Patent ID: 6505765
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A45C,B62J

Abstract:
An expandable motorcycle saddlebag comprising:a bag defining an interior cavity and including a gusset that facilitates adjustment of the bag between a contracted condition and an expanded condition, said interior cavity having a first volume when said bag is in said contracted condition and a second volume greater than the first volume when said bag is in said expanded condition; a bag closure mechanism for selectively permitting and restricting access to said interior cavity; a gusset closure mechanism for holding said bag in said contracted condition; a top cover coupled to said bag and covering an upper portion of at least one of said bag closure mechanism and said gusset closure mechanism; a first releasable fastener mounted on a wall of said bag; and a second releasable fastener mounted on said gusset, wherein said top cover has a first portion coupled to said bag and a second portion releasably coupled to said bag, and wherein said second portion of said top cover is attachable to said first releasable fastener when said bag is in said contracted condition and to said second releasable fastener when said bag in said expanded condition.