THERMALLY INSULATED LUGGAGE SYSTEM

Abstract

A luggage system is disclosed. The luggage system may include a rigid enclosure having a top opening at an enclosure top portion and a front opening at an enclosure front portion. The rigid enclosure may be cuboidal in shape. The luggage system may further include a top openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure top portion, and a front openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure front portion. The luggage system may further include a waterproof bag configured to divide an enclosure interior portion into a first storage area and a second storage area. The first storage area may be a cooler and the second storage area may be a luggage area. The waterproof bag may be a flexible bag that enables the luggage system to modify a first storage area volume and a second storage area volume.

Claims

1. A luggage system comprising: a rigid enclosure having a top opening at an enclosure top portion and a front opening at an enclosure front portion; a top openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure top portion; a front openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure front portion; and a waterproof bag configured to divide an interior portion of the rigid enclosure into a first storage area and a second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a cooler and the second storage area is a luggage area, and wherein the waterproof bag is a flexible bag that enables the luggage system to modify a first storage area volume and a second storage area volume.

2. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the waterproof bag is configured to longitudinally divide the interior portion into the first storage area and the second storage area.

3. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the top openable lid is a rigid lid.

4. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the top openable lid comprises a lip portion configured to seal the enclosure top portion via the top openable lid.

5. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the front openable lid is a rigid lid.

6. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the second storage area comprises one or more removable bins, and wherein the one or more removable bins are configured to store clothes.

7. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the waterproof bag is attached with the interior portion of the rigid enclosure.

8. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the waterproof bag is welded to the interior portion.

9. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the rigid enclosure is cuboidal in shape.

10. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the luggage system is a backpack luggage system, and wherein the backpack luggage system comprises straps at an enclosure back portion.

11. The luggage system of claim 1 further comprising a hatch cover lock to lock the top openable lid with the enclosure top portion.

12. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the first storage area is thermally insulated from the second storage area.

13. The luggage system of claim 1, wherein the rigid enclosure is made of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Closed Cell Foam.

14. The luggage system of claim 1 further comprising Velcro straps on the enclosure front portion, wherein the Velcro straps are configured to attach one or more external components with the luggage system.

15. The luggage system of claim 1 further comprising bungee cords on the enclosure front portion.

16. A luggage system comprising: a rigid enclosure having a top opening at an enclosure top portion and a front opening at an enclosure front portion; a top openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure top portion; a front openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure front portion; and a waterproof bag configured to divide an enclosure interior portion into a first storage area and a second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a cooler and the second storage area is a luggage area, wherein the second storage area comprises one or more removable bins, and wherein the one or more removable bins are configured to store clothes, and wherein the waterproof bag is a flexible bag that enables the luggage system to modify a first storage area volume and a second storage area volume.

17. The luggage system of claim 16, wherein the waterproof bag is configured to longitudinally divide the interior portion into the first storage area and the second storage area.

18. The luggage system of claim 16, wherein the waterproof bag is attached with the enclosure interior portion.

19. The luggage system of claim 16, wherein the rigid enclosure is cuboidal in shape.

20. A luggage system comprising: a rigid enclosure having a top opening at an enclosure top portion and a front opening at an enclosure front portion; a top openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure top portion; a front openable lid pivotally connected to the enclosure front portion; and a waterproof bag configured to divide an enclosure interior portion into a first storage area and a second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a cooler and the second storage area is a luggage area, and wherein the waterproof bag is a flexible bag that enables the luggage system to modify a first storage area volume and a second storage area volume, and wherein the waterproof bag is configured to longitudinally divide the interior portion into the first storage area and the second storage area.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005] The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings. The use of the same reference numerals may indicate similar or identical items. Various embodiments may utilize elements and/or components other than those illustrated in the drawings, and some elements and/or components may not be present in various embodiments. Elements and/or components in the figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Throughout this disclosure, depending on the context, singular and plural terminology may be used interchangeably.

[0006] FIG. 1 depicts a front isometric view of a luggage system in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0007] FIG. 2 depicts a front isometric view of the luggage system of FIG. 1 with a front openable lid and a top openable lid in open positions, in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0008] FIG. 3 depicts a front isometric view of the luggage system of FIG. 1 with items in a first storage area in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0009] FIG. 4 depicts a side isometric view of the luggage system of FIG. 1 with items in a second storage area, in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0010] FIG. 5 depicts a back isometric view of the luggage system of FIG. 1 in accordance with the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

[0011] The present disclosure is directed towards a luggage system that may be configured to store multiple items (such as drinks and food items to be cooled, and other items like clothing) in a single enclosure of the luggage system. The luggage system may include a waterproof bag in an enclosure interior portion. The waterproof bag may be configured to divide the enclosure interior portion (or interior portion area) into a first storage area and a second storage area such that there is no leakage between the first storage area and the second storage area. The first storage area may be a cooler configured to store drink and food items to be cooled along with a cooling source, and the second storage area may be configured to store other items such as clothing.

