EP2219489A1 - House de protection contre les insectes, sac et contenant anti-insectes - Google Patents

House de protection contre les insectes, sac et contenant anti-insectes

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Publication number
EP2219489A1
EP2219489A1 EP08860580A EP08860580A EP2219489A1 EP 2219489 A1 EP2219489 A1 EP 2219489A1 EP 08860580 A EP08860580 A EP 08860580A EP 08860580 A EP08860580 A EP 08860580A EP 2219489 A1 EP2219489 A1 EP 2219489A1
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Prior art keywords
bag
sides
closure
seal
edge
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EP2219489A4 (fr
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Adam Greenberg
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    • 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
    • A45F3/52—Nets affording protection against insects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/002—Protective covers
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
    • A45C13/1023—Arrangement of fasteners with elongated profiles fastened by sliders
    • A45C13/103—Arrangement of zip-fasteners

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  • the technical field of the present disclosure relates to a cover and/or bag that shields items such as luggage and clothing against bugs such as bedbugs.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a bug protecting bag ;
  • Figure 2 is a view showing details of the bag of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view showing another !5 embodiment of a bug protecting bag; ana,
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of a bug protecting bag.
  • a bag 10 is shown in Figure 1 and is arranged to substantially prevent bugs, such as bedbugs, from accessing its interior. Therefore, clothing, luggage, and/or other items stored in the bag 10 by a person visiting or occupying an establishment, such as a home, hospital, hotel, motel / inn, etc., is substantially safe from bug infestation,
  • a user can carry the bag 10 in a folded state to the establishment. Prior to entering the S establishment or. immediately upon entering the establishment or the user's room in the establishment, the user unfolds the bag 10 from its folded state to the unfolded state shown in Figure 1. The luggage, clothes, or other items can then be inserted into the bag 10. iO Alternatively, luggage, clothes, or the like can be inserted into the bag 10 at any other time.
  • the bag 10 In its unfolded state, the bag 10 as viewed in Figure 1 has six sides, i.e., a top side 12, a back side 14, a bottom side 16, a front side 18, a right side 20,
  • the bag IQ has one or more advantageous features.
  • the bag 10 has a substantially bug-proof exterior with little or no bug harborages, e.g., crevices, seams, openings, or pores, in or through which bugs can hide or lay eggs.
  • the sides 12, 14, 16, I ⁇ , 20, and 22 of the bag 10, for example, may be fabricated from a suitable wipe-down and/or non-porous material such as Nylon, Polyester, Plastic, Tyvek, or Vinyl, and are, for the most part, smooth, offering few seams or crevices,
  • the top side 12, the back side 14, and the bottom side 16 can be made from a first single continuous sheet of material.
  • the front side 1.8, the right side 20, and the left side 22 can be made from a second single continuous iO sheet of material.
  • These first and second continuous sheets of material are suitably joined so that a first seam 24 is formed between the back side 14 and the right side 20, a second seam 26 is formed between the right side 20 and the bottom side 16, a third seam 28 is formed
  • first and second continuous sheets of material are 0 joined in any suitable manner so as to form the seams and. so as to minimize ingress of bugs.
  • the above mentioned seams, including the seams 24, 26, and 28, are formed by 5 heat sealinq so as to ioin the first and second continuous sheets of material together to form the bag
  • the bag 10 may be formed by joining any number of pieces together in any suitable manner. S Also, in the case where the sides 12, 14, 16,
  • the bag 10 can be wiped down with a damp cloth that may, if desired, contain a cleanser. i0 As shown in Figure 1 and in r ⁇ ore detail in
  • the bag 10 includes a zipper 30 to permit access to the contents of the bag 10.
  • the zipper 30 includes a first locking strip 32 having the usual interlocking teeth and being suitably attached, such as
  • the zipper 30 also includes a second locking strip 40 having interlocking teeth and being suitably attached, such as by neat sealing, to an edge 42 of ⁇ ne right side 20, to an edge 44 of the front side 18, and to an edge 0 (not shown) of the left side 22.
