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A space saving luggage assembly with a luggage body having a plurality of side walls and an inner back support surface defining an article placement zone and a cover thereto that includes an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment and a closed position encapsulati

A space saving luggage assembly with a luggage body having a plurality of side walls and an inner back support surface defining an article placement zone and a cover thereto that includes an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment and a closed position encapsulating the article placement zone. The space saving luggage assembly also includes a battery-powered vacuum assembly integrated into one of a plurality of side walls of the luggage body and having a tube, defining a tube conduit, with a free end disposed within the article placement zone when the cover is in the closed position, the battery-powered vacuum assembly operably configured to induce a vacuum within the tube conduit.

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1. A space saving luggage assembly comprising: a luggage body having: a base including a handle coupled thereto, an inner back support surface, and a plurality of side walls extending in a direction away from the back surface and surrounding the inner back support surface, the plurality of side wall

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A space saving luggage assembly comprising: a luggage body having: a base including a handle coupled thereto, an inner back support surface, and a plurality of side walls extending in a direction away from the back surface and surrounding the inner back support surface, the plurality of side walls and the inner back support surface defining an article placement zone; anda cover coupled to the base, the cover having an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment and a closed position encapsulating the article placement zone;a battery-powered vacuum assembly integrated into one of the plurality of side walls and having a tube, defining a tube conduit, with a free end disposed within the article placement zone when the cover is in the closed position, the battery-powered vacuum assembly operably configured to induce a vacuum within the tube conduit; anda bracket mechanically coupled to at least one of the plurality of side walls, the bracket defining a receiving surface adapted to removably retain a portion of the tube. 2. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the tube is removably fixedly retained to at least one of the plurality of side walls when the cover is in the closed position. 3. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 2, wherein the tube further comprises: a storing position with the tube in an overlapping and substantially parallel configuration with itself when the cover is in the closed position. 4. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a compression bag, defining an internal cavity, sized to be removably placed within the article placement zone when the cover is in the closed position, the compression bag including a receiving surface, defining an opening fluidly coupled to the internal cavity of the compression bag, sized to receive the free end of the tube in a fluidically sealed coupling configuration. 5. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 4, wherein: the compression bag is structurally unattached to the luggage body. 6. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a power source electronically coupled to the battery-powered vacuum assembly and an external outlet disposed on an exterior surface of the luggage body, the external outlet operably configured to supply power to an external electric device. 7. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 6, wherein: the external outlet is of a USB port. 8. A space saving luggage assembly comprising: a piece of luggage with a body defining an article placement zone, a handle, and a zipper, the zipper operably configured to translate to a closed position with the body of the piece of luggage encapsulating the article placement zone and to an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment;a battery-powered vacuum assembly integrated into an inner surface of the body of the piece of luggage and having a tube, defining a tube conduit, with a free end disposed within the article placement zone when the piece of luggage is in the closed position, the battery-powered vacuum assembly operably configured to induce a vacuum within the tube conduit; anda bracket mechanically coupled to the inner surface of the body, the bracket defining a receiving surface adapted to removably retain a portion of the tube. 9. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 8, wherein: the tube is removably fixedly retained to the inner surface of the body when the piece of luggage is in the closed position. 10. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 9, wherein the tube further comprises: a storing position with the tube in an overlapping and substantially parallel configuration when the piece of luggage is in the closed position. 11. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 8, further comprising: a compression bag, defining an internal cavity, sized to be removably placed within the article placement zone when the piece of luggage is in the closed position, the compression bag defining a receiving surface, defining an opening fluidly coupled to the internal cavity of the compression bag, sized to receive the free end of the tube in a fluidically sealed configuration. 12. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 11, wherein: the compression bag is structurally unattached to the luggage body. 13. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 8, further comprising: a power source electronically coupled to the battery-powered vacuum assembly and an external outlet disposed on an exterior surface of the body of the piece of luggage, the external outlet operably configured to supply power to an electric device. 14. A space saving luggage assembly comprising: a luggage body having: a base including an inner back support surface and a plurality of rigid side walls extending in a direction away from the back surface and surrounding the inner back support surface, the plurality of rigid side walls and the inner back support surface defining an article placement zone; anda cover coupled to the base, the cover having an open position exposing the article placement zone to an ambient environment and a closed position encapsulating the article placement zone;a battery-powered vacuum assembly integrated into one of the plurality of rigid side walls, unexposed to the ambient environment when the cover is in the closed position, and having a tube, defining a tube conduit, with a free end disposed within the article placement zone when the cover is in the closed position, the battery-powered vacuum assembly operably configured to induce a vacuum within the tube conduit; anda bracket mechanically coupled to at least one of the plurality of rigid side walls, the bracket defining a receiving surface adapted to removably retain a portion of the tube. 15. The space saving luggage assembly according to claim 14, wherein: the tube is removably fixedly retained to at least one of the plurality of rigid side walls when the cover is in the closed position.