Patent ID: 6382376
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A45C,Y10S

Abstract:
A multipurpose luggage set for providing travelers with expanded storage space when returning home with added items, the luggage set comprising:an exterior bag having a hollow interior defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed front and rear walls, and opposed side walls, the top wall having an opening into the hollow interior of the exterior bag, the opening having a lower mating half of a zipper extending partially around a periphery of the opening, the opening having an upper mating half of a zipper extending partially around its periphery disposed above the lower mating half, the exterior bag having a lid portion dimensioned for positioning in the opening in the top wall, the lid portion having a rear edge secured to a rear edge of the opening, the lid portion having a mating half of a zipper extending partially around a periphery thereof, the mating half of the zipper of the lid portion selectively engaging the upper mating half of the zipper of the opening; and an interior bag having a hollow interior defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed front and rear walls, and opposed side walls, the interior bag being dimensioned for being received within the hollow interior of the exterior bag, the top wall having an opening into the hollow interior of the interior bag, the opening having a lower mating half of a zipper extending partially around a periphery thereof, the opening having an upper mating half of a zipper extending partially around its periphery disposed above the lower mating half, the interior bag having a lid portion dimensioned for positioning in the opening in the top wall, the lid portion having a rear edge secured to a rear edge of the opening, the lid portion having a mating half of a zipper extending partially around a periphery thereof, the mating half of the zipper of the lid portion selectively engaging the lower mating half of the zipper of the opening; wherein the interior bag is nestable in the interior of the exterior bag, the upper mating half of the zipper of the interior bag being selectively securable to the lower mating half of the zipper of the exterior bag when the bags are in a nested condition such that the periphery of the opening of the exterior bag is selectively unitable to the periphery of the opening of the interior bag to form a single integral opening; and wherein the opening of the interior bag is substantially coextensive with the opening of the exterior bag such that the top wall of the interior bag does not constrict access into the interior of the interior bag when the bags are in a nested condition, each of the exterior and interior bags being formed of similar material such that the bags may carried as separate bags with a matching appearance.