Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Convertible – Chair
Patent
1990-05-31
1991-12-10
Weaver, Sue A.
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Convertible
Chair
5417, 383 4, A45C 310, A45C 900
Patent
active
050709739
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a container and more particularly to a bag e.g. a beach bag. With existing beach bags a separate blanket etc is required to place on the ground. Also existing bags are not sufficiently stiff for use as a back rest to lean against. The present invention seeks to overcome or reduce one or both of the above problems.
According to the present invention there is provided a container having a plurality of side walls characterised in that one of the side walls has an edge with a flap member secured thereto, said flap member being provided with first engagement means, the flap member in a first position being capable of being folded or rolled up against said side wall and, in a second position, being arranged to be extended from said edge of said side wall, and in that a rest member is provided which has second engagement means which are capable of engagement with said first engagement means whereby said rest member can be securely held in a position on said flap member and leaning against said side wall.
The container is preferably a bag, e.g. a beach bag, with four substantially rectangular side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, said flap member extending from a long edge of one of the side walls at its junction with the bottom wall.
The rest member may be substantially rectangular and may be placed against the container with either a short edge or a long edge resting on the flap member on the ground, to form a back or neck support respectively. To enable a firmer support to be provided, said side wall of the bag may be provided with third engagement means which engage with further engagement means at the periphery of the rest member.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the exterior of a beach bag in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a partly cut-away perspective view showing the interior of the beach bag of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3a and 3b show views on the same scale as FIGS. 1 and 2 and on a reduced scale respectively of a reinforcing member for the beach bag;
FIG. 4 shows a perspective view on a reduced scale of a frame for a back rest member for use with the beach bag; and
FIGS. 5 and 6 show alternative possibilities of use of the back rest member with the beach bag.
The Figs show a beach bag 10 having a front wall 16, top wall 11, end walls 12,13, and bottom wall 14. Secured to the beach bag at or adjacent to the bottom edge 18 of front wall 16 is a substantially rectangular flap or sheet member 20. The flap member comprises two portions 20a, 20b and when portion 20a is folded over portion 20b as indicated by arrows 21 in FIG. 1, the flap member may be folded-up flat against the front wall 16 and secured in this position by means of tabs 22 which have engagement means 23, e.g. press studs or touch-and-close material, which engage with corresponding means 24 on the end walls 12,13.
Secured, e.g. by stitching, to the material of the bag are webbing strips 30 which extend round the rear, bottom and front walls of the bag and continue upwards to meet in handle loops 31. Further transverse webbing strips 32,33,34 are similarly secured to the flap member. A plurality of circular eyelets 40 extend through the flap member 20 and the webbing strips.
Further webbing strips 42 are secured to the front wall 16 of the bag and tabs 43 of webbing material extend from the top of the strips 42. Keyhole shaped eyelets 52, 53 are provided in each strip 42 and in each tab 43.
The bag 10 further comprises a top closure 55, side pouches or pockets 56,57 with internal divisions, and one or more corner tubular pockets 58 for receiving the pole of a parasol. Pockets 58 may contain a metal tube (not shown) for receiving the pole. Fittings, e.g. loops 59, are provided for the attachment of a shoulder strap.
Internally the bag is provided with pockets 61 and tabs or loops 62 which are located in line with the webbing strips 30 and may be conve
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