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An item of luggage is provided that has foldable shelves and collapsible drawers. The drawers and shelves may be folded relatively flat and stored in the main housing of the luggage when not in use. The luggage may have a cover support to hold the cover of the luggage open at various angles and unde

An item of luggage is provided that has foldable shelves and collapsible drawers. The drawers and shelves may be folded relatively flat and stored in the main housing of the luggage when not in use. The luggage may have a cover support to hold the cover of the luggage open at various angles and under various loads when the cover is open.

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What is claimed is: 1. An item of luggage comprising: a main housing having a top, a bottom, a back wall, and two side walls; a cover hingeably attached to an edge of one of the side walls of the main housing, the cover moveable from a first closed position to a second open position; and a pluralit

What is claimed is: 1. An item of luggage comprising: a main housing having a top, a bottom, a back wall, and two side walls; a cover hingeably attached to an edge of one of the side walls of the main housing, the cover moveable from a first closed position to a second open position; and a plurality of foldable shelves disposed within the main housing, each shelf hingeably attached to the back wall of the main housing, each shelf moveable from a first folded position to a second extended position, each shelf having a width and depth, each of the plurality of foldable shelves is securable to at least one of the walls of the main housing when the foldable shelf is in the second extended position; a plurality of foldable drawers, each foldable drawer foldable from a first expanded configuration to a second folded configuration, each foldable drawer configured to rest on one of the plurality of foldable shelves when the drawer is in the first expanded configuration, wherein each foldable drawer comprises a front window, the front window is made of a clear material to allow for viewing of the contents of the drawer without removing the drawer from the main housing; an extendable support attached to the cover, the extendable support pivotable about a hinge from a first retracted position to a second extended position, wherein when the cover is in the second open position and the extendable support is in the second extended position, the extendable support contacts the surface on which the luggage rests, and a plurality of fasteners are disposed on the interior surface of the cover, the fasteners configured to receive the extendable support when the extendable support is in the first retracted position, wherein at least one of the fasteners has an adjustable length to secure and hold the extendable support at various angles with respect to the cover in the second extended position; a divider having a first edge and a second edge, the divider configured to fit in the foldable drawer when the foldable drawer is in the first expanded configuration, wherein each of the plurality of foldable drawers comprises a removable rigid bottom, and wherein other than the removable rigid bottom each of the foldable drawers is flexible. 2. A suitcase configured for travel having a plurality of wheels and an extendable and retractable handle, the suitcase comprising: a main housing having a top, a bottom, a back wall, and two side walls; a cover having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the cover hingeably attached to an edge of one of the side walls of the main housing, the cover moveable from a first closed position to a second open position; a plurality of foldable shelves disposed within the main housing, each shelf hingeably attached the back wall of the main housing, each shelf moveable from a first folded position to a second extended position, each shelf having a width and depth; an extendable support attached to the cover, the extendable support pivotable about a hinge from a first retracted position to a second extended position, a plurality of fasteners are disposed on the interior surface of the cover, the fasteners configured to receive the extendable support when the extendable support is in the first retracted position, wherein at least one of the fasteners has an adjustable length to secure and hold the extendable support at various angles with respect to the cover in the second extended position; a plurality of foldable drawers, each foldable drawer foldable from a first expanded configuration to a second folded configuration; wherein: each foldable drawer comprises a front window, the front window is made of a clear material to allow for viewing of the contents of the drawer without removing the drawer from the main housing; when the cover is in the second position and the extendable support is in the second position, the extendable support contacts the surface on which the suitcase rests; each of the plurality of foldable drawers comprises a removable rigid bottom; each of the foldable drawers is flexible other than the removable rigid bottom; each foldable drawer is configured to rest on one of the plurality of foldable shelves when the drawer is in the first configuration; and each of the plurality of foldable shelves is securable to both of the side walls of the main housing when the foldable shelf is in the second position; and a divider having a first edge and a second edge, the divider configured to fit in the foldable drawer when the foldable drawer is in the first expanded configuration such that: the first edge of the divider contacts a first interior surface of the drawer; the second edge of the divider contacts a second interior surface of the drawer; the divider is perpendicular to the bottom of the drawer; and the first interior surface is approximately parallel to the second interior surface.