MULTIPLE OPENING ROLLING LUGGAGE SYSTEM

A multiple opening rolling luggage bag for improved access to luggage contents includes a suitcase body having a front side, a rear side, a right side, a left side, a top side, a bottom side, and a storage cavity. The front side has a first access aperture and the rear side has a second access aperture to the storage cavity. A front lid is attached to the front side and has a first closure mechanism to seal and unseal the first access aperture. A rear lid is attached to the rear side and has a second closure mechanism to seal and unseal the second access aperture. A pair of handle receptacles is attached to the rear side. A handle is slidingly engageable within a post aperture of each of the pair of handle receptacles. A plurality of wheels is attached to the bottom side of the suitcase body.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to rolling luggage bags and more particularly pertains to a new rolling luggage bag for improved access to luggage contents with a first access aperture on a front side of the luggage bag and a second access aperture on a rear side of the luggage bag.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a parallelepiped suitcase body having a front side separated from a rear side, a right side separated from a left side, and a top side separated from a bottom side. The rear side has a right edge adjacent the right side and a left edge adjacent the left side. The suitcase body has a storage cavity between the front side, the rear side, the top side, the bottom side, the right side, and the left side. The front side has a first access aperture and the rear side has a second access aperture, and each of the first and second access apertures extends through the suitcase body to the storage cavity therein. A front lid is attached to the front side of the suitcase body and has a first closure mechanism. The first closure mechanism alternately seals and unseals the front lid over the first access aperture. A rear lid is attached to the rear side of the suitcase body and has a second closure mechanism. The second closure mechanism alternately seals and unseals the rear lid over the second access aperture. A pair of handle receptacles comprises a right handle receptacle and a left handle receptacle, each having a post aperture extending from a top face to proximal a bottom face. Each of the pair of handle receptacles is attached to the rear side of the suitcase body. A handle has a right post, a left post, and a cross bar perpendicularly disposed between each of the right and left posts. Each of the right and left posts is slidingly engageable within the post aperture of each of the right and left handle receptacles, respectively. A plurality of wheels is attached to the bottom side of the suitcase body.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 5, the multiple opening rolling luggage bag10generally comprises a parallelepiped suitcase body12having a front side14separated from a rear side16, a right side18separated from a left side20, and a top side22separated from a bottom side24. The rear side16has a right edge26adjacent the right side18and a left edge28adjacent the left side20. The suitcase body12has a storage cavity30between the front side, the rear side, the top side, the bottom side, the right side, and the left side. The front side14has a first access aperture32and the rear side16has a second access aperture34, and each of the first and second access apertures extends through the suitcase body12to the storage cavity30therein. A front lid36is attached to the front side of the suitcase body and has a first closure mechanism38to alternately seal and unseal the front lid over the first access aperture32. A rear lid40is attached to the rear side of the suitcase body and has a second closure mechanism42to alternately seal and unseal the rear lid over the second access aperture34. The first and second closure mechanisms may be a zipper44. The first access aperture32may expand the entirety of the front side of the suitcase body12so as to maximize access to the storage cavity. The second access aperture34is inset from the right edge26and the left edge28of the rear side16to leave space for a pair of handle receptacles52. Each of the front lid36and the rear lid40may be configured to open towards opposite sides of the suitcase body. Such a configuration allows a user to open the front lid and the rear lid the same way when the desired side is oriented towards the user. A divider wall46may be movably positioned within the storage cavity30of the suitcase body. The divider wall extends from the left side20to the right side18, and from the top side22to the bottom side24, of the suitcase body. The divider wall is positioned parallel to each of the front side14and the rear side16and thus divides the storage cavity30into a front cavity48and a rear cavity50.

The pair of handle receptacles52comprises a right handle receptacle54and a left handle receptacle56, and each of the left and the right handle receptacles has a post aperture58extending from a top face60to proximal a bottom face62. Each of the pair of handle receptacles52is attached to the rear side16of the suitcase body. Each of the right handle receptacle54and the left handle receptacle56is attached to the right edge26and the left edge28of the rear side of the suitcase body, respectively. This positioning of the right and left handle receptacles maximizes the size of the second access aperture34, which is positioned therebetween. Each of the pair of handle receptacles may be a rectangular prism in order to create a base for the suitcase body to rest on when the rear side is placed on the ground. A handle64has a right post66, a left post68, and a cross bar70perpendicularly disposed between each of the right and left posts. The cross bar70may be thicker than each of the right post66and the left post68in order to improve ergonomics and also to act as a stop at the top face60of each of the left and right handle receptacles. The handle may be a single construction. Each of the right66and left posts68is attached within the post aperture58of each of the right54and left handle receptacles56, respectively. The handle64telescopes from a stored position72to an alternate extended position74. A plurality of wheels76is attached to the bottom side24of the suitcase body.

In use, the user can access content held within the storage cavity30from either the first access aperture32in the front side14of the suitcase body or the second access aperture34in the rear side16of the suitcase body. The user can thus access buried content without removing everything from the storage cavity by rotating the luggage bag10. The user can also position the divider wall to create the front cavity and the rear cavity, each with its own separate access aperture. The contents of the storage cavity may thus be separated, for example by storing dirty clothes in the rear cavity and clean clothes in the front cavity.