  • the edges 34 and 42 correspond to one another
  • the edges 36 and 44 correspond to one another
  • the edge 38 and the not shown edge of the left, side 22 correspond to one another.
  • the zipper 30 further includes a slider 46 that, when slid, causes 5 the interlocking teeth of the first and second locking strips 32 and 40 to mesh and unmesh in known fashion so as to close and open the zipper 30.
  • the zipper 30, for example, r ⁇ ay foe an off-the- shelf zipper that clasps and shuts the bag 10 so as to S prevent entry/exit of bugs and first stage bug nymph which is smaller than a drop of water.
  • the zipper 30 provides easy access for large objects such as suitcases to be stored and contained with the bag 10.
  • Ail of the sides 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 may i0 be transparent or opaque. Alternatively, some of the sides 12, 14, 16, 13, 20, and 22 may be transparent while others of the sides 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 may be opaque. Transparency of at some of the sides 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 of the bag 10 permits the contents of the !5 bag 10 to be more easily identified without having to open the bag 10.
  • a lower dust guard or seal member 50 (partially seen through a breakaway 51 in Figure 2 ⁇ is 0 suitably attached (such as by heat sealing) to the exteriors of the top side 12 and the right side 20 of the bag 10 near the first seam 24.
  • An upper dust guard or seal member 52 is provided over the lower dust guard 50 so that ends 54 and 56 of the corresponding first and 5 second locking strips 32 and 40 are between the lower and ⁇ pper dust g ⁇ ards 50 and 52.
  • the lower and ⁇ pper dust guards 50 and 52 are heat sealed so as to capture arid fiz the ends 54 and 56 of the corresponding first and second locking strips 32 and 40 between the lower and upper d ⁇ st S guards 50 and 52. In this manner, the ends 54 and 56 of the corresponding first and second locking strips 32 and 40 of the zipper 30 are fixedly attached to the bag 10.
  • the lower dust guard 50 has a first end. 50a and a second end (not i0 shown) near the first seam 24. Accordingly, the lower dust guard 50 is longer than the upper dust guard 52 to form an overlapping area 60 and a non-overlap-ping area 62. Moreover, during heat sealing of the lower and upper dust guards 50 and 52, a short pocket 63 is formed
  • Lower and upper dust guards may be similarly provided at the other end of the zipper 30 near the searrs between the left side 22 and the back side 14 of the bag 5 10.
  • a second slider can also be provided for the zipper 30.
  • the bag IQ may be used to cover a suitcase 66 having a pull out handle 68 at one S end arid wheels (not shown) at. the other.
  • the bag 10 shown in Figure 1 does not permit access to the p ⁇ ii out handle 68 or to the wheels of the suitcase 66.
  • a i0 bag 10' shown in Figure 3 can be provided to penrsit access to the pull out handle 68 and the wheels of the suitcase 66 while the suitcase 66 is covered by a bag.
  • the bag 10' is substantially similar to the bag IQ, differing only in that a zippered.
  • handle access panel 70 is provided in a right side 20' of the bag 10' to permit access to the pull out handle 68.
  • ft zippered wheel access panel 74 is
  • the zippered handle access panel 70 includes a zipper 72 similar co the zipper 30 of c ⁇ e bag 10. Lower and upper dust guards similar to the lower and upper dust 0 guards 50 and 52 may be provided at one or the other end or at both ends of the zipper 72. Similarly, the kippered wheel access panel 74 includes a zipper 76 similar to the zipper 30 of the bag 10. Lower and upper dust guards similar to the lower and upper dust guards 50 5 and 52 may be provided at one or the other end or at both ends of the zipper 76 of the zippered wheel access panel
  • the zipper 72 is unzipped, S the zippered handle access panel 70 is open, and the p ⁇ ii out; handle 68 of the suitcase 66 extends through the open zippered handle access panel 70 to the exterior of the bag 10' .
  • the zipper 76 is unzipped, the zippered wheel access panel "4 is open, and the wheels of i0 the suitcase 66 extend through the open kippered wheel access panel 74 to the exterior of the bag 10' . Accordingly, the suitcase 66 can be moved by ⁇ se of its pull out handle 68 and its wheels. Once the suitcase 66 arrives at its destination, the pull out handle 68 of the
  • FIG. 4 Shown in Figure 4 is a bag 10'' that is configured to store articles within drawers of furniture, under beds, etc.
