Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Convertible
Patent
1987-07-15
1988-11-01
Price, William
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Convertible
190 2, 190109, 190111, 150106, 150117, 206545, 383 4, 224151, 5420, A45C 900, A45C 1500
Patent
active
047812770
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a nappy changing bag.
STATE OF THE ART
Currently-available nappy changing bags comprise a small sack closable by a draw-string and having a number of external pockets. Spare disposable nappies and liners are carried in the sack and ointments and talcum powder containers can be fitted into the external pockets.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to provide a nappy changing bag able to provide a mat on which the baby is rested during changing, as well as hold the various items necessary to carry out a nappy-changing operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A nappy changing bag, in accordance with the present invention, comprises two spaced compartments, a flexible mat having one pair of opposed edges respectively attached to the lower portions of the two compartments, means for holding the two compartments together with the mat folded between them and both compartments upright when the bag is being carried, and handles for carrying the bag.
PREFERRED FEATURES OF THE INVENTION
Preferably the mat has extension flaps at each end which, when the bag is folded up, are folded over the portion of the mat spanning between the two compartments. When the bag is unfolded, the flaps lie respectively under the baby's head and legs.
Suitably the width of the mat spanning between the two compartments is sufficient to be folded up one side and over the top of one of the compartments which provides the lower compartment when the bag is in its folded state. The two compartments thus remain upright when the bag is folded so that there is no danger of their contents spilling when the bag is being carried from place-to-place.
Conveniently the lower of the two compartments is provided with an external end chamber containing a block of a heat-insulating material provided with upright storage wells into which feeding bottles can be placed and which will therefore remain warm for an extended period.
Although it is preferred to have the compartments arranged one above the other when the bag is folded, it is within the spirit of the invention to arrange the handles as running loops extending through holding loops on the two compartments so that the two compartments can be drawn together horizontally with the mat folded between them. End fasteners, for example, may also be used to hold the two compartments together in addition to the handles. Alternatively, the handles may be attached to the respective compartments and the end fasteners alone used to hold the compartments together with the mat folded between them.
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which:
IN THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view from one side of a folded up nappy changing bag.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the other side of the bag of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows the bag opened out and partially exploded.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view from above of a foam plastics block used as an insert in an end-compartment of the bag.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a nappy changing bag 1 made of soft padded plastics material and providing two separate parallepiped compartments 2 and 3 arranged one above the other. The lower compartment 2 has an external chamber 4 provided with a removable lid 5 held in place by a pair of spaced press studs 6.
A pair of cloth carrying handles are stitched at 8 to the lower opposite sides of the bag 1 to enable the bag to easily carried in one hand by handles 7.
A lid 9 is hinged along one edge 10 to the upper side of the upper compartment 3 and is held closed by a pair of press studs 12. A strap handle 14 is provided on the top of the lid 9.
FIG. 3 shows the bag 1 unfolded on a level surface with the two compartments 2 and 3 open. Spanning between the compartments is a central portion of a padded mat 20 on which the baby being changed is placed. The mat 20 has extension flaps 21 and 22 at opposite ends which are folded over the central portion of th
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Price William
Weaver Sue A.
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