Special receptacle or package – For a sport implement – exercise device – or game
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-17
2001-05-29
Sewell, Paul T. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For a sport implement, exercise device, or game
C190S103000, C190S015100, C383S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06237764
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to sporting equipment bags. More particularly, it relates to an improved sporting equipment bag for carrying baseball bats or softball bats and other sports related equipment.
It is well known to both the casual weekend athlete and the professional player that one of the most unpleasant tasks associated with playing baseball/softball is transporting all necessary equipment to and from the ball field. A non-exhaustive list of desired equipment includes a baseball glove, a batting glove, baseballs, athletic shoes (i.e., cleats or spikes), a water bottle, a score book and a helmet.
More recently, sport utility bags have become available which comprise separate compartments in which certain items can be stored. However, these bags still are difficult to clean and also hold many heavier items (such as bats) loosely, which makes the bag more difficult to carry and more likely to cause damage to other, lighter items contained in the bag.
Baseball equipment bags have become more sophisticated with time. The early bags were typically an elongated duffel or toll-type bag having a zippered opening and an elongated storage compartment for storing the player's equipment. This type of bag is popular because of its soft-sided feature which makes it easy to store and transport. The player's equipment typically includes at a minimum a bat, a ball glove, one or more balls, a cap, and playing shoes. Additionally, it may be desirable to carry the player's shirt, pants and a towel in the bag for convenience. Thus, a variety of items may typically be carried in the player's bag. The plain elongated duffel or roll-type bag with one elongated compartment fails to keep the various items in any semblance of organization in the equipment bag making it difficult for the player to keep items segregated and inconvenient for the player to find things within the bag.
The problems associated with segregating the items and finding things within the bag have been partially resolved by including pouches and/or pockets attached to the inside and/or outside of the bag. Typically, the pouches or pockets have an opening which closes by means of a zipper, elastic or VELCRO hook and loop fasteners. VELCRO is a registered trademark of Velcro Industries B.V. The present baseball equipment bags typically include a segregated and separate bat compartment for housing one or more bats with access to the bats being provided solely by means of a zippered bat opening.
However, many of these bags are of a larger size to accommodate the length of a baseball bat or softball bat, thus making them bulky and inconvenient to use when not storing a bat inside them. Other bags have a portion which extends to accommodate a bat but is not accessible from the exterior of the bag. The bat must be installed through the main compartment of the bag. Also, some bags have extendable compartments which cannot be folded or stored within the bag.
Thus, it is considered desirable to have a sporting equipment bag which has an extendable compartment to accommodate a bat and has an opening separate from the remainder of the bag. It is also considered desirable to have a sporting equipment bag with an extendable portion which may be folded or telescoped into a portion of the bag and sealed closed.
Accordingly, it has been considered desirable to develop a new and improved sporting equipment bag which would overcome the foregoing difficulties and others while providing better and more advantageous overall results.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sporting equipment bag. More specifically, the sporting equipment bag is used for carrying and transporting baseball bats, softball bats, as well as other sports related equipment such as balls, gloves, clothing, etc.
The sporting equipment bag includes a body having a first compartment, a first end, a second end, a third end and a fourth end. The first end and the second end are opposite to and generally parallel to each other. The third end and the fourth end are opposite to and generally parallel to each other. The first compartment is formed between the first end, second end, third end, and fourth end.
The sporting equipment bag further includes a second compartment located adjacent the first compartment. The second compartment has a first, open, end and a second, sealed, end. The first, open, end and the second, sealed, end are located opposite each other. The first, open, end extends beyond the body and is folded into the second compartment into a folded, stored position. The first, open, end provides access to the second compartment separate from the first compartment.
The sporting equipment bag further includes a handle attached to the body first end. The sporting equipment bag further includes a pair of hook and loop fasteners attached to the second compartment. The hook and loop fasteners secure the second compartment in a folded, stored position.
The second compartment also includes an extendable portion which extends between the body and the first open end to receive a rod-shaped object and is telescoped within the second compartment into a folded, stored position. The extendable portion is sealed closed by a zipper or other sealing device.
The second compartment can further include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion form the extendable portion. The first portion separates the second compartment from the first compartment.
One advantage of the present invention is the provision of a sporting equipment bag which has two separate compartments, one for bats and the other for other equipment.
Another advantage of the present invention is the provision of a sporting equipment bag which has an extendable compartment which can accommodate a baseball bat or softball bat.
Still another advantage of the present invention is the provision of a sporting equipment bag which has an extendable compartment which can be folded into the second compartment and secured closed by hook and loop fasteners.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is the provision of a sporting equipment bag which has an extendable compartment with a zippered outer opening which allows access to the extendable compartment from the exterior of the bag.
Still other benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading and understanding of the following detailed description.
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Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & McKee LLP
Kastelic Promotions, Inc.
Luong Shian
Sewell Paul T.
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