Multi Compartment Family Travel Bag

Abstract

An improved soft-sided travel bag with a plurality of compartments opening along the top of the bag can be used to carry, access and organize multiple travelers within one contained bag. A departure from traditional duffle or travel bag design, there is no primary compartment built into the bag. Rather, multiple self-contained compartments unfasten or zip open along the top. This invention offers individuals traveling with children the ability to easily divide and organize items for every child within one bag. The plurality of compartments dividing the internal volume of the bag into multiple independent spaces are sewn forming dividers, end wall to end wall upon one another, as if adjoining multiple independent bags into one contained unit. Said compartments are designed with interior pockets to provide users with maximum organizational utility.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A carrying bag assembly comprising:
 a top bag portion; and   a bottom bag portion removably attached to the top bag portion, the bottom bag portion and top portion operable as individual carrying bags when separated;   a first zipper assembly around a part of a perimeter of the top bag portion and the bottom bag portion, allowing for opening the top bag portion relative to the bottom bag portion via a hinge on one side of the soft-sided carrying bag assembly;   wherein the hinge comprises a second zipper assembly, the second zipper assembly allowing the top bag portion and bottom bag portion to be removably attached;   wherein the bottom bag portion has an interior portion accessible by a closure;   the bottom bag portion further comprising wheels and a telescoping handle on an opposite side of the bottom bag portion from the wheels.   
     
     
         2 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the top bag portion is approximately cylindrical. 
     
     
         3 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  further comprising shoulder straps on the top bag portion. 
     
     
         4 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 3  wherein the shoulder straps are on a same side of the top bag portion as each compartment zipper. 
     
     
         5 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 3  wherein the shoulder straps are stowable in a pocket. 
     
     
         6 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 3  wherein the shoulder straps are removable. 
     
     
         7 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the top bag portion defines three compartments, each accessible by one compartment zipper. 
     
     
         8 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the top bag portion comprises a foot on a bottom side to stabilize the bag when rested on the bottom side. 
     
     
         9 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the bottom back portion closure is a zipper assembly. 
     
     
         10 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the top bag portion is soft-sided. 
     
     
         11 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the bottom bag portion is hard-sided. 
     
     
         12 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the top bag portion comprises a pocket on an outer face facing the bottom bag portion. 
     
     
         13 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 1  wherein the top bag portion comprises a plurality of compartments dividing an internal volume, the plurality of compartments each formed by dividers extending perpendicularly to a major axis of the top bag portion and accessible by a compartment zipper which extends perpendicularly to the major axis of the top bag portion. 
     
     
         14 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 13  further comprising a pocket attached to each divider. 
     
     
         15 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 13  wherein each of the plurality of compartments has an approximately equal volume formed by the dividers being spaced equidistantly apart. 
     
     
         16 . The carrying bag assembly of  claim 13  wherein the top bag portion defines three compartments, each accessible by one compartment zipper.