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Dual access hand luggage having in the interior a stowage cell system or assembly, preferably made of stretch fabric, that permits isolation packing and orthogonal stowage and retrieval of goods retained in the cells by access from either face of the suitcase. For roll-on type travel bags, a pop-up

Dual access hand luggage having in the interior a stowage cell system or assembly, preferably made of stretch fabric, that permits isolation packing and orthogonal stowage and retrieval of goods retained in the cells by access from either face of the suitcase. For roll-on type travel bags, a pop-up handle is provided in a side wall, rather than on the back face as in current luggage. The inventive system is particularly useful for suitcases, carry-on or roll-on bags, back packs, totes, brief cases, and laptop cases. Dual-sided external access combined with internal, modular, fixed-size or variable-size stowage cells, oriented generally orthogonal to the planes of both sides, permits packing and selective removal of articles through either face of the bag so that articles otherwise buried in the bag are easily removed by flipping the bag over and accessing the item through the openable back face.

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1. An improved luggage bag having a perimeter side wall, a geuerally planar front face wall and a geuerally planar back face wall spaced therefrom by a full height dimension, said face walls and perimeter wall defining therebetween an interior packing volume having a dimension in a longitudinal dire

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An improved luggage bag having a perimeter side wall, a geuerally planar front face wall and a geuerally planar back face wall spaced therefrom by a full height dimension, said face walls and perimeter wall defining therebetween an interior packing volume having a dimension in a longitudinal direction, a dimension in a lateral direction, and said hight dimension defined between said face walls, the improvement comprising:a) both said face walls are openable for selective access to the interior packing volume; b) each of said face walls has a closure assembly to provide secure closure of said face wall; c) a stowage cell assembly comprising an array of a plurality of adjoined cells made of stretch fabric material oriented so that said cell array has a variable size in both said longitudinal and said lateral direction depending on the stretch imparted thereto, and each said cell in said array has a height dimension equal to or less than the height dimension of said bag to provide a predetermined head space in said bag, each said cell having an axis parallel to said height dimension and spaced opposed ends that are openable upon stretching said fabric, said stretch fabric material stretches around and grippingly retains goods placed in said cells through either end thereof, said plurality of selectively accessible cells is secured in said interior packing volume of said bag oriented orthogonally to the plane of said faces for isolation packing and unpacking of goods; and d) said face walls and said stowage cell assembly are cooperatingly orthogonally oriented to permit, upon selectively opening either of both face walls, bi-directional access to said interior stowage cell assembly in order to introduce goods into said cells and to remove goods packed in said cells without disturbing goods in adjacent cells and goods in said head space on the side opposite the face wall selected for access. 2. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein said stowage cell assembly and said perimeter wall includes cooperating fastening devices for adjustment of said size to accommodate a varying number of goods or goods of varying dimensions.3. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein at least some of said cells of said stowage cell assembly are formed of uni-axially stretchable material to permit said size adjustment.4. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein said stowage cell assembly has a height less than said full height dimension.5. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein at least some of said cells include closure assemblies.6. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein at least some of said cells in said stowage cell assembly are larger than others to accommodate large objects.7. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 which includes wheels and a rolling transport handle.8. An improved luggage bag as in claim 7 wherein said luggage bag is generally rectangular, said perimeter wall forms the perimeter of said rectangle, said handle is disposed in association with said perimeter side wall along a long dimension of said rectangle, said handle is telescoping, said wheels are located on one corner of said perimeter wall adjacent the intersection of said long dimension wall and an adjoining short dimension wall, and at least one fixed leveling leg is disposed spaced from said wheels on said short dimension wall.9. An improved luggage bag as in claim 8, wherein at least one of said face wall closure assembly comprises a zipper assembly.10. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein said bag is selected from a carry-on bag, a roll-on bag, a suitcase, a briefcase, a laptop computer case, a satchel-type bag, a back pack, a tote, or a specialty bag.11. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein said stretch fabric is biaxially stretchable.12. An improved luggage bag as in claim 1 wherein said stowage cell assembly includes fastener members that cooperate with fastener members secured to the interior of the bag peripheral wall for selectively removing or securing said assembly in place in the interior of said bag.13. A goods stowage and transport bag having a plurality of sides and a depth defining an interior volume for receipt of goods for transport and at least one openable face having a closure mechanism to secure the goods stowed therein and an open cell stowage assembly of stretch material comprising walls and open opposed ends, said assembly is secured to the interior of said bag to grippingly retain goods placed in said cells and having a height less than the depth of said bag, the axis of the cells of said stowage assembly are disposed in said bag interior oriented generally orthogonal to said openable face for isolation packing of goods by introduction of goods into said cells and selective removal therefrom without disturbing the contents of adjacent cells.14. A goods stowage and transport bag as in claim 13 which includes at least two openable faces each oriented to permit bi-directional access therethrough to said stowage cell assembly oriented orthogonally to each of said faces.15. A goods stowage and transport bag as in claim 13 which includes wheels and a rolling transport handle.16. A stowage assembly for travel and storage bags comprising an array of a plurality of connected stowage cells made of uni-axial stretch fabric material oriented so that said cell array has both a variable longitudinal extent and a variable lateral extent depending on the stretch imparted thereto, and each said cell in said array has a height dimension equal to or less than the depth of said bag to provide a predetermined head space in said bag, and each said cell in said array has spaced opposed ends that are openable upon stretching said fabric, said stretch fabric material stretches around and grippingly retains goods placed in said cells through either end thereof, and said stowage cell assembly includes at least one fastening device for removably securing said assembly in a preselected position in the interior packing volume of said bag for bi-directional access thereto from opposite sides of said bags and for orthogonal isolation packing of goods by introduction of goods into said cells and selective removal from opposite sides of said bags without disturbing the contents of adjacent cells or goods packed in said head space.17. A stowage assembly for travel and storage bags as in claim 16 wherein said stowage cell assembly includes a peripheral wall member and said fastening device for securing said assembly in position on the interior of said bag includes a zipper or hook member that cooperatingly secures said array to a mating zipper or loop member on the interior wall of said bag.18. A stowage assembly for travel and storage bags as in claim 16 wherein at least some of said cells in said stowage cell assembly are larger than others to accommodate large objects.19. A stowage assembly for travel and storage bags as in claim 16 wherein said stowage cell assembly includes fasteners disposed on a periphery of said array so that said array is adjustable in size in said bag to accommodate a varying number of goods or goods of varying dimensions.