Train case

Abstract

A train case comprises a soft-sided generally rectangular parallelepiped outer luggage container and a rigid sided interior organizer comprised of a series of rectangular boxes that are interconnected by means of a telescoping mechanism which enables access to all of the boxes when the soft-sided container is opened and the sides of the soft-sided container are folded outwardly.

1 . A train case comprising, in combination: 
 a soft-sided, generally rectangular parallelepiped outer luggage container including:    a generally rectangular bottom side panel;    a generally peripheral side panel having a circumferential bottom side edge affixed to the bottom side panel to form an enclosure, said side panel comprising a front side, first and second spaced lateral sides and a back side, said front side foreshortened in height relative to the lateral sides, said back side also foreshortened relative to the lateral sides; and    a cover panel connected to the back side of the side panel and foldable to form a container closure in combination with the first and second spaced lateral sides and front side; and    a rigid sided interior organizer placeable within the luggage container, said organizer comprising a generally rectangular parallelepiped lower box fitted into the enclosure and rested on the bottom side panel;    and at least one generally rigid sided open top box that may be fitted over the lower box and which is attached thereto by a telescoping mechanism, said open top box having a first position over the lower box and within the enclosure and a second telescoped position extending laterally over one of said spaced lateral sides of the luggage container which is folded outwardly from the enclosure whereby access is provided to the lower box.    
   
   
       2 . The train case of  claim 1  wherein the interior organizer is comprised of a plurality of top boxes, each top box having a first untelescoped position over the lower box and a second telescoped position at least partially over one of the outwardly folded first and second spaced sides, whereby the top boxes and lower box fit within the enclosure when said boxes are in the first position and expose at least a portion of the open top of every box in the second position.  
   
   
       3 . The train case of  claim 1  wherein the cover panel includes a fastener for attachment of the cover panel to the spaced lateral sides and front side of the side panel to enclose the rigid boxes within the enclosure upon attachment of the fastener.  
   
   
       4 . The train case of  claim 1  including a handle affixed to the cover panel.  
   
   
       5 . The train case of  claim 1  comprising an array of multiple top boxes positionable over the lower box, each of said top boxes having a generally rectangular parallelepiped configuration and positionable in at least one layer that covers the top of the lower box, each of said top boxes connected by said telescoping mechanism to the lower box.  
   
   
       6 . The train case of  claim 1  wherein the soft-sided outer luggage container arid interior organizer are separable whereby the organizer is removable from the container.  
   
   
       7 . The train case of  claim 5  comprising an array of multiple top boxes forming at least two uniform thickness box layers positionable over the lower box.