[0012] In some aspects, the first storage area may be accessed via a top opening located at an enclosure top portion, and the second storage area may be accessed via a front opening located at an enclosure front portion. In further aspects, the top opening may be covered by a top openable lid and the front opening may be covered by a front openable lid. The top openable lid and the front openable lid may be pivotally connected (or hinged via a hinge) at respective enclosure top portion and the enclosure front portion. In further aspects, the top openable lid may include a lip portion at top openable lid interior surface, which may be configured to seal the enclosure top portion when the top openable lid may be in a closed position.

[0013] In some aspects, the waterproof bag may be integrated (e.g., welded) to the enclosure interior portion. In addition, the waterproof bag may be integrated to a lip portion interior surface, which prevents leakage of water from the first storage area (e.g., the cooler). In further aspects, the waterproof bag may be configured to longitudinally (e.g., along an enclosure longitudinal axis) divide the enclosure interior portion into the first storage area and the second storage area. The waterproof bag may be a flexible bag that may be compressed/decompressed by a user, thereby enabling an entire enclosure interior portion volume to act as a cooler or a luggage storage area (e.g., to store clothing), or to store both the drinks/food items and clothing in the enclosure interior portion without any leakage between the two storage areas.

[0014] In further aspects, the enclosure may have rigid walls that may be made of plastic and may include Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Closed Cell Foam (e.g., the PVC closed cell foam attached to the plastic). Further, the enclosure (and hence the luggage system) may be cuboidal in shape. In addition, the luggage system may include straps at an enclosure back portion (e.g., located externally to the luggage system) that may enable the user to conveniently carry the luggage system at the user's back.

[0015] The present disclosure discloses a luggage system that may facilitate the user to carry different types of items in the single enclosure according to user's requirements. The luggage system may be a waterproof system and may be thermally insulated to maintain desired temperature within a luggage system interior portion. In addition, the luggage system may be rigid and may not deform, which facilitates the user to pack heavy items in the luggage system.

[0016] These and other advantages of the present disclosure are provided in detail herein.

ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

[0017] The disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which example embodiments of the disclosure are shown, and not intended to be limiting.

[0018] FIG. 1 depicts a front isometric view of a luggage system 100 in accordance with the present disclosure. In some aspects, the luggage system 100 may be a backpack luggage system. While explaining FIG. 1, references will be made to FIGS. 2-5, which depict different views of the luggage system 100.

[0019] The luggage system 100 may include an enclosure that may be used to store a plurality of items in the luggage system 100. The enclosure may be made of any shape and dimensions. In the exemplary aspect depicted in FIGS. 1-5, the enclosure is cuboidal in shape. In some aspects, the enclosure may be rigid and may not be easily bendable/deformable. In an exemplary aspect, enclosure walls may be made of plastic and may include Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Closed Cell Foam (e.g., the PVC closed cell foam attached to the plastic).

[0020] The enclosure may include a front portion 102a, a back portion 102b, a top portion 102c, a bottom portion 102d, a left-side portion 102e, and a right-side portion 102f. In some aspects, the front portion 102a may include a front opening 202 (as depicted in FIG. 2), and the top portion 102c may include a top opening 204 (as depicted in FIG. 2). The front opening 202 may be located on a portion/part of the front portion 102a. In an exemplary aspect, the front opening 202 may cover more than 50% of front portion area. In further aspects, the top opening 204 may be located over an entire top portion area. Alternatively, the top opening 204 may be located on a portion/part of the top portion 102c (e.g., covering 50-80% top portion area). The front opening 202 and the top opening 204 may enable a user (not shown) to access an enclosure interior portion from a front side and the top side of the luggage system 100, respectively.

[0021] In some aspects, the luggage system 100 may include a top openable lid 206 (which may be, e.g., a rigid lid that may not be easily bendable/deformable) that may be configured to cover the top opening 204. Covering the top opening 204, as described here in the present disclosure, may mean disabling access to the top opening 204 via the top openable lid 206. In some aspects, the user may open the top openable lid 206 to access the enclosure interior portion via the top opening 204, and may close the top openable lid 206 when the luggage system 100 may not be in use (and hence the user may not be required to access the enclosure interior portion).

