CA2284749A1 - Garment bag - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
- A47G25/54—Dust- or moth-proof garment bags, e.g. with suit hangers
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Abstract
An inexpensive plastic garment bag having a top fold-over flap which is sealed against the side edges of the bag to close an easy access opening at the top end thereof. A second opening is provided in the flap to allow the hook end of a coat hanger to pass therethrough.
Description
GARMENT BAG
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to garment protectors and, more particularly, to garment bags for carrying articles of clothing which are suspended from a garment hanger.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to garment protectors and, more particularly, to garment bags for carrying articles of clothing which are suspended from a garment hanger.
2. Description of the Prior Art Conventional garment bags are usually made of plastic sheet material and include a zipper for closing an elongated access slot defined in the front panel of the bag. Such garment bags are of relatively expensive construction.
Accordingly, efforts have been made to design garment bags which are free of zippers or similar closure devices. For instance, United States Patent No. 2,874,827 issued on February 24, 1959 to Neely and United States Patent No. 5,078,668 issued on January 7, 1992 to Endres each disclose a front-loading garment bag having a front elongated slit opening which is normally covered by a flap. The flap must be pulled back to allow one to insert a garment hung on a hanger into the envelope structure of the garment bag with the hook end of the hanger being inserted in an opening provided at a top end of the bag.
Other types of closure flaps have also been developed to close the access opening of a wide variety of bags. For example, United States Patent No. 3,429,498 issued on February 1969 to Dorfman and United States Patent No. 3,782,622 issued on January l, 1974 to Montgomery each disclose an end-loading bag comprising a top access opening which can be closed by a fold-over flap. The end-loading bag is provided with a carrying handle which can be integrally connected to the fold-over flap or the front panel of the bag. Although such an end-loading bag is effective for enclosing and carrying various articles, it is not adapted for transporting a garment hanging from a hanger as evidence by the fact that the structure thereof precludes the hook end of the hanger from extending outside of the bag to suspend the bag and its content on an appropriate support structure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an aim of the present invention to provide a new garment bag which is adapted to protect a garment suspended from a hanger having a hook end.
It is also an aim of the present invention to provide such a garment bag which is relatively simple and economical to manufacture.
It is a further aim of the present invention to provide a garment bag which allows a garment hung from a hanger to be easily placed into the garment bag and removed therefrom.
Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided an end-loading garment bag for carrying articles of clothing suspended from a garment hanger having a hook end, comprising opposed first and second elongated panels having respective top, bottom and side edges, the first and second panels being joined at the side edges thereof and at one of said top and bottom edges to form a garment receiving container having an open end to provide access thereto. The first panel includes a flap portion at one end thereof for closing the open end of the garment receiving container. The flap portion is folded over in opposed relation to an outer surface of the first panel and has opposed side edges thereof secured to side edges of the first and second panels. The flap portion is reversible over an outer surface of the second panel to close the open end of the garment receiving container. The second flap consist solely of a sheet of flexible material.
An opening is defined at a top end of the garment bag for allowing the hook end of the hanger to extend therethrough.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Having thus generally described the nature of the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, showing by way of illustration a preferred embodiment thereof, and in which:
Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a garment bag with a suspended suit shown therein in broken lines in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the garment bag;
Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the garment bag; and Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the garment bag when a suit is disposed therein.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now the Fig. 1, there is shown a garment bag 10 suited for protecting garments, such as a suit S, hanging from a conventional coat hanger H having a hook end h.
The garment bag 10 is provided in the form of an envelope and may be formed from a flexible sealable plastic film, such as linear low-density polyethylene. The garment bag 10 comprises a single rectangular sheet of plastic material folded at 12 to form front and back rectangular panels 14 and 16. The front and back panels 14 and 16 are secured together along longitudinal side edges 18, as by heat sealing, to form a garment receiving container having an access opening 20 and a closed bottom end corresponding to fold line 12. Alternatively, the garment bag 10 could be composed of two distinct panels sealed together at the bottom and at the sides thereof.
As seen in Figs. 2 and 3, the back panel 16 is greater in length than the front panel 14 and has a top portion 22 which extends beyond the top edge 24 of the front panel 14. The top portion 22 is folded over an outer surface of the back panel 16 along a transverse fold line 26 to form a closure flap 28 which can be folded over the outer surface of the front panel 14 to close the access opening 20. The closure flap 28 is secured, as by heat sealing, to the side edges 18 of the front and back panels 14 and 16 to ensure that the closure flap 28 will remain by itself in position once folded over the outer surface of the front panel 14.
The closure flap 28 is defined by the fold line 26 and the free terminal edge 30 of the rear panel 16. The fold line 26 and the terminal edge 30 are parallel and spaced by a distance of about 7 inches to about 10 inches. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the fold line 26 and the terminal edge 30 is equal to 9 inches. The fold line 26 is located at least 3 inches above the top edge 24 of the front panel 14 and is in parallel relation with respect thereto. The length of the garment bag 10 varies depending on the type of garment to be contained. A
typical length will vary from about 36 inches to about 60 inches. The width of the garment bag 10 is preferably in the order of 25 inches.
As seen in Fig. 1, the closure flap 28, in its closed position, extends downwardly over the outer surface of the front panel 14 past the top edge 24 thereof to completely enclose the suit S in the garment bag 10.
As seen in Figs. 1 and 2, an opening 32 is defined in a central portion of the fold line 26 to allow the hook end h of the hanger H to pass therethrough.
In use, the garment bag 10 with the closure flap thereof in its open position, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, is slipped over the suit S via the access opening 20. It is understood that the suit S is supported by the hanger H which, in turn, is suspended from an appropriate support structure while the garment bag 10 is being slipped over the suit S.
Thereafter, the hanger H is removed from the support structure and the closure flap 28 is folded over the outer surface of the front panel 14 by turning the flap 28 inside out, as indicated by arrow 34 in Fig.
4. At the same time, the hook end h of the coat hanger H is passed outwardly through the opening 32, thereby allowing the covered suit S to be hung from an appropriate supporting structure.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, which is not illustrated, the access opening and the fold-over closure flap are provided at the bottom of the bag instead of at the top thereof. However, it is understood that the opening for receiving the hook end h of the hanger H
would still be provided at the closed top end of the bag.
Accordingly, efforts have been made to design garment bags which are free of zippers or similar closure devices. For instance, United States Patent No. 2,874,827 issued on February 24, 1959 to Neely and United States Patent No. 5,078,668 issued on January 7, 1992 to Endres each disclose a front-loading garment bag having a front elongated slit opening which is normally covered by a flap. The flap must be pulled back to allow one to insert a garment hung on a hanger into the envelope structure of the garment bag with the hook end of the hanger being inserted in an opening provided at a top end of the bag.
Other types of closure flaps have also been developed to close the access opening of a wide variety of bags. For example, United States Patent No. 3,429,498 issued on February 1969 to Dorfman and United States Patent No. 3,782,622 issued on January l, 1974 to Montgomery each disclose an end-loading bag comprising a top access opening which can be closed by a fold-over flap. The end-loading bag is provided with a carrying handle which can be integrally connected to the fold-over flap or the front panel of the bag. Although such an end-loading bag is effective for enclosing and carrying various articles, it is not adapted for transporting a garment hanging from a hanger as evidence by the fact that the structure thereof precludes the hook end of the hanger from extending outside of the bag to suspend the bag and its content on an appropriate support structure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an aim of the present invention to provide a new garment bag which is adapted to protect a garment suspended from a hanger having a hook end.
It is also an aim of the present invention to provide such a garment bag which is relatively simple and economical to manufacture.
It is a further aim of the present invention to provide a garment bag which allows a garment hung from a hanger to be easily placed into the garment bag and removed therefrom.
Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided an end-loading garment bag for carrying articles of clothing suspended from a garment hanger having a hook end, comprising opposed first and second elongated panels having respective top, bottom and side edges, the first and second panels being joined at the side edges thereof and at one of said top and bottom edges to form a garment receiving container having an open end to provide access thereto. The first panel includes a flap portion at one end thereof for closing the open end of the garment receiving container. The flap portion is folded over in opposed relation to an outer surface of the first panel and has opposed side edges thereof secured to side edges of the first and second panels. The flap portion is reversible over an outer surface of the second panel to close the open end of the garment receiving container. The second flap consist solely of a sheet of flexible material.
An opening is defined at a top end of the garment bag for allowing the hook end of the hanger to extend therethrough.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Having thus generally described the nature of the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, showing by way of illustration a preferred embodiment thereof, and in which:
Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a garment bag with a suspended suit shown therein in broken lines in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the garment bag;
Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the garment bag; and Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the garment bag when a suit is disposed therein.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now the Fig. 1, there is shown a garment bag 10 suited for protecting garments, such as a suit S, hanging from a conventional coat hanger H having a hook end h.
The garment bag 10 is provided in the form of an envelope and may be formed from a flexible sealable plastic film, such as linear low-density polyethylene. The garment bag 10 comprises a single rectangular sheet of plastic material folded at 12 to form front and back rectangular panels 14 and 16. The front and back panels 14 and 16 are secured together along longitudinal side edges 18, as by heat sealing, to form a garment receiving container having an access opening 20 and a closed bottom end corresponding to fold line 12. Alternatively, the garment bag 10 could be composed of two distinct panels sealed together at the bottom and at the sides thereof.
As seen in Figs. 2 and 3, the back panel 16 is greater in length than the front panel 14 and has a top portion 22 which extends beyond the top edge 24 of the front panel 14. The top portion 22 is folded over an outer surface of the back panel 16 along a transverse fold line 26 to form a closure flap 28 which can be folded over the outer surface of the front panel 14 to close the access opening 20. The closure flap 28 is secured, as by heat sealing, to the side edges 18 of the front and back panels 14 and 16 to ensure that the closure flap 28 will remain by itself in position once folded over the outer surface of the front panel 14.
The closure flap 28 is defined by the fold line 26 and the free terminal edge 30 of the rear panel 16. The fold line 26 and the terminal edge 30 are parallel and spaced by a distance of about 7 inches to about 10 inches. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the fold line 26 and the terminal edge 30 is equal to 9 inches. The fold line 26 is located at least 3 inches above the top edge 24 of the front panel 14 and is in parallel relation with respect thereto. The length of the garment bag 10 varies depending on the type of garment to be contained. A
typical length will vary from about 36 inches to about 60 inches. The width of the garment bag 10 is preferably in the order of 25 inches.
As seen in Fig. 1, the closure flap 28, in its closed position, extends downwardly over the outer surface of the front panel 14 past the top edge 24 thereof to completely enclose the suit S in the garment bag 10.
As seen in Figs. 1 and 2, an opening 32 is defined in a central portion of the fold line 26 to allow the hook end h of the hanger H to pass therethrough.
In use, the garment bag 10 with the closure flap thereof in its open position, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, is slipped over the suit S via the access opening 20. It is understood that the suit S is supported by the hanger H which, in turn, is suspended from an appropriate support structure while the garment bag 10 is being slipped over the suit S.
Thereafter, the hanger H is removed from the support structure and the closure flap 28 is folded over the outer surface of the front panel 14 by turning the flap 28 inside out, as indicated by arrow 34 in Fig.
4. At the same time, the hook end h of the coat hanger H is passed outwardly through the opening 32, thereby allowing the covered suit S to be hung from an appropriate supporting structure.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, which is not illustrated, the access opening and the fold-over closure flap are provided at the bottom of the bag instead of at the top thereof. However, it is understood that the opening for receiving the hook end h of the hanger H
would still be provided at the closed top end of the bag.
Claims (9)
1. An end-loading garment bag for carrying articles of clothing suspended from a garment hanger having a hook end, comprising opposed first and second elongated panels having respective top, bottom and side edges, said first and second panels being joined at said side edges and at one of said top and bottom edges to form a garment receiving container having an open end to provide access thereto, said first panel including a flap portion at one end thereof for selectively closing said open end of said garment receiving container, said flap portion being folded over in opposed relation to an outer surface of said first panel and having opposed side edges thereof secured to side edges of said first and second panels, said flap portion being reversible over an outer surface of said second panel to close the open end of the garment receiving container, said second panel consisting solely of a sheet of flexible material, and an opening defined at a top end of said garment bag for allowing the hook end of the hanger to extend therethrough.
2. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim l, wherein said first and second panels are joined at said bottom edges thereof, said flap portion being defined by a transverse fold line and a terminal edge of said first panel, and wherein said opening is defined in a top portion of said first panel.
3. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 2, wherein said opening is disposed midway between said side edges of said first and second panels at said transverse fold line.
4. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 2, wherein said transverse fold line is located above said top edge of said second panel.
5. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 4, wherein said transverse fold line and said terminal edge are spaced by a distance D1, said transverse fold line and said top edge of said second panel being spaced by a distance D2, and wherein D1 is greater than D2.
6. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 5, wherein D1 is comprised in a range of about
7 inches to about 10 inches.
7. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 5, wherein D2 is at least equal to 3 inches.
7. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 5, wherein D2 is at least equal to 3 inches.
8. An end-loading garment bag as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment bag is made from a flexible sealable plastic film.
9. An end-loading garment bag for carrying articles of clothing suspended from a garment hanger having a hook end, comprising opposed front and back elongated panels having respective top, bottom and side edges, said front and back panels being joined at said bottom and side edges thereof to form a garment receiving container having a top open end, said back panel including a closure flap at a top end portion thereof for selectively closing said top open end of said garment receiving container, said closure flap being folded over in opposed relation to an outer surface of said back panel and having opposed side edges thereof secured thereto, said closure flap being reversible over an outer surface of said front panel to close the top open end of the garment receiving container, said front panel consisting solely of a sheet of flexible material, and an opening defined in said top end portion of said back panel for allowing the hook end of the hanger to extend therethrough.
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| CA 2284749 CA2284749A1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 1999-09-30 | Garment bag |
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| CA 2284749 CA2284749A1 (en) | 1999-09-30 | 1999-09-30 | Garment bag |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1520805A1 (en) * | 2003-10-01 | 2005-04-06 | Nuova Poliver di Oddone Colomba & C. S.n.c. | A clothes wrapper |
| ITUB20159721A1 (en) * | 2015-12-21 | 2017-06-21 | Nuova Poliver Srl | BAG IN SYNTHETIC MATERIAL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF GARMENTS |
| JP2019051026A (en) * | 2017-09-14 | 2019-04-04 | オルディ株式会社 | Deodorizing hanger cover |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1520805A1 (en) * | 2003-10-01 | 2005-04-06 | Nuova Poliver di Oddone Colomba & C. S.n.c. | A clothes wrapper |
| ITUB20159721A1 (en) * | 2015-12-21 | 2017-06-21 | Nuova Poliver Srl | BAG IN SYNTHETIC MATERIAL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF GARMENTS |
| EP3184004A1 (en) * | 2015-12-21 | 2017-06-28 | Plastipoliver S.R.L. | Bag made of synthetic material for preserving clothes |
| JP2019051026A (en) * | 2017-09-14 | 2019-04-04 | オルディ株式会社 | Deodorizing hanger cover |
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