NL2012193C2

NL2012193C2 - Safety vest assembly.

Info

Publication number: NL2012193C2
Application number: NL2012193A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Dalibor Borjanin
Original assignee: Life Safety Products B V
Priority date: 2014-02-03
Filing date: 2014-02-03
Publication date: 2015-08-06
Also published as: DE202015000901U1

Abstract

Safety vest unit comprising a folded safety vest that is vacuum-packed in a plastic bag, the bag is provided with a trailer, which extends from one edge of the bag to the outside in a direction transverse mainly to this edge, the trailer at least 0.02 meters from the edge extends outwards.

Description

P103818NL00

Title: Safety vest assembly

The invention relates to a safety vest assembly.

Safety vests are widely known, and are typically provided as sleeveless vests having one or more reflection bands on it. The safety vests are intended to provide more visibility of the user wearing the safety vest, e.g. in darkness. To that end, safety vests can be provided in cars and/or in other motorized vehicles having a cabin interior such as a passenger cabin interior, such as vans, trucks, buses etc. In the passenger cabin of such vehicles, the safety vests often take a lot of space and/or often are in the way of the passengers. Various possibilities have been explore to create additional space or storage for the safety vests. Accordingly, there is a need to efficiently and/or conveniently store the safety vests in the vehicle cabin.

Thereto, the invention provides for a safety vest assembly according to claim 1.

By providing a safety vest assembly in which the safety vest is vacuum packed in a plastic bag, the vacuumed bag with the safety vest can have a relatively small thickness. Eventually, the thickness of the bag with safety vest may reduce to less than 0,8 cm or even less than 0,6 cm. The thickness of the vacuumed bag containing the folded safety vest may be between approximately 2 mm and approximately 6 mm. Of course, the actual thickness of the vacuumed bag with safety vest depends inter alia on the material of the bag and/or of the safety vest, and thus may vary.

By providing the bag with a label extending mainly transversely and outwardly from the bag, the bag may relatively easy be found inside the cabin of the vehicle.

In the context of this disclosure, the wording “car” may be used, which is to be understood as meaning all kind of vehicles having a passenger cabin. Usually, in such a passenger cabin, there may be a floor, e.g. a car floor, and there may be a mat, e.g. a car mat.

Advantageously, the vacuumed bag containing the safety vest with the label can be put underneath the car mat, present in almost every vehicle, with the label extending outside of the car mat. In an embodiment, the label may also be attached to an upper side of the car mat. By providing the relatively thin vacuumed bag underneath the car mat, it is efficiently hidden and stored in the cabin interior. On the other hand, since the label extends outwardly from the bag and outside of the car mat, the label can relatively easy be found. By pulling at the label, the bag containing the safety vest can be pulled from underneath the car mat for use. Additionally and/or alternatively, the label may be attached to an upper side of the car mat, to provide for some fixation to the car mat. Then, a user may relatively easy loosen the label from the car mat and pull the bag from underneath the car mat.

To reach the safety vest, which is vacuum packed in the bag, the bag may be opened, e.g. by tearing or ripping. When the bag is opened, the safety vest may be reached and the user may put the safety vest on. The bag with the safety vest vacuum packed in it, may be a one way article. After tearing the bag open, to reach the safety vest, the bag may be torn which may not allow for a re-vacuuming containing the folded safety vest.

The label may extend mainly transversely and outwardly from an edge of the bag, such that a reasonable length, e.g. approximately 0,02 m or more, extends outwardly from the bag. By providing a relatively large length that extends out of the bag, the label may relatively easy be grabbed for and/or may relatively easily be held between fingers and/or in a hand of a user. Also, by providing the label with a length that is longer than its width, the label may have a shape that may be easy to grasp and get hold of. This may be advantageous, for example in emergency situations, when a passenger quickly may need to find and/or get hold of the label to pull the bag with the safety vest from underneath the car mat.

The label may be integrated to the bag, but may also be a separate label, that may be attached to the bag via cooperation elements. The cooperation elements may for example be Velcro strips that can be fitted onto the bag and label respectively, or may for example be a pin and hole to provide for a pin/hole connection, or may for example be press buttons etc. Many variants may be possible. The connection elements may itself be separate elements that may be attached to the bag and/or the label respectively or the connection elements may be integrated to the bag and/or the label. Many variants may be possible.

Further, attachment elements may be provided on the label and/or on the bag. An attachment element may be provided on the label to attach the label to an upper side of the car mat. An attachment element may be provided on a side of the bag to attach the bag to the car floor. The attachment elements may be separate elements or may be integrated to the label and/or bag. For example, the attachment elements may be a Velcro strip provided with an attachment layer, e.g. an adhesive such as glue. The Velcro strip may then be attached with the adhesive to the bag while the Velcro may attach to the car floor. Or, the attachment element on the bag may be provided as a printed pattern on the bag providing sufficient roughness to achieve some sort of connection with the car floor to reduce motion from the bag with respect to the car floor. Many variants are possible. Also, on the label a Velcro strip may be provided, for example stitched to the label, or attached to the label via e.g. an adhesive, or integrated to the label, e.g. via a multi-component injection molding, or any other process, or connected via a press-button etc. Many variants are possible.

To improve connection of the label to the car mat, the car mat too may be provided with a mat attachment element, depending on the material of the car mat. Such a mat attachment element may be integrated to the mat, e.g. a pin, or a push-button, or otherwise, or may be a separate element that may be fixed to the car mat, e.g. by means of an adhesive such as glue.

Advantageously, more than one attachment element may be provided on a side of the bag to connect to the car floor. By providing for example two or three attachment element, a better connection with the car floor may be obtained to reduce movement of the bag with respect to the car floor. For example, movement of the bag with respect to the car floor may be reduced for example by means of friction, e.g. a rough surface that may create friction with respect to the car floor, or for example by means of a connection that may be provided e.g. by Velcro.

Further advantageous embodiments are represented in the subclaims.

The invention further relates to a system of a safety vest assembly and a car mat and/or a car floor, to a method for folding a safety vest and to a method for vacuuming a bag containing a folded safety vest.

The invention will further be elucidated on the basis of exemplary embodiments which are represented in the drawings. The exