Luggage or apparatus for carrying items where a frame member collapses to allow the front to collapse toward the back to reduce the volume of the apparatus for shipping or storage. The frame member may extend: across the left side, along the bottom, from the left side to the right side, across the right side, from the back to the front, or a combination thereof. The bottom may include a folding bottom board attached with a fabric hinge. Shoulder straps may be stored in a front compartment to carry the apparatus as a backpack.

An athletic bag comprising a body having antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties on one or both sides of the body and a detachable dual-purpose carrying strap that may also serve as fitness equipment is provided. The bag may be reversible. The body may further comprise a fabric having a silver-treated coating. The body may also further comprise a fabric having an embedded silver component. The bag may also include at least one insert to store various items. The bag may also include a thermal pouch, a compartment to visually and audibly display electronic devices, and an antibacterial monitor that measures the growth of bacteria in the bag. The bag may also include an attachment for an exercise mat.

A hammock assembly is provided and includes, a hammock, a zipper fastening system and a cover and dual cover suspension lines. The hammock may be a bridge hammock using dual spreader bars to maintain the hammock in an expanded configuration. The dual cover suspension lines suspend the cover with a horizontal generally planar portion of the cover between the dual cover suspension lines, thereby providing an expansive canopy.

A locking module includes: a storage unit in which a password is saved; an input unit which receives a number as an input; a locking unit which restrains a zipper and thereby restricts the sliding of the zipper in a state in which two housings are coupled through the zipper; and a control unit which, when the saved password matches the input number, transmits a lock release signal to the locking unit and controls to release the zipper restrained by the locking unit.

A locking module includes: a storage unit in which a password is saved; an input unit which receives a number as an input; a locking unit which restrains a zipper and thereby restricts the sliding of the zipper in a state in which two housings are coupled through the zipper; and a control unit which, when the saved password matches the input number, transmits a lock release signal to the locking unit and controls to release the zipper restrained by the locking unit.

An exemplary protective case for photography equipment includes a housing having a plurality of layers for providing impact protection and thermal protection to the photography equipment, an open end, and a closed end. The plurality of layers includes a non-abrasive inner layer, an impact resistant outer layer, and a malleable intermediate layer formed between the inner and outer layers. A cover is attached to a surface of the outer layer, and is formed of at least one of an abrasive-resistant and waterproof material. The cover is configured to establish at least one of an air-tight and water-tight seal for the protective case.

A strap may be removably attachable to a container. The strap may include a retractor having an opening, a retraction spring and a brake. The strap may further include a strip of flexible material attached to the retraction spring and extending through the opening of the retractor. The strap may also include clips attaching the retractor and distal end of the flexible material to the container. The strip of flexible material may move from a fully retracted position, where the distal end of the strip of flexible material is nearest the retractor, relative to the entire length of the strip of flexible material, to an extended position where the distal end of the strip of flexible material is furthest from the retractor. The retraction spring may bias the strip of flexible material into/toward the fully retracted position.

A strap may be removably attachable to a container. The strap may include a retractor having an opening, a retraction spring and a brake. The strap may further include a strip of flexible material attached to the retraction spring and extending through the opening of the retractor. The strap may also include clips attaching the retractor and distal end of the flexible material to the container. The strip of flexible material may move from a fully retracted position, where the distal end of the strip of flexible material is nearest the retractor, relative to the entire length of the strip of flexible material, to an extended position where the distal end of the strip of flexible material is furthest from the retractor. The retraction spring may bias the strip of flexible material into/toward the fully retracted position.

An insulating device backpack may include an outer shell, a first sidewall defining a front portion of the insulating device backpack, and a second sidewall and a third sidewall defining side portions of the insulating device backpack, and a fourth sidewall defining a back portion of the insulating device backpack, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, the insulating layer providing insulation for the storage compartment, and an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment, and a closure adapted to seal the opening.

An insulating device backpack may include an outer shell, a first sidewall defining a front portion of the insulating device backpack, and a second sidewall and a third sidewall defining side portions of the insulating device backpack, and a fourth sidewall defining a back portion of the insulating device backpack, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, the insulating layer providing insulation for the storage compartment, and an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment, and a closure adapted to seal the opening.