[0022] In an exemplary aspect, the top openable lid 206 may be pivotally connected to an enclosure edge at the top portion 102c. Stated another way, the top openable lid 206 may be hinged or connected via a hinged connection (not shown) to an enclosure edge at the top portion 102c. One edge (e.g., a back edge) of the top openable lid 206 may be pivotally connected or hinged at the top portion 102c and remaining edges may be configured to removably attach to the top portion 102c. In some aspects, a front edge (or side edges) of the top openable lid 206 may be configured to removably attach to the top portion 102c via a hatch cover lock (or any latch lock such as hook buckle 114 attached to a hook strap) which may enable a user to open and close (or lock/unlock) the top openable lid 206 using only a single hand. In some aspects, the top openable lid 206 may be in a closed position when a top openable lid plane may be perpendicular to an enclosure longitudinal axis (shown as Z-axis in FIG. 2) and the top openable lid 206 may cover the top opening 204. Further, the top openable lid 206 may be in an open position when the top openable lid plane may be disposed at any other angle (different than 90 degrees) relative to the enclosure longitudinal axis and/or when the top openable lid 206 may not cover the top opening 204.

[0023] In some aspects, the top openable lid 206 may be made of the same material as the enclosure (e.g., plastic and PVC Closed Cell Foam). In other aspects, the top openable lid 206 may be made any other material.

[0024] In further aspects, the top openable lid 206 may include a lip portion 208 that may be configured to seal the top portion 102c via the top openable lid 206 (e.g., when the top openable lid 206 may be in the closed position). The lip portion 208 may be a protrusion (e.g., rectangular protrusion) that may be made of same material as the enclosure. In some aspects, the lip portion 208 may have an area equivalent to or between 80-90% of top openable lid area. In some aspects, the lip portion 208 may be configured to securely fit inside the top portion 102c such that outer surface of the lip portion 208 may contact enclosure interior surface (e.g., at the top portion 102c), thereby sealing the top portion 102c.

[0025] In additional aspects, the luggage system 100 may include a front openable lid 210 (which may be, e.g., a rigid lid that may not be easily bendable/deformable) that may be configured to cover the front opening 202. Covering the front opening 202, as described here in the present disclosure, may mean disabling access to the front opening 202 via the front openable lid 210. In some aspects, the user may open the front openable lid 210 to access the enclosure interior portion via the front opening 202, and may close the top openable lid 206 when the luggage system 100 may not be in use.

[0026] In some aspects, the front openable lid 210 may be pivotally connected to an enclosure edge at the front portion 102a. Stated another way, the front openable lid 210 may be hinged or connected via a hinged connection (not shown) to an enclosure edge at the front portion 102a. One edge (e.g., a bottom edge) of the front openable lid 210 may be pivotally connected or hinged at the front portion 102a and remaining edges of the front openable lid 210 may be configured to removably attach to the front portion 102a. In an exemplary aspect, the remaining edges of the front openable lid 210 may be configured to removably attach to the front portion 102a via a zipper, which may enable the user to open and close (or lock/unlock) the front openable lid 210. In some aspects, the front openable lid 210 may be in a closed position when a front openable lid plane may be parallel to the enclosure longitudinal axis and the front openable lid 210 may cover the front opening 202. Further, the front openable lid 210 may be in an open position when the front openable lid plane may be at any other angle (different than 0 degrees) relative to the enclosure longitudinal axis and/or when the front openable lid 210 may not cover the front opening 202.

[0027] In some aspects, the front openable lid 210 may be made of the same material as the enclosure (e.g., plastic and PVC Closed Cell Foam). In other aspects, the front openable lid 210 may be made of plastic or any other material. In some aspects, the material of the front openable lid 210 may be same as or different from the material of the top openable lid 206.

