JPH11346818A - Camera bag - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out an instrument such as a camera even at the time of using a camera bag while keeping it hung from a shoulder. SOLUTION: This camera bag is composed of a bag main body 10 and a strap 11, is hung from the shoulder and carried. The opening 15 of the upper surface of the bag main body 10 is opened and closed by a lid flap 12. The lid flap 12 is bent at first and second bend parts 13a and 13b, and an open side end edge is opened outwards in the direction of separating from the body at the time of opening. Since the lid flap 12 is kept at an open position as it is, the instrument is taken out without pressing the lid flap 12 at the open position with a hand.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera bag used when carrying a camera and camera accessories.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When photographing outdoors, especially when going out to a distant place, not only cameras but also various types of interchangeable lenses, filters and strobes are used so that various photographing scenes can be handled. Often, they also carry equipment such as a tripod. In such a case, a camera bag is used. A camera bag is generally in the form of a shoulder bag, and a shoulder strap is attached to a bag body that stores a camera, camera accessories, film, and the like, so that the camera bag can be hung from a shoulder and carried.

[0003] Such a camera bag includes a hard type in which the bag body is made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum, and a semi-hard type or soft type in which leather or vinyl is used. The hard type is advantageous for safely transporting the equipment, but the semi-hard type and the soft type are superior in terms of portability and handling during shooting. However, since a flexible soft type in which the shape of the bag body itself is not fixed cannot arrange and store the equipment, it is not suitable for storing two or more types of equipment.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional semi-hard type camera bag. The camera bag includes a bag body 2 made of leather and a strap 3, and can be carried by hanging from a shoulder using the strap 3 as shown in the figure. The bag body 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and both ends of the strap 3 are fixed over the side surface or the bottom surface of the bag body 2 when the surface that contacts the waist of the user in the suspended state is the back surface. The strap 3 is appropriately provided with a buckle for adjusting the length and a shoulder pad, but these are not shown in the drawings.

A lid flap 4 is provided from the upper surface of the bag body 2 to the front, and two hooks 5 are provided on the tip side of the lid flap 4. When carrying, the hook 5 is fitted to a hook stopper fixed to the front surface of the bag body 2, so that the user can carry the lid 5 with the lid flap 4 tightened. Pockets 7 and 8 with lids are provided on the front and side surfaces of the bag body 2, respectively, and small items such as unused and used photographic film cartridges can be stored therein.

[0006]

As shown in the drawing, when taking out the equipment from the bag body 2 with the camera bag suspended from the shoulder, the hook 5 is removed and the lid flap 4 is lifted. Since the bent portion when opening the flap 4 is near the boundary between the upper surface and the back surface,
Since the lid flap 4 cannot be opened by 90 ° or more, the lid flap 4 attempts to return to the closed position by its own weight. Therefore, the lid flap 4 must be held in the open position with one hand, and the equipment must be taken out with the other hand, which is difficult to use. And while holding the camera with one hand,
When trying to take out the interchangeable lens from the bag body 2, for example, the removal operation is performed while holding the lid flap 4 with an elbow, and the handling of the lid flap 4 is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a camera bag capable of easily performing an operation of taking out equipment even while being suspended from a shoulder. To provide.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an opening for taking out photographing equipment is provided on the upper surface of a bag body for storing the photographing equipment, and this opening is covered with a lid member which can be opened and closed. An operation portion of a locking means for locking the lid member in the closed position is provided on the upper surface side of the bag body, and the lid member is opened in a direction away from the body while the bag body is hung from the shoulder. is there. This allows the lid member to be opened while the bag body is suspended from the shoulder, and the opened lid member does not hinder the operation of taking out the equipment.

Further, when the cover member is extended and the surface facing the body side is the back surface with the bag body suspended from the shoulder,
With the lid member configured to cover the front and top surfaces of the bag body, at the portion that covers the front of the bag body,
By connecting both side edges of the lid member to the bag body by gussets, the lid member can be widely opened, and the operation of taking out and storing equipment can be performed easily.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a camera bag using the present invention. This camera bag is of a semi-hard type consisting of a leather bag body 10 and a strap 11, and the bag body 10 maintains a substantially rectangular box shape. Both ends of the strap 11 are firmly fixed from the side to the bottom of the bag body 10, respectively.
Although not shown, the strap 11 is provided with a shoulder pad and a buckle for adjusting the length as in the conventional strap.

A cover flap 12 is provided from the front to the top of the bag body 10 as a cover member which is opened when the equipment is taken out. In a state where the lid flap 12 is tightened, the open side edge of the lid flap 12 is located at the boundary between the upper surface and the back surface of the bag body 10, and is locked to the upper surface of the bag body 10 by the pair of hooks 14, 14. Is done. A pocket with a lid for storing small items is provided on the side surface of the bag body 10 as shown in FIG.

