Collapsible article or luggage

Claim 1

A collapsible article of luggage comprising: body means having a pair of opposed panels, said opposed panels being separated by two opposed pairs of interconnected walls defining the width of the body means and an article receiving compartment formed therein; at least one erecting panel being arranged for operative positioning adjacent said compartment of said body means, said at least one erecting panel being manipulatable to cause said at least one panel to assume an erect configuration or a collapsed configuration; said at least one panel being pivotally attached at an edge portion to said body means along a first axis perpendicular to the width of said body means, said at least one panel being pivotally attached for movement to extend along said width in said erect configuration and to fold approximately against one of said opposed panels in said collapsed configuration, anchor means for releasably anchoring a portion of said at least one erecting panel in said erect configuration; said means for releasably anchoring comprises a corresponding rigid panel pivotally retained at an edge portion along a second axis lying generally parallel to said first axis, said rigid panel having attachment means arranged to cooperate with corresponding attachement means on said at least one erecting panel.