JP2011172771A - Boston bag - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Boston bag allowikng height, length, or width to be changed whenever necessary and is economically used for a variety of purposes. <P>SOLUTION: The Boston bag 1 includes: a bag body 2; bag body opening/closing means 3 provided along the length direction at an upper part of the bag body 2; a grip part 4 provided in such a way to protrude above the bag body 2; and joint means 5, 6, 7, and 8 provided in four corners of the bag body 2 respectively. In the joint means (5 and 6 or 7 and 8) provided on both sides in the length direction respectively, one side has male latches, whereas the other side has female latch; in the joint means (5 and 7 or 6 and 8) provided horizontally on both sides respectively, one side has male latches, whereas the other side has female latch. By joining the joint means 5, 6, 7, and 8 each other, height, length, or width is altered suitably and the bag is used for a variety of purposes. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a Boston bag suitable for use in a travel bag or the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a Boston bag whose height, length, or width can be appropriately changed.

  Conventionally, as a travel bag, a so-called Boston equipped with a bag body, a fastener disposed along the length direction at the top of the bag body, and a gripping part attached to protrude above the bag body Bags are frequently used. There are various sizes of this Boston bag, and the user purchases and uses a plurality of Boston bags of a size suitable for the application.

  In addition, when boarding an airplane for travel or the like, there is a limit to the number of bags that can be deposited in the baggage within the basic fee, and if it exceeds that, an additional fee will be incurred. There is also a limit on the weight per bag, and additional charges will be incurred if the weight is exceeded. There is a limit to the size of the bag that can be brought into the cabin, and any bag exceeding that size cannot be brought into the cabin.

  Furthermore, as a sub-bag for storing souvenirs purchased at a travel destination, a bag that can be appropriately changed in height, length, or thickness according to the size of the souvenir and can be folded compactly is desired. Has been.

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  Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has completed the present invention by conceiving a bag that can solve the above problems all at once, that is, the subject of the present invention can be changed in height, length, or width as appropriate. The object is to provide an economical Boston bag that can be used for various purposes.

  What solves the above-mentioned problem is a bag body, a bag body opening / closing means provided along the length direction at the top of the bag body, a gripping part provided so as to protrude above the bag body, Connecting means provided at each of the four corners of the bag body, and each of the connecting means provided on both sides in the lengthwise direction has a male fastener and the other has a female fastener. The connecting means provided at the top and the bottom of each are configured such that one has a male fastener and the other has a female fastener, and connects the connecting means provided on both sides in the length direction. Or by connecting the connecting means provided on the upper and lower sides to reduce the height or length of the bag body and increase the width. .

  Preferably, another Boston bag is arranged in parallel in the width direction of the Boston bag so that the front side and the back side are reversed, and the connecting means facing each other are connected to each other so that the width can be increased. . It is preferable that the connecting means has a strap portion whose base end portions are respectively fixed to the four corners of the bag body, and a fastener provided on the strap portion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the height, length, or width can be changed as appropriate, and the Boston bag is rich in economy and can be used for various purposes.
According to the invention described in claim 2, the Boston bag can be increased in width, and can be used for various purposes.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the connecting means for achieving the effect of the first or second aspect can be realized with a simple structure.

It is a front side perspective view of one Example of the Boston bag of this invention. It is a right view of the Boston bag shown in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the effect | action of the Boston bag shown in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the other effect | action of the Boston bag shown in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the other effect | action of the Boston bag shown in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the other effect | action of the Boston bag shown in FIG. It is a right view for demonstrating the effect | action of the Boston bag shown in FIG. It is a front side perspective view of the other Example of the Boston bag of this invention. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the effect | action of the Boston bag shown in FIG.

  In the present invention, connecting means 5, 6, 7, 8 are provided in the bag body 2, and the connecting means 5, 6, 7, 8 are connected to each other so that the height, length, or width can be changed. The Boston bag 1 with high economic efficiency that can be used for various purposes has been realized.

The Boston bag of the present invention will be described with reference to one embodiment shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the Boston bag 1 of this embodiment has a bag main body 2, a bag main body opening / closing means 3 provided along the length direction at the upper portion of the bag main body 2, and the bag main body 2 protruding above And the connecting means 5, 6 7 and 8 provided at the four corners of the bag body 2 respectively, and connecting means (5 and 6 provided respectively on both sides in the length direction). Alternatively, 7 and 8) one has a male fastener and the other has a female fastener, and one of the connecting means (5 and 7 or 6 and 8) provided vertically on both sides is a male fastener. And the other has a female fastener. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  The bag body 2 is a part for accommodating luggage or the like inside, and as shown in FIG. 1, the bag body 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape whose length is larger than the height in front view. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the bag body 2 is formed so as not to have gussets in the width direction, but may be formed with some gussets. The material for forming the bag body 2 may be any material as long as it has flexibility, such as leather or resin material.

