Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
1997-12-31
2001-09-25
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S236000, C224S242000, C224S245000, C224S247000, C224S271000, C224S665000, C224S679000, C224S681000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06293445
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Bags or packs positionable at the waist are well known as a convenient means for a “hands-free” carrying of a variety of items, normally of a personal nature such as glasses, a wallet, pocket change, tissues, and the like.
Such packs are frequently referred to as “fanny packs” as, presumably, they were initially intended to be worn at the small of the back. The conventional pack includes a bag of an appropriate soft fabric, such as Nylon, and waist-encircling straps normally sewn to the fabric bag and provided with end clips for engagement about the waist of a user.
Such known packs, because of the flexible nature thereof, provide little protection for the contents, can be torn, and tend to shift about the waist particularly in light of the nature of the mounting straps. Another deficiency of the known packs is the inability thereof to protect the contents from moisture as when worn in the rain or during the taking of a brief shower when leaving the beach. The necessity of removing the conventional pack when at an outdoor shower defeats the purpose of the pack in retaining one's items protectively on one's person.
As will also be appreciated by anyone familiar with the conventional flexible “fanny pack”, in order to accommodate waists of vastly different sizes, the straps normally furnished are quite long and require adjustment with any excess length of strap tucked away in some manner for the sake of appearance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The belt pack of the invention, incorporating both a bag and a carrier, mounts directly on the conventionally worn belt of a wearer, avoiding the necessity for extraneous and frequently ill-fitting straps. The bag itself, while incorporating a slight degree of resilient flexibility as is common in synthetic resinous containers to allow for snap-fitting of lids and the like, is basically rigid and includes a relatively deep container body with a high cover integrally formed with the body along a living hinge. When closed, the cover peripherally seals to the body in a manner as to provide a waterproof bag or pack capable of excluding moisture under all but extreme conditions.
The high cover defines a cover chamber which receives a separate tray snap-locked therein for a selective separation of the bag contents as desired.
The rigid nature of the bag provides complete protection for the contents against external disruptive forces. Further, both because of the mounting of the belt pack directly on the normally worn belt of the user, and in light of the specific configuration of the belt pack to conform to the side waist and hip area of a wearer, the belt pack is stabilized in position.
The carrier, which is separately formed from the bag itself, includes integral belt loops which receive the wearer's belt and removably mounts the carrier thereon. The carrier in turn receives the bag itself which is fixedly locked therein in a manner which, while allowing for possible disengagement for replacement of the bag, is basically intended as a permanent joinder wherein accidental disengagement of the bag is precluded. The carrier, in addition to providing a mounting means for the bag, uniquely cooperates therewith in securing the bag cover and providing a positive latch for the cover. Further, the front panel of the carrier, that is the panel remote from the body of the wearer, cooperates with the forward wall of the bag in providing a secure clip for the temporary retention of notes, paper bills, and the like for quick retrieval.
The features of the invention as above described, and further features of the invention will be better understood from the following more detailed description of the invention.
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Dart Industries Inc.
Ross Taylor J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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