  • the bag 10'' is likewise arranged to substantially prevent bugs, such as bedbugs, from accessing its interior.
  • the bag 5 10'' In its unfolded state, the bag 5 10'' has a top side 12", a back side 14", a bottom side it>* ' , ,,. £xo ⁇ .
  • Tr-? bag 1C" includes a ripper 3 ⁇ ' ' :o perir.it accos ⁇ to zhz contents of r.hc tao 1C. 'Iho ⁇ ipcor 3C' 1; ⁇ C ude ⁇ iock ⁇ nu ⁇ i ripe ⁇ oinil-u to + he luckii ⁇ g ⁇ t i ip ⁇ O a 5 " ⁇ -1C or the "r.pp-er JO.
  • Th.e zirper ⁇ C ' ai ⁇ o includes a 5 slider 4D' ' tr.at, vuhen ⁇ l ⁇ d, cav. ⁇ os r.hc ir.t or locking teeth of the locking strips of the zipper 30'' to mesh and ⁇ nmesh in known fashion.
  • Lower and upper dust, guards similar to the lower and upper dust guards 50 and 52 may be provided at one or the other erid or at both ends of S the sicpsr 30' ' .
  • a cardboard or plastic 3-sided support or possibly spring corner supports can be !5 provided to add rigidity to any of the bags 10, 10', and 10'' in order to create a corresponding box-lil ⁇ e CD- sided) structure for easy insertion of items needing bug- protection.
  • the bags 10, 10% and 10'' may be provided in 0 different sizes depending upon the type and size of luggage or other items to be protected or, in the case of the bag 10' ' , the type and size of the drawer in which the bag IQ' ' is to be used.
  • the bags 10, 10' , and 10' ' may be arranged to contain large, medium, or small suitcases, d ⁇ ffle hags, backpacks, briefcases, purses, clothing, laptop computers, briefcases, etc.
  • the zippers of the bags 10, 10', and 10'' may be locking zippers so that not even baby bags can S penetrate,
  • the bags 10, 10', and 10'' have no exterior mounted handles or emblems that create harborages.
  • the zippers are easy- access three-sided zippers for. easy access to and placement of items.
  • the bags 10, 10', and 10'' are i0 durable and can be non-load bearing and tear-resistant.
  • the bags 10, 10', and IQ" can provide travel- rated, bug-proof luggage encasements for end-to-end use to prevent travel luggage/bags from bug infestation throughout the whole travel, process (i.e., taxi, bus, !5 airplane, train, hotel, cruise) since bugs can enter luggage at an infested buildiiig or also by transfer from close proximity to infested luggage or an infested travel vehicle.
  • the bags 10, 10', and 10'' may be designed to provide single-use or multi-use durability. The user can 0 encase and store any and ail items and travel bags at home .
  • the bags 10, 10', and 10' ' can be put into a single larger version of the bags 10, 10', and 10'' .
  • the bags 10, 10', and 10' ' can 5 be used to stored items in closets.
  • the bags 10, 10', and 10" substantially prevent, the spread of bugs and protects luggage and other items from bedbug infestation.
  • the bags 10, 10' , and 10' ' can be washed and/or -wiped down prior to, during, or S following transport.
  • a i0 garment bag may be provided with a zipper down the front to permit, garments to be inserted into and removed from the garment bag.
  • second zipper can be provided at the top to permit one or more hangers that hold garments within the garment bag to extend from the interior to the !5 exterior of the garment bag so that the garment bag can be hung in a closet by use of the hangers.
  • a hanger can be heat sealed to the top of the garment bag so that the garment bag can be hung in a closet without opening the garment bag and using the 0 hanger s ins ide .
  • closures other than the zippers described above can be used to open and close the bags .
  • a zip lock type closure could instead or in addition be used.

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  • Pest Control & Pesticides (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un sac anti-insectes destiné à contenir un bagage ou d'autres articles. Ce sac comprend une pluralité de côtés non poreux, pour empêcher l'entrée des insectes dans le sac, et lisses, pour que les insectes ne puissent pas y nicher. Une fermeture à glissière, lorsqu'elle est fermée, empêche l'entrée des insectes dans le sac et, lorsqu'elle est ouverte, permet d'accéder à l'intérieur du sac. Cette fermeture à glissière comprend par exemple un curseur ainsi que des première et deuxième bandes de fermeture. Le sac selon l'invention peut comprendre, si nécessaire, un joint qui scelle les extrémités des première et deuxième bandes de fermeture sur le sac.
EP08860580.3A 2007-12-12 2008-12-08 House de protection contre les insectes, sac et contenant anti-insectes Withdrawn EP2219489A4 (fr)

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