Adjustable luggage case

Abstract

The luggage case includes a base portion including an extendable tow handle, and a soft sided portion coupled to the base portion and together defining an internal volume of the luggage case. The soft sided portion includes two or more straps positioned on a rear side of the soft sided portion in a spaced apart configuration, and the soft sided portion is configured to transition between a rolled configuration and an unrolled configuration thereby varying the internal volume of the luggage case. At least one of the two or more straps selectively engages the extendable tow handle when the extendable tow handle is extended to couple the soft sided portion to the extendable tow handle to selectively support the soft sided portion.

1 . A luggage case comprising:
 a base portion comprising:
 an extendable tow handle; and 
   a soft sided portion coupled to the base portion and together defining an internal volume of the luggage case, the soft sided portion comprising:
 two or more straps positioned on a rear side of the soft sided portion in a spaced apart configuration, and 
 wherein the soft sided portion is configured to transition from a rolled configuration to an unrolled configuration thereby varying the internal volume of the luggage case; 
   wherein at least one of the two or more straps selectively engages the extendable tow handle when the extendable tow handle is extended to couple the soft sided portion to the extendable tow handle to selectively support the soft sided portion.   
     
     
         2 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a roll top with an opening for selectively accessing the internal volume of the luggage case, and   wherein the opening provides access to the internal volume in the unrolled configuration.   
     
     
         3 . The luggage case of  claim 2 , wherein the opening defined by the roll top is positioned at a top of the soft sided portion in the unrolled configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a closure assembly extending from the base portion to the soft sided portion, and   wherein the internal volume is selectively accessible by the closure assembly in the rolled configuration and the unrolled configuration.   
     
     
         5 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 two or more roll engagement features positioned adjacent the opening to selectively close the opening in the rolled configuration.   
     
     
         6 . The luggage case of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 two or more loop features extending from a side of the soft sided portion to the base portion and engageable with the roll engagement features, and   wherein the two or more roll engagement features are coupled to the loop features to maintain the luggage case in the rolled configuration.   
     
     
         7 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , wherein the straps define a second pull or carry handle. 
     
     
         8 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , wherein the base portion further comprises:
 a bottom portion, and   a rear base portion extending from the bottom portion,   wherein:
 the bottom portion and the rear base portion are coupled at an intersection, and 
 the base portion is foldable about the intersection. 
   
     
     
         9 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 two or more wheel assemblies coupled to the base portion.   
     
     
         10 . The luggage case of  claim 9 , wherein the two or more wheel assemblies comprise:
 a first portion coupled to the bottom portion, and   a second portion coupled to the rear base portion,   wherein the two or more wheel assemblies are foldable about the intersection.   
     
     
         11 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , wherein either or both the bottom portion or the rear base portion are rigid or semi-rigid. 
     
     
         12 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a front panel is defined by the soft sided portion, and   the closure assembly extends around a periphery of the front panel from the roll top to adjacent the base portion.   
     
     
         13 . The luggage case of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the closure assembly is U-shaped and includes a base extending across a portion of the width of the luggage case, and   the base of the closure assembly is positioned at or adjacent the base portion of the luggage case.   
     
     
         14 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , wherein the base portion further comprises a tow handle pocket, and the extendable tow handle is received in the tow handle pocket. 
     
     
         15 . The luggage case of  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least a first capacity of the internal volume is defined when at least two of the two or more straps are engaged with the extendable tow handle;   at least a second capacity of the internal volume is defined when none or one of the two or more straps is engaged with the extendable tow handle; and   the first capacity is greater than the second capacity.