EP2016852B1 - Sac à fermeture roulée - Google Patents

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EP2016852B1
EP2016852B1 EP07014023A EP07014023A EP2016852B1 EP 2016852 B1 EP2016852 B1 EP 2016852B1 EP 07014023 A EP07014023 A EP 07014023A EP 07014023 A EP07014023 A EP 07014023A EP 2016852 B1 EP2016852 B1 EP 2016852B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/008—Details; Accessories for making water- or air-tight
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F3/00—Travelling or camp articles; Sacks or packs carried on the body
    • A45F3/04—Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders

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  • the invention relates to a pack for containing articles, such as a backpack.
  • the front side, back side, and bottom form a compartment adapted to receive a load to be carried and the top opening allows insertion and removal of the load.
  • the front side, the back side, and the bottom are usually made of a relatively flexible (i.e., non rigid) material, such as a panel of textile fabric.
  • a bag with a roll-up closure is known from FR 2 879 080 A .
  • the roll-top type closure is also used for packs, such as backpacks.
  • roll-top type closures are used for waterproof packs.
  • a roll-top closure includes two flaps, each of which originates from one of the front side and the back side of the pack. To perform the closing of the top opening of the pack, the two flaps are pressed against each other and then rolled down together until a "rolled state" of the two flaps in reached.
  • Roll-top closures further include a retaining mechanism for retaining the two flaps in their "rolled state".
  • the invention improves the comfort and efficiency in using a pack having a roll-top.
  • a pack according to the invention has an improved construction technique which achieves yet unseen performance.
  • Any embodiment of a pack according to the invention includes an improved structure, and/or a construction technique, not heretofore known to those skilled in the art.
  • a pack that includes the following:
  • the expansion device By having the upper extremity of the expansion device extend to the upper front flap and the upper back flap, the expansion device allows the top opening to be enlarged, thereby facilitating access to the interior of the pack.
  • a pack is further provided by which the expansion device includes a slit provided between the front side and the back side, as well as a gusset positioned between the edges of the slit.
  • a pack is further provided by which the expansion device includes a slide fastener, such as a zipper.
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a pack according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • the pack 1 comprises a bottom 2, a front side 3, and a back side 4.
  • the front side 3 and the back side 4 are adjacently connected to each other at their lateral right and left edges, such as by stitched seams or otherwise according to techniques known in the art.
  • the assembly of the front side 3 and of the back side 4 forms a tubular sleeve.
  • a top opening 13 is provided, through which the load can be inserted or removed by the user.
  • a roll-top closure arrangement is provided to close the top opening 13.
  • the roll-top closure arrangement includes an upper front flap 5 and an upper back flap 6.
  • the stiffeners of the front firm portion 8 and of the back firm portion 10 have an identical, or substantially identical, width and length.
  • An expansion device is provided between the front side 3 and the back side 4. This device allows a widened separation of the front side 3 from the back side 4 when they are in an "open state”.
  • the front and back sides are in a "closed state"
  • access to the top opening 13 is blocked and the front side 3 and the back side 4 are brought towards one another.
  • the front and back sides are brought into abutment in the closed state.
  • the expansion device includes a structure on both the right and on the left of the pack. Further in the detailed description of this embodiment, reference to “expansion device” is intended to refer to the expansion structures on both the left and right of the pack. That is, the left and right expansion structures of the expansion device have at least the following attributes in common.
  • the expansion device When in the "open state,” the expansion device widens the top opening 13. When the expansion device is in the “closed state,” the size of the top opening is reduced and the roll-top closure arrangement may be operated.
  • the expansion device comprises a slit 14 positioned between the front side 3 and the back side 4 extending down from their upper edges.
  • the upper extremity of the expansion device i.e., in this case, of the slit 14, coincides with the junction of the upper front flap 5 with the front side 3.
  • the gusset 11 also limits the amplitude of the opening of the slit 14. In another embodiment, in order to benefit from an even wider top opening, the gusset 11 could be removed.
  • the pack is shown to be open, whereby items can be inserted or removed from within the pack.
  • the roll-top closure arrangement is wide open and the expansion device is in its "open state".
  • the upper extremity of the expansion device coincides with the lower extremity of the roll-top closure arrangement, i.e., there is a junction of the upper front flap and the front side. Therefore, the expansion device and the roll-top closure arrangement work in conjunction with each other to provide the widest possible top opening, thereby facilitating access to the inside of the pack.
  • the expansion device is closed by the user.
  • the upper segment of the front side 3 and of the back side 4 are brought together, and placed in abutment, the segments of the gusset 11 are folded and project into the pack, and the locking mechanisms 15 on the left and right sides of the pack are closed.