[0028] The luggage system 100 may further include a waterproof bag 212 (as depicted in FIG. 2). The waterproof bag 212 may be disposed in the enclosure interior portion. In some aspects, the waterproof bag 212 may be a flexible and waterproof sheet (e.g., made of plastic or any other flexible material) that may be integrated to the walls of the enclosure interior portion. For example, the waterproof bag 212 may be welded or attached via adhesive to the walls of the front portion 102a, the back portion 102b, the bottom portion 102d, the left-side portion 102e, and the right-side portion 102f. In other aspects, the waterproof bag 212 may be attached to cover an entire area of each wall described above. As shown in FIG. 2, the waterproof bag 212 may cover the front opening 202 (e.g., from the enclosure interior portion) but may not cover the top opening 204. In addition, in some aspects, the waterproof bag 212 may be attached/welded to an inner surface of the top openable lid 206 (along with the lip portion 208) as well. In an exemplary embodiment, the waterproof bag 212 may be welded at the inner surface of the top portion 102c and may extend to the bottom portion 102d, covering the front opening 202 from the enclosure interior portion, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0029] The waterproof bag 212 may be configured to divide the enclosure interior portion into a first storage area and a second storage area. Specifically, the waterproof bag 212 may be configured to longitudinally divide (along a length L of the enclosure, as shown in FIG. 2) the enclosure interior portion into the first storage area and the second storage area. The first storage area may be disposed towards the back portion 102b, and the second storage area may be disposed towards the front portion 102a. Since the waterproof bag 212 is made of flexible material, the user may push the waterproof bag 212 from the front opening 202 (or the front portion 102a) towards the back portion 102b (as shown by arrow A in FIG. 2) to increase a volume of the second storage area to store items such as clothes (as shown in FIG. 4). The items may be stored in the second storage area via the front opening 202. Further, the user may add one or more items (as shown in FIG. 3) from the top opening 204 to increase a volume of the first storage area. The volume of the first storage area and the second storage area may be increased or decreased within the enclosure interior portion.

[0030] In some aspects, the first storage area may be a cooler that may be configured to store items (such as food and drinks) in a cold environment, as depicted in FIG. 3. In some aspects, the items may be stored in the first storage area with a cooling source (not shown) such as ice to provide cold environment to the items. Since the first storage area is completely covered by the waterproof bag 212, there is no leakage of water from the first storage area (e.g., to the second storage area). In some aspects, the first storage area may be thermally insulated from the second storage area. In this case, the waterproof bag 212 may be made of flexible thermal insulation material, e.g., fiberglass. In further aspects, the waterproof bag 212 may include coating of insulation material such as closed cell foam insulation material.

[0031] In an exemplary aspect, the second storage area may be a luggage area that may be configured to store other items. For example, the second storage area may be configured to store clothing items, as depicted in FIG. 4.

[0032] A person ordinarily skilled in the art may appreciate from the description above that the waterproof bag 212 is a flexible bag that divides the enclosure interior portion into the cooler and the luggage area that may be used to store clothes. Therefore, by using the luggage system 100, the user may not be required to carry a separate cooler and a separate luggage system to store clothes. In this manner, the luggage system 100 enhances user's convenience, for example, when the user may be travelling.

[0033] As described above, the flexible waterproof bag 212 enables the user to modify a first storage area volume and a second storage area volume. For example, the waterproof bag 212 enables the user to use the luggage system 100 only as cooler (e.g., by increasing the first storage area volume to cover an entire enclosure interior portion volume), only as luggage area (e.g., by increasing the second storage area volume to cover the entire enclosure interior portion volume), or both as cooler and luggage area. In this manner, the luggage system 100 acts as a convertible bag which enables the user to use the entire enclosure interior portion volume as cooler, or as the luggage area, or may divide the volume (e.g., in any ratio such as 50-50%, 30-70%, 70-30&, etc.) to store the items according to user requirements, without any leakage between the cooler and the luggage area.

[0034] The user may compress or decompress the waterproof bag 212 to enable the cooler and the luggage area to share a common storage space (e.g., the enclosure interior portion). For example, when the user adds the items (such as clothes) in the luggage area, the waterproof bag 212 (located in proximity to the front opening 202) may be pushed towards the back portion 102b to allow the luggage system 100 to store the clothes in the second storage area. Further, when the user removes the clothes from the second storage area, the waterproof bag 212 may retract towards the front portion 102a to enable the user to add items to the first storage area.

[0035] In further aspects, the luggage system 100 may include one or more removable bins 402 that may be configured to store items such as clothing in the second storage area (or the luggage area). The removable bins 402 may be removably disposed/inserted in the second storage area to conveniently store clothing items in the luggage system 100. The removable bins 402 ensure that the clothing items do not get wrinkled when they are stored in the second storage area. The removable bins 402 may be of any shape and dimensions. For example, the removable bins 402 may have a cuboidal structure with an open top portion. The dimension of removable bins 402 may be such that the removable bins 402 may be easily placed in the second storage area. In further aspects, the removable bins 402 may be made of any material. For example, the removable bins 402 may be made of plastic. In further aspects, the removable bins 402 may be configured to store other items, different from clothing items. In additional aspects, the removable bin(s) 402 may be a single enclosure having multiple compartments to organize items conveniently.

