Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-19
2001-11-06
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S915000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06311885
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to an improved umbrella holder for removably retaining a damp or wet umbrella in it's folded collapsed state on an external surface portion of a carry all type of bag such as a back pack, book bag, travel bag or the like.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The majority of today's carry-all type of bag e.g. back packs, book bags or small hand luggage type bags, are soft-sided and normally made from a durable fabric such as nylon, cotton, denim or the like. The fabrics, while they may be water resistant, they are not waterproof and thus placing a wet umbrella against a wall of the body of the bag can result in the contents in the bag getting damp or wet. This can be very harmful to student's books or detrimental to a hiker expecting a change of dry clothing being carried in the bag or damaging to important paper documents being carried to or from work.
It is known to have a back pack type of bag with an umbrella holding means and by of example reference may be hand to U.S. Pat. No. 5,004,134 issued Apr. 2, 1991 to T. P. Barry.
Other references known to applicant disclosing some means for holding a collapsed umbrella on a hand carry type of bag are as follows:
U.S. patents:
U.S. Pat. No. 451,843 issued May 5, 1891 to G. M. Powell
U.S. Pat. No. 1,094,207 issued Apr. 21, 1914 to C. M. Hollingsworth
U.S. Pat. No. 2,369,943 issued Feb. 20, 1945 to A. M. Broudy
U.S. Pat. No. 4,911,271 issued Mar. 27, 1990 to J. B. Stanley
U.S. Pat. No. 5,083,644 issued Jan. 28, 1992 to C. B. Collins
Not any of the forgoing references are concerned with, nor do they disclose in any form whatsoever, water management for damp or wet umbrellas returned to a umbrella retaining means on a hand or back pack carry all type of bag.
Disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,465,743 issued Nov. 14, 1995 to M Sheu et al is a sheathing device for receiving a wet umbrella. The device includes a flexible tubular member having removable end caps and wherein the water management comprises an orifice in one of the end caps and a removable plug in the orifice for releasing any water that has collected inside the sheath.
Other references considered to be of minor interest in this matter are U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,476 issued Apr. 2, 1996 to S Hamdan, which discloses a laundry carry bag with multiple compartments and side patch pockets with zipper or hook and loop closures and U.S. Pat No. 4,301 issued Nov. 24, 1981 to S. Plough et al which discloses a peace officer's equipment bag with an elastic defining consecutive convolutions on the side of the bag for holding shotgun shells.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a back pack or the like personal type carry bag with an umbrella pocket on the bag's outer surface and including effective water management for wet umbrellas. The instant invention provides for water management in situations involving the return of a wet umbrella to the umbrella storage sleeve on a back pack.
In keeping with the forgoing object there is provided in accordance with the present invention a personal carry type bag having panels connected together and defining at least one article receiving compartment and a sleeve of flexible material attached to one of said panels, said sleeve being located on an outer surface of said bag and defining a cavity for removably receiving therein an umbrella in a folded collapsed condition, at least a portion said flexible material being porous allowing moisture to escape from said cavity, a rim of stiff material secured to said sleeve and circumscribing an open end of said sleeve facilitating insertion and removal of the umbrella, water impervious means separating the sleeve's cavity from the bag's panel to which the flexible material is attached and a piece of water absorbent material in said cavity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 451843 (1891-05-01), Powell
patent: 1094207 (1914-04-01), Hollingsworth
patent: 2369943 (1945-02-01), Broudy
patent: 4301898 (1981-11-01), Plough et al.
patent: 4911271 (1990-03-01), Stanley
patent: 5004134 (1991-04-01), Barry
patent: 5083644 (1992-01-01), Collins, III
patent: 5154331 (1992-10-01), Sanders
patent: 5337934 (1994-08-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 5465743 (1995-11-01), Sheu et al.
patent: 5503476 (1996-04-01), Hamdan
patent: 6053385 (2000-04-01), Ward et al.
patent: 6193118 (2001-02-01), Kearl
Carrithers David W.
Carrithers Law Office
Cronin Stephen K.
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