EP1741362A2

EP1741362A2 - A bag storing and carrying shoes

Info

Publication number: EP1741362A2
Application number: EP06253491A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Kiyoko Kameoka
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-07-04
Filing date: 2006-07-03
Publication date: 2007-01-10
Also published as: US20070000796A1; EP1741362A3; JP2007037780A

Abstract

There is provided a bag storing and carrying shoe(s) (1), the arrangement of which comprises at least one cavity or compartment (8,9) to receive independently a shoe, preferably in pair of cavities or compartments to receive independently each of pair of shoes (15), with the cavity or compartment defined by an apertured enclosure wall.

Description

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a shoe-storable bag having independent cavity or cavities or compartment(s) of the bag which enables to store and carry shoe and shoes such as high-heeled shoes, in which needed items to be stored and carried are not limited only to shoes and may include a baby bottle, a chilled product, and a water bottle.

Description of the Prior Art

People has to put on a formal foot wear such as high-heeled shoes and formal shoes in the event of the formal dress code such as in a wedding ceremony and a funeral by replacing commonly using casual foot wear such sports shoes, rain shoes, winter shoes with the formal shoes. In such conditions, one has to carry either ones (either of formal shoes or commonly using casual foot wear), and then has to carry in an enclosure in use for shoes, or a bag to store and carry shoes.
Further, there is need of carrying a baby bottle, chilled products and a water bottle in a bag outside of the usual bag. However, there has not been provided the structure and arrangement for such bag. On the other hands, the substitute shoes would need a plenty of volume of the bag. There has not been proposed the structure for such bag to solve the above mentioned problem. Further, there has not been proposed the structure of the bag to store and carry shoes or replacement shoes.
There has been proposed a shoe transport arrangement permitting ease of transport of athletic shoes in U.S. Patent 5,513,787 wherein spaced bag members are arranged for reception of a shoe member with a connecting strap having zippered compartments.
U.S. Patent 4,917,290 discloses a rigid shoe tore bag formed from a single corrugated board blank which is die-cut and scored with fold lines.
Further, there is disclosed a golf shoe transport arrangement for a golf bag, in Japanese Laid-open patent application No. 2000-201720 .
There is not found an arrangement of a bag for carrying a baby bottle, chilled products and a water bottle in the usual bag.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a good-designable bag to store and carry shoes such as high-healed formal shoes, without any hurt in the enclosure by preventing them from getting touch with each other in the enclosure.
It is another object of the invention to provide the bag with which one can enable to take off easily and put on each of the shoes for replacing the usual foot wear with the formal shoes or in reverse replacing, by taking out from the bag.
It is further object of the present invention to provide the bag in which the things difficult to store and carry with the usual bag such as a baby bottle, a chilled product and a water bottle can be stored and carried separately in the bag.
The present invention has been developed so as to solve the above mentioned problems.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating schematically one embodiment of the bag storing and carrying independently shoes such as each of high-heeled shoes in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating schematically another embodiment of the bag storing and carrying shoe member(s) in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating schematically another embodiment of the bag having a pair of the compartment tapered along from the opening thereof to the dead end thereof to receive independently each of shoe members in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating schematically other embodiment of the bag having a pair of the cavities or enclosures 21 and 22 tapered along from the opening thereof to the dead end thereof to receive independently each of shoe members wherein the covers 5 of the openings are fixed by a zipper fastener 6.
FIG. 5 is a view illustrating schematically other embodiment of the bag having a pair of the cavities or enclosures 21 and 22 of FIG. 4 wherein the cover 5 of the openings is fixed by bottom mechanism 25 and 26.

Summary of the Invention

In accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a shoe-storable bag which enables to store and carry a shoe member or/and members wherein the bag includes at least one independent cavity or compartment to receive independently each of shoes, each independent cavity or compartment has an opening at the corresponding side face of the bag, the opening is to be adapted for ease of taking in and out of the shoe member.
In accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention, a shoe-storable bag is provided which enables to store and carry a shoe member and members, wherein the bag comprises at least a pair of the independent cavities or compartments to receive independently one shoe member, each independent compartment has an opening at the corresponding side face of the bag, the opening thereof is to be adapted for ease of taking in and out of the shoe member.
In accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention, the bag comprises further at lease one common cavity or compartment to receive personal items such as a purse, cosmetic and the like.
In accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the each compartment to receive shoe member is tapered or gradually confined along from the entrance to the dead end of the compartment or cavity, the partition between the compartments is slanted and the opening entrance thereof mounted each other at the opposite side of the bag.
In accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the cavity to receive independently a shoe is in form of enclosure which is tapered along from the opening entrance thereof to the dead end thereof, and each of the opening entrance of the cavity has a closing mechanism such as button or zipper fastener.
Objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the companying drawings set forth, by way of illustration and examples, certain embodiments of the present invention.
The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiment of the present invention and illustrate various objects and features thereof.