  • the locking mechanism 15, in the illustrated embodiment, includes a male and female snap fastener.
  • the male part is fixed on the upper segment of the front side 3 whereas the female part is fixed on a tab that protrudes from the back side 4.
  • Other forms of locking mechanisms are also encompassed by the invention, such as hook-and-loop fasteners, etc.
  • the next step is the actual closing of the pack by actuation of the roll-top closure arrangement.
  • the upper back flap 6 and the upper front flap 5 are pressed against each other such that the back firm portion 10 and the front firm portion 8 are placed face-to-face.
  • the upper back flap 6 and the upper front flap 5 are then rolled down.
  • the front firm portion 8 and the back firm portion 10 are folded down, one time, against the back supple portion 9.
  • the rolling down of the roll-top closure can be easily operated.
  • This advantage is enhanced when the firm portions of the upper front flap 5 and of the upper back flap 6 are both equipped with a stiffener. Indeed, with the help of the stiffeners, the user has a great easiness to snugly fit the two upper flaps 5, 6 when he/she presses them against each other.
  • the lower edges of the stiffeners provide a clear-cut and straight folding line around which the rolling down can begin.
  • the retaining mechanism includes two straps 16, one on the left side of the pack and one on the right side of the pack.
  • Each of the straps 16 is attached by one of its ends to the external face of the upper front flap 5, the other end of which is provided with one part 16a of a self-gripping tape, i.e., a first part of a hook-and-loop fastener, such as that of a Velcro ® fastener.
  • a self-gripping tape i.e., a first part of a hook-and-loop fastener, such as that of a Velcro ® fastener.
  • a second part 16b of the hook-and-loop fasteners is provided on each of the left and right of the front side 3 of the pack. Consequently, by attaching the free end of the strap 16 to the front side 3, the roll-top closure mechanism is maintained closed.
  • a handle 12 is attached to the external face of the upper front flap 5 to carry the pack.
  • the backpack 17 includes a bottom 2, a front side 3, and a back side 4.
  • the front side 3 and the back side 4 are adjacently connected to each other at their lateral right and left edges.
  • the backpack 17 further includes a pair of shoulder straps 18, attached to the back side 4, and a belt 19.
  • the backpack 17, in the exemplary illustrated embodiment, is also equipped with a front pocket 26, an inside pocket 27, and with any other accessory commonly used for packs.
  • the assembly of the front side 3 and of the back side 4 forms a tubular sleeve.
  • the lower edge of the front side 3 and the lower edge of the back side 4 are both adjacently connected to the bottom 2, thereby forming a compartment adapted to receive a load to be carried.
  • a top opening 13 is provided, through which the load can be inserted or removed.
  • the pack is made of flexible material, such as woven textile fabric.
  • this fabric is coated and/or laminated with at least one water-repellent, water resistant, and/or waterproof material.
  • the woven textile fabric can be assembled with a structural sheet.
  • a structural sheet can be made of any semi-rigid material such as plastic composite material, foam, etc. It would, in such embodiment, have an appropriate thickness to exhibit enough strength without adding excessive weight to the pack.
  • a roll-top closure arrangement is provided to close the top opening 13.
  • the roll-top closure arrangement includes an upper front flap 5 and an upper back flap 6.
  • the upper front flap 5 mainly includes two portions, i.e., the front supple portion 7 and the front firm portion 8.
  • the front supple portion 7 and the front firm portion 8 have the contour of strips placed parallel to each other, the front supple portion 7 being positioned between the front side 3 and the front firm portion 8.
  • the front supple portion 7 and the front firm portion 8 extend transversely of the pack along the entire length of the upper front flap 5, and the width of the front supple portion 7 is at least equal of the width of the firm portion 8.
  • the front firm portion 8 is more rigid than the front supple portion 7. in a particular embodiment, the front firm portion includes a stiffener.
  • the stiffener may be a plastic plate or any other material that is flexible, such as elastically flexible, i.e., having the ability to return to its original shape after having been flexed.
  • the upper back flap 6 comprises a back supple/flexible portion 9 and a back firm/rigid portion 10.
  • the properties of the back supple portion 9 with respect to the back firm portion 10 are the same as the properties just described for front supple/flexible portion 7 with respect to the front firm/rigid portion 8 and, therefore, they are not further described here.
  • the stiffeners of the front firm portion 8 and of the back firm portion 10 have an identical, or substantially identical, width and length.
  • the expansion device includes a structure on both the right and the left of the pack. Further in the detailed description of this embodiment, “expansion device” is intended to refer to the expansion structures on both the left and right of the pack. That is, the left and right expansion structures of the expansion device have at least the following attributes in common.
