In the modern professional world, more and more of the work which was traditionally done in a stationary office must be performed at off-site areas, i.e. “the field”, where a traditional workspace, such as a desk and chair, may not be available. Therefore, there is a great need for a convenient, mobile office facility which will provide the user with that workspace, as well as contain ample storage space for office supplies, such as writing utensils, paper, files and tablet computers, etc. The present invention relates to the field of luggage, more specifically, luggage for use as a mobile office, with an integrated seat top, storage areas and a removable table with foldable and telescoping legs; which will allow a user to comfortably and efficiently operate in the field.
The present invention is directed to a luggage which serves as a mobile office; which satisfies the need for a portable work station.
Briefly, the invention is a mobile office which consists of a standard piece of wheeled luggage having an integrated seat top, which opens up to reveal a top storage area; a lower storage area containing a removable organizer drawer; side and rear storage compartments; and a table with telescoping legs and a cup holder, which is sized in order to fit inside the rear storage area, when the legs are folded upright from the stowed position and extended; numerous side pockets; and a telescoping handle.
These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the mobile office will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the mobile office when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of the mobile office in detail, it is to be understood that the luggage is not limited in its applications to the details of construction and arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustration. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the mobile office.
It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the mobile office. It is also to be understood that the phraseology 10 and terminology employed herein are for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention:
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The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments of the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description.
Detailed reference will now be made to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in
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The top surface of the luggage forms an integrated seat 2. The integrated seat may be formed of a material comprising a soft material, such as foam or a woven fabric, plastic, metal, wood, or carbon fiber composite. The rear side of the integrated seat is attached directly to the luggage, a fastening means comprising a zipper 13 runs around a front side, left side, and/or right side which secures the front and sides of the integrated seat 2A to the luggage. An upper, interior storage compartment is accessible, when the zipper 13 is in the open position and the integrated seat is folded upwards 2B (
The interior of the luggage is comprised of an integrated support frame 12 and two separate compartments; an upper interior compartment 19 and a lower interior compartment 20 (see
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The cup holder 17 consists of a pre-defined circular opening of a set diameter, which is located in one of the corners of the top surface of the work table 15. The cup holder 17 is capable of supporting in an upright position a cup or other liquid container, which may fit within the cup holder 17 (aluminum can, plastic bottle, etc.). A cup or plastic bottle or aluminum can may rest in the cup holder 17 provided the overall diameter of the cup et al. is less than or equal to the diameter of the cup holder 17.
Each table leg folds out on a hinge located at the connection point between the table top and the leg. Once in the extended position, the table legs telescope out so that they reach the floor when placed over the lap of a sitting person.
With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the various components of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function, and the manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the invention.
It shall be noted that those skilled in the art will readily recognize numerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the various embodiments of the present invention which will result in an improved invention, yet all of which will fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/317,538, filed Oct. 21, 2011 which is incorporated herein by reference.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 13317538 | Oct 2011 | US |
Child | 14180326 | US |