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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Eagle Creek, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Mark Davis, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eagle Creek, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An item of luggage, comprising: a plurality of sides sufficient to define a first volumetric space, an expandable section disposed within the space between first and second opposing sides, wherein at least the first opposing side defines a boundary for the volumetric space and provides an exterior surface for the item of luggage; the expandable section having a first configuration wherein it is stored within the space and has an expandable side that is adjacent to the first opposing side, and a second configuration wherein the expandable side extends a predetermined distance from the first opposing side to define a boundary for a second volumetric space that is the same as or different from the first volumetric space.