  • the expansion device When in the "open state,” the expansion device widens the top opening 13. When the expansion device is in the “closed state,” the size of the top opening is reduced and the roll-top closure arrangement may be operated.
  • the expansion device comprises a slit 14 positioned between the front side 3 and the back side 4 extending down from their upper edges.
  • the lower extremity of the expansion device is positioned in the vicinity of the bottom 2 of the pack.
  • the expansion device comprises no limitation of its amplitude. Consequently, when the expansion device is in the "open state," the backpack 17 can be fully open, i.e., having the back side 4, the bottom 2, and the front side 3 laid on the floor/ground.
  • the expansion device further includes a locking mechanism to maintain the slit 14 in its "closed state.”
  • a locking mechanism in the illustrated second embodiment, comprises a slide fastener in the form of a zipper 20.
  • the backpack 17 is shown to be fully open, whereby items can be inserted or removed from within the pack.
  • the roll-top closure arrangement is wide open and the expansion device is in its "open state."
  • the upper extremity of the expansion device coincides with the lower extremity of the roll-top closure arrangement, i.e., there is a junction of the upper front flap 5 and the front side 3. Therefore, the expansion device and the roll-top closure arrangement work in conjunction with each other to provide the widest possible top opening, thereby facilitating access to the inside of the pack.
  • the user may insert articles within the backpack or remove them. Because the lower extremity of the expansion means is placed in the vicinity of the bottom 2, it is possible to lay the back side of the backpack on the floor or ground, or on any horizontal surface, and still have a top-down access to arrange the content of the backpack 17.
  • the expansion device is closed by the user.
  • the upper portion of the front side 3 and of the back side 4 are brought together, and placed in abutment, by pulling up the sliders 21 of the slide fastener 20.
  • the rolling down of the roll-top closure can be easily operated.
  • This advantage is enhanced when the firm portions of the upper front flap 5 and of the upper back flap 6 are both equipped with a stiffener. Indeed, with the help of the stiffeners, the user has a great easiness to snugly fit the two upper flaps 5, 6 when he/she presses them against each other.
  • the lower edges of the stiffeners provide a clear-cut and straight folding line around which the rolling down can begin.
  • the retaining mechanism includes two compression straps 22, one on the left side of the pack and one on the right side of the pack.
  • Each of the compression straps 22 includes an upper segment 23 attached to the front supple portion 7; a lower segment 24 attached to the back side 4; and a buckle 25, that connects the upper segment 23 to the lower segment 24.
  • the free end of the lower segment 24 is non-removably attached to the buckle 26, whereas the upper segment 23 is slidably attached to it.
  • the upper segment 23 follows, in the various loops that constitutes the buckle 25, a path that allows an easy sliding in one direction, and a restrained sliding in the opposite direction.
  • FIG. 4 shows the backpack 17 when it is closed, with the compression strap 22 pulling down the left and the right ends of the roll-top closure arrangement, thereby maintaining them in the "rolled state". Indeed, so long as the roll-top closure arrangement is maintained in an arched position, they are unable to come unrolled. This is particularly the case when the firm portions of the upper front flap and the upper back flap include stiffeners.
  • the size of the top opening 13 may be sufficient for the user if, for example, the user wishes to add a new item on top of a plurality of items already loaded within the backpack 17.
  • the user may decide to expand the top opening 13 by operating the expansion device. In that event, the user would then pull down the sliders 21 of the zippers 20.
  • the expansion device may also be used as a supplementary opening for the backpack. Indeed, even when the roll-top closure arrangement is closed, the zippers 20 provide lateral, left, and right access to the content of the backpack.
  • a handle 12 is attached to the external face of the upper front flap 5 to carry the pack.
  • the upper segment of the left compression strap, the handle, and the upper segment of the right compression strap are various portions of the same band that advantageously is attached on various locations of the external face of the front supple portion 7.

