At present day this invention involves what is known as a suitcase/luggage.
This invention is to add light weight drawers to the inner portion of the suitcase. Therefore, the suitcase can be opened upright and clothing and or belongings will not fall out. The suitcase will allow you to pull a drawer out and get what you need and then slide the drawer back in. The suitcase will open closer to the front which will assist in the suitcase standing up right while getting what you need. The opening door portion on the inside will have polyester material, with an internal zipper and mesh. This will allow you to still put things on the mesh side, front door, if you would like. There will also be another outside zipper that will allow the front portion to expand if more room is needed. This suitcase/luggage is an improved lightweight expandable suitcase, luggage container, or travelling bag made with soft or hard material on the outside and inside hard molded or vacuum formed plastic, Polycarbonate, Polypropylene or ABS (acrylonitrile-butadien-styrene) drawers/compartments. The lightweight outside hard shell suitcase uses aluminum, polycarbonate, polypropylene or ABS material. The lightweight outside softshell material uses ballistic nylon, cordura or polyester. The inside of the suitcase drawers will have a parallel guide rollers on each side of the suitcase horizontally from the inside sidewall. The drawers will be molded to fit snug inside of the suitcase, which will assist in the durability of the suitcase and help protect personal items during the jostling around done while traveling. The drawers will have a horizontal lip or indention that will allow the drawers to slide in and out of the suitcase on the guide rollers. There will be two or three drawers in each suitcase, with the top drawer smaller than the bottom ones. The bottom two being of equal size. This will assist with organization of clothing along with durability of the suitcase. Suitcase, luggage or traveling bag will consist of spinner wheels at the bottom for ease of moving the suitcase and wheel locks (the wheel locks are not required for all wheels, can be on 2 or all 4). Adjustable Handle on opposite end of where wheels are set to assist in pushing and pulling of the suitcase. Another outside handle securely fastened on outside top, opposite of wheels, and outside side, opposite of where suitcase/luggage is connected of suitcase/luggage for lifting of the suitcase. A zipper fastener arrangement will allow the suitcase to open and to be expandable.
The suitcase/luggage has one zipper opening from the front that goes around the suitcase on the side, with material that allows the suitcase to expand. The 2nd zipper is behind the front zipper running parallel to it. Going around the suitcase on the side, therefore allowing the suitcase to open. The suitcase door will open from the front in a standing up-right position or can be opened laying down.
The standard Suitcase sizes range from Small at 21 to 22 inches in length, Medium at 24 to 26 inches in length and Large from 28 to 31 inches in length.
With the airlines standards suitcase are being requested to be lighter and lighter. Therefore, light weight material, hard or soft, would be used for the outer shell of the suitcase. Light weight, durable and hard material would be used for the drawers that go inside the suitcase. The drawers will be molded for fit the inside of the suitcase. One smaller drawer at the two and to larger same size drawers stacked one on top of the other underneath.
Outer shell Suitcase/Luggage can use soft material such as Ballistic nylon, Cordura or Polyester or hard material such as: Aluminum, Polycarbonate, Polypropylene or ABS (acrylonitrile-butadien-styrene).
The drawers on the inside of the suitcase would be made with one of the hard materials stated in the outer shell material—therefore assisting in the lightness of the suitcase.
LINER MATERIAL on the Inside of the suitcase: Polyester
HANDLE:
Smaller carry-on luggage would have hard (2 potential, but could be 3) drawer type compartments. As per Image A.
The Medium and Large size luggage would have three to four hard drawer type compartments.
The suitcase/luggage the first zipper goes around the suitcase on the side outside and has material that underneath that when unzipped allows the suitcase to expand. The 2nd zipper directly behind the first zipper running parallel with the first zipper opens the front of the suitcase.
Suitcase/luggage has 4 wheels on each corner at the bottom of the suitcase, spinner made of polyurethane or other lightweight material, with good ball bearings and are screwed to the luggage base to offer full corner protection. The back two wheels will have the ability to lock in place, therefore keeping the suitcase from rolling when locked.
