Patent Application
20240237794
The invention relates to novel bags with multiple compartments and features.
Bags are used to carry goods and other things for people. Bags used in the past suffer from not having useful holding devices (e.g., compartments) and/or useful features that could help the user. Improved bags for various applications are needed that have multiple useful holding devices (e.g., compartments) and multiple useful features.
This invention is directed to bags used to carry goods and other things for people. Preferred embodiments of this invention have four or more holding devices (e.g., compartments), on the inside or outside of the bags, and four or more features. The holding devices are selected from the group comprising holding devices for a mobile phone, a power bank, sunglasses, reading glasses, pens and/or stylus, one or more protein bars, a water bottle, snacks, one or more lipsticks, a mirror, cash, credit cards, and compartments to hold other essential and personal items. The holding devices may be magnets, straps, loops, hooks, clasps, pouches, pockets and other compartments and other methods and hardware known to a person skilled in the art. The features are selected from the group comprising integrated LED lights, with an LED color-changing feature in some embodiments, a key holder, an integrated RFID blocker, a double zipper design for access into the bag from either side, and other features that would be useful to a user. The features in some embodiments also include a location tracker/personal GPS device. This latter feature may aid in the finding of a misplaced bag.
In preferred embodiments the LED lights are comprised of a set of multiple LED lights set in a row (or other arrangement) with an integrated battery that is charged by using a USB cable and the lights are turned on by an on/off switch. In certain of these embodiments, the batteries are not watch batteries but are rechargeable. In other preferred embodiments the bag is “cable ready”, meaning that USB cables are incorporated into the bag for use to add an additional power bank or source to charge devices such as the LED lights or a mobile phone or iPad. In certain preferred embodiments, the LED lights can be color-changing with the colors set by the user, randomly, or in some other manner.
A particularly preferred embodiment is an everyday handbag for today's busy women. Other preferred embodiments include evening bags, toiletry bags, wallets, make-up bags, doctor's bags, medicine bags, computer bags, messenger bags, baby bags, diaper bags, backpacks, travel bags, luggage bags, tool bags, tool belts, suitcases, briefcases, beach bags, phone belts, waist pouches, and other such bags and devices. The bags and devices may be in the form of totes, satchels, crossbody bags and other shapes and sizes.
Certain of these preferred embodiments combine beauty, quality, and functionality. Advantages of certain of these preferred embodiments include easing the everyday struggle of searching for items inside a bag by providing specific holding devices (e.g., compartments) for most daily essentials such as a mobile phone, a power bank, sunglasses, reading glasses, pens and/or stylus, one or more protein bars, a water bottle, snacks, one or more lipsticks, a mirror, and other items. Additional advantages of certain preferred embodiments also include integrated LED lights so that the user can find the contents of the bag easier, and a key holder which will solve the problem of easily finding car and/or house keys, which are often thought of as the most misplaced items inside a bag, including a women's handbag. Additional features that provide the bags with advantages include an integrated RFID blocker that helps maintain the confidentiality of electronic information contained within the bag and a double zipper design to provide access from either side and thereby make access easier.
In addition, besides bringing light and order into dark and messy bags, the holding devices (e.g., compartments) and the features of the bags may be pleasing and comforting to the user and symbolically help bring awareness of the user to look inside themselves, to pay attention to their inner light and inner order, which is desperately needed in the social media driven superficial frenzy of focusing on just how we look outside. Being organized and in control of possessions kept in a bag can bring conscious and unconscious peace and comfort to a user.
Additional advantages of various embodiments will be set forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of various embodiments. The objectives and other advantages of various embodiments will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the description and appended claims.
This invention is directed to bags used to carry goods and other things for people. The bags may be made from various materials and combinations of materials known to a person of skill in the art, using known methods of making such bags with such materials. These materials comprise leather (e.g., real, vegan), suede, vinyl and other plastics (e.g., polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, polyester (e.g., oxford cloth)), cloth and other fabric, metals (e.g., aluminum, titanium), carbon and other fibers (e.g., Kevlar (synthetic solid fiber)), canvas, fabric-lined wood or metal frames, other natural materials (e.g., hemp, bamboo), other synthetic or man-made materials, and other materials and combinations of materials.
The bags may have ornamentation on them (e.g., metal badges, designs, natural materials, print designs, painted portions). The bags may be lined. The bags may have padding on one or more surfaces. The bags may be constructed by sewing, gluing, nailing, screwing or using other hardware and other methods known by a person of skill in the art. The bags may have one or more handles, straps, clutches, slings, or other grasping or hanging devices, or combinations of such. The bags may have a protective bottom surface, legs, knobs, feet, wheels, or other devices to protect the bottom of the bag or provide it with some function (e.g., rolling, sliding, non-marking, non-slipping). The bags may have different shapes and be of different sizes. They may be of the size and shape of bags known to a person of skill in the art. For example, the bag may have four discrete sides, a bottom and a top in some embodiments, or the bag may be more sack-like in other embodiments, or be combinations of such shapes in still other embodiments.
The bags of this invention have multiple holding devices (e.g., compartments) for holding goods and other things. The holding devices (e.g., compartments) can be made from the same materials used to make the bag or different materials. They may be constructed and/or attached by sewing, gluing, riveting, nailing, screwing or using other hardware and other methods known by a person of skill in the art. Preferred embodiments of this invention have four or more holding devices (e.g., compartments). The holding devices (e.g., compartments) may differ according to the intended use of the bag. They may be of different sizes and shapes to form pockets, slings, loops, envelopes, pouches, and other containers for goods. They can be on the inside or outside of the bag. They may be easily seen or may be hidden with hidden openings not easily seen. Examples of holding devices (e.g., compartments) include compartments and/or loops for a mobile phone, a power bank, sunglasses, reading glasses, pens and/or stylus, one or more protein bars, a water bottle, snacks, one or more lipsticks, a mirror, gloves, cash, credit cards, and holding devices (e.g., compartments) to hold other essential and personal items. The holding devices (e.g., compartments) may be closeable or otherwise may secure their contents with zippers, hinges, snaps, rivets, latches, clips, elastic or stretchable materials, hook and loop fasteners (e.g., Velcro), adjustable components, draw cords, and other methods known to a person of skill in the art.