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  1. Sac (1) comportant :
    un fond (2), une face avant (3), une face arrière (4) et une ouverture supérieure (13) destinée à permettre l'insertion et
    le retrait d'articles à l'intérieur ou à partir du sac (1) ;
    ladite face avant (3) et ladite face arrière (4) présentant des bords respectifs adjacents l'un à l'autre ;
    une configuration de fermeture servant à fermer ladite ouverture supérieure ;
    ladite configuration de fermeture comportant un rabat supérieur avant (5) relié de façon adjacente à ladite face avant (3) ;
    ladite configuration de fermeture étant mobile entre une première et une deuxième position, le sac étant ouvert dans ladite première position et le sac étant fermé dans ladite deuxième position ;
    un dispositif d'élargissement mobile entre un état ouvert et un état fermé ;
    le dispositif d'élargissement autorisant, dans ledit état ouvert, la séparation de la face avant (3) et de la face arrière (4) et, dans ledit état fermé, la face avant (3) et la face arrière (4) étant en appui ;
    ledit dispositif d'élargissement présentant une extrémité inférieure et une extrémité supérieure ;
    caractérisé en ce que ladite configuration de fermeture comporte en outre un rabat supérieur arrière (6) relié de façon adjacente à ladite face arrière, en ce que, dans la première position de ladite configuration de fermeture, ledit rabat supérieur avant (5) et ledit rabat supérieur arrière (6) sont plaqués l'un contre l'autre et sont enroulés ensemble le long du sac (1) pour donner un état enroulé du rabat supérieur avant (5) et du rabat supérieur arrière (6), et en ce que ladite extrémité supérieure dudit dispositif d'élargissement est positionnée entre une jonction de ladite face avant (3) audit rabat supérieur avant (5) et une jonction de ladite face arrière (4) audit rabat supérieur arrière (6).
  2. Sac selon la revendication 1 :
    ledit dispositif d'élargissement comportant une fente (14) pratiquée entre ladite face avant (3) et ladite face arrière (4).
  3. Sac (1) selon la revendication 2 :
    ledit dispositif d'élargissement comportant un gousset (11) ;
    ledit gousset (11) limitant l'ouverture de ladite fente (14) lorsque ledit dispositif d'élargissement est à l'état ouvert et conférant à ladite fente (14) une qualité d'étanchéité à l'eau lorsque ledit dispositif d'élargissement est à l'état fermé.
  4. Sac (1) selon la revendication 1 :
    ledit dispositif d'élargissement comportant en outre une fermeture à glissière.
  5. Sac (1) selon la revendication 1 :
    ledit dispositif d'élargissement comprenant a structure (15) de blocage reliée à la face arrière (4) et des structures de blocage reliées à des bords respectifs parmi un bord supérieur gauche et un bord supérieur droit de la face avant (3) du sac (1).
  6. Sac (1) selon la revendication 1 :
    ledit rabat supérieur avant (5) comportant une partie souple avant (7) et une partie ferme avant (8), et ledit rabat supérieur arrière (6) comportant une partie souple arrière (9) et une partie ferme arrière (10) ;
    ladite partie ferme avant (8) et ladite partie ferme arrière (10) présentant la forme de bandes allongées, chacune desdites bandes présentant une longueur au moins égale à une largeur de la face avant (3) ;
    ladite partie souple avant (7) et ladite partie souple arrière (9) présentant la forme de bandes allongées, chacune desdites bandes présentant une largeur au moins égale à une largeur de la partie ferme avant (8).
  7. Sac (1) selon la revendication 6 :
    dans ladite première position de ladite configuration de fermeture, la partie ferme avant (8) et la partie ferme arrière (10) étant plaqués l'une contre l'autre et étant repliées ensemble contre la partie souple arrière (9), se trouvant ainsi dans un état enroulé du rabat supérieur avant (5) et du rabat supérieur arrière (6).
  8. Sac (1) selon la revendication 6 :
    la partie ferme avant (8) comprenant un raidisseur et la partie ferme arrière (10) comprenant un raidisseur.
  9. Sac (1) selon la revendication 7 :
    la configuration de fermeture comportant en outre un mécanisme de retenue destiné à retenir le rabat supérieur avant (5) et le rabat supérieur arrière (6) dans leur état enroulé.
  10. Sac (1) selon la revendication 9 :
    ledit mécanisme de retenue comportant une paire de sangles de mise sous tension, chacune desdites sangles de mise sous tension étant fixée sur la partie souple avant (7).
  11. Sac (1) selon la revendication 1, comportant en outre:
    une poignée destinée à permettre au sac (1) d'être porté par la main d'un utilisateur.
  12. Sac (1) selon la revendication 1, comportant en outre:
    une paire de bretelles (18) destinées à permettre au sac (1) d'être porté par les épaules d'un utilisateur.
  13. Sac (1) selon la revendication 1 :
    l'extrémité inférieure du dispositif d'élargissement étant positionnée au voisinage du fond du sac (1).
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DE602007011248T DE602007011248D1 (de) 2007-07-18 2007-07-18 Tasche mit Rollverschluss
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AT07014023T ATE491363T1 (de) 2007-07-18 2007-07-18 Tasche mit rollverschluss

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