Flexible bags – Lifting or suspending element – Hanging element
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-06
2001-02-20
Pascua, Jes F. (Department: 3727)
Flexible bags
Lifting or suspending element
Hanging element
C333S018000, C333S018000, C333S018000, C333S018000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06190045
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is that of a new and improved flexible storage container.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
There are a wide variety of inventions in the prior art that discuss storage containers. One example is U.S. Pat. No. 5,487,467, issued to Sherman, which discloses a receptacle for plastic shopping bags and like articles comprising an upper member having the general structure and appearance of an upper portion of a doll body, and a lower element structured and disposed for receiving articles therein.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,451,108, issued to Anderson, discloses a container that compromises a tubular body for bags of one size and having an inlet and outlet aperture, and at least one pocket for bags of a different size, the pocket also having an inlet and outlet aperture.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,341,933, issued to Willows, discloses a storage and dispensing device for storing plastic shopping bags and holding them ready for retrieval, and comprises a tube of cloth fabric having an entry opening at the top and a dispensing opening at the bottom.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,288,150, issued to Bearman, discloses a tote bag having a mesh inner liner with a primary opening for depositing articles therein and an outer lining attached to the inner lining, the outer lining having a primary opening and a secondary opening.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,285,927, issued to Pruitt, discloses a container/dispenser that is used for plastic shopping bags which comprises a walled vessel having an open top and an open bottom to which is secured a converging lower section formed of flexible walls with an internal friction surface terminating in the small opening.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,631, issued to Mishima, discloses a mechanism for automatically pushing up tissues which includes a box and a pusher.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,042,687, issued to McKinley, discloses a plastic shopping bag container that is used to store randomly disposed shopping bags with a lower horizontal slot for removal of the stored bags.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,684,036, issued to Brewer, discloses a cup dispensing system that employs a housing having a pair of walls with relatively rigid inwardly inclined portions for supporting a stack of cups and enabling individual dispensing of cups.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,708,005, issued to Crain, discloses a device which provides a means for carrying large bulky shirts without unduly wrinkling or compressing them.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,356,120, issued to Nohmura, discloses a flexible container formed by a sheath of windings of a flexible material, embedded in a flexible casing constructed by coating the sheath with a flexible coating material and having a mouthpiece in both the upper and lower openings.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,228,556, issued to Nonestied, discloses a dispensing device and more particularly relates to a device for dispensing tokens or markers used in games of amusement such as lotto, bingo, or the like.
Although a wide variety of inventions that are used to store various devices exist in the prior art, no one invention includes all of the features of the present invention, or is substantially similar to the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention would be a tubular bag or container constructed of transparent plastic. The bag or container would include two-end mounted holes and two side-mounted holes which are carved into the bag or container, allowing easy access. Elastic bands would circumferentially surround the holes and when the elastic bands would be expanded, a user would be able to obtain large items such as toys or shoes located within the bag or container. In addition, a user could insert large items into the bag or container to store these items for a particular length of time. As an option, the present invention could be manufactured in a variety of sizes and from different materials, such as nylon or any other washable fabric. The bag or container itself could also be manufactured in a number of colors and designs, including logos for sports teams.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved storage container.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved storage container that is flexible.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved storage container that can be easily and efficiently manufactured.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved storage container that can be used to store a wide variety of products.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved storage container that would allow easy access to the contents of the storage container.
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patent: 2751952 (1956-06-01), Mirus
patent: 3228556 (1966-01-01), Nonestied
patent: 3356120 (1967-12-01), Nohmura
patent: 3708005 (1973-01-01), Crain
patent: 4684036 (1987-08-01), Brewer
patent: 4865401 (1989-09-01), Jacobson
patent: 4914793 (1990-04-01), Rampolia et al.
patent: 5042687 (1991-08-01), McKinley
patent: 5197631 (1993-03-01), Mishima
patent: 5285927 (1994-02-01), Pruitt
patent: 5288150 (1994-02-01), Bearman
patent: 5341933 (1994-08-01), Willows
patent: 5451108 (1995-09-01), Anderson
patent: 5487467 (1996-01-01), Sherman
patent: 5947277 (1999-09-01), Sherman
patent: 6012843 (2000-01-01), Brooks et al.
patent: 2 268 157 (1994-01-01), None
Pascua Jes F.
Peirce Matthew J.
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