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Fishing accessory container

Assignee: Mfi International Inc
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Filing: 1988-05-26
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Granted: 1989-08-01
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Expires: 2008-05-26
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Abstract

Abstract A fishing accessory container is shown which includes a flexible outer bag having a left and right halves which meet along a peripheral edge. A zipper joins the left and right halves along the peripheral edge to define a closed interior for the bag. A plurality of removable inserts are located within the bag interior and can be unzipped and removed from the bag interior to allow the user to select only needed equipment to be carried on a particular occasion.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lance R. Levine
  • 👤 Clarence A. Pratt, Jr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 05:08
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 271 words
A fishing accessory container, comprising: a flexible outer bag made up of left and right halves adapted to meet along a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each half of the outer bag being defined by a top and bottom extent which is separated by opposing side extents; an external zipper for joining the left and right halves along the peripheral edge to thereby define a closed interior for the flexible outer bag, the external zipper extending along at least the side and top extents of each half of the outer bag, the bottom extent of the halves also being joined together; a plurality of removable inserts located within the closed interior of the bag and being accessible by unzipping the external zipper, each insert having top and bottom edges separated by opposing side edges, the bottom edge of selected inserts being provided with a zipper part which extends substantially along the entire length of the bottom edge for removably engaging a mating zipper part provided along the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, each insert having an exterior and an interior for holding fishing accessories and each insert being arranged in the bag interior with its insert zipper running parallel to the next adjacent insert zipper on the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, whereby the inserts lie side-by-side in the bag interior when the external zipper is zipped, whereby the inserts can be turned in page-like fashion when the outer bag is open; and wherein the interior of each insert is divided into a plurality of pockets, each pocket being accessibly by means of a pocket opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 271 words
A fishing accessory container, comprising: a flexible outer bag made up of left and right halves adapted to meet along a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each half of the outer bag being defined by a top and bottom extent which is separated by opposing side extents; an external zipper for joining the left and right halves along the peripheral edge to thereby define a closed interior for the flexible outer bag, the external zipper extending along at least the side and top extents of each half of the outer bag, the bottom extent of the halves also being joined together; a plurality of removable inserts located within the closed interior of the bag and being accessible by unzipping the external zipper, each insert having top and bottom edges separated by opposing side edges, the bottom edge of selected inserts being provided with a zipper part which extends substantially along the entire length of the bottom edge for removably engaging a mating zipper part provided along the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, each insert having an exterior and an interior for holding fishing accessories and each insert being arranged in the bag interior with its insert zipper running parallel to the next adjacent insert zipper on the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, whereby the inserts lie side-by-side in the bag interior when the external zipper is zipped, whereby the inserts can be turned in page-like fashion when the outer bag is open; and wherein the interior of each insert is divided into a plurality of pockets, each pocket being accessibly by means of a pocket opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 321 words
A fishing accessory container, comprising: a flexible outer bag made up of left and right halves adapted to meet along a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each half of the outer bag being defined by a top and bottom extent which is separated by opposing side extents; an external zipper for joining the left and right halves along the peripheral edge to thereby define a closed interior for the flexible outer bag, the external zipper extending along at least the side and top extents of each half of the outer bag, the bottom extent of the halves also being joined together; a plurality of removable inserts located within the closed interior of the bag and being accessible by unzipping the external zipper, each insert having top and bottom edges separated by opposing side edges, the bottom edge of selected inserts being provided with a zipper part which extends substantially along the entire length of the bottom edge for removably engaging a mating zipper part provided along the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, each insert being formed of a transparent material and having an interior for holding fishing accessories; each insert being arranged in the bag interior with its insert zipper running parallel to the next adjacent insert zipper on the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, whereby the removable inserts lie side-by-side in the bag interior when the external zipper is zipped, and whereby the inserts can be turned in page-like fashion when the outer bag is open, the interior of each insert being divided into a plurality of pockets, each pocket being accessible by means of a pocket zipper; and wherein each of the left and right bag halves within the closed interior has an insert formed of a transparent material and permanently affixed thereto, each of the permanent inserts having a plurality of pockets, each of which is accessible by means of a pocket zipper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 321 words
A fishing accessory container, comprising: a flexible outer bag made up of left and right halves adapted to meet along a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each half of the outer bag being defined by a top and bottom extent which is separated by opposing side extents; an external zipper for joining the left and right halves along the peripheral edge to thereby define a closed interior for the flexible outer bag, the external zipper extending along at least the side and top extents of each half of the outer bag, the bottom extent of the halves also being joined together; a plurality of removable inserts located within the closed interior of the bag and being accessible by unzipping the external zipper, each insert having top and bottom edges separated by opposing side edges, the bottom edge of selected inserts being provided with a zipper part which extends substantially along the entire length of the bottom edge for removably engaging a mating zipper part provided along the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, each insert being formed of a transparent material and having an interior for holding fishing accessories; each insert being arranged in the bag interior with its insert zipper running parallel to the next adjacent insert zipper on the bottom extent of the flexible outer bag, whereby the removable inserts lie side-by-side in the bag interior when the external zipper is zipped, and whereby the inserts can be turned in page-like fashion when the outer bag is open, the interior of each insert being divided into a plurality of pockets, each pocket being accessible by means of a pocket zipper; and wherein each of the left and right bag halves within the closed interior has an insert formed of a transparent material and permanently affixed thereto, each of the permanent inserts having a plurality of pockets, each of which is accessible by means of a pocket zipper.

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