Detailed Description of Embodiments

As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.
In reference to the drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be explained as follows:
In accordance with the present invention, each shoe member such as high-heeled shoe member is stored independently and respectively in an independent cavity or compartment arranged in the structure of a bag, and then, a cover for the cavity or compartment can be closed e.g. by closing mechanism such as a fastener or a button mechanism so that the bag could appear as a unified bag, or as an all-in-one bag. Therefore, the bag in accordance with the present invention can be designed in any type of bags, such as a squared type, a cube type, a curved bag, so as to satisfy any of the designer's need and wish. Then, the bag, the cavity and compartment of the present invention can be manufactured from cloth, leather, flexible plastic soft resin film, clothing plastic skin and the like so as to provide good appearance and design. However, the materials from which the bag and the cavity and compartment of the present invention should not be limited to the above mentioned material. Then, the style, design and material of the bag of the present invention will be modified in accordance with the need, the present fashion and the desires of the user and consumer.
First of all, the bag of the present invention is described in reference with FIG. 1 to show a box or tote type of the bag. Then, FIG. 2 shows a Boston bag type of the bag in accordance with the present invention. The style and design of the bag can be modified and changed in accordance with the spirit of the present invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates a bag 1 in tote style having a pair of handles 3 at the top of the bag, and a fastener 2 mounted on the top surface 4 of the bag, so that one can easily take out and put in from the top surface the personal item(s) as stored in the top compartment 10 of the bag 1. The bag 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises a pair of the independent compartments 8 and 9 to receive independently a shoe member 12 preferably at the lower or bottom portion of the bag 1 as shown in the drawings.
In accordance with the present invention, each of shoe members can be stored independently in each of the cavities or compartments, and therefore, can not get in touch with together, and then, do not hurt by getting in touch in the bag. Further, each of shoe members can be tightly packed in the cavity or compartment so as to adapt the size of the shoe, and therefore, the size of the bottom of the shoe would correspond to the size of the bottom of the tote bag. Therefore, it is relatively easy to hand and carry the bag including the shoes.
The bottom wall of the bag (the compartment 9) of FIG. 1 is made of relatively rigid but light and water resistant material such as polymerics, fabrics and the like, and then would be in form appropriate to store the shoe member. Then, the partition 12 made of the same material as that of the bottom wall is mounted between the compartments 8 and 9 at the appropriate level in the bag 1, and further, the partition 13 is provided between the compartments 9 and 10 to form the compartment for the personal items. This partition 13 would be made of the same material so as to form the bottom wall of the compartment 10 in use for the personal items.
The entrance opening 14 of the shoe member 15 is provided at the minor side face of the bag 1 (which is not the major face having the handles 3) at the position corresponding to the position of the compartments 8 and 9 to receive independently a pair of the shoe members. The entrance opening 14 should have a relatively large width and height as shown in the drawings, so that one can enable ease of opening and taking out and in the shoe members from the pair of the comportments 8 and 9. Then, the relatively large cover 5 is provided hingedly on the side wall 16 of the bag, to form peripheral fastener 6 and 7 at the three lines of the peripheral of the cover 5. Each of the shoe members 15 can be taken out and in easily and readily from the large entrance opening 14 because of the large entrance opening. In this arrangement, the cover 5 is lifted upward from the bottom level.
In contrast, the bag can be designed so that the cover 5 should be let down from the top of the cover. Further, the cover can be cut into the upper and lower portions so that the upper and lower portions of the cover can be separately open and then each of the shoe members can be independently taken out and in from the compartments 8 and 9.
Each of the shoe members 15 can be independently stored separately in the independent compartments 8 and 9. When the cover 5 is closed, the bag appears unified and can be designed in any way. Further, because each of the shoe members can be independently stored in the separate compartments, the shoe members cannot be deformed during stored, and do not hurt each the other.
FIG. 2 illustrates a bag of Boston type wherein a pair of cavities 8 and 9 arranged in upper and lower portions of the bottom part of the bag 1. The entrance opening 14 for the cavities is formed or defined by the line fasteners 6 and 7 along with the margin of the cover 5. Each of the shoe members 15 is stored independently and separately in each of the cavities 8 and 9 arranged independently at the upper and lower portions of the bottom part of the bag 1 as shown in FIG. 2. Therefore, each of the shoe members does not get touch together with and then, they does not hurt nor be hurt and further, is not deformed together because of separate and independent storing. In this embodiment, the cover 5 is open from side to side, that is, open horizontally, and therefore, the both of the compartments can be open and closed at the same time.
Each of high-heeled shoe members 15 is stored separately and independently as shown in FIG. 2 in the independent compartments 8 and 9, in right position and then could not be deformed during stored. Further, after the cover 5 is closed, the bog 1 appears unified and good looking, and then, can be designed as an independent bag.
FIG. 3 illustrates the other embodiment of the present invention wherein the cavity or compartment to receive independently the shoe member has the slanted and tapered partition(s) 8 or wall(s) so as to accommodate the mostly triangle shape of the shoe member such as high-heeled shoe so as to permit ease of taking out and putting in of the shoe(s). The partition 8 slanted as shown in FIG. 3 separates the upper and lower independent compartments 8 and 9. Therefore, the independent compartments have respectively a longer side wall 18 or 18' and a shorter side wall 19 or 19'. The entrance opening 14 or 14' is formed respectively on the longer side wall so that the entrance opening becomes wider or higher. Then, it will become more easily to take the shoe member out and to put into the compartment. Further, the space of the compartment can be utilized more efficiently. In FIG. 3, the entrance opening is formed on the fastener but the other closing mechanism can be utilized such as bag hook, and bottom line.
FIG. 4 shows a bag having a pair of cavities 21 and 22 which have respectively openings at the opposite side faces of the bag. The cavity is in form of enclosure with tapered partitions from the entrance for opening to the dead end thereof. Therefore, the entrance or opening can have wider opening so as to permit ease of taking out and putting in of the shoe member especially a high-heeled shoe member. Further, the space to be accommodated in the bag can be facilitated efficiently and widely and then, the opening of the cavity can be easily designed and facilitated as shown in FIG. 4. As shown, the entrance or opening of the cavity is formed by two parallel fasteners 2 to make ease of decoration. Further, the entrance can be designed as shown in FIG. 1 to form one line fastener or one or few button closing. Further, the partition 12 is provided as shown by dotted lines of FIG. 4 for making the space to receive personal items above the pair of the cavities to receive the shoes. The cover 5 can close the entrance opening 14 by the fastener mechanism 6 and 7.
In accordance with the present invention, the bag (including the cavity and compartment and partition) can be manufactured preferably from insulation material, or thermal maintaining material, or water-proof material or water-tight material, permitting ease of transport of a wet and/or dirty pair of the shoes or foot wear and further, as well as a baby bottle, chilled product(s), and water bottle.
In accordance with the present invention, the bag can be manufactured preferably from insulation material, or thermal maintaining material, or water-proof material or water-tight material, permitting ease of transport of a baby bottle, chilled product(s), and water bottle.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be restored to, falling within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A shoe-storable bag which enables to store and carry a shoe or shoes,
wherein the bag comprises at least one independent cavity or compartment to receive independently and respectively a shoe, each independent cavity or compartment has an entrance opening at the corresponding side face of the bag, the opening is to be adapted for ease of taking in and out of the shoes.
The bag as claimed in claim 1,
wherein said cavities or compartments are in form of pair to receive respectively a pair of the shoes into the bag.
The bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2;
wherein said bag comprises further at lease one common cavity or compartment to receive or accommodate various personal items such as a purse, cosmetic items and the like.
The bag as claimed in either one of claims 1 to 3;
wherein said independent cavity or compartment to receive respectively the shoes is in form of enclosure which is respectively tapered along from the entrance opening to the dead end of the each cavity or compartment.
The bag as claimed in either one of claims 1 to 4;
wherein each of the entrance opening of the cavities or compartments
is located each other at the opposite side of the bag, and has a closing mechanism such as button or zipper fastener.
The bag as claimed in either one of claims 1 to 5;
wherein the cavities or compartments are made of water-proof material.