Hanging shelf system and travel organizer for use in combination with a suitcase

Abstract

A hanging shelf system and travel organizer is specifically adapted for use in combination with a suitcase wherein the shelf system is adapted to collapse to a size suitable for removable insertion within the suitcase. The shelf system is configurable between a vertically expanded configuration when deployed wherein a plurality of shelves and walls form storage compartments for receiving clothing and other travel items, and a vertically compact, stowed configuration wherein the travel shelf apparatus is compactly configured for insertion into a suitcase for travel. When the user reaches his/her destination the travel organizer may be removed from the suitcase and hung in a closet in the vertically expanded configuration with spaced shelves thereby providing the traveler with ready access to the packed articles while eliminating the need to unpack and repack.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 175,115, filed on May 4, 2009STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]N / ACOPYRIGHT NOTICE[0003]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyrights rights whatsoever.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]1. Field of the Invention[0005]The present invention relates to an apparatus for use with a suitcase, and more particularly to a travel organizer comprising a hanging shelf system that may be collapsed for transport within a suitcase and quickly removed and deployed in a hanging configuration to provide the traveler with access to clothing and ot...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The present invention overcomes the limitations and disadvantages present in the art by providing a hanging shelf system travel organizer that is specifically adapted for use in combination with a suitcase. A travel organizer in accordance with the present invention comprises a hanging shelf system adapted to collapse to a size suitable for insertion within an article of luggage. The shelf system is configurable between a vertically expanded configuration when deployed wherein a plurality of shelves are disposed in vertically spaced relation for receiving clothing and other travel items, and a vertically compact, stowed configuration wherein the travel shelf apparatus is compactly configured for insertion into a suitcase for travel. When the user reaches his / her destination the travel organizer may be removed from the suitcase and hung in a closet in the vertically expanded configuration with spaced shelves thereby providing the traveler with ready access to the packed articles while eliminating the need to unpack and repack.

Problems solved by technology

As travelers are increasingly mobile, it is often inconvenient to pack and unpack at each destination.

The background art fails, however, to disclose a hangable travel organizer system designed for removable insertion and transport within a conventional suitcase.

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