Foldable bag

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11259610-B2
Application number	US-201816104461-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2018
Priority date	Aug 18, 2017
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A foldable bag includes a main body having a central longitudinal axis, a first outer edge having a first longitudinal axis that is convergent with the central longitudinal axis, and a second outer edge disposed on an opposite side of the central longitudinal axis than the first outer edge and having a second longitudinal axis that is convergent with the central longitudinal axis. The main body is operable between an open state having the first outer edge separated from the second outer edge and a first closed state having the first outer edge aligned with and attached to the second outer edge. A first storage compartment is attached to a first side of the main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bag comprising:
a main body including a first end, a second end disposed at an opposite end of the main body than the first end, a central longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, a first outer edge having a first longitudinal axis that is convergent with the central longitudinal axis, and a second outer edge disposed on an opposite side of the central longitudinal axis than the first outer edge and having a second longitudinal axis that is convergent with the central longitudinal axis, the first end including a third outer edge intersecting the first outer edge at a first junction and a fourth outer edge intersecting the second outer edge at a second junction, the third outer edge and the fourth outer edge angled relative to one another to connect at a first point, the second end including a fifth outer edge intersecting the first outer edge at a third junction and a sixth outer edge intersecting the second outer edge at a fourth junction, the fifth outer edge and the sixth outer edge angled relative to one another to connect at a second point, the main body operable between an open state having the first outer edge separated from the second outer edge and a first closed state having the first outer edge aligned with and attached to the second outer edge, and operable to be folded along a folding line into a second closed state when in the first closed state;
a first storage compartment attached to a first side of the main body; and
a strap including a first end attached to the second end of the main body at the central longitudinal axis and a second end attached to the first outer edge of the main body, the second end adjacent to the folding line when the main body is in the second closed state.

2. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the main body is symmetric about the central longitudinal axis.

3. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the first longitudinal axis is convergent with the second longitudinal axis when the main body is in the open state.

4. The bag of claim 3 , wherein the first longitudinal axis is parallel to the second longitudinal axis when the main body is in the first closed state.

5. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the first longitudinal axis is parallel to the second longitudinal axis when the main body is in the first closed state.

6. The bag of claim 1 , further comprising a second storage compartment attached to the first side of the main body, the first storage compartment being spaced apart from the second storage compartment when the main body is in the open state and opposing and in contact with the second storage compartment when the main body is in the first closed state.

7. The bag of claim 1 , further comprising a first fastener associated with the first outer edge and a second fastener associated with the second outer edge, the first fastener operable to be attached to the second fastener when the main body is in the first closed state.

8. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the main body includes a second side disposed on an opposite side of the main body than the first side, a first portion of the second side being in contact with a second portion of the second side when the main body is folded into the second closed state.

9. The bag of claim 8 , further comprising a first fastener attached to the first portion and a second fastener attached to the second portion, the first fastener selectively attached to the second fastener to maintain the main body in the second closed state.

10. The bag of claim 8 , wherein the main body is folded about an axis extending transverse to the second longitudinal axis when moved from the first closed state to the second closed state.

11. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the main body is folded about an axis extending transverse to the second longitudinal axis when moved from the first closed state to the second closed state.

12. A bag comprising:
a main body including a first end, a second end disposed at an opposite end of the main body than the first end, a central longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, a first side, and a second side disposed on an opposite side of the main body than the first side, the main body operable between an open state, a first closed state having a first portion of the first side in contact with a second portion of the first side, and a second closed state, the main body being folded about a lateral axis crossing the central longitudinal axis when moved from the first closed state to the second closed state to bring a first portion of the second side in contact with a second portion of the second side, the first end including a third side intersecting the first side at a first junction and a fourth side intersecting the second side at a second junction, the third side and the fourth side angled relative to one another to connect at a first point, the second end including a fifth side intersecting the first side at a third junction and a sixth side intersecting the second side at a fourth junction, the fifth side and the sixth side angled relative to one another to connect at a second point;
a first storage compartment attached to the first side of the main body; and
a strap including a first end attached to the second point of the main body disposed on the central longitudinal axis and a second end attached to the first outer edge of the main body, the second end adjacent to the lateral axis crossing the central longitudinal axis when the main body is in the second closed state.

13. The bag of claim 12 , wherein the main body is symmetric about the central longitudinal axis.

14. The bag of claim 12 , wherein the first portion of the first side includes a first outer edge having a first longitudinal axis and the second portion of the first side includes a second outer edge having a second longitudinal axis, the first longitudinal axis convergent with the second longitudinal axis when the main body is in the open state.

15. The bag of claim 14 , wherein the first longitudinal axis is parallel to the second longitudinal axis when the main body is in the first closed state.

16. The bag of claim 12 , wherein the first portion includes a first longitudinal axis that is parallel to a second longitudinal axis of the second portion when the main body is in the first closed state.

17. The bag of claim 12 , further comprising a second storage compartment attached to the first side of the main body, the first storage compartment being spaced apart from the second storage compartment when the main body is in the open state and opposing and in contact with the second storage compartment when the main body is in the first closed state.

18. The bag of claim 12 , further comprising a first fastener associated with the first portion of the first side and a second fastener associated with the second portion of the first side, the first fastener operable to be attached to the second fastener when the main body is in the first closed state.

19. The bag of claim 12 , further comprising a first fastener attached to the first portion and a second fastener attached to the second portion, the first fastener selectively attached to the second fastener to maintain the main body in the second closed state.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Clervi Vincent

Classifications

• A45C7/0095 Primary

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• A45C3/004

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• A45C13/03

  Means for holding garments · CPC title

• A45C3/12

  Bags for shoes · CPC title