Purses – wallets – and protective covers – Protective cover made of flaccid material – For a racquet
Patent
1976-05-21
1977-03-15
Norton, Donald F.
Purses, wallets, and protective covers
Protective cover made of flaccid material
For a racquet
150 17, 150 33, A45C 304
Patent
active
040118983
ABSTRACT:
A device comprising a combined wallet, shopping bag, and over-the-shoulder purse for carrying miscellaneous articles includes a vinyl sheet having two half portions connected together along a central crease line, a zipper along the borders of the half portions for connecting the two half portions together when the latter are folded over on the central crease line, a zippered pocket opening in each of the half portions of the vinyl sheet, a foldable cloth bag, for example of nylon or acetate, having a bottom sewn to the vinyl sheet with the sidewalls extending substantially from the edges of the vinyl sheet, the bag being foldable and containable within the vinyl sheet when the half portions thereof are folded over and held together by being zippered along their borders, the vinyl sheet forming the interior bottom portion of the bag when the latter is pulled inside-out, and a pair of foldable handle straps stitched to the outside of the bag sidewalls adjacent the top edges thereof for carrying the device as a shopping bag. The device further includes a shoulder strap that is suspended from loops sewn to the outside surface of the bag sidewalls at a selected distance from the top edge of the bag such that upon folding the bag inwardly down to the level of the shoulder strap, pulling the shoulder strap collapses the bag sidewalls to close the top of the bag, the shoulder strap then being slidable over the shoulder for carrying the device as an over-the-shoulder purse.
In one embodiment the handle straps for hand carrying the bag are arranged to provide several of the loops for suspending the shoulder strap.
In another embodiment loops separate from the handle straps are provided for suspending the shoulder strap to the sidewalls of the bag.
In still another embodiment the means for carrying and closing the bag comprises a cord interlaced through eyelets that are arranged around the periphery of the bag adjacent the top thereof. Pulling the cord collapses the sidewalls of the bag to close the top. When evenly pulled to both sides of the bag, the loops of the cord enable the bag to be carried by hand as a shopping bag. When pulled to one side only, the single loop of the cord enables the bag to be carried over the shoulder as a purse.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2682290 (1954-06-01), Ditlea
patent: 3830348 (1974-08-01), Ohyama
Norton Donald F.
Urbane Habitats
LandOfFree
Wallet-bag does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Wallet-bag, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Wallet-bag will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-420869