In some embodiments, one or more of the holding devices (e.g., compartments) are removable and are in the form of a pouch or other shape. Such removable holding devices (e.g., compartments) in some embodiments may have attachment hardware that enables them to be attached to the bag. In some embodiments, one or more of the holding devices are adjustable and/or expandable (e.g., comprised of elastic material) to fit a given item.
A particularly preferred holding device is a pocket on the outside of the bag with a recessed, hidden opening that is not easily seen. Certain of these particularly preferred pockets on the outside of the bag have a zipper closure that may have a unique, stylized pull (e.g., in the shape of a matchstick).
The bags of this invention also have multiple features. Preferred embodiments of this invention have four or more features. The features may differ according to the intended use of the bag. The features are capabilities that may be useful for a user. Examples of features include integrated LED lights in the bag. In preferred embodiments the LED lights are an arrangement of a row of LED lights with an integrated battery that is charged by using a USB cable and the lights are turned on by an on/off switch. Other arrangements of the LED lights can be applied (e.g., multiple lights form a shape, such as a rectangle; there are two rows of lights, one on each side of the bag; the bottom of the bag contains the lights; the top of the bag contains a row of lights). In certain of these embodiments, the batteries are not watch batteries but are rechargeable. These lights will help the user find items in the bag and in certain preferred embodiments may provide a warm glow or light that is soothing and/or comforting or otherwise useful to the user. In certain preferred embodiments the LED lights have colors that can be changed by the user. In other embodiments the LED light color, intensity and/or intermittent flashing, are randomly chosen, or changed for some other reason or event (e.g., time of day, to indicate location, changed as part of an alarm).
Another feature is a key holder for a car key, a car fob, a house key, a security key or fob, or another key, fob or security device. In the most preferred embodiments, the key holder can hold any and all types of keys, key cards, key fobs and similar objects. The key holder is preferably integrated into the bag and it may hold the key with a clip, zipper, snap, rivets, magnets, elastic material, hook and loop fasteners (e.g., Velcro), a cord, a spring assisted line so the key may be removed from the bag, but it will be drawn back into the bag after being used, or other holders and attachment methods and hardware known to a person of skill in the art. The key holder may be made of the same material or materials as the bag, or it can be made of different materials or a combination of such. A particularly preferred key holder is in the shape of a letter “T”, it is attached to the inside of the bag, and it contains a metal insert in the shape of a letter “J” or a hook that holds a key ring in place and/or enables the key ring to hang in place.
Another feature is an integrated RFID blocker to stop the unauthorized access of data and other information (e.g., from credit cards) from the contents of the bag. The RFID blocker can be attached to the entire bag or to compartments within the bag. Additional features in certain embodiments include a location tracker/personal GPS device (e.g., a finder to help locate the bag), identification means (e.g., electronic, paper), alarm means if the alarm is set and the bag is moved, and/or a timer for telling time and setting reminders.
Another feature is a double zipper design for access into the bag from either side. Other closure hardware can be used with the bag, including snaps, hinges, elastic materials, cords and other methods and hardware known to a person of skill in the art.
In other preferred embodiments the bag has the feature of being “cable ready”, meaning that USB cables are incorporated into the bag for use to add an additional power bank, charge the LED lights, or as a source to charge a mobile phone or other device. The bag may have other features that would be useful to a user.
A particularly preferred embodiment is an everyday handbag. Other preferred embodiments include evening bags, which may be of a smaller size than an everyday handbag.
Additional preferred embodiments are toiletry bags, beach bags, wallets, make-up bags, doctor's bags, medicine bags, computer bags, messenger bags, baby bags, diaper bags, backpacks, travel bags, luggage bags, tool bags, tool belts, suitcases, briefcases, phone bests, waist pouches, and other such bags and devices. The bags may be in the form of totes, satchels, crossbody bags and be of various sizes, shapes and styles.
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The subject matter of this disclosure is now described with reference to the following example. This example is provided for the purpose of illustration only, and the subject matter is not limited to this example, but rather encompasses all variations which are evident as a result of the teaching provided herein.
In this example, a women's everyday handbag (e.g., less than 1 and ½ foot square in size) is made with the brand name MUY MUUY. The bag has holding devices for a mobile phone, a power bank, sunglasses, reading glasses, pens and/or stylus, one or more protein bars, a water bottle, snacks, one or more lipsticks, a mirror, and a pouch for cash, credit cards and other personal items. The bag also has features including integrated LED lights, an integrated key holder, an integrated RFID blocker, and a double zipper design for access into the bag from the top of the bag on either side of the bag.
The LED lights are a series of LED lights set in a row with an integrated battery that is charged by using a USB cable and the lights are turned on by an on/off switch. The batteries are not watch batteries but are rechargeable. The bag is also “cable ready”, with integrated USB cables that are incorporated into the bag for use to add an additional power bank or source to charge a mobile phone.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to teaching, examples and preferred embodiments, one skilled in the art can easily ascertain its essential characteristics, and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions. Those skilled in the art will recognize or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are encompassed by the scope of the present invention.
