A hard-sided luggage bag includes at least one shell portion, and has a front side, a back side, and a bottom side extending between the front and back sides. The least one shell portion encloses a storage compartment and includes an access opening permitting access to the storage compartment. The a
A hard-sided luggage bag includes at least one shell portion, and has a front side, a back side, and a bottom side extending between the front and back sides. The least one shell portion encloses a storage compartment and includes an access opening permitting access to the storage compartment. The access opening is formed in at least part of the front side and is spaced apart from the bottom side. At least one lid is releasably coupled to the at least one shell portion to cover the access opening.
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1. A hard-sided luggage bag, comprising: a rearward shell portion releasably joined to a forward shell portion along a main joint, the shell portions enclosing a storage compartment, the main joint permitting a first way to access the storage compartment by releasing a main closure mechanism, the fo
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A hard-sided luggage bag, comprising: a rearward shell portion releasably joined to a forward shell portion along a main joint, the shell portions enclosing a storage compartment, the main joint permitting a first way to access the storage compartment by releasing a main closure mechanism, the forward shell portion comprising an access opening permitting a second way to access the storage compartment, separate from the first way, by releasing a lid closure mechanism; anda lid releasably coupled to the forward shell portion to cover the access opening,wherein the access opening comprises bottom, left and right edges, and curved bottom corners arranged intermediate the bottom edge and the left and right edges,wherein the bottom edge of the access opening is spaced apart vertically from a bottom side of the bag in a height direction, and extends across a front side of the bag between left and right sides of the bag,wherein the left and right edges of the access opening extend across respective left and right sides of the forward shell portion,wherein, along the left and right sides, the bottom edge of the access opening extends horizontally parallel to a depth direction between the front side of the bag and each of the curved corners,wherein, along the left side of the bag, a first horizontal dimension between an interior edge of the forward shell portion and the left edge of the access opening is less than a second horizontal dimension between the left edge of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening at the front side of the bag, andwherein the first and second horizontal dimensions are parallel to the depth direction. 2. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 1, wherein, along the left side of the bag, a third horizontal dimension between the left edge of the access opening and boundary between the curved corner of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening is less than a fourth horizontal dimension between the boundary between the curved corner of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening at the front side of the bag. 3. A hard-sided luggage bag, comprising: at least one shell portion having a front side, a back side, and top, bottom, left and right sides extending between the front and back sides, the front and back sides horizontally spaced from one another in a depth direction, the top and bottom sides vertically spaced from one another in a height direction, the at least one shell portion enclosing a storage compartment and comprising an access opening permitting access to the storage compartment, the access opening formed in at least part of the front side; andat least one lid releasably coupled to the at least one shell portion to cover the access opening,wherein the at least one lid is releasably joined to the at least one shell portion along a bottom edge of the access opening,wherein the bottom edge is spaced apart from the bottom side in a height direction,wherein the bottom edge extends across the front side between the left and right sides,wherein the at least one lid is releasably joined to the at least one shell portion along left, top and right edges of the access opening that extend across the respective left, top and right sides of the at least one shell portion,wherein the left, top and right sides present a generally uniform dimension in the depth direction so that the storage compartment is of a generally uniform depth over the left, top and right edges of the access opening,wherein, the access opening comprises curved bottom corners arranged intermediate of the bottom edge and the left and right edges,wherein the at least one shell portion comprises a rearward shell portion coupled to a forward shell portion, the forward shell portion comprising the access opening,wherein, along the left side of the bag, a first horizontal dimension between an interior edge of the forward shell portion and the left edge of the access opening is less than a second horizontal dimension between the left edge of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening at the front side of the bag, andwherein the first and second horizontal dimensions are parallel to the depth direction. 4. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, wherein the at least one lid is releasably joined to the at least one shell portion by a lid closure mechanism, and the lid closure mechanism comprises at least one of a zipper and a clasp. 5. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, wherein the at least one lid comprises at least one shell portion, at least one fabric portion, or a combination thereof. 6. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, wherein the at least one lid comprises at least one zippered pocket. 7. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, further comprising a hinge connecting the at least one lid to the at least one shell portion, and the hinge is arranged along one of the left, bottom, top and right edges of the access opening. 8. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, further comprising a divider that is releasably suspended in the storage compartment to divide the storage compartment into at least two substantially separate subcompartments. 9. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 8, wherein the divider is at least partially detachable. 10. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 8, wherein the divider comprises a zippered pocket. 11. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 8, wherein the divider divides the storage compartment into a front subcompartment and a rear subcompartment. 12. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 11, wherein a volume of the front subcompartment is substantially less than a volume of the rear subcompartment. 13. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, further comprising at least one of a support strap and a gusset connected generally between the at least one lid and the at least one shell portion for maintaining the at least one lid in a partially open position, the at least one of a support strap and a gusset comprises a first member fixed to the at least one lid, and a second member fixed to the at least one shell portion and attached to the first member, and the first and second members are detachable from one another so that the at least one lid is movable to a fully open position. 14. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, wherein the shell portions are releasably joined along a main joint by a main closure mechanism, and, in the depth direction, the main joint is generally intermediate the back and front sides of the bag. 15. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 14, wherein the main joint permits a first way to access the storage compartment by releasing a main closure mechanism, and the access opening permits a second way to access the storage compartment, separate from the first way, by releasing a lid closure mechanism. 16. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 14, further comprising an expansion section arranged generally between the shell portions. 17. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, further comprising a plurality of wheels arranged on the bottom side of the bag, the plurality of wheels comprising at least one wheel fixed to the rearward shell portion and at least one wheel fixed to the forward shell portion. 18. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, wherein, along the left side of the bag, a third horizontal dimension between the left edge of the access opening and boundary between the curved corner of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening is less than a fourth horizontal dimension between the boundary between the curved corner of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening at the front side of the bag. 19. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 18, further comprising an expansion section arranged generally between the shell portions. 20. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 18, further comprising a plurality of wheels arranged on the bottom side of the bag, the plurality of wheels comprising at least one wheel fixed to the rearward shell portion and at least one wheel fixed to the forward shell portion. 21. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 18, wherein, along the left and right sides of the bag, the bottom edge extends horizontally parallel to the depth direction between the front side and each of the curved corners. 22. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 18, wherein the shell portions are releasably joined along a main joint by a main closure mechanism, and, in a depth direction, the main joint is generally intermediate the back and front sides of the bag. 23. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 3, wherein the main joint permits a first way to access the storage compartment by releasing a main closure mechanism, and the access opening permits a second way to access the storage compartment, separate from the first way, by releasing a lid closure mechanism. 24. A hard-sided luggage bag, comprising: a rearward shell portion coupled to a forward shell portion, the shell portions together having a front side, a back side, and top, bottom, left and rights sides extending generally between the front and back sides, the front and back sides horizontally spaced from one another in a depth direction, the top and bottom sides vertically spaced from one another in a height direction, the shell portions enclosing a storage compartment, the forward shell portion comprising an access opening permitting access to the storage compartment, the access opening formed in at least part of the front side, the access opening comprising a bottom edge that is spaced apart from the bottom side in the height direction and extending across the front side between the left and right sides, the access opening further comprising left, top and right edges that extend across respective left, top and right sides of the forward shell portion, the left, top and right sides of the forward shell portion presenting a generally uniform dimension in the depth direction so that the storage compartment is of a generally uniform depth over the left, top and right edges of the access opening, the access opening further comprising curved bottom corners arranged intermediate the bottom edge and the left and right edges, and, along the left side of the bag, a first horizontal dimension between an interior edge of the forward shell portion and the left edge of the access opening is less than a second horizontal dimension between the left edge of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening at the front side of the bag, the first and second horizontal dimensions being parallel to the depth direction; anda lid releasably coupled to the forward shell portion to cover the access opening, the lid releasably joined to the forward shell portion along the bottom left, top and right edges of the access opening. 25. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 24, along the left side of the bag, a third horizontal dimension between the left edge of the access opening and boundary between the curved corner of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening is less than a fourth horizontal dimension between the boundary between the curved corner of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening and the bottom edge of the access opening at the front side of the bag. 26. The hard-sided luggage bag of claim 25, wherein, along the left and right sides, the bottom edge extends horizontally parallel to the depth direction between the front side and each of the curved corners.
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