Luggage

Abstract

Luggage is disclosed that includes a main body that defines an interior compartment bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and side walls. The front wall is hingeably connected with one of the side walls and includes a closing mechanism for sealing or unsealing the interior compartment. An accessory compartment is formed within one of the front wall, the rear wall, or one of the side walls. The accessory pocket includes a first sealable access mechanism to permit access to the accessory pocket from an exterior of the main body. It also includes a second access mechanism to permit access to the accessory pocket from the interior of the main body. Wheels are positioned along the bottom wall, and handle assembly is attached with the main body and deployable from a stowed position.

1 . Luggage comprising:
 a main body defining an interior compartment bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a plurality of side walls, wherein the front wall is hingeably connected with one of the side walls and includes a closing mechanism for sealing or unsealing the interior compartment;   an accessory pocket formed within one of the front wall, the rear wall, or one of the side walls, wherein the accessory pocket includes a first sealable access mechanism to permit access to the accessory pocket from an exterior of the main body and includes a second access mechanism to permit access to the accessory pocket from the interior of the main body;   a plurality of wheels positioned along the bottom wall; and   a handle assembly attached with the main body and deployable from a stowed position.   
   
   
       2 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein the second access mechanism is sealable. 
   
   
       3 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein the accessory pocket is lined with a nonabsorbent material. 
   
   
       4 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein the handle is deployable into a plurality of distinct locked positions. 
   
   
       5 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  further comprising a second accessory pocket formed within one of the front wall, the rear wall, or one of the side walls, wherein the second accessory pocket is sealable and is shaped and sized to hold a laptop computer. 
   
   
       6 . The luggage recited in  claim 5  wherein the accessory pocket and the second accessory pocket are both formed within the front wall. 
   
   
       7 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein the accessory pocket is formed within the front wall. 
   
   
       8 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein each of the side walls is tapered from a wider portion at a bottom of each side wall to a narrower portion at a top of each side wall. 
   
   
       9 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  further comprising one or more removable shelves disposed within the interior compartment and substantially parallel to the bottom side. 
   
   
       10 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of wheels is rotatable 360° about an axis orthogonal to the bottom wall. 
   
   
       11 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  wherein the front wall is connected with the main body by an expandable portion having a plurality of states that provide distinct interior volumes of the interior compartment when the interior compartment is sealed. 
   
   
       12 . The luggage recited in  claim 1  further comprising a secondary handle affixed to the top wall, wherein the secondary handle has a plurality of states, a first of the states providing a space between the secondary handle and the top wall sufficient for the secondary handle to be gripped by a human hand and a second of the states providing the secondary handle in a substantially flat configuration against the top wall. 
   
   
       13 . The luggage recited in  claim 12  further comprising a second secondary handle affixed to one of the side walls, wherein the second secondary handle has a plurality of states, a first of the states providing a space between the second secondary handle and the one of the side walls sufficient for the second secondary handle to be gripped by a human hand and a second of the states providing the second secondary handle in a substantially flat configuration against the one of the side walls. 
   
   
       14 . Luggage comprising:
 a main body defining an interior compartment bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and two opposing side walls, wherein the front wall is hingeably connected with one of the side walls and includes a closing mechanism for sealing or unsealing the interior compartment;   an accessory pocket lined with a nonabsorbent material and formed within the front wall, wherein the accessory pocket includes a first sealable access mechanism to permit access to the accessory pocket from an exterior of the main body and includes a second sealable access pocket to permit access to the accessory pocket from the interior of the main body;   a plurality of wheels position along the bottom wall, each such wheel rotatable 360° about an axis orthogonal to the bottom wall; and   a handle assembly attached with the main body and deployable from a stowed position into a plurality of distinct locked positions.   
   
   
       15 . The luggage recited in  claim 14  further comprising a second accessory pocket formed within the front wall, wherein the second accessory pocket is sealable and is shaped and sized to hold a laptop computer. 
   
   
       16 . The luggage recited in  claim 14  wherein each of the side walls is tapered from a wider portion at a bottom of each side wall to a narrower portion at a top of each side wall. 
   
   
       17 . The luggage recited in  claim 14  further comprising one or more removable shelves disposed within the interior compartment and substantially parallel to the bottom wall. 
   
   
       18 . The luggage recited in  claim 14  wherein the front wall is connected with the main body by an expandable portion having a plurality of states that provide distinct interior volumes of the interior compartment when the interior compartment is sealed. 
   
   
       19 . The luggage recited in  claim 14  further comprising a secondary handle affixed to the top wall, wherein the secondary handle has a plurality of states, a first of the states providing a space between the secondary handle and the top wall sufficient for the secondary handle to be gripped by a human hand and a second of the states providing the secondary handle in a substantially flat configuration against the top wall. 
   
   
       20 . Luggage comprising:
 a main body defining an interior compartment bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and two opposing side walls, wherein:
 the front wall is hingeably connected with one of the side walls and includes a closing mechanism for sealing or unsealing the interior compartment; and 
 each of the side walls is tapered from a wider portion at a bottom of each side wall to a narrower portion at a top of each side wall; 
   an first accessory pocket lined with a nonabsorbent material and formed within the front wall, wherein the first accessory pocket includes a first sealable access mechanism to permit access to the first accessory pocket from an exterior of the main body and includes a second sealable access pocket to permit access to the first accessory pocket from the interior of the main body;   a second accessory pocket formed within the front wall, wherein the second accessory pocket is sealable and is shaped and sized to hold a laptop computer;   a plurality of wheels position along the bottom wall, each such wheel rotatable 360° about an axis orthogonal to the bottom wall;   one or more removable shelves disposed within the interior compartment and substantially parallel to the bottom wall;   a handle assembly attached with the main body and deployable from a stowed position into a plurality of distinct locked positions; and   a secondary handle affixed to the top wall, wherein the secondary handle has a plurality of states, a first of the states providing a space between the secondary handle and the top wall sufficient for the secondary handle to be gripped by a human hand and a second of the states providing the secondary handle in a substantially flat configuration against the top wall.