Expandable Bags, Carrying Cases, and Luggage Systems

摘要

A bag has a frame with a lip disposed about a periphery of the frame. The frame has an outer panel and an extension that couples the outer panel to the frame. The extension is configured to have an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The extension extends laterally outward beyond the lip of the frame when the extension is in the expanded configuration, and the extension resides laterally inward of the lip of the frame when the extension is in the collapsed configuration. A first magnet is disposed at an end surface of the outer panel. A second magnet is disposed at an inner surface of the frame. The first magnet is configured to magnetically couple to the second magnet when the extension member is in the collapsed configuration. The extension further comprises a hinge.

主权项

1. A bag comprising:
a frame having a lip disposed about a periphery of the frame; an outer panel; and an extension that couples the outer panel to the frame, the extension being configured to assume an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, wherein the extension extends laterally outward beyond the lip of the frame when the extension is in the expanded configuration, and wherein the extension resides laterally inward of the lip of the frame when the extension is in the collapsed configuration.