Luggage with detachable and stackable compartments, invertible separator, and air packs to occupy empty space and secure contents

Abstract

A suitcase for travel that can be separated into two stackable compartments. To allow for the top compartment to be stacked into the bottom compartment, its wheels are detachable and its support pegs are housed in a recess and are retractable. Each compartment may be packed and unpacked by different person at the same time in two different locations. One or both the compartments have inflatable air packs that can be inflated from outside the luggage using a standard air pump. The air packs secure content from moving during travel and handling. Each compartment has a separator that can fully enclose the contents of the compartment when zipped. The separator is extendable both inward and outward to accommodate larger objects or to accommodate more contents at the expense of the space in the other compartment. The separators of both the compartments may be extended inward to create a large cavity within the luggage to accommodate large objects or create a further separated space.

1 . A travel luggage for personal use comprising of a container with two distinct compartments and a joining mechanism;
 wherein when the compartments are brought together, they fully enclose all contents within, and each compartment individually can contain at least 33 percent of the contents within it; and   the compartments are connected to each other on one side by a hinge like joining mechanism explicitly designed to allow separation and connection of the compartments without additional tools and in three or less simple motions; and   the compartments are shaped such that one can be stacked into the other fully; and   the total height of the stacked compartments when the opening of the compartments are facing up and stacked one into the other is at least 33 percent smaller than the combined height of the unstacked compartments.   
     
     
         2 . The travel luggage in  claim 1 , wherein compartments are made stackable by allowing for one or more of the wheels to be detachable. 
     
     
         3 . The travel luggage in  claim 1 , where the compartment that slides inside the other compartment is made stackable by housing one more of the support pegs in a recess and making the support pegs retractable. 
     
     
         4 . A travel luggage for personal use comprising of a container, one or more inflatable device, and one or more air valve;
 wherein the inflatable device is housed inside the container but is connected to the exterior of the container such that a valve with an opening to insert and release air into the device is accessible from outside the luggage; and   the device when inflated is designed to provide support to the contents of the luggage to prevent them from moving and to occupy empty space in the luggage.   
     
     
         5 . A travel luggage for personal use comprising of a container with two distinct compartments joined to each other on one side by a hinge like mechanism, a layer covering at least one of the compartments, and the compartment with the said layer housing inflatable device connected to a valve reachable from the outside of the compartment to insert air into, or release air from, the inflatable device;
 wherein when the compartments are brought together, they fully enclose the covering and all of the contents within, and each compartment individually can contain at least 33 percent of the contents within it; and   the said layer designed to act as the sixth side of the compartment to provide a surface against which the contents can press under pressure form inflated air packs to prevent the contents from moving; and   the said layer can be readily opened or closed, a majority part of it being expandable both inward and outward to accommodate varying volume of the contents of the luggage in each of the two compartments at different stages of travel.   
     
     
         6 . The travel luggage in  claim 5 , wherein the expandable portion of the layer has a flap that can be opened and closed readily to provide access to the contents of the covered compartment of the luggage.