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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cloth bag with attached elastic closure loop.
2. Description of the Related Art
Cloth bags exist that have integrated closing mechanisms. Examples include: A. Cloth bags with integrated drawstring closures which require extraction of the drawing string from the track around the bag opening and then manual knotting or tying to create the closure. Release of the bag opening is accomplished by untying the string and drawing it back into it's track around the bag. B. Cloth bags exist with enclosed elastic around the opening with tightness of the resulting closure determined by the elastic length and strength. Opening the bag with an elasticized opening requires pressure to be applied against the dynamics of the elastic closure to create access to contents. The cloth bag with attached elastic closure loop allows the externally attached elastic loop to be wrapped or wound back around the bag opening to close or seal it. It does not require drawing the elastic out of a track created in the bag materials such as a drawstring. When the closure is not in use, the bag opening is unimpaired to the limit of the opening size yet the bag closure mechanism (attached elastic loop) is still attached, protruding outside the bag from a seam.
The present invention is a cloth bag with a new integrated closing method, the externally protruding attached elastic loop, which allows simple and secure closure without knots or ties and yet when open allows access to contents unimpaired to the limit of the bag's opening size.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, reference is now made to the following descriptions:
For a more complete understanding of the present invention parts, reference is now made to the following descriptions:
The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention.
The present invention made and consists of a cloth bag 1 and elastic closure loop 2 attached on the seam of the cloth bag 3 and sewed between the two layers of the cloth bag 2 as shown in
The closure is accomplished by the elastic nature of the elastic closure loop 2 when placed around the bag opening. When not in use, the elastic closure loop 2 does not impede the cloth bag 1 opening as with elastic closure loop 2 which is fixed around the opening. When reopening the cloth bag 1 there is no friction of the drawing out of the cloth bag 1 or string from it's track made particularly difficult when the materials are wet or moist such as in food or gardening applications. The cloth bag 1 is equipped with an elastic closure loop 2 to provide an elastic closing mechanism by securing two ends of an elasticized material in a seam of the cloth bag 3 at or near the bag opening with the resulting loop of elastic material 2 remaining outside the bag 1 as shown in
The bag is closed by pulling the elastic closure loop 2 back around the bag opening and releasing the elastic closure loop 2 to contract around the outside of the cloth bag 1 as shown in
Bag materials can be varied to allow for various porosities for different applications such as for the passage of liquid through the bag, exposing the contents to the liquid such as for tea or wort while maintaining the bag contents inside the bag 1 via the attached elastic closure loop 2. Bag materials may also permit the escape of liquids or fine particle either by gravity or expression from the contents keeping wanted materials inside such as for cheese or nut milk making or other straining applications. Bag materials can also be made from tightly woven materials or treated fabrics which resist infiltration to contents by exterior intrusions such as insects or fluids or the escape of contents through the bag walls such as moisture or fine particles.
The elastic closure loop 2 lengths and strengths can also be adjusted to create different degrees of security of the bag closure from tight to loose. This variation can also allow for the bag 1 to be closed with one loop over the bag opening of the attached elastic closure loop 2 or allow it to be twisted and re-circled around the opening multiple times.
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1. With the attached elastic loop 2 protruding as a loop outside the bag 1, place desired contents into the bag 1 through the bag opening 1 as shown in
2. Gather the bag 1 at the opening together and hold the attached elastic loop 2 as if to close it as shown in
3. Take the attached elastic closure loop 2 and pull it over the bag opening 1 to encircle the outside of gathered bag material as shown in
4. Release the attached elastic loop 2 and allow it to contract around the bag material thus closing the bag opening 1 as shown in
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The bag 1 with attached elastic closure loop 2 can be used for simple containment and transportation by utilizing various colors and prints of bag material and elastic loop colors and widths such as for gift wrapping or retail carry out. The closing mechanism does not require knots or bows to secure and when the loop is in the open position, protruding outside of the bag 1, the full extent of the bag opening can be used for contents loading or removal. Because the bag closure does not require the dexterity to draw a string and tie the closure, the bag 1 with attached elastic closure loop can be used by children with limited manual skills. The bag 1 with attached elastic closure loop can be used in any application where a drawstring bag has been used.
In all cases and applications of the bag 1 uses we can close the opening bag 1 as shown in
The present application relates and claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 62/156,211 filed on May 2, 2015.
Number | Date | Country | |
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62156211 | May 2015 | US |