Inspection pouch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9655420-B2
Application number	US-201514698113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2015
Priority date	Apr 29, 2014
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

An inspection pouch for housing and providing hands-free access to electronic testing equipment, meters, lights, tools and other implements needed by inspectors, installers and other workers. The pouch has a main compartment forming a tray with a cover therefor, the main compartment capable of being suspended from the cover at angles between zero and ninety degrees to enable viewing of equipment staged in the main compartment.

First claim

I claim:

1. An inspection pouch comprising a main compartment with a securable cover, the main compartment forming a tray for receiving and displaying testing equipment, and a hinge system for connecting said main compartment and cover, said hinge system including length-adjustable cord portions for maintaining said main compartment a fixed distance from said cover, said length-adjustable cord portions interconnecting opposing sides of said main compartment and cover, said length-adjustable cord portions connected to said cover with stops and having respective ends connected to one another with a lock between said stops.

2. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which said main compartment includes adjustable securing straps therein for securing items disposed in the pouch.

3. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which said stops are lockable stop members for holding said cord portions in a fixed position.

4. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 3 in which said stop members are unlockable for adjusting the length of said cord portions.

5. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which said main compartment includes a top wall and a bottom wall and said walls include access openings in communication with the main compartment.

6. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which said cover includes at least one loop for receiving the belt of a user.

7. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which said pouch includes a shoulder strap for suspending said pouch from the shoulders of a user.

8. An inspection pouch for holding and securing test equipment and tools therein, comprising a main compartment with a selectively securable cover, said pouch having a use orientation and a transport orientation, said cover including a securing member for attaching said pouch to a user, said main compartment forming a tray for displaying the contents therein to the user when in a use orientation, and a length-adjustable hinge system extending between said cover and said main compartment for holding said main compartment a selected distance from said cover, said length-adjustable hinge system including cord portions interconnecting opposing sides of said main compartment and said cover, said cord portions connected to said cover with stops and having respective ends connected to one another with a lock between said stops.

9. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 in which said main compartment includes adjustable securing straps therein for securing items disposed in the pouch.

10. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 in which said stops are lockable stop members for holding said cord portions in a fixed position.

11. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 in which said tray is formed using a base and surrounding walls.

12. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 , in which said main compartment and cover can extend from zero degrees to ninety degrees apart, inclusive.

13. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 in which the stops are positioned on the cover.

14. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 in which each stop has a locked position in which the respective cord portion cannot slide around the respective stop and an unlocked position in where the respective cord portion can slide around the respective stop.

15. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 8 in which the cord portions are formed of a single piece of cord material.

16. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which the cord portions extend from opposing sides of the tray.

17. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which the stops are positioned on the cover.

18. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which each stop has a locked position in which the respective cord portion cannot slide around the respective stop and an unlocked position in where the respective cord portion can slide around the respective stop.

19. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which the cord portions are formed of a single piece of cord material.

20. An inspection pouch as defined in claim 1 in which the cord portions extend from opposing sides of the tray.

Assignees

• Db Ind Llc

Inventors

• Mathews Jr William J

Classifications

• A45C13/1046

  of strings or cords · CPC title

• A45C13/30

  Straps; Bands · CPC title

• A45C11/00 Primary

  Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 (specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48) · CPC title

• A45F3/02

  Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of one strap passing over the shoulder · CPC title

• A45F5/021

  to the belt · CPC title