[0036] The luggage system 100 may include additional features/components that may further enhance user convenience. For example, the luggage system 100 may include two backpack straps 104 that may be externally secured to the luggage exterior portion (e.g., at the back portion 102b). The backpack straps 104 may enable the user to conveniently carry the luggage system 100 on user's back. The backpack straps 104 may be adjustable straps. The user may adjust the strap length according to user's convenience. In some aspects, the backpack straps 104 may be made of any material. For example, the backpack straps 104 may be made of fabric and may include padded foam for providing comfort to the user.

[0037] In further aspects, the luggage system 100 may include side pockets 404 (as shown in FIG. 4) to store additional items. In some aspects, the side pockets 404 may be disposed at an enclosure external portion. In some aspects, the side pockets 404 may be disposed on the left-side portion 102e and/or the right-side portion 102f. The side pockets 404 may be made of any material and may be of any dimensions.

[0038] The luggage system 100 may further include Velcro straps 106 that may enable the user to attach one or more external components with the luggage system 100. For example, the user may attach the luggage system 100 to a chair leg via the Velcro straps 106 to securely position the luggage system 100 on the chair leg. In some aspects, the Velcro straps 106 may be disposed on the front portion 102a. In further aspects, the Velcro straps 106 may be disposed above the front opening 202. In an exemplary aspect, the luggage system 100 may include two Velcro straps 106. Alternatively, the luggage system 100 may include more or less than two Velcro straps 106.

[0039] The luggage system 100 may further include one or more handles 108 that may enable the user to hold the luggage system 100. The luggage system 100 may include the handle 108 on any luggage portion. For example, the handle 108 may be disposed on exterior surfaces of at least one of the left-side portion 102e, the right-side portion 102f, the back portion 102b, the front portion 102a, and on the top openable lid exterior surface. In a preferred aspect, the handle 108 may be disposed on the left-side portion 102e and/or the right-side portion 102f (e.g., in proximity to the top portion 102c). The handle 108 may be durable and may be made of any material. For example, the handle 108 may be made of plastic, fabric, or any material. The handle 108 may be attached to the luggage system 100 via a fastening member or adhesive.

[0040] In further aspects, the luggage system 100 may include bungee cords 110 that may be removably attached to the luggage system 100, which may enable the user to attach one or more items (such as jacket) to the luggage system 100. In some aspects, the bungee cords 110 may be attached to at least one of the left-side portion 102e, the right-side portion 102f, the back portion 102b, and the front portion 102a. In an exemplary aspect, the bungee cords 110 may be disposed on the front portion 102a. In further aspects, the luggage system 100 may include bungee toggle 112 that may be configured to adjust bungee cord tension.

[0041] The luggage system 100 may include additional elements (not shown) including, but not limited to, a mesh pouch (e.g., to store water bottles), an integrated power supply, a speaker, a microphone, a user device charger, and/or the like.

[0042] In the above disclosure, reference has been made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, which illustrate specific implementations in which the present disclosure may be practiced. It is understood that other implementations may be utilized, and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. References in the specification to one embodiment, an embodiment, an example embodiment, etc., indicate that the embodiment described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, one skilled in the art will recognize such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.

[0043] It should also be understood that the word example as used herein is intended to be non-exclusionary and non-limiting in nature. More particularly, the word example as used herein indicates one among several examples, and it should be understood that no undue emphasis or preference is being directed to the particular example being described.

[0044] With regard to the processes, systems, methods, heuristics, etc. described herein, it should be understood that, although the steps of such processes, etc. have been described as occurring according to a certain ordered sequence, such processes could be practiced with the described steps performed in an order other than the order described herein. It further should be understood that certain steps could be performed simultaneously, that other steps could be added, or that certain steps described herein could be omitted. In other words, the descriptions of processes herein are provided for the purpose of illustrating various embodiments and should in no way be construed so as to limit the claims.

[0045] Accordingly, it is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. Many embodiments and applications other than the examples provided would be apparent upon reading the above description. The scope should be determined, not with reference to the above description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. It is anticipated and intended that future developments will occur in the technologies discussed herein, and that the disclosed systems and methods will be incorporated into such future embodiments. In sum, it should be understood that the application is capable of modification and variation.

[0046] All terms used in the claims are intended to be given their ordinary meanings as understood by those knowledgeable in the technologies described herein unless an explicit indication to the contrary is made herein. In particular, use of the singular articles such as a, the, said, etc., should be read to recite one or more of the indicated elements unless a claim recites an explicit limitation to the contrary. Conditional language, such as, among others, can, could, might, or may, unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain embodiments could include, while other embodiments may not include, certain features, elements, and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements, and/or steps are in any way required for one or more embodiments.