Patent ID: 7240778

Claim:
Luggage comprising a main frame defining an internal compartment for items to be packed and transported, the frame comprising a sub-panel forming an interior surface of the luggage, the sub-panel defining slots therethrough; and at least one outer panel secured to the frame and forming an outer surface of one side of the luggage, the panel covering the sub-panel of the frame and including tabs releasably secured into the slots of the sub-panel, the panel being releasably secured to the frame for the replacement with any of a number of interchangeable panels of differing visual or tactile properties, wherein the outer panel tabs define apertures therethrough, the apertures sized to accept respective fastening clips disposed on a side of the sub-panel opposite the outer panel, the fastening clips comprising springs compressed between an inner surface of the sub-panel and an opposing surface of their respective tabs, each spring defining a recess sized to receive a feature of the tab therein when the clip is fully engaged.