Easy-access bag

Abstract

An easy-access bag includes three compartments that are hinged together so as to be foldable between a closed position, in which all three compartments form a compact, integral bag for carrying or towing, and an open position, in which all three compartments lie in side-by-side relation to each other and are all simultaneously accessible for packing or unpacking or for security inspections.

Description

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to luggage or bags in general and, more particularly, to a bag which provides greater convenience in packing and access to packed items while concurrently facilitating ease of inspection of the contents of the bag.[0003] 2. The Related Art[0004] The traveler is increasingly confronted today with limitations on the number and type of bags permitted on commercial transportation, such as airlines, and with the frequency and extensiveness of baggage inspections.[0005] There is a need, therefore, for bags which afford the traveler greater versatility in packing for travel of different durations and purposes, e.g., work, recreation, etc. Such a bag should, ideally, afford the traveler ready access to the packed items without requiring the rearrangement, or even unpacking, of the entire bag.[0006] There is likewise an increasing need for bags whose design facilitates security inspections of the contents. Again, ideally, t...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] By virtue of the foregoing tri-fold construction, access to the first, second and third storage areas is easily and simultaneously available when the first and second compartments are folded to their respective second, or open, positions. The corresponding (mating) non-hinged edges of the first and second compartments, on the one hand, and the corresponding (mating) non-hinged edges of the second compartment and the inner wall of the third compartment, on the other hand, are equipped with releasable closure mechanisms, such as zippers. When in the closed positions, therefore, the first and second compartments and the second and third compartments may be fastened to each other along the mating edges thereof to form an integral compact bag for carrying or towing.

[0014] If desired, wheels may be provided at one end of the first compartment and a towing handle, which may be telescopic, at the other end. Also, the first, second and / or third compartments may include stiffened sidewalls for greater rigidity.

Problems solved by technology

The traveler is increasingly confronted today with limitations on the number and type of bags permitted on commercial transportation, such as airlines, and with the frequency and extensiveness of baggage inspections.

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