  The bag body opening / closing means 3 is for opening and closing the bag body 2, and is provided along the length direction at the upper part of the bag body 2. The bag body opening / closing means 3 of this embodiment is made of a metal fastener, but is not limited to this, and may be anything that can be easily opened and closed by the user. Further, for example, those constituted by hook-and-loop fasteners are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  The grip portion 4 is a part for the user to grip the Boston bag 1 and is provided so as to protrude above the bag body 2. Specifically, the grip portion 4 of this embodiment is attached to the front side and the back side, respectively, and from a pair of hanging straps 4a and 4b provided so as to protrude in an inverted U shape above the bag body 2. It is configured. A winding member 4d is attached to the hanging strap 4b on the back side for winding the hanging straps 4a and 4b at the same time by winding the vicinity of the upper portions of the hanging straps 4a and 4b and engaging with the hook-and-loop fastener 4c. .

  The connecting means 5, 6, 7, and 8 are characteristic components of the present invention and are provided at the four corners of the bag body 2, respectively. The connecting means 5, 6, 7, 8 are composed of fasteners 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a and strap portions 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, and the base end portions of the strap portions 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b. Are fixed to the four corners of the bag body 2, and fasteners 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a are respectively attached to the end portions of the strap portions 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b.

  The fasteners 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a are for connecting the connecting means to each other, and those made of resin or metal can be suitably used. The fasteners 5a, 6a, 7a, and 8a of this embodiment are configured by resin buckles, and are configured to be divided into a male mold and a female mold and to be connected to each other when the male mold is inserted into the female mold. . Specifically, the fastener 5a (upper left buckle in FIG. 1) and the fastener 8a (lower right buckle in FIG. 1) are formed of female fasteners, and the fastener 6a (upper right buckle in FIG. 1) The fastener 7a (lower left buckle in FIG. 1) is a male fastener. The left and right (both sides in the length direction) fasteners (female fastener 5a and male fastener 6a, male fastener 7a and female fastener 8a) are configured to be connectable (FIG. 3). Or, the upper and lower fasteners (the female fastener 5a and the male fastener 7a, the male fastener 6a and the female fastener 8a) are also configured to be connectable (the state of FIG. 5). ). Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, when two Boston bags 1 and 1 bag are connected in parallel in the width direction, the front and back (front side and back side) of the Boston bag 1 bag are reversed. If it arrange | positions, the arrangement | positioning of a male type fastener and a female type | mold fastener will also be reverse, and it is comprised so that the fasteners which oppose in four corners can be connected.

  Thus, by making the arrangement of the male fastener and the female fastener different on both sides in the length direction, the connecting means provided on both sides in the length direction can be connected to each other, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a Boston bag capable of changing the height, length and width can be configured. Further, by making the arrangement of the male fastener and the female fastener vertically different, the connecting means can be connected in the height direction, and the height, length and width as shown in FIG. Boston bag that can be changed can be configured. Furthermore, the arrangement of the male fastener and the female fastener is different on both sides in the length direction, and the arrangement of the male fastener and the female fastener is different on the top and bottom, so that FIG. The height, length, and width can be changed as shown in FIG. 5, and two Boston bags as shown in FIG. 6 or 7 are connected in parallel in the width direction. The increased Boston bag can be configured. Therefore, contrary to this embodiment, the fastener 5a and the fastener 8a may be constituted by male fasteners, and the fastener 6a and the fastener 7a may be constituted by female fasteners.

  The strap portions 5b, 6b, 7b and 8b are for arranging the fasteners at positions where they can be connected to each other, and are formed to have a required length corresponding to the size of the bag body 2 and the like. . Specifically, the lengths of the strap portions 5b, 6b, 7b, and 8b are the same between the left and right fasteners in FIG. 1 (female fastener 5a and male fastener 6a, male fastener 7a and female fastener). 8a) or when the upper and lower fasteners (female fastener 5a and male fastener 7a, male fastener 6a and female fastener 8a) are connected, the height or length of the Boston bag 1 decreases. Therefore, the left and right fasteners or the upper and lower fasteners are at least in the state without deformation of the Boston bag (the state of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2) so that the gusset is formed and the width is increased accordingly. It is formed in the length which does not connect (the length which the connection means of the upper and lower sides or right and left does not reach).

