Front pocket luggage
Front pocket luggage: what the pocket changes
A front pocket adds a separate compartment on the face of the case, usually with its own zip, so documents, a laptop or a jacket can be reached without opening the main body. On a hard shell this is a moulded or applied pocket; on a hybrid it is normally fabric built onto a rigid back panel.
Where the engineering sits
The shell has to stay stiff enough that the pocket wall does not flex into the main compartment, and the pocket zip has to run clear of the shell's flex line. Where a device sleeve is part of the design its dimensions are fixed before tooling, because the padding depth changes the pocket depth.
Building the range with CLK
Send the device sizes the pocket has to take, the shell material and the channel. TSA locks, USB points and wide-trolley handles can be combined on the same shell. MOQ is 200 pieces per model.
Front pocket luggage: what the pocket changes
A front pocket adds a separate compartment on the face of the case, and where the engineering sits depends on the shell it is built into.
| Point | Detail |
| Access | A separate compartment on the face of the case, usually with its own zip, so documents, a laptop or a jacket can be reached without opening the main body. |
| On a hard shell | A moulded or applied pocket. |
| On a hybrid | Fabric built onto a rigid back panel. |
| Where the engineering sits | The shell has to stay stiff enough that the pocket wall does not flex into the main compartment, and the pocket zip has to run clear of the shell's flex line. |
| Device sleeve | Where a sleeve is part of the design its dimensions are fixed before tooling, because the padding depth changes the pocket depth. |
TSA locks, USB points and wide-trolley handles can be combined on the same shell. MOQ 200 pieces per model.
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