Patent ID: 6883654

Claim:
Luggage having a back side, a front side, a top side and a fold over top flap, said luggage comprising, in combination: (a) a lower bag section including: (i) a generally rectangular bottom panel with a first side edge, a second, opposite side edge, a front edge and a back edge, said bottom panel being generally rigid; (ii) a first end panel attached to the first side edge of the bottom panel and extending generally upwardly therefrom, said first end panel including an arcuate upper section and an arcuate top edge margin extending inwardly from said first end panel; (iii) a second end panel attached to the second, opposite side edge of the bottom panel, said second end panel generally parallel to and spaced from the first end panel, said second end panel congruent in size and shape with the first end panel and extending generally upwardly from the bottom panel said second end panel including an arcuate upper section and an arcuate top edge margin extending inwardly from said second end panel toward the first end panel; (iv) an integral back side panel extending from the back side edge of the bottom panel partially upwardly and connected to the top edge margins of the first and second end panels, said back side panel having a top edge; (v) an integral front side panel extending from the front side edge of the bottom panel partially upwardly toward and connected to the top margins of the first and second end panels and having a top edge, said bottom panel, first and second end panels, front panel and back panel forming an open top for the luggage, said open top comprising a majority of the back side of the luggage, a majority of the front side of the luggage and the top side of the luggage; and (b) a flexible, foldable top cover flap hingedly attached to the top edge of the back side panel margin and detachably connected to the margins of the first and second end panels and the front panel by a continuous connection mechanism, said margins of said back panel, end panels and front panel comprising a single continuous margin for attachment of the cover flap; said top cover flap extending over the open top side of the luggage from a majority of the distance measured between the top edge margins of the first and second end panels and the bottom panel, said top cover flap including an inside with a removable pouch fastened thereto, said removable pouch and top cover flap forming a cover to define a free interior space of the luggage when the cover flap is closed, said cover flap being flexible and foldable between a first position enclosing the luggage and a second position opening the luggage with the cover flap pivotal about the back side top edge.