Patent ID: 6793051
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
A piece of baggage including a beverage container holder, comprising:the piece of baggage having an interior cavity enclosed by an exterior surface; a collapsible pocket including two side edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge, said pocket attached at the two side edges and the bottom edge to the interior cavity of the piece of baggage in a manner so that the pocket is substantially closed at the side edges and substantially closed at the bottom edge, the pocket being re-configurable between an expanded and a collapsed position, the pocket being adapted to receive and support a beverage container when the pocket is in the expanded position; a closure mechanism operatively connected to the exterior surface of the piece of baggage, the closure mechanism being selectively adjustable between an open and a closed position, the closure mechanism being configured to allow the pocket to be re-configured between the expanded and collapsed positions when the closure mechanism is in the open position and the closure mechanism being configured to restrain the pocket in the collapsed position when the closure mechanism is in the closed position; and an opening extending through the exterior surface of the piece of baggage into the interior cavity of the piece of baggage, the pocket being attached to the interior cavity such that the pocket can be positioned entirely within the interior cavity when the pocket is in the collapsed position, the pocket also being configured to extend through the exterior surface opening when the pocket is in the expanded position, and the closure mechanism being configured to close the opening extending through the exterior surface when the closure mechanism is in the closed position, the interior cavity of the piece of baggage forming a portion of the pocket when the pocket is in the expanded position.