Suitcase will have two/three or four drawers made out of Plastic, Polypropulene, Polycarbonate, aluminum or ABS. The drawers will be able to slide in and out via railings to go with each drawer (total of 6 railings). The railings will be attached to the inside of the suitcase, one on each side wall at a horizontal position. The mold of the drawers will have indentions going long ways to where the railings will fit in the sides—therefore allowing the drawers to slide in and out of the suitcase. The drawer railings will be fastened into the suitcase from the side walls to where the front of the drawer will be facing the opening of the suitcase. The drawer will have four sides to it. The front will have a curvature cut out of the top approx. 1 to 1½ inch down and 4 inches across, centered from the sides, the corners will have a slight curve. (If sharp edges anywhere, they will be dulled and possibly if needed covered with soft material.)
The top drawer will be 1/7 the size of the suitcase and the bottom 2 drawers will be made equal in size at 3/7 of the inside of the suitcase. Example: Small suitcase 21″ H×15″ W×9″ D: Top drawer would be 3″ H×15″ W×9″ D and the bottom two drawers would be 9″ H×15″ W×9″ D. While a large suitcase 28″ H×22″ W×12″ D—top drawer would be 4″ H×22″ W×12″ D. The bottom two drawer would be 12″ H×22″ W×12″ D. (Drawer sizes can fluctuate a little comparable to the suitcase size.)
Outer shell Suitcase/Luggage can use soft material such as Ballistic nylon, Cardura or Polyester
Or
Out shell Suitcase/Luggage can be made of hard material such as Aluminum, Polycarbonate, Polypropylene or ABS (acrylonitrile-butadien-styrene.)
The inside of the suitcase, opposite the front door shows the front of the 7, 8, 9 molded lightweight drawers. The drawers 7,8,9 are molded to fit snuggly into the suitcase. The drawers will slide in and out through the front opening using light weight railing wheels, example U.S. Pat. No. 3,796,474 granted to the applicant on Mar. 12, 1974. The top drawer 7 will be 1/7 the size of the suitcase and the bottom two drawers 8,9 will be made equal in size at 3/7 of the inside of the suitcase. Example: Small Suitcase 21″ H×15″ W×9″ D: top drawer would be 3″ H×15″ W×9″ D and the bottom two drawers would be 9″ H×15″ W×9″ D. While a large suitcase 28″ H×22″ W×12″ D: top drawer would be 4″ H×22″ W×12″ D and bottom two drawers would be 12″ H×22″ W×12″ D. (Drawer sizes can fluctuate a little comparable to the suitcase size.)
On top side of the suitcase there are two handles. One handle 10 centered and securely fastened to the top of the suitcase/luggage. On the long side of the suitcase where the suitcase opens from there is another handle for lifting 10 that is securely mounted and centered. These two handles allow for the hand to go under the handle for lifting.
On the outside bottom of the suitcase are four wheels 11. The wheels can be singular or double and swivel which allows the suitcase/luggage to have easy movability. Two of the four wheels will have the ability to lock, therefore also allowing the suitcase/luggage to stay in place when needed. Each wheel will be connected to the bottom corner of the luggage. The wheels will be made with lightweight durable material plastic, rubber, polycarbonate, polypropylene or ABS.
The molding of Drawer outside wall structure will be made to fit snuggly inside a suitcase, aligning with the suitcase shape and curves. (the drawers in the drawing are more squared because each suitcase has it's own curvature in design.
The two side wall drawer indentions are for the portion to go in and allow the drawers to slide in and out of the suitcase. On each drawer, the side wall indentions will have equal depth, length and placed at the same height. The face of the drawer will not show the indention, therefore holding the drawer in place from the front. The back of the drawer will have the indention which will allow the drawer to be taken out if need be.