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EP3824758A1
EP3824758A1 EP20208226.9A EP20208226A EP3824758A1 EP 3824758 A1 EP3824758 A1 EP 3824758A1 EP 20208226 A EP20208226 A EP 20208226A EP 3824758 A1 EP3824758 A1 EP 3824758A1
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    • 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
    • A45C1/00—Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
    • A45C1/02—Purses
    • A45C1/024—Purses fitted in handbags or the like
    • 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
    • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
    • A45C13/1076—Arrangement of fasteners with a snap action
    • A45C13/1092—Arrangement of fasteners with a snap action of the socket-and-pin type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
    • A45C3/02—Briefcases or the like

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  • the present invention relates to bag systems, specifically to bag systems for securely coupling bags together.
  • Purses are used as a fashion accessory and are often selected to coordinate with an outfit or occasion. Purses can be selected based on their utility or appropriateness such as a purse chosen for a casual outdoor activity versus a formal occasion. When switching from one purse or bag to another, the user is required to transfer each, individual item to the next desired style. This process is time consuming, burdensome and may not result in the same organization of contents, making the search for a given item a constant challenge. The transfer process may also result in some items being left behind or lost.
  • Bags of bag systems may be coupled together for transporting items.
  • a number of separate pieces may be used separately and carried separately, or a number of separated pieces may be secured together so as to function as a unitary structure. While the separate pieces are capable of functioning independently of one another, they may be secured together while traveling to make the handling of the bags more manageable.
  • bags may be coupled together through a variety of coupling mechanisms, such as: straps, zippers, hooks, snaps, belts, buckles, hook and loop, and so on.
  • the inventions heretofore known suffer from a number of disadvantages which include: being difficult to manufacture, being difficult to assemble, being difficult to access stored items, not coupling efficiently, requiring the use of additional straps, having an easily accessible coupling mechanism, being difficult to detach, not having a secure coupling mechanism, and not protecting additional items.
  • the present invention has been developed in response to the present state of the art, and in particular, in response to the problems and needs in the art that have not yet been fully solved by currently available bag systems. Accordingly, the present invention has been developed to provide a bag system.
  • the bag system may comprise a main bag.
  • the main bag may include a front side.
  • a slit may be disposed along the front side; and/or a buckle may be coupled to an interior surface of the front side.
  • the bag system may also comprise a supplemental bag.
  • the supplemental bag may be removably coupled to the main bag, and/or may include a connector.
  • the connector may be disposed along a back side of the supplemental bag; and/or the connector may be disposed through the slit and/or removably coupled to the buckle.
  • the connector and/or the buckle may thereby comprise a latch assembly.
  • the latch assembly may include a connector.
  • the connector may have a connector tongue.
  • the latch assembly may also include a buckle.
  • the buckle may be removably coupled to the connector.
  • the buckle may have a buckle housing with an aperture.
  • the connector tongue may be selectably disposable within the aperture.
  • the buckle may also have a pair of levers, that may be partially disposed within the buckle housing. Each lever may be disposed along a side of the connector tongue when the connector tongue is disposed within the buckle housing, and/or thereby flanking the connector tongue.
  • the connector may be U-shaped.
  • the connector may have a first member that may be coupled to the supplemental bag, a second member that may extend from the first member and/or a third member that may extend from the second member opposite the first member.
  • the first and/or second members may be substantially parallel to each other such that they do not touch each other at distal ends thereof.
  • the slit may be disposed through a middle region of the main bag that may be substantially equidistant from a mouth of the main bag and/or a bottom of the main bag such that the middle region may be orthogonal to the plane of the mouth and/or the plane of the bottom of the main bag.
  • the latch assembly may be a pinch latch.
  • each lever may be an actuator.
  • the actuators may be buttons that may be disposed opposite each other on the latch assembly body. Too, in one embodiment of the invention, a profile of the connector may be U-shaped. Further, in one embodiment of the invention, the buckle may be a push button release buckle.
  • references throughout this specification to an "embodiment,” an “example” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, characteristic, or combinations thereof described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention.
  • appearances of the phrases an "embodiment,” an “example,” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment, to different embodiments, or to one or more of the figures.
  • reference to the wording "embodiment,” “example” or the like, for two or more features, elements, etc. does not mean that the features are necessarily related, dissimilar, the same, etc.
  • FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bag system, showing a main bag removably coupled to a supplemental bag, according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • a bag system 10 including a main bag 11.
  • the main bag 11 has a front side of main bag 12.
  • Coupled to the front side of main bag 12 is a supplemental bag 14.
  • the bag system 10 includes a main bag 11 and a supplemental bag 14.
  • the main bag 11 and the supplemental bag 14 are configured to carry, house, protect, transport, etc. personal items. Accordingly, the main bag 11 and the supplemental bag 14 may be purses.
  • the main bag 11 is shown to be larger than the supplemental bag 14; however, the main bag 11 may be smaller than, or identical to, the supplemental bag 14.
  • the main bag 11 and the supplemental bag 14 may be comprised of a variety of materials, such as, but not limited to: leather, plastic, metal, cotton, and polyester.
  • the main bag 11 and the supplemental bag 14 may have straps.
  • the supplemental bag 14 is removably coupled to the main bag 11 at the front side of main bag 12.
  • the supplemental bag 14 may be secured to the front side 12 through a variety of couplings, such as, but not limited to: snaps, buckles, hook and loop, locks and ties.
  • the supplemental bag 14 may be secured to the front side 12 so that it is not easily uncoupled from the main bag 11.
  • items are stored within the main bag 11. Items are also stored within the supplemental bag 14.
  • the supplemental bag 14 is securely removably coupled to the main bag 11.
  • the supplemental bag 14 is transported with the main bag 11.
  • the supplemental bag 14 is removed from the main bag 11 with effort.
  • the supplemental bag 14 may be uncoupled from the main bag 11 by a two-button (or other actuator type) latch assembly disposed within an interior the main bag 11 and extending through a slit in the body of the main bag, spaced from the mouth thereof. Accordingly, the supplemental bag 14 may only be uncoupled from the main bag 11 by accessing an interior of the main bag 11 through the mouth of the main bag.
  • a user of a such a bag need not be concerned about someone surreptitiously removing the supplemental bag from the main bag so long as the mouth of the main bag is secure and/or under observation.
  • the slit through the main bag provides air circulation within the main bag even when the mouth is zipped closed.
  • the latch assembly requires actuation of two buttons (or other actuator-type) to release the supplemental bag from the main bag, the user need not worry about items within the main bag accidentally releasing the supplemental bag from the main bag.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a bag system, showing a main bag removably coupled to a supplemental bag by a connector, according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • a bag system 10 including a main bag 11.
  • the main bag 11 is removably coupled to a supplemental bag 14 by a connector 20.
  • the connector 20 is coupled to the supplemental bag 14 and disposed between the main bag 11 and the supplemental bag 14.
  • the supplemental bag 14 includes a connector 20.
  • the connector is coupled to the supplemental bag 14 and extends outwardly therefrom toward the main bag 11.
  • the connector 20 connects the supplemental bag 14 to the main bag 11. Accordingly, the connector 20 is disposed between the supplemental bag 14 and the main bag 11.
  • the connector 20 may be a variety of connectors for coupling the supplemental bag 14 to the main bag, such as, but not limited to: belts, straps, ties, buckles, pinch latches, and push button latches.
  • the connector 20 may be a pinch latch, such as, but not limited to, a Southco 60 Squeeze-Release Latch, by Southco, located at 210 N. Brinton Lake Road, Concordville, PA 19331. which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • the connector may be a push button release buckle, such as, but not limited to, an Metal 5/8 Inch Side Release Buckle, by Paracord Planet, located at 1320 5 th Ave. N., Fargo, ND 58102, which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • the connector may be/include a latch assembly as described in US Patent Application No. 16/455,487 , which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
  • the connector 20 may be entirely comprised of rigid materials, such as, but not limited to: metal, plastic, and metal alloys.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an interior surface of a front side of main bag, according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • a main bag 11 with a front side of main bag 12. Coupled to the front side of main bag 12 along an interior surface 32 is a buckle 30. A slit 31 is disposed above the buckle 30.
  • the main bag 11 also has a mouth of main bag 33 and a bottom of main bag 34.
