Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/02—Interior fittings; Means, e.g. inserts, for holding and packing articles
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/001—Flexible materials therefor
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/06—Ladies' handbags
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/06—Ladies' handbags
  • A45C3/08—Handbags provided with removable or washable covers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
  • A45C7/0077—Flexible luggage; Hand bags collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
  • A45C7/0086—Flexible luggage; Hand bags comprising a plurality of separable elements which can be used independently of one another
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
  • A45C7/009—Flexible luggage; Hand bags with interchangeable elements forming the storage space, e.g. modular
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C2007/0004—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like convertible into an open planar surface, e.g. a sheet
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
  • A45C2007/0004—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like convertible into an open planar surface, e.g. a sheet
  • A45C2007/0013—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like convertible into an open planar surface, e.g. a sheet with fasteners along the periphery of the surface
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/02—Interior fittings; Means, e.g. inserts, for holding and packing articles
  • A45C2013/026—Inserts
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/04—Shopping bags; Shopping nets

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a sectional, modular bag, which is variably conformable between a flattened smaller-size non-use condition, and a container-use condition of the bag.
• bags are known to be formed by removable assembly of a number of component parts made of leather, fabric or functionally equivalent materials, in various combinations according to the design of the bag. These parts have plan shapes of various geometries, which are diversified to allow complementary association thereof to form the bag assembly and to ensure the overall intended task of the bag.
• the sectional nature of the parts of the bags advantageously affords significant construction savings, because the various assembly parts are simply obtained by customized cutting of parts, which will considerably reduce the manufacturing costs that are conventionally associated with the general manufacture of any bag, and particularly of high-value bags.
• the technical purpose of the present invention is to obviate the aforementioned drawbacks.
• the primary object of the present invention is to provide a sectional bag arrangement that can afford a substantial reduction of the number of parts that form the bag and standardized geometric construction thereof.
• FIG. 1 is an axonometric view of the bag during disassembly, which shows certain internal details thereof;
• FIG. 2 is an axonometric view of an internal part of the bag of Figure 1 ;
• FIG. 3 is an axonometric view of the bag, in the assembled configuration
• FIG. 4 is a bottom-to-top view of the bottom of Figure 3;
• FIG. 5A, 5B and 5C show the aspects of certain component parts of the bag as viewed from the exterior thereof;
• Figures 6 A, 6B and 6C show the aspects of the same details of Figures 5 A, 5B, 5C, as viewed from the interior.
• numeral 10 generally designates a sectional bag having a modular composition and variably conformable between a flattened smaller-size non-use condition, and a container-use condition, of the bag 10.
• the bag 10 essentially comprises a bag body, generally referenced 1, composed of two component parts 2 only, which generally define two main partitions 3a, two side partitions 3b, at least one bottom partition 4 and an opening 20 of said bag body 1.
• the main partitions 3a face each other to form the front and rear walls of the bag.
• the side partitions 3b also face each other.
• the bag body 1 is advantageously equipped with handles 7 and houses an object- holding core 6 distinct from the bag body 1, as well shown in Figures 1 and 2.
• the two component parts have an identical substantially planar shape, represented by a plane figure, preferably divided into three partitions, i.e. a main partition 3a a side partition 3b and a bottom partition 4.
• the partitions 3a, 3b and 4 can be folded relative to one another and assembled, when associating the two component parts 2, to create the shape of a solid figure - in the examples of the figures substantially a parallelepiped - open at its top, having an internal holding cavity and embodying the aforementioned bag body 1.
• interconnection means have the purpose of affording quick conversion of the bag configuration from the container condition to the flattened condition and vice versa, as needed by the user.
• the interconnection means comprise snap-fit members 5a, 5b, such as snap-fit fasteners, which are appropriately placed in the partitions at locations 3a, 3b, 4 that are designed to face each other when forming the bag body 1.
• This embodiment shall be obviously considered by mere way of example and without limitation, and may be implemented in the form of Velcro parts, parts with magnetic elements, mechanical coupling members, etc.
• the object-holding core 6 may be advantageously housed inside the bag body 1.
• the presence of this core 6 allows optimized use of the sectional nature and quick conversion properties of the bag body 1, and avoids the need of separately transferring the various objects that the bag user wants to carry.
• the core 6 is also advantageously designed to be mechanically connected to the bag body 1 by means of snap fasteners 6a, 6b interposed between the core 6 and the side partitions 3b of the bag body 1 in which it is contained (see Figs. 2, 6A and 6B).
• Figures 1 and 3 clearly shows that the bag 10 is preferably equipped with handles 7, which are designed to be associated with the two three-partition parts 2 that compose the bag body 1.
• this association is of removable and adjustable type and is obtained by association of rigid pins 8 - carried in cantilever fashion by flaps 9 of the main partition 3 - with eyelets 1 1 formed with a given pitch in the length of the handles 7.
• the invention entirely fulfills its intended objects and provides important advantages.
• the sectional nature of a two-part bag body 1 gives the user the opportunity of quickly disassembling and assembling the bag 10 whenever he/she desires, with no risk of losing some component part.
• the identity of the shapes of the aforementioned two parts will also allow both the final user and the manufacturer to exchange the component parts of two or more bags to create new combinations of colors, materials and exterior appearances, as desired by the user.
• a further advantage of the identical three-partition conformation of the two parts 2 is that the bag body 1 so obtained shall have a two-layer bottom, resulting from the superposition of the two bottom partitions 4. This superposition imparts a considerable useful rigidity to the bag body 1, which advantageously assists its function of supporting the bag contents and ensures stable maintenance of the exterior shape of the bag body 1.
• Yet another advantage, which is provided by the object-holding core 6, consists in avoiding the need of transferring objects, or in the possibility of using the core alone when the bag body 1 is required to be disassembled to be stored in a smaller-size state in a bag or a larger suitcase or in a drawer or a wardrobe, without wasting useful space.

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• 2015
  • 2015-07-24 IT ITUB2015A002483A patent/ITUB20152483A1/it unknown
• 2016
  • 2016-07-25 EP EP16766360.8A patent/EP3324779A1/en not_active Withdrawn
  • 2016-07-25 CN CN201610591840.9A patent/CN106360924A/zh active Pending
  • 2016-07-25 JP JP2018501988A patent/JP2018519958A/ja active Pending
  • 2016-07-25 AU AU2016298810A patent/AU2016298810A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2016-07-25 US US15/744,969 patent/US20180220760A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2016-07-25 WO PCT/IB2016/054427 patent/WO2017017596A1/en active Application Filing

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