Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Hand luggage – Variable volume
Patent
1989-07-17
1990-09-04
Weaver, Sue A.
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Hand luggage
Variable volume
190107, 190127, 383 2, A45C 700, A45C 1304, A45C 1336
Patent
active
049536737
ABSTRACT:
An item of expandable luggage comprises rigid top, bottom and intermediate frames, top and bottom wall members and peripheral wall assemblies composed of pleated, expandable/contractable outer wall members affixed to the frames and foldable rigid inner wall members affixed to the top frame. Releasable fasteners associated with the rigid, foldable inner wall members and the bottom frame member retain the luggage item selectively in the expanded and collapsed conditions.
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