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US3903944A
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Fabric utility bag
Assignee: Cannondale Corp
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Filing: 1973-07-18
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Granted: 1975-09-09
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Expires: 1993-07-18
Abstract
Abstract The durability, utility and attractiveness of various types of fabric utility bags are enhanced by providing as a protective and shape-giving liner a strip of semi-flexible, resilient compressible material within the bag, the shape-giving liner being substantially coextensive with and in engagement with at least three adjacent walls of the bag. Opposite edges of the liner are received and held in pockets, the distance between the bottoms of the pockets measured along the walls of the bag engaged by the liner being substantially equal to the dimension of the liner between the ends received in the pockets.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Montgomery
- 👤 John Wistrand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:49
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C3/00; B; B62; B62J; B62J9/00; B62J9/20; B62J9/23; B62J9/27
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A utility bag comprising an outer enclosure of flexible, light-weight material having a top, a bottom, left and right sides and front and back walls defining an enclosed volume; a continuous strip of initially substantially flat semiflexible, substantially resilient and compressible polymeric foam material received within the outer enclosure and substantially coextensive with and in engagement with at least three adjacent ones of said walls, the foam material having a resiliency measured in accordance with ASTM D1056 of about 35 percent and a compression set measured in accordance with ASTM D1056 as follows: after 24 hours at room temperature, at 50 percent compression, recovery to about 20 percent of compression amount at 25 percent compression, recovery to about 8 percent of compression amount at 10 percent compression, substantially full recovery; and means associated with the outer enclosure for retaining respective opposite ends of the strip at predetermined positions in the outer enclosure, the distance measured along the outer enclosure between said positions in the outer enclosure being substantially equal to the dimension of the strip between said opposite ends thereof and the retaining means constraining the strip under pressure outwardly against said adjacent ones of said walls to hold them extended and shaped.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A utility bag comprising an outer enclosure of flexible, light-weight material having a top, a bottom, left and right sides and front and back walls defining an enclosed volume; a continuous strip of initially substantially flat semiflexible, substantially resilient and compressible polymeric foam material received within the outer enclosure and substantially coextensive with and in engagement with at least three adjacent ones of said walls, the foam material having a resiliency measured in accordance with ASTM D1056 of about 35 percent and a compression set measured in accordance with ASTM D1056 as follows: after 24 hours at room temperature, at 50 percent compression, recovery to about 20 percent of compression amount at 25 percent compression, recovery to about 8 percent of compression amount at 10 percent compression, substantially full recovery; and means associated with the outer enclosure for retaining respective opposite ends of the strip at predetermined positions in the outer enclosure, the distance measured along the outer enclosure between said positions in the outer enclosure being substantially equal to the dimension of the strip between said opposite ends thereof and the retaining means constraining the strip under pressure outwardly against said adjacent ones of said walls to hold them extended and shaped.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
A utility bag according to claim 1 wherein the retaining means includes two pockets within the outer enclosure, each pocket receiving one of said opposite ends of the strip, each pocket being generally rectangular and being closed along one longer edge and both shorter edges, the closed longer edge being at said position of the edge of the strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A utility bag according to claim 1 wherein the outer enclosure has an elongated opening along one wall for access to the interior and wherein the pockets receiving the liner are on the interior of said one wall, one pocket being on each part of said wall on either side of the opening and being open in a direction away from the opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A utility bag according to claim 1 and further comprising an elongated pocket on the outside of a wall of the outer enclosure and a batten received in the pocket and enhancing the stiffness of the bag.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
A utility bag according to claim 1, the bag being particularly adapted for mounting on a carrier of a bicycle, motorcycle or similar conveyance, and further comprising a pair of spaced-apart hooks on the bag near the top of the back wall for attachment to the carrier on the conveyance and at least one resiliently extensible element on the bag near the bottom of the back wall and having a hook thereon for attachment under tension to a part of the conveyance remote from the carrier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A utility bag according to claim 5, wherein said pair of hooks are removably secured to the bag by a batten removably received in an eLongated pocket, each hook having a slotted portion received in the batten pocket through an opening therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A utility bag according to claim 6, wherein there are two pairs of openings in the batten pocket for reception of the hooks, said openings being positioned for selection of a left-mounted or right-mounted position on the conveyance.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-09-08 | 1979-03-10 | 1979-09-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-09-08 | 1983-03-10 | 1983-09-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-09-08 | 1987-03-10 | 1987-09-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |