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EP0422759A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Multipurpose travel bag

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-07-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-07-09
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Abstract

Abstract A multipurpose traveling bag for carrying personal items and/or infant care supplies comprising a primary bag section (10) and a removable auxiliary bag section (12) is disclosed. The primary bag section (10) can be hand carried or worn as a backpack with or without the removable auxiliary bag section (12). The primary bag section (10) has a fold down seat (24) that can be used as a booster seat by infants in a first or infant care bag embodiment of the present invention and can be used as a seat for adults in a second or backpack embodiment of the present invention. In a third embodiment, the present invention is adapted to be mounted upon a bicycle to additionally provide an infant bicycle seat. In all three embodiments a cooler compartment provides for the storage of perishable food items. The multipurpose traveling bag is constructed of a vinyl or nylon covered extruded plastic framework or can be fabricated from vacuum formed plastic. It is therefore lightweight and easy to clean.

Inventors

  • 👤 A Pascal Mahvi
  • 👤 Caryl L Mahvi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 17:42
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C7/00; A45C7/0059; A45C7/0086; A45C9/00; A45F; A45F3/00; A45F3/04; A45F4/00; A45F4/02; B; B62; B62J; B62J1/00; B62J1/14; B62J1/16; A45C13/00; A45C13/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 68 words
A bag comprising: (a) primary bag section; (b) an auxiliary bag section attachable to said primary bag section; (c) at least one closable compartment formed in said primary bag section; (d) at least one closable compartment formed in said auxiliary bag section; (e) wherein at least one of said closable compartments formed in at least one of said primary and said auxiliary bag sections is a cooler compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 68 words
A bag comprising: (a) primary bag section; (b) an auxiliary bag section attachable to said primary bag section; (c) at least one closable compartment formed in said primary bag section; (d) at least one closable compartment formed in said auxiliary bag section; (e) wherein at least one of said closable compartments formed in at least one of said primary and said auxiliary bag sections is a cooler compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The bag as recited in Claim 1 further comprising: (a) a shelf; and (b) an insulating curtain disposed substantially about the inner surface of said cooler compartment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
The bag as recited in Claim 2 wherein said shelf and said insulating curtain are formed as a removable unit for the easy cleaning of said cooler compartment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 81 words
The bag as recited in Claim 3 further comprising: (a) a seat rotatably attached to said primary bag section; (b) wherein said seat has a stowably disposed position in which said seat is laminarly juxtaposed to a vertical external surface of said primary bag section; and (c) wherein said seat has an operably disposed position in which said seat extends perpendicularly from the vertical exterior surface of said primary bag section and provides a surface upon which a person may sit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
The bag as recited in Claim 4 further comprising a framework disposed within said primary bag section for providing sufficient structural strength to said primary bag section such that an adult may sit in said seat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 56 words
The bag as recited in Claim 5 wherein said framework further comprises: (a) a generally parallelepiped shaped shell; (b) a rectangular brace attached about the opening to said shell; (c) two rectangular braces attached to said shell; (d) a back plate attached to said two rectangular braces; and (e) a floor attached to said rectangular braces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
The bag as recited in Claim 5 wherein said framework is comprised of metal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 17 words
The bag as recited in Claim 7 further comprising means for attaching said bag to a bicycle.

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