Customizable travel articles

Abstract

A travel article has an interior pocket that permits the insertion and / or removal of one or more items in the pocket from only the inside of the travel article. The travel article provides a window to allow any items inside of the pocket to be seen on the outside of the travel article. The travel article can be, for example, luggage, totes, toiletry kits, brief cases, duffels, backpacks, sling packs, business cases, business or craft organizers. The provision of such a pocket can allow a user to personalize the bag and can also facilitate bag identification.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 075,291, filed on Jun. 24, 2008.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates in general to travel accessories and, more particularly, to travel accessories for carrying belongings.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]There are a variety of luggage products available to consumers. Despite there being a wide selection, there is still much commonality among such products. For instance, most luggage is offered in a set of standard sizes. Further, most luggage on the market is available in standard colors, most commonly black, blue, red and green. From afar, many pieces of luggage can look alike or very similar.[0004]In the past, luggage bags provided a holder on the outside of the bag, such as on the back or on the sides, to receive a paper identification card or a business card. The personal information on the card can be used to help identify the bag if it gets lost...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0010]The first liner can have an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface can be decorated. As a result, the first window can permit visual access to the decorated inner surface at least when the first pocket is empty.

Problems solved by technology

However, the provision of such an identification holder does not greatly speed up the luggage claim process at the destination airport.

Thus, an identification tag may not provide much time savings in the process.

Further, because it is exposed on the outside of the bag, the identification card can fall out of its holder or can otherwise become separated from the bag during the rigors of handling and transit.

In such case, identification efforts are further complicated.

Moreover, luggage can suffer aesthetically from being bland and uninteresting due to the degree of commonality in luggage products.

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