  • the front side of main bag 12 includes an interior surface 32.
  • a buckle 30 is disposed along, and coupled to, the interior surface 32.
  • a slit 31 is disposed along the interior surface 32 above the buckle 30.
  • the slit 31 may allow the connector ( See e.g., Figure 2 , Item 20) to enter the front side 12 into the main bag 11 and couple to the buckle 30.
  • the slit 31 may be shaped and/or sized to permit the connector ( See e.g., Figure 2 , Item 20) to enter the main bag 11 and couple to the buckle 30.
  • the buckle 30 may only be accessed from within the main bag 11. As a result, when coupled to the buckle 30, the connector ( See e.g., Figure 2 , Item 20) may only be uncoupled from the buckle 30 from within the main bag 11.
  • the slit 31 is disposed through a middle region of the main bag 11 that is substantially equidistant from the mouth of main bag 33 and the bottom of main bag 34, such that the middle region is orthogonal to a plane of the mouth 33 and a plane of the bottom 34 of the main bag 11. Accordingly, the slit 31 located a distance from the mouth of main bag 33 substantially equal to a distance from the bottom of main bag 34, and is thereby central to the mouth of main bag 33 and the bottom of main bag 34.
  • the slit 31 is disposed along the interior surface 32 above the buckle 30, and between the buckle 30 and the mouth of main bag 33.
  • the buckle 30 may be disposed above the slit 31. There may be additional slits disposed in other regions of the main bag. Further, there may be accessories that attach to an interior of the bag and do not pass through any slit.
  • FIG 4 is a sectional view of the interior surface of Figure 3 , showing the buckle, according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • a main bag 11 with an interior surface 32. Coupled to the interior surface 32, and disposed opposite the interior surface 32 of the front side 12, is a buckle 30. Also, disposed through the interior surface 32 is a slit 31.
  • the main bag 11 additionally includes a mouth of main bag 33 and a bottom of main bag 34.
  • the main bag 11 includes a buckle 30.
  • the buckle 30 is coupled to the main bag 11. Coupling structures are not shown; however, the buckle 30 may be coupled to the main bag 11 through a variety of couplings, such as, but not limited to: adhesives, rivets, screws, bolts, pins, clips, and snaps.
  • the buckle 30 is disposed below the slit 31.
  • the slit 31 provides an opening in the main bag 11 for a connector ( See e.g., Figure 2 , Item 20) to pass through slit 31 and into the buckle 30 for removably coupling a supplemental bag ( See e.g. , Figure 1 , Item 14) to the main bag 11.
  • FIG. 5 is a back perspective view of a supplemental bag, showing a connector according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • a supplemental bag 14 There is shown a supplemental bag 14.
  • a connector 50 is coupled to a back side of supplemental bag 51.
  • the connector 50 includes a second member 53, and a third member 54 coupled to the second member 53.
  • the connector 50 includes a second member 53 coupled to the back side 51 and extending outwardly therefrom, orthogonal to the back side 51.
  • a third member 54 is coupled to the second member 53 and extends outwardly from the second member, orthogonal to the second member 53 and planar to the back side. Accordingly, the third member 54 of the connector 50 extends to function as a tongue by projecting through a slit ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 31) and into a buckle ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 30) of a main bag ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 11).
  • the third member 54 of the connector 50 may enter a slit (see e.g., Figure 3 , Item 31) and removably couple to a buckle ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 30) of a main bag ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 11).
  • the illustrated third member 54 is T-shaped.
  • FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of a connector, showing a connector tongue, according to one embodiment of the invention. There is shown a connector 50.
  • the connector 50 includes a connector tongue 60.
  • the connector 50 includes a connector tongue 60.
  • the connector 50 is U-shaped.
  • the connector tongue 60 is T-shaped.
  • the connector 50, including connector tongue 60 may be rigid and may not bend or give when force is applied.
  • the connector 50, including connector tongue 60 may be comprised of metal.
  • FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the supplemental bag of Figure 5 , showing a profile of a connector according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • structural details of the supplement bag itself e.g. the closed zipper at the mouth, stitched seams, multiple layers of textile material, decorative elements
  • the connector 50 includes a first member 52. Coupled to the first member 52 is a second member 53. Coupled to the second member 53 is a third member 54.
