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US3613843A
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Center folded travel bag
Assignee: MAYFAB Inc
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Filing: 1969-12-29
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Granted: 1971-10-19
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Expires: 1989-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A center-folded twin compartment travel bag is provided for carrying full-length garments such as suits and dresses. A slide fastener detachably joins the compartments around registered open mouths thereof and when opened exposes the interior of the bag so that unfolded suits and dresses may be suspended by a centrally located transverse support. In its open position, the bag may be hung from an end to serve as a portable, semienclosed wardrobe. Each compartment includes a soft base panel whose edges are secured to a rectangular wire frame. When the slide fastener closes the bag, the wire frames are in a sawhorse (opposed diverging) configuration with a top slat joining the parallel upper reaches of each frame. The slat terminates short of both ends of each reach.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:15
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C3/00; A45C3/004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S190/00; Y10S190/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A portable carry bag for the transportation of garments which are unfolded when placed within the bag, said carry bag comprising two compartments, each compartment including a substantially rectangular, soft, flexible cover panel, a frame, side and end walls and a mouth, the mouths of the compartments being in registry when the bag is closed, the sidewalls being substantially perpendicular to the panels, each panel being peripherally reinforced by a respective said frame, garments being insertable into the opened bag through the mouths of the compartments, means articulatively interconnecting said compartments adjacent the upper edge of each cover panel, said interconnecting means including a slat, means articulatably securing the upper reach of each frame to the side edges of the slat, the cover panels and the slat being positionable in coplanar relationship when the bag is open, the slat being of a length less than the length of the upper reaches of the frames, the mouths being substantially bounded by the peripheral side edges of the side and end walls, said peripheral side edges being juxtaposed when the bag is closed, the end walls of the compartments jointly forming the bottom wall of the closed bag, means selectively joining the peripheral side and end edges of the compartments when the bag is closed, means for supporting garments within the bag, said garment supporting means adapted for engaging garments approximately at their waists, said supporting means being mounted on the slat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
A portable carry bag for the transportation of garments which are unfolded when placed within the bag, said carry bag comprising two compartments, each compartment including a substantially rectangular, soft, flexible cover panel, a frame, side and end walls and a mouth, the mouths of the compartments being in registry when the bag is closed, the sidewalls being substantially perpendicular to the panels, each panel being peripherally reinforced by a respective said frame, garments being insertable into the opened bag through the mouths of the compartments, means articulatively interconnecting said compartments adjacent the upper edge of each cover panel, said interconnecting means including a slat, means articulatably securing the upper reach of each frame to the side edges of the slat, the cover panels and the slat being positionable in coplanar relationship when the bag is open, the slat being of a length less than the length of the upper reaches of the frames, the mouths being substantially bounded by the peripheral side edges of the side and end walls, said peripheral side edges being juxtaposed when the bag is closed, the end walls of the compartments jointly forming the bottom wall of the closed bag, means selectively joining the peripheral side and end edges of the compartments when the bag is closed, means for supporting garments within the bag, said garment supporting means adapted for engaging garments approximately at their waists, said supporting means being mounted on the slat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1, wherein the bottom wall of the bag intersects the cover panels at an acute angle, the slat is of a width substantially less than the width of said bottom wall and the side edges of the frame extend downwardly and outwardly from the slat to the bottom wall of the bag to provide a sawhorse configuration when the bag is closed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the frame is sheathed, wherein welting is provided at the peripheral edges of the cover panels, said welting joining said peripheral edges to the sheathing of the frame, the welting of one panel being separated from the welting of the other panel at the top of the bag by the slat, wherein the ends of the slat are spaced inwardly from the sides of the bag and wherein the means selectively joining the side and end edges of the compartments includes a slide fastener, said slide fastener terminating adjacent the ends of the slat, whereby the slide fastener extends along portions of the top of the closed carry bag.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the ends of the slat are spaced inwardly from the sides of the bag and wherein the means selectively joining the side and end edges of the compartments includes a slide fastener, said slide fastener terminating adjacent the ends of the slat, whereby the slide fastener extends along portions of the top of the closed carry bag.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the means selectively joining the juxtaposed edges of the sidewalls of each compartment includes a slide fastener, said last-mentioned means further including two sliders, means locking said sliders to maintain the slide fastener in a closed position, said locking means comprising a closed loop on each slider, a hasp strap anchored to the bag and having a free end adapted to be interengaged through the closed loops when both sliders are disposed adjacent said hasp strap, and a lock, said lock selectively engaging the Free end of said hasp strap to thereby prevent movement of the slide fasteners.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein a reinforcing stiffener is provided for each compartment, said stiffener including upright side portions and a bottom portion, said stiffener being positioned within the interior of each compartment, and being secured to the bottom and sidewalls of each compartment, the side portions of the stiffener being of a height less than the height of the side walls of the frame, portions of the sidewalls adjacent the top of each compartment being unreinforced and collapsing inwardly toward the cover panels when the bag is opened.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 6, wherein a reinforcing strut is provided for each compartment, said strut including an elongate portion and a leg at each end of the elongate portion, the elongate portion being of a length approximately equal to the width of the cover panel, the strut spanning between space between the side portions of the reinforcing stiffener, the legs being mounted on the upright sides of the stiffener, whereby the upright sides of the reinforcing strut are maintained in parallel spaced relation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 7 wherein a suspension hook is provided, said suspension hook being mounted on the bottom wall of the one compartment, whereby the opened carry bag may be suspended from a suitable support to facilitate the insertion or removal of the garments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein one of the compartments includes a suspension bar mounted on the bottom wall thereof, said suspension bar facilitating the placement of garments on hangers within the bag when the bag is open with said one compartment being disposed vertically above the other compartment whereby the bag provides a portable wardrobe.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
102 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein welting is provided, each panel being peripherally encompassed by a bead of the welting, the welting of one panel adjacent the upper edge thereof being spaced from the welting of the other panel by the slat, the ends of the slat being spaced inwardly from the sides of the bag, the means selectively joining the edges of the compartments including a slide fastener, the ends of the slide fastener terminating adjacent the ends of the slat, whereby the slide fastener extends along portions of the top of the closed carry bag.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
166 words
A portable carry bag constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein a reinforcing stiffener is provided for each compartment, said stiffener including upright side portions and a bottom portion, each stiffener being positioned within the interior of the associated compartment and being secured to the bottom and sidewalls of such compartment, the side portions of the stiffener being of a height less than the height of the sidewalls of the frame, portions of the sidewalls adjacent the top corners of each compartment being unreinforced, the means selectively joining the peripheral side edges of the compartments including a slide fastener, the ends of the slat being spaced inwardly from the sides of the bag, the ends of the slide fastener terminating adjacent the ends of the slat, whereby the bag may be easily opened for the insertion of garments therein with the unreinforced portions of the sidewalls of each compartment at the top corners of the bag folding inwardly toward the cover panels of the respective compartments.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-10-18 | 1975-04-19 | 1975-10-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-10-18 | 1979-04-19 | 1979-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-10-18 | 1983-04-19 | 1983-10-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |