DE29706470U1 - Temperature-adjustable sleeping bag or footmuff - Google Patents

Description

Company Artländer Down & Bed Feathers Karl Rosenstengel, Ankumer Str. 12, 49577 Kettenkamp

"Temperature-adjustable sleeping bag or footmuff" 5

The innovation concerns a footmuff or sleeping bag according to the generic term of the main claim.

Sleeping bags or footmuffs have been around for a long time and usually consist of a front part and a

Back part, which are connected to each other and define a hollow space between them, which can be reached via an entry opening.

Although some filling materials for such bags are already

have excellent temperature-balancing properties, it is often necessary to have at least two sleeping bags in order to achieve comfort both in the low winter temperatures and in the higher temperatures. For this purpose, winter sleeping bags are

thicker lining than summer sleeping bags, for example. The need for several sleeping bags or footmuffs results in high purchase costs and it is time-consuming to store these different bags.

The innovation is based on the task of creating a footmuff or sleeping bag that is inexpensive to purchase and yet allows the achieved insulating effect to be easily adapted to the respective outside temperature.

This problem underlying the innovation is solved by the teaching of the characterizing part of the main claim.

In other words, a foot or sleeping bag

proposed, in which a part of the bag is detachably connected to the

the rest of the bag and can be easily replaced in order to use a replacement part with a different filling, with a different filling quantity or a replacement part with a different cut for the sleeping bag or footmuff and thus to ensure optimal adjustment.

to enable adjustment to the respective temperature.

Advantageous embodiments of the innovation are explained in the subclaims.

An example of the innovation is shown in the drawing, where a sleeping bag 1 or footmuff 1 essentially consists of a back part 2 and a front part 3, where the front part 3 is detachably connected to the back part 2. In this example, this detachable connection is made

fastening via a zipper 4 and additionally via snap fasteners 5 in the upper part of the sleeping bag 1. Of course, the fastening of the front part 3 to the back part 2 can be achieved via other fastening devices, for example via buttons, Velcro fasteners, straps

closures or the like. The head area 6 is arranged in the upper part of the sleeping bag 1, on the edge of which a cord 7 is guided in an eyelet in a known manner in order to adjust the head area 6 to the head of the respective user and to increase the warming effect of the sleeping bag 1.

For this purpose, the cord 7 is pulled out and fixed in its pulled out position by the stopper 8.

At the upper edge of the sleeping bag 1, a retaining tab 9 is provided, on which a cord 10 is arranged. The retaining tab 9 together with the cord 10 serve to hold the sleeping bag &zgr;. For example, on a child's stroller, to which the retaining tab 9 together with the cord 10 is attached and thus holds the sleeping bag 1 in its desired position and prevents the sleeping bag 1 from slipping down.

Slot-like openings 11, 12 are arranged on the back part 2 as well as a further opening which is arranged below and across these two openings 11, 12, whereby this lower opening is not shown in the drawing. These slot-like openings 11, 12 as well as the opening underneath serve to allow the straps of a stroller or children's sports buggy to be pulled through these openings so that the child can be secured to the sports buggy using the fastening straps which extend through the back part 2.

In the drawing, a front part 3 is arranged on the back part, which is equipped with a relatively thick filling. This achieves optimal thermal insulation in winter at low temperatures. Furthermore, this "winter

front part" has a front edge that is adapted to the body, i.e. the front edge is cut so that the two side edges 13, 14 are directed further forwards towards the head area 6 than the middle, front area of the front part 3.

This is where this "winter front part" 3 differs from the "spring/autumn front part" 3a, which, in contrast to the warmer front part 3, is particularly lightly filled and, moreover, is smaller in size. This front part 3a is

is only attached to the back part 2 via the zipper 4 and has a straight front edge 15 in order to prevent the front part 3 from adjusting too well to the user and thus to avoid heat build-up in the sleeping bag 1.

In summer, the back part 2 of the sleeping bag 1 can be used as a pure shock pad in the baby stroller via the slits on the back. Due to the openings 11,12, the child can still be strapped into the

Sports cars or strollers are possible.

The sleeping bag 1 described in this embodiment can of course be used as a full-fledged footmuff, since it provides very good insulation against the cold.
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The sleeping bag/footmuff shown can be partially or completely filled with down and feathers, and the cover can be made of cotton so that the cover is breathable. However, the cover can also be made of a mixed fabric or synthetic material.

Claims (10)

HABBEL & PATENT ATTORNEYS PO Box 34&Idigr;9 ♦ 48019 Münster d'pl.-inq. h.-q. habbel DIPL.-INQ. LUTZ HABBEL EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEYS DIPL.-QEOQR. PETER HABBEL TELEPHONE (0251) 535 780 · FAX (0251) 531 996 OUR FILE: (please specify) A57/19760 Münster, 10 April 1997 Company Artländer Down & Bed Feathers Karl Rosenstengel, Ankumer Str. 12, 49577 Kettenkamp "Temperature-adjustable sleeping bag or footmuff" Protection claims: 1. Sleeping bag or footmuff, with a front part and a back part arranged thereon, which form between them a space for the body to be warmed, which is accessible via an entry opening, characterized by the front part (3) detachably connected to the back part (2). 2. Sack according to claim 1, characterized by the front part (3) which is detachably connected to the back part (2) via a zipper (4). 3. Bag according to claim 1, characterized by the front part (3) which is detachable from the back part (2) via buttons (5). 4. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the front part (3) which has a recess (17) at its upper end facing the entry opening (16), so that the two front side edges (13, 14) of the front part (3) are designed to project further into the exit opening than the central region of the front part (3). 5. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the straight front end of the front part (3) which faces the access opening (16). 6. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a front part (3) which is exchangeable for another front part (3a) with different heat-insulating properties. 7. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by openings (11, 12) in the back part (2) for use as passage openings for retaining straps and the like. 8. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized by a holding device at the head part of the bag to facilitate attachment of the bag, e.g. to a stroller. 9. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized by a retaining tab (9) and a cord (10) attached thereto as a holding device. 10. Sack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a filling of the front and back parts (2, 3) with washable down and feathers.