Daily Carry-on Luggage Systems

Abstract

A compact luggage system including a front housing portion and a rear housing portion hingedly connected to the front housing portion, and an accordion insert attached to the front housing portion and the rear housing portion. The accordion insert includes an accordion pocket adapted for storing one or more articles during travel.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A compact luggage system, comprising:
 a front housing portion and a rear housing portion hingedly connected to the front housing portion; and   an accordion insert attached to the front housing portion and the rear housing portion, and comprising an accordion pocket adapted for storing one or more articles during travel.   
     
     
         2 . The compact luggage system of  claim 1 , wherein the accordion insert is attached to the front housing portion and the rear housing portion with at least one of a hook and loop fastener or a plurality of snaps. 
     
     
         3 . The compact luggage system of  claim 1 , wherein the accordion insert comprises a front accordion wall and a back accordion wall. 
     
     
         4 . The compact luggage system of  claim 3 , wherein the front accordion wall comprises a compartment facing an interior of the accordion pocket. 
     
     
         5 . The compact luggage system of  claim 3 , wherein the front accordion wall comprises a compartment facing the front housing portion. 
     
     
         6 . The compact luggage system of  claim 3 , wherein the back accordion wall comprises a compartment facing the rear housing portion. 
     
     
         7 . The compact luggage system of  claim 3 , wherein the back accordion wall comprises a compartment facing an interior of the accordion pocket. 
     
     
         8 . The compact luggage system of  claim 1 , wherein the rear housing portion comprises a compression system configured to compress a laundry bag. 
     
     
         9 . A compact hard-shell luggage system, comprising:
 a front hard-shell housing portion and a rear hard-shell housing portion hingedly connected to the front hard-shell housing portion; and   an accordion insert attached to the front hard-shell housing portion and the rear hard-shell housing portion, and comprising an accordion pocket adapted for storing one or more articles during travel.   
     
     
         10 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 9 , wherein the accordion insert is attached to the front hard-shell housing portion and the rear hard-shell housing portion with at least one of a hook and loop fastener or a plurality of snaps. 
     
     
         11 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 9 , wherein the accordion insert comprises a front accordion wall and a back accordion wall. 
     
     
         12 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 11 , wherein the front accordion wall comprises a compartment facing an interior of the accordion pocket. 
     
     
         13 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 11 , wherein the front accordion wall comprises a compartment facing the front hard-shell housing portion. 
     
     
         14 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 11 , wherein the back accordion wall comprises a compartment facing the rear hard-shell housing portion. 
     
     
         15 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 11 , wherein the back accordion wall comprises a compartment facing an interior of the accordion pocket. 
     
     
         16 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 9 , wherein the rear hard-shell housing portion comprises a compression system configured to compress a laundry bag. 
     
     
         17 . A compact hard-shell luggage system, comprising:
 a front hard-shell housing portion comprising a front-accessible pocket adapted for storing one or more articles during travel;   a rear hard-shell housing portion hingedly connected to the front hard-shell housing portion, and comprising a telescoping handle assembly; and   an accordion insert attached to the front hard-shell housing portion and the rear hard-shell housing portion, and comprising an accordion pocket adapted for storing one or more articles during travel.   
     
     
         18 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 17 , wherein the front-accessible pocket comprises a zipper structure for sealing the front-accessible pocket. 
     
     
         19 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 17 , wherein the front-accessible pocket comprises a front inner wall and a back inner wall. 
     
     
         20 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 19 , wherein the front inner wall comprises a slip pocket. 
     
     
         21 . The compact hard-shell luggage system of  claim 17 , wherein the rear hard-shell housing portion comprises a compression system configured to compress a laundry bag.