When the lid flap 12 is opened, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the first bent portion 1 near the boundary between the front surface and the bottom surface
3a is about 20 to 30 degrees, and the second bent portion 13b near the boundary between the front surface and the upper surface is bent by being turned approximately 180 degrees from the closed position, and the opening 15 of the bag body 10 is exposed. For this reason, the first and second bent portions 13 a and 13 b are processed so as to be more flexible than other portions of the lid flap 12.

In a portion covering the front of the bag body 10, both sides of the lid flap 12 and the bag body 10 are connected by gussets 16,16. Therefore, there is no gap between the side edge of the lid flap 12 and the bag body 10 even if the bag is completely opened as shown. Further, when the lid flap 12 is opened, its open side edge hangs down to the front side of the bag body 10 by its own weight, so that the lid flap 12 does not return to the closing direction even if the hand is released.

A pair of stoppers 17 are fixed to the back of the upper surface of the bag body, and together with a pair of stoppers 18 attached to the open edge of the lid flap 12, constitute the hook 14 described above. The locking means for fixing the lid flap 12 to the closed position is not necessarily limited to the hook 14, and various other locking means can be used. It is provided so that the locking or unlocking operation can be performed from the upper surface of 10.
As is well known, a partition plate 19 is provided inside the bag body 10 so that the camera body, interchangeable lenses, and other equipment can be stored in an organized manner.

The camera bag is carried by hanging it from a shoulder using a strap 11. At the time of carrying, the open side edge of the lid flap 12 is locked to the upper surface of the bag body 10 by the pair of hooks 14, so that the lid flap 12 does not open carelessly. When taking out the equipment from the bag body 10 for photographing, the hook 14 is removed and the lid flap 12 is opened.

The lid flap 12 has first and second bent portions 13.
It bends from a and 13b and keeps its open state even if it is released as shown in FIG. Therefore, necessary equipment can be taken out of the bag main body 10 with the hand with the lid flap 12 opened, and even if the other hand is closed, the take-out operation can be easily performed. In addition, when taking out a large or heavy object, it is also possible to carry out the removing operation with both hands. Further, since the lid flap 12 is slightly opened by the gusset 16 also on the front side of the bag body 10 and the frontage of the opening 15 in the depth direction is widened, the equipment can be easily taken out.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are given to the same functional portions as those of the above-described embodiment. A gusset 21 is provided at the center of the bag body 20, and the front side of the bag body 20 can be widened in a direction away from the back side by bending and opening the lid flap 22 at the bent portion 23. Lid flap 22
Is fixed to the front surface of the bag body 20, a pair of fastening members 18 are provided on the other edge, and are locked to the stopper 17 of the bag body 20 in the closed position.

It is preferable that a pocket 24 for accommodating small items is provided on the front of the bag body 20 and that the back is flat without any pocket or the like. Accordingly, when the user attempts to carry the bag body 20 by hanging the lid flap 22 and hanging the bag body 20 from the shoulder, the back surface of the bag body 20 is turned to the body.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the illustrated embodiment. However, skirt portions are provided on the peripheral edges of the lid flaps 12 and 22, and the side and back surfaces of the bag bodies 10 and 20 are partially formed from the upper surface side. It is also possible to adopt a configuration of nesting. Further, a buckle or a Velcro fastener can be used as a locking means for locking these lid flaps in the closed position, and the locking and unlocking operations can be easily performed from the upper side of the bag body. Anything can be obtained.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cover member for opening and closing the opening for taking out the equipment of the bag body can be easily opened and closed from the upper surface side of the bag body, and the cover member can be moved in the direction away from the body. Since the bag can be opened, even when the bag body is hung from the shoulder, the lid member can be kept open without using a hand, and the equipment can be easily taken out. In addition, the front surface of the bag body is also opened and closed by the lid member, and both side edges of the lid member are connected to the bag body at the gusset on the front surface of the bag body, so that the frontage in the depth direction when the lid member is opened. And the operability of the camera bag can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a closed state of a camera bag using the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the camera bag shown in FIG. 1 in an open state;

FIG. 3 is an external view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a conventional camera bag.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 20 Bag body 11 Strap 12, 22 Lid flap 15 Opening 16, 21 Town part 17 Stopper 18 Fastener

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A camera bag comprising a bag main body for storing photographing equipment such as a camera, and a strap for carrying the bag main body by hanging it from a shoulder, wherein an opening for taking out photographing equipment is provided on an upper surface of the bag main body. This opening is covered with an openable and closable lid member, and an operating portion of a locking means for locking the lid member in the closed position is provided on the upper surface side of the bag body, and the lid member is suspended from the shoulder of the bag body. A camera bag that is opened in a direction away from the body. 2. When the surface facing the body when the bag body is hung from the shoulder is the back surface, the lid member is configured to cover the front and top surfaces of the bag body in the closed state, and the front surface of the bag body is closed. 2. The camera bag according to claim 1, wherein both side edges of the covering portion are connected to the bag body by a gusset.