and the remaining side panel side edge, said second panel also including a fastener mechanism connectable with the first panel mechanism to join the first and second panels together to form a pocket with an open top; a mesh fabric panel connecting the first and second material panels by extending between the material panels on the inside of a pocket formed by the material panels; and a flexible ribbon member forming a connection between the top side of the first and second panels to limit the separation of the panels and also forming a top edge of the mesh panel.