Luggage with Pocket

Abstract

A luggage system can include a rear shell housing defining a rear storage area enclosed around a perimeter of the luggage system and a back of the luggage system and a front frame housing defining a front storage area enclosed around the perimeter of the luggage system with a hinge connecting the rear shell housing to the front frame housing to enclose the rear storage area and the front storage area together when the luggage system is in a closed configuration. The luggage system can include a front panel connected to a front of the luggage system along an axis defined by an edge of the front panel, wherein the front frame housing is configured to permit the front panel to be substantially flush with a front surface of the luggage system when the front panel is in a closed configuration.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A luggage system comprising:
 a rear shell housing defining a rear storage area enclosed around a perimeter of the luggage system and a back of the luggage system;   a front frame housing defining a front storage area enclosed around the perimeter of the luggage system;   a hinge connecting the rear shell housing to the front frame housing to enclose the rear storage area and the front storage area together when the luggage system is in a closed configuration;   a front panel connected to a front of the luggage system along an axis defined by an edge of the front panel;   wherein the front frame housing is configured to permit the front panel to be substantially flush with a front surface of the luggage system when the front panel is in a closed configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The luggage system of  claim 1  wherein the front frame includes a step feature adjacent a bottom edge of the front frame. 
     
     
         3 . The luggage system of  claim 2  wherein the front panel comprises a rigid insert enclosed in a flexible covering. 
     
     
         4 . The luggage system of  claim 2  wherein the step feature permits at least a portion of the front panel to pivot over the bottom edge of the front panel. 
     
     
         5 . The luggage system of  claim 3  wherein the step feature permits at least a portion of the front panel to pivot over the bottom edge of the front panel. 
     
     
         6 . The luggage system of  claim 1  further comprising a laundry bag subsystem configured to be contained within the rear storage area or the front storage area when the luggage system is in the closed configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The luggage system of  claim 1  further comprising a compression pad subsystems movably disposed within the rear shell housing. 
     
     
         8 . The luggage system of  claim 1  further comprising a housing configured to receive and temporarily retain a removable battery. 
     
     
         9 . The luggage system of  claim 1  further comprising an expansion zipper spanning a perimeter of the rear shell housing and/or the front frame housing, the expansion zipper configured to increase a volume of the rear storage area and/or the front storage area when the expansion zipper is in an open configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The luggage system of  claim 9  further comprising a closure zipper spanning a perimeter of the rear shell housing and/or the front frame housing. 
     
     
         11 . The luggage system of  claim 1  wherein the front storage area is substantially the same width as the front frame housing. 
     
     
         12 . A base reinforcement for luggage comprising:
 a lower surface configured to mate with an interior bottom surface of an article of luggage;   one or more partial side walls defining an outer perimeter of the article of luggage;   wherein the lower surface includes a front platform that extends beyond the one or more partial side walls in a direction away from an outer surface of the article of luggage; and   wherein the front frame platform and one or more partial side walls define a front storage region of the article of luggage.   
     
     
         13 . The base reinforcement for luggage of  claim 12  wherein the front frame platform is configured to permit a front panel to be flush with a front surface of the article of luggage when the front panel is in a closed configuration.