GB813414A - Improvements in or relating to carrier bags - Google Patents

Abstract

813,414. Carrier bags. ROBERTSON, K. A. July 25, 1957 [Nov. 16, 1956 ; Feb. 18, 1957], Nos. 35097/56 and 5417/57. Class 133. A carrier bag is formed by folding an elongated strip 1 of material of substantially rectangular form firstly about a centre line 7 and secondly about two parallel lines 8, 9 equidistant between the line 7 and ends of the material, the second fold being made in the opposite direction to the first and carrying handles being located in the region of the second folds. The handles may be made of webbed material attached to the panels 4, 5. The end panels 3, 6 may be made of a double layer of material the edges 11, 12 of the upper layer being left open to provide pockets. Handles 16, 17 may be attached which loop over the carrying handles to hold the pocket closed. The panels 3 and 6 are provided with cooperating zip fasteners. The bag may be made of waterproof material so that when opened out it can be used as a ground sheet, and one of the pockets formed in the panel 3 or 6 may be made to constitute or contain an inflatable cushion or pillow, The first Provisional Specification describes a bag where the outer folds are made in the same direction as the centre fold, the zip being provided around the two inner panels.