Carrying bag having a built-in checklist

• US 10,210,742 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2017
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Packology, LLC
• Original Assignee: Packology, LLC
• Inventors: Abbott, Marcella
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Zhen Y
• Application Number:
  US15/819,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20180144607A1
• Time in Patent Office: 455 Days
• Field of Search: 34053913
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/02 Interior fittings; Means, e.g. inserts, for holding and packing articles
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/02 with memorandum tablets
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/10 Transparent walls
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/03 Suitcases
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/14 with built-in rolling means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

We have discovered an item of luggage having configurable labelled compartments with a corresponding chart for the labeled compartment. A user can track the status of items to packed into the item of luggage. Also disclosed is the item of luggage having at least one sensor that communicate with a mobile device application to electronically update a user'"'"'s parent as to the status of the packing. Additionally, the item of luggage can provide real time location and content data to a user'"'"'s parent in order to track the location of the item of luggage as well as the soil level of the contents contained therein.

Claims

1. An item of luggage comprising:

a luggage body;

the luggage body having a plurality of interior walls where the interior walls are flexible and securable to the luggage body such that interior walls are structured and arranged to form a plurality of selectively sized compartments therein;

a plurality of transparent covers releasably securable to each of the compartments, each cover having a label capable of being repeatedly marked and erased for identification of a series of separate and distinct items contained and secured within each respective compartment;

a luggage body cover hinged and releasably latched to the luggage body, the luggage body cover having a series of interior and exterior pockets;

an erasable marking board releasably secured to the luggage body having compartment identification labels thereon; and

a sensor disposed in at least one of the compartments, the at least one sensor capable of communicating with a mobile device having an application programmed to track status of the series of separate and distinct items contained and secured within each respective compartment, the sensor configured to determine a soil level of the series of separate and distinct items contained and secured within each respective compartment and to provide an alert to said mobile device as to said soil level at a predetermined time.

2. The item of luggage according to claim 1, where the interior walls include at least one set of color coordinated walls.

3. The item of luggage according to claim 1 further comprising computer in communication with the sensors, the computer having components necessary to allow for communication with a wireless telecommunications network, communication with wi-fi network, and a nearfield field connection system.

4. The item of luggage according to claim 3 where the sensors are further capable of communicating the contents of the respective compartments in a real time basis to the mobile device.

5. The item of luggage according to claim 1 where the luggage body cover includes a sensor capable of transmitting a signal to a mobile device confirming that the item if luggage is packed and secured.