  In addition, although the strap bands 5b, 6b, 7b, and 8b of this embodiment are formed of a band-like body (belt), they may be formed of a strap member. Moreover, as a forming material of a cord band part, a cloth material, a leather material, a resin material, etc. are suitable, However, You may form with metal materials, such as a chain. Furthermore, the string member may have a certain degree of elasticity such as an elastic member, so that when the buckles are connected, the connecting means can be fitted along the outer surface of the bag body. The baggage can be held so as not to move within the bag body.

Next, the operation of the Boston bag 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 will be described sequentially.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the bag body 2 of the Boston bag 1 is folded and halved in the case where no baggage is accommodated in the bag body 2, and the bag body 2 is folded in half in the length direction. After that, the connecting means 5 and the connecting means 6 and the connecting means 7 and the connecting means 8 are connected at one end side (left side in FIG. 3).

  In FIG. 4, the connecting means 5 and the connecting means 6 provided on both sides in the length direction are connected above the bag body 2 and the connecting means 7 and the connecting means 8 (not shown) are connected below the bag body 2. Then, it is a figure which shows the state (The state where height and length decreased, and width increased) where height, length, and width were changed.

  In FIG. 5, the connecting means 5 and the connecting means 7 (not shown) provided on the upper and lower sides are connected on the left side in the figure, and the connecting means 6 and the connecting means 8 provided on the upper and lower sides are connected on the right side in the figure. It is a figure which shows the state (height and length decreased and the width | variety increased) which connected and was changed in height, length, and width.

  FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 shows that the Boston bag 1 and the Boston bag 1 ｀ are arranged in parallel in the width direction, and the connection means 5 and the connection means 6 ｀ and the connection means 6 that correspond (oppose) in the vicinity of both sides in the length direction. By connecting the connecting means 5 ｀, the connecting means 7 and the connecting means 8 ｀ (not shown), and the connecting means 8 and the connecting means 7 長, the height and length are not changed, and the width is doubled. It is a figure which shows a state.

  As described above, the Boston bag of the present invention can be transformed into various forms by appropriately changing the height, length, or width by connecting the connecting means and arranged in parallel in the width direction. Thus, the width can be increased, and it can also be used for various purposes.

Further, another embodiment of the Boston back of the present invention shown in FIG. 8 or 9 will be described.
The difference between the Boston bag 10 of this embodiment and the above-described Boston bag 1 is only the structure of the connecting means, and the others are the same. The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The connecting means of the Boston bag 10 is composed of two different members as shown in FIG. That is, the connecting means 15 or 18 includes belts 15b and 18b whose base ends are fixed to the corners of the bag body 2, and ring members 15a and 18a attached to the front ends of the belts 15b and 18b. Yes. On the other hand, the connecting means 16 or 17 is constituted by a belt member, and a plurality of hooks of hook-and-loop fasteners are formed on the tip side surfaces 16a and 17a of the belt member, and loops of hook-and-loop fasteners are formed on the base end surface sides 16b and 17b. Many are formed. Note that loops of hook-and-loop fasteners may be formed on the front side surfaces 16a and 17a of the belt member, and hooks of hook-and-loop fasteners may be formed on the base end surface sides 16b and 17b.

  And when connecting such connecting means, as shown in FIG. 9, the connecting means 16 which consists of a belt member is inserted in the ring member 15a of the connecting means 15, and it folds and the front end side surface 16a of a connecting means is made. It can connect by sticking to the base end side surface 16b. What comprises a connection means with such a member is also included under the category of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Boston bag 2 Bag main body 3 Bag main body opening / closing means 4 Grip part 5, 6, 7, 8 Connection means

Claims (3)

A bag body, bag body opening / closing means provided along the length direction at the upper part of the bag body, gripping portions provided so as to protrude above the bag body, and four corners of the bag body Connecting means,
One of the connecting means provided on both sides in the lengthwise direction has a male fastener and the other has a female fastener, and one of the connecting means provided on the upper and lower sides on both sides is a male fastener. And the other is configured to have a female fastener,
By connecting the connecting means provided on both sides in the length direction, or connecting the connecting means provided on the upper and lower sides, the height or length of the bag body is reduced and the width is increased. The Boston bag is characterized by being configured.   The other Boston bag is arranged in parallel in the width direction of the Boston bag so that the front side and the back side are reversed, and the connecting means facing each other are connected to each other so that the width can be increased. Boston bag as described in.   The Boston bag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting means has a strap portion whose base end portions are respectively fixed to four corners of the bag body, and a fastener provided on the strap portion.

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