  • the connector 50 has a profile 70.
  • the profile 70 of the connector 50 is U-shaped.
  • the first member 52 is disposed within the supplemental bag (see e.g., Figure 1 , Item 14).
  • the second and third members 53 and 54, respectively, are disposed outside of the supplemental bag ( See e.g. , Figure 1 , Item 14).
  • the third member 54 of the connector 50 extends to function as a tongue by projecting through a slit ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 31) and into a buckle ( See e.g. , Figure 3 , Item 30) of a main bag ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 11).
  • the first member 52 is coupled to the supplemental bag ( See e.g., Figure 1 , Item 14).
  • the second member 53 extends from the first member 52
  • the third member 54 extends from the second member 53 opposite the first member 52.
  • the first and second members (52 and 53, respectively) are substantially parallel to each other such that they do not touch each other at distal ends thereof.
  • FIG 8 is a partial front perspective view of a latch assembly, showing a buckle removably coupled to a connector, according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • the latch assembly 80 includes a connector 50 removably coupled to a buckle 30.
  • the buckle includes a buckle aperture 81 and buckle housing 82.
  • the connector 50 includes a connector tongue 60.
  • the connector tongue 60 is selectably disposed within the buckle aperture 81 and removably coupled to a pair of levers 83.
  • the buckle 30 includes a pair of levers 42, 83.
  • the pair of levers 42, 83 may be rotatably coupled to the buckle housing 82 and may pivot about an axis.
  • the pair of levers 42, 83 may pivot closed to couple to the connector tongue 60, and may pivot open to release the connector tongue 60.
  • each lever 42, 83 may be an actuator, and may operate to couple and uncouple the connector tongue 60 to the buckle 30.
  • the levers 42, 83, or actuators may be buttons that are disposed opposite each other on the latch assembly 80.
  • the pair of levers 42, 83 may function as push buttons for releasing the connector 50 from the buckle 30 upon simultaneous application of force to each lever 42, 83, or button.
  • the pair of levers 42, 83 are partially disposed within the buckle housing 81. Each lever 42, 83 is disposed along a side of the connector tongue 60 when the connector tongue 60 is disposed within the buckle housing 82, and thereby flank the connector tongue 60. Accordingly, a majority of the connector tongue 60 is disposed within the buckle 30 when the connector tongue 60 is coupled to the pair of levers 42, 83.
  • the connector tongue 60 may be disposed though the slit ( See e.g., Figure 3 , Item 31) and removably coupled to the buckle 30.
  • the connector 50 and the buckle 30 comprise the latch assembly 80 for latching the main bag ( See e.g., Figure 1 , Item 11) to the supplemental bag ( See e.g. , Figure 1 , Item 14).
  • the latch assembly 80 may be such as an Embossed Pinch Latch, by Vintage Trailer Supply, of 27556 E. 1-25 Frontage Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87508, which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • the latch assembly 80 may be such as a push button release buckle of a Metal Buckle with "GM" Push Button, by SeatBeltsPlus, of 1338 Rocky Point Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056, which is incorporated by reference herein. Accordingly, it may be that the levers 83, or actuators, may not be push buttons. Likewise, the levers 83, or actuators, may not be disposed opposite each other on the latch assembly 80.
  • the buckle may be disposed on an interior of the main bag, the buckle may be disposed on an exterior of the main bag.
  • the connector including connector tongue, may be disposed on an interior or exterior of the supplemental bag.
  • the supplemental bag may include a slit for allowing the buckle to travel through the slit into an interior of the supplemental bag.
  • main bag and/or supplemental bag may have any size and/or shape for transporting personal items.
  • main bag and/or supplemental bag may have any size and/or shape for transporting personal items.
  • the figures illustrate the main bag and the supplemental bag as purses, it is envisioned that any type of bag may be used for the bag system, such as but not limited to: purses, backpacks, briefcases, computer cases, and luggage. It is also envisioned that the buckle may be hidden in the main bag by a divider, or pocket, of the main bag.
  • the components of the device may be constructed of a variety of materials, such as, but not limited to: plastic, textiles, leather, metal, rubber, etc. and combinations thereof.

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