The present invention relates to a sectional, modular bag, which is variably conformable between a flattened smaller-size non-use condition, and a container-use condition of the bag.
In the field of sectional bag production, bags are known to be formed by removable assembly of a number of component parts made of leather, fabric or functionally equivalent materials, in various combinations according to the design of the bag. These parts have plan shapes of various geometries, which are diversified to allow complementary association thereof to form the bag assembly and to ensure the overall intended task of the bag.
As far as construction is concerned, the sectional nature of the parts of the bags advantageously affords significant construction savings, because the various assembly parts are simply obtained by customized cutting of parts, which will considerably reduce the manufacturing costs that are conventionally associated with the general manufacture of any bag, and particularly of high-value bags.
Nevertheless, especially due to the diversity of the shapes of the various component parts, the production of these bags involves the need of managing, for each bag model, a non-negligible number of parts to be stored and handled, i.e appropriately managed.
For consumers, the high diversity and the great number of the component parts, which are undoubtedly useful for the sectional nature of these bags, also involve a loss of advantages, when these parts differ from one another to a considerable extent and/or a great number of parts is provided. Thus, while the bag can be easily disassembled to be stored in a smaller-size state when it is not design to be used, the process of reassembly thereof when required becomes inconvenient and tiresome and is often avoided, which will involve the loss of the initial advantages of the sectional nature of the bag, also due to the need of transferring the bag contents in and out of the bag.
Sectional bags are already known in the art, in which the assembly of the component parts is obtained by quick-connect means, instead of sewing. This will speed up the manufacturing procedure, but will nonetheless only afford a limited cost reduction, considering that, even without sewing, special labor is required for providing the connection elements and mounting them to the bag.
Therefore, the technical purpose of the present invention is to obviate the aforementioned drawbacks.
As a part of this purpose, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a sectional bag arrangement that can afford a substantial reduction of the number of parts that form the bag and standardized geometric construction thereof.
The characteristics of the invention, relative to the above objects are clearly enunciated in the claims appended below.
The advantages achieved by the invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description, referred to the accompanying drawings, which show one embodiment by way of exemplification and without limitation,
In the drawings:
As shown in the accompanying drawings, in
The bag 10 essentially comprises a bag body, generally referenced 1, composed of two component parts 2 only, which generally define two main partitions 3a, two side partitions 3b, at least one bottom partition 4 and an opening 20 of said bag body 1.
In the use condition, the main partitions 3a face each other to form the front and rear walls of the bag. Likewise the side partitions 3b also face each other.
The bag body 1 is advantageously equipped with handles 7 and houses an object-holding core 6 distinct from the bag body 1, as well shown in
In the preferred exemplary embodiment as shown in
The partitions 3a, 3b and 4 can be folded relative to one another and assembled, when associating the two component parts 2, to create the shape of a solid figure—in the examples of the figures substantially a parallelepiped—open at its top, having an internal holding cavity and embodying the aforementioned bag body 1.
The above defined association of the two component parts is obtained by the action of quick and removable interconnection means 5; 5a, 5b, with which the two component parts 2 are preferably equipped.
These interconnection means have the purpose of affording quick conversion of the bag configuration from the container condition to the flattened condition and vice versa, as needed by the user.
Preferably, the interconnection means comprise snap-fit members 5a, 5b, such as snap-fit fasteners, which are appropriately placed in the partitions at locations 3a, 3b, 4 that are designed to face each other when forming the bag body 1. This embodiment shall be obviously considered by mere way of example and without limitation, and may be implemented in the form of Velcro parts, parts with magnetic elements, mechanical coupling members, etc.
The object-holding core 6 may be advantageously housed inside the bag body 1. The presence of this core 6 allows optimized use of the sectional nature and quick conversion properties of the bag body 1, and avoids the need of separately transferring the various objects that the bag user wants to carry.
The core 6 is also advantageously designed to be mechanically connected to the bag body 1 by means of snap fasteners 6a,6b interposed between the core 6 and the side partitions 3b of the bag body 1 in which it is contained (see
The invention entirely fulfills its intended objects and provides important advantages. The sectional nature of a two-part bag body 1 gives the user the opportunity of quickly disassembling and assembling the bag 10 whenever he/she desires, with no risk of losing some component part.
Also, if the geometric shapes of the two parts are identical, orderly arrangements can be provided in the flattened configuration of the bag, which will avoid any waste of useful storage volume that might be associated with differing shapes of the various components stored in the same storage space.
The identity of the shapes of the aforementioned two parts will also allow both the final user and the manufacturer to exchange the component parts of two or more bags to create new combinations of colors, materials and exterior appearances, as desired by the user.
A further advantage of the identical three-partition conformation of the two parts 2 is that the bag body 1 so obtained shall have a two-layer bottom, resulting from the superposition of the two bottom partitions 4. This superposition imparts a considerable useful rigidity to the bag body 1, which advantageously assists its function of supporting the bag contents and ensures stable maintenance of the exterior shape of the bag body 1.
Yet another advantage, which is provided by the object-holding core 6, consists in avoiding the need of transferring objects, or in the possibility of using the core alone when the bag body 1 is required to be disassembled to be stored in a smaller-size state in a bag or a larger suitcase or in a drawer or a wardrobe, without wasting useful space.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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102015000038238 | Jul 2015 | IT | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/IB2016/054427 | 7/25/2016 | WO | 00 |