Luggage system with removable clothing rack and method of use

Abstract

A rigid piece of luggage with a pair of removable, telescoping posts which suspend a clothing rack above the luggage. This allows the user to place wardrobe changes in an organized and ready-to-wear orientation for dance competitions, plays, or other events where the user needs quick access to clothing. This could also be used for regular travel for hanging clothes directly from the user's luggage. The telescoping pole has a base which snaps into receivers within the luggage and which then can be telescoped upward to suspend the clothing rack. A cover can seal the receiver when not in use. A button can be depressed to release the telescoping arms, or the spring element could include that functionality itself. A curtain could be used with the clothing rack for privacy on-the-go.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A luggage system for a hard-cased piece of luggage having an exterior face and an interior compartment, the luggage system comprising:
 a pair of receiver cavities having a floor near a bottom of the piece of luggage and a top opening near a top of said piece of luggage;   a pair of telescoping arms, each one of said pair of telescoping arms being deployed within a respective one of said pair of receiver cavities;   each of said pair of receiver cavities including a spring element deployed between said floor of the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities and a bottom end of the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms;   wherein said luggage system is configured to be transformed between a first, stored orientation and a second, deployed orientation;   each respective one of said pair of telescoping arms configured to be released from within the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities, thereby transforming said luggage system from said first, stored orientation and said second, deployed orientation; and   a clothing rack configured to be connected to a top end of each of said pair of telescoping arms when said luggage system is transformed into said second, deployed orientation.   
     
     
         2 . The luggage system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 each top opening of each respective one of said pair of receiver cavities comprising a cap configured to be placed over the respective to opening; and   said cap configured to selectively seal said top opening.   
     
     
         3 . The luggage system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 each of said pair of receiver cavities including a button configured to retain the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms within the respective one of said receiver cavities; and   each said button configured to release the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms from within the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities, thereby transforming said luggage system from said first, stored orientation and said second, deployed orientation.   
     
     
         4 . The luggage system of  claim 3 , wherein each said button accessible via said interior compartment of said piece of luggage 
     
     
         5 . The luggage system of  claim 3 , wherein each said button is placed on a top face of the respective telescoping arm. 
     
     
         6 . The luggage system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 each said spring element having a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position;   each said spring element configured to be transformed from said first, locked position to said second, unlocked position by pressing downward against the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms located above the respective said spring element;   each said spring element thereby configured to release the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms from within the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities, thereby transforming said luggage system from said first, stored orientation and said second, deployed orientation; and   each said spring element configured to be transformed from said second, unlocked position to said first, locked position by pressing downward against the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms located above the respective said spring element a second time.   
     
     
         7 . The luggage system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two roller wheels configured to allow the hard-cased piece of luggage to be rolled. 
     
     
         8 . The luggage system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one exterior storage compartment located on an exterior face of the hard-cased piece of luggage. 
     
     
         9 . A luggage system for a hard-cased piece of luggage having an exterior face and an interior compartment, the luggage system comprising:
 a pair of receiver cavities having a floor near a bottom of the piece of luggage and to top opening near a top of said piece of luggage;   a pair of telescoping arms, each one of said pair of telescoping arms being deployed within a respective one of said pair of receiver cavities;   each of said pair of receiver cavities including a button configured to retain the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms within the respective one of said receiver cavities;   each of said pair of receiver cavities including a spring element deployed between said floor of the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities and a bottom end of the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms;   wherein said luggage system is configured to be transformed between a first, stored orientation and a second, deployed orientation;   each said button configured to release the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms from within the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities, thereby transforming said luggage system from said first, stored orientation and said second, deployed orientation; and   a clothing rack configured to be connected to a top end of each of said pair of telescoping arms when said luggage system is transformed into said second, deployed orientation.   
     
     
         10 . The luggage system of  claim 9 , wherein each said button accessible via said interior compartment of said piece of luggage 
     
     
         11 . The luggage system of  claim 9 , wherein each said button is placed on a top face of the respective telescoping arm. 
     
     
         12 . A luggage system for a hard-cased piece of luggage having an exterior face and an interior compartment, the luggage system comprising:
 a pair of receiver cavities having a floor near a bottom of the piece of luggage and a top opening near a top of said piece of luggage;   a pair of telescoping arms, each one of said pair of telescoping arms being deployed within a respective one of said pair of receiver cavities;   each of said pair of receiver cavities including a spring element deployed between said floor of the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities and a bottom end of the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms;   each said spring element having a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position;   each said spring element configured to be transformed from said first, locked position to said second, unlocked position by pressing downward against the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms located above the respective said spring element;   each said spring element thereby configured to release the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms from within the respective one of said pair of receiver cavities, thereby transforming said luggage system from said first, stored orientation and said second, deployed orientation;   each said spring element configured to be transformed from said second, unlocked position to said first, locked position by pressing downward against the respective one of said pair of telescoping arms located above the respective said spring element a second time; and   a clothing rack configured to be connected to a top end of each of said pair of telescoping arms when said luggage system is transformed into said second, deployed orientation.