Luggage with wheels and with telescoping handle intermediate side walls

Abstract

The carrying case or luggage item is in the form of a rectangular parallel piped container with a midpanel separating a forward compartment and a rear compartment wherein one of the compartments is designed for the storage of clothing or personal items including a hanging bag or wardrobe and the opposite side compartment is designed for the protective carrying of a personal computer and business records. In addition to a midpanel which separates the two compartments, the telescoping handle is provided to facilitate the separation of the compartments and to provide a means for transporting the luggage item which includes wheels on its bottom side.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A luggage case comprising, in combination: 
 generally rectangular parallelpiped case including a bottom side, a top side and spaced, lateral sides connecting the top side and the bottom side, a front panel and a back panel, said front and back panels and the sides defining a luggage case enclosure, said lateral sides being generally equal in length and longer than the top side and bottom side;    a mid panel within the case dividing the interior of the case into a front section and a rear section;    a telescoping handle projecting from the top side into the case along the mid panel;    wheels affixed to the bottom side at the junction of the front panel and the bottom side; and    a resilient support adjacent the bottom side in one of the sections for protective support of an item lodged on the support.    
     
     
         2 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the resilient support comprises a cross member supported on a biasing element interposed between the cross member and the bottom side.  
     
     
         3 . The case  claim 1  wherein the front panel is divided into a lower panel portion affixed to the bottom side and limited vertical extent of the spaced lateral sides, and an upper panel portion hinged to the lower panel section along a hinge line connecting the panel portions.  
     
     
         4 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the front panel is hinged to the case between the lateral sides of the case for access to the front section.  
     
     
         5 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the back panel is hinged to a side of the case for access to the back section.  
     
     
         6 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the back panel includes pockets attached thereto.  
     
     
         7 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the back section includes a wardrobe carrier.  
     
     
         8 . The case of  claim 7  wherein the wardrobe includes a base end and a hanger end, said based end removably attached to the case.  
     
     
         9 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the wardrobe is foldable into the back section.  
     
     
         10 . The case of  claim 1  wherein the resilient support is comprised a cross member supported on a plurality of springs mounted on the bottom side.  
     
     
         11 . A luggage case comprising, in combination: 
 a generally rectangular parallelpiped case including a bottom side, a top side and spaced, lateral sides connecting the top side and the bottom side, a front panel and a back panel fitted to the sides to define a luggage case enclosure;    a telescoping handle extending from the top side into the enclosure and separating the enclosure into an interior front section and an interior back section, said back section including a wardrobe carrier removably attached to the case, said front section including a compartment having a resilient support mechanism mounted above the bottom side, said front side including a hinged front panel for access to the front side; said back side including a hinged panel attached for access to the back section; and    wheels affixed to the bottom side.    
     
     
         12 . The case of  claim 12  wherein the front side includes a lower section comprised of a rigid panel.  
     
     
         13 . The case of  claim 13  wherein the rigid panel extends to the bottom side and includes mounting brackets for the wheels.  
     
     
         14 . The case of  claim 13  wherein the rigid panel extends to the bottom side and comprises at least part of the bottom side.  
     
     
         15 . The case of  claim 12  wherein the front side includes a rigid panel extending from the bottom side upward to a hinge connection to a front panel section which may be opened to the interior of the case.  
     
     
         16 . A luggage case comprising in combination: 
 a generally rectangular parallelpiped case including a front panel, a back panel, a top side, a bottom side and spaced lateral sides joined to the top side and bottom side to define an enclosure in combination with the front panel and the back panel; and    a telescoping handle positioned generally parallel to and intermediate the front panel and back panel and inside the case, said handle assembly telescopically extending from the top side and defining means for separating the interior of the case into a first, front compartment accessible from the front panel and a second, back compartment accessible from the back panel, said front and back panels each including hinged sections to permit access to a compartment.    
     
     
         17 . The case of  claim 16  further including a detachable, foldable wardrobe in the second back compartment.  
     
     
         18 . The case of  claim 16  further including a computer support and storage compartment in the first front compartment comprising a support member supported by a biasing mechanism to absorb shock and cushion support of an item in the computer support and storage compartment.  
     
     
         19 . The case of  claim 16  further including an L shaped reinforcing element having a first leg extending over at least a portion of the bottom side and a second leg extending over at least a portion of the front side.  
     
     
         20 . The case of  claim 19  including wheels supported by the L shaped reinforcing element.