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A combination article of luggage seat unit is disclosed, in which the seat unit may be completely separated from the luggage when it is desired to use the seat and when in its storage condition is compactly contained within an auxiliary compartment of the article of luggage. The seat unit may also b

A combination article of luggage seat unit is disclosed, in which the seat unit may be completely separated from the luggage when it is desired to use the seat and when in its storage condition is compactly contained within an auxiliary compartment of the article of luggage. The seat unit may also be used while it is connected to the luggage, with a portion of the luggage re-positioned to provide a cushion of for the seat, and is secured to a planar support member for the emplacement of the seat unit within the article of luggage.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A combination article of luggage and separable seat, comprising:an article of luggage having a plurality of walls to define an article receiving compartment therebetween;a manually openable means for providing access to said article receiving compartment and closing same;one of said

[ I claim:] [1.] A combination article of luggage and separable seat, comprising:an article of luggage having a plurality of walls to define an article receiving compartment therebetween;a manually openable means for providing access to said article receiving compartment and closing same;one of said walls including an auxiliary compartment which is inwardly recessed from its outermost extent, towards said article receiving compartment by a depth which is substantially less than the depth of said article receiving compartment, such that said auxiliary compartment is externally accessible from said one wall;a separator wall at the recessed inward extent of said auxiliary compartment for separating said auxiliary compartment from said article receiving compartment;a seat unit including:first and second leg members pivotally connected to each other, each of said leg members including upper and lower ends;a flexible seat connected to the upper ends of said first and second leg members;said seat unit manually movable between a first operative condition and a second storage condition;said first operative condition characterized as said leg members pivoted open to separate both the upper and lower ends of the leg members in respective spaced coplanar relationship, with said flexible seat spanning between said separated upper ends, and being maintained in a taut condition, and said separated lower ends adapted to engage a support surface;said second storage condition characterized as said leg members pivoted closed to a nested flat configuration with both of said leg members, including their upper and lower ends, lying substantially in the same plane, with said flexible seat being adapted to be flexibly contained in the same plane, whereby the seat unit is compactly folded into a planar assembly, said planar assembly substantially corresponding to the depth of said auxiliary compartment;first and second complementary releasable means, said first releasable means within said auxiliary compartment, and said second releasable means carried by said seat unit;said first and second releasable means maintaining said seat unit in said auxiliary compartment when said seat unit is in said second storage condition, and said first and second releasable means permitting manual removal of said seat unit from said auxiliary compartment, whereby said seat unit is selectively manually movable to said first operative condition independent of securement to said auxiliary compartment.