Suitcase for carrying objects

Abstract

A suitcase for housing and carrying objects comprises a first and a second shell; hinged elements for connecting the shells along respective first joining edges and allowing the arrangement of the shells in a closed or open configuration; closure elements for locking the shells along respective second joining edges in the closed configuration. Each shell comprises a plurality of compartments for receiving and containing objects, and at least one separating panel that is rotatably connected to a first joining edge and reversibly couplable to a second joining edge of one of the shells. The suitcase has a first dimension equal to a distance between the first and second joining edges and less than or equal to 180 mm.

1 . A suitcase for housing and carrying objects, the suitcase comprising:
 a first shell;   a second shell;   hinged elements for mutually and rotatably connecting the first and second shells along respective first joining edges and allowing arrangement of the first and second shells in a closed configuration or in an open configuration; and   closure elements for locking the first and second shells at respective second joining edges in the closed configuration, wherein   each of the first and second shells comprises a plurality of respective compartments, adapted to receive and contain corresponding objects,   at least one separating panel is rotatably connected to the first joining edge of one shell of the first and second shells and reversibly couplable to the second joining edge of the one shell in a covering condition in which the one shell and the plurality of respective compartments of the one shell are closed, and   the suitcase is provided with a first dimension equal to a distance between the first joining edge and the second joining edge of the first shell and less than or equal to 180 mm.   
     
     
         2 . A suitcase according to  claim 1 , wherein the separating panel comprises a first fastening edge rotatably connected to the first joining edge of the one shell and a second fastening edge, opposite the first fastening edge and reversibly couplable by locking means to the second joining edge of the one shell. 
     
     
         3 . A suitcase according to  claim 1 , wherein the separating panel is also movable in a disengaged condition in which the separating panel is decoupled from the second joining edge of the one shell and spaced from the one shell to allow access to the plurality of respective compartments of the one shell. 
     
     
         4 . A suitcase according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking means are selected from a group that includes a snap fastener, magnetic buttons, zips, hook-and-loop fasteners, and locking tabs. 
     
     
         5 . A suitcase according to  claim 1 , wherein one shell of the first and second shells comprises two hooking elements provided with respective eyelets and arranged at a predefined distance from each other. 
     
     
         6 . A suitcase according to  claim 5 , wherein one of the two hooking elements is farther away from a geometric centre of the one shell with respect to another of the two hooking elements. 
     
     
         7 . A suitcase according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second shells comprise respective main panels of a thermoformed sheet of polypropylene, and respective side elements of injection molded polypropylene respectively fixed to the main panels. 
     
     
         8 . A suitcase according to  claim 7 , wherein the side elements comprise respectively the second joining edges intended to couple to each other in the closed configuration. 
     
     
         9 . A suitcase according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the first and second shells comprise respective main panels of a thermoformed sheet of polypropylene, and respective side elements of injection molded polypropylene respectively fixed to the main panels, and   the two hooking elements are on the respective side element of the one shell of the first and second shells.   
     
     
         10 . A suitcase according to  claim 5 , wherein the two hooking elements are injection moulded directly on the one shell of the first and second shells so as to be in a single body with the one shell. 
     
     
         11 . A suitcase according to  claim 7 , wherein the suitcase is provided with a second dimension equal to a distance between the main panels and less than or equal to 125 mm.