Foldable carrying case with frame

Abstract

A foldable carrying case with a frame. The frame is typically made from metal tubing and designed to accommodate a typically rectangular carrying case. The rectangular carrying case has walls that are attached to each other along common edges and can fold apart as to be flat laying. The carrying case may be attached to the frame and the frame attached to a person so that the person can carry the foldable carrying case as if it were a backpack.

1 . A transportation system comprising: 
 a frame;    a container, the luggage container including a multiplicity of foldable panels each having a top and bottom edge and a folding edge between the top and bottom edge, the panels adapted to be folded along the folding edge such at least some of the panels may be folded to form a generally rectangular six sided structure;    means for removably engaging the panels, on to the other, such at least some of the panels may be folded to form a generally rectangular six sided structure; when connected and in a folded position the luggage container is dimensioned to fit the frame of the system; and    attachment members for engaging the container to the frame.    
     
     
         2 . The transportation system of  claim 1  wherein the frame includes wheels capable of supporting the frame, with the container engaged therewith, from a support surface.  
     
     
         3 . The transportation system of  claim 2  wherein the wheels are capable of being removed from the frame.  
     
     
         4 . The transportation system of  claim 1  wherein the frame includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, the horizontal portion for receiving the container thereupon.  
     
     
         5 . The transportation system of  claim 4  wherein the frame includes a hinge between the vertical and horizontal portion, capable of allowing the two portions to move between a flush and a perpendicular position.  
     
     
         6 . The transportation system of  claim 1  wherein the luggage container contained a multiplicity of pockets.  
     
     
         7 . The transportation system of  claim 6  wherein the pockets are comprised in part of clear vinyl.  
     
     
         8 . The transportation system of  claim 6  wherein the pockets are removable from the walls of the walls of the foldable panels.  
     
     
         9 . The transportation system of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 A protective compartment having foam walls, the protective compartment attached to a foldable panel of the multiplicity of foldable panels of the container.  
 
     
     
         10 . The transportation system of  claim 1  wherein the container includes support straps attached an exterior surface of at least one of a multiplicity of foldable rectangular panels.  
     
     
         11 . A transportation system comprising a frame having a vertical and horizontal portion, with a hinge between the vertical and the horizontal portion, the frame including wheels to adapted to be removed therefrom; a luggage container including a multiplicity of foldable panels, each having a top and a bottom edge and a folding edge between the top and the bottom edge, the panels adapted to be folded along the folding edge such that at least some of the panels form a generally rectangular, six-sided structure and wherein at least some of the foldable panels have removable clear vinyl pockets attached to a surface thereof; means for engaging the panels, one to the other such that when connected and in a folded position the luggage container is dimensioned to fit the frame of the system; an attachment members for engagement the container to the frame.