Patent Application
20160318663
1. Field of the Disclosure
The disclosure relates to protection devices and more particularly pertains to a new protection device for preventing an object from becoming soaked with a fluid.
2. Summary of the Disclosure
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bag that has a top wall, a bottom wall, a first flap and a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. The bottom wall may be positioned on a support surface and the bag may insertably receive an object when the first flap is positioned in an open position. The top wall is drawn upwardly and over the object such that the bag envelopes the object and the bag is comprised of a fluid impermeable material. A closure is attached to the bag and the closure closes the first flap. A plurality of first ties is coupled to the top wall. A plurality of second ties is coupled to the top wall and the second ties are tied to the first ties.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The bottom wall 16 may be positioned on a support surface 36 and the bag 12 may insertably receive an object 38 when the first flap 34 is positioned in the open position. The support surface 36 may be a floor or the like and the object 38 may be an article of furniture or other object that is susceptible to fluid damage. The top wall 14 is drawn upwardly and over the object 38 such that the bag 12 envelopes the object 38. The bag 12 is comprised of a fluid impermeable material such as poly vinyl chloride.
A closure 40 is attached to the bag and the closure 40 is coextensive with the first portion 30 and the second portion 32 of the cut 28. The closure 40 selectively closes the cut 28 and the closure 40 may be a zipper or the like. The closure 40 forms a fluid impermeable seal when the cut 28 is closed such that the closure 40 prevents fluid from contacting the object 38.
A second flap 42 is attached to the top wall 14 and the second flap 42 is positioned adjacent to the cut 28. The second flap 42 is coextensive with the first portion 30 and the second portion 32 of the cut 28. The second flap 42 has a mating surface 44 and the second flap 42 is positionable to cover the closure 40 having the mating surface 44 abutting the top wall 14. A first coupler 46 is attached to the second flap 42 and the first coupler 46 is coextensive with the second flap 42. The first coupler 46 is positioned on the mating surface 44. A second coupler 48 is attached to the top wall 48 and the second coupler 48 is positioned closure to the cut 28 than the front side 24 of the peripheral wall 18. The second coupler 48 is coextensive with the cut 28 and the second coupler 48 is complementary with the first coupler 46 such that the second flap 42 is retained to cover the closure 40. Each of the first 46 and second 48 couplers may be a hook and loop fastener.
A plurality of first ties 50 is coupled to the top wall 14 and the first ties 50 are spaced apart from each other and distributed along the second portion 32. The first ties 50 are positioned closure to the second portion 32 than the back side 26 of the peripheral wall 18. A plurality of second ties 52 is coupled to the top wall 14 and the second ties 52 are spaced apart from each other and distributed along the second portion 32. The second ties 52 are positioned closure to the second portion 32 than the front side 24 of the peripheral wall 18. Each of the second ties 52 is aligned with an associated one of the first ties 50 and each of the second ties 52 is tied to the associated first tie 50 when first flap 34 is positioned to cover the closure 40. The first ties 50 and the second ties 52 prevent the closure 40 from being exposed to a stretching force between the front side 24 and the back side 26.
A panel 54 is coupled to the top wall 14 and the panel 54 is positioned closure to the second portion 32 than the front side 24. The panel 54 may be written upon to indentify the object 38 contained within the bag 12. In an alternative embodiment 56 as shown in
In use, the bottom wall 16 is placed on the support surface 36 and the first flap 34 is positioned in the open position. The object 38 is placed within the bag 12 and the top wall 14 is drawn upwardly and over the object 38. The closure 40 is closed and the first flap 34 is positioned to cover the closure 40. The second ties 52 are tied to the associated first ties 50 and the name of the object 38 is written on the panel 54. The object 38 is placed within the bag 12 in anticipation of the object 38 being exposed to fluid due to a natural disaster or other event involving the object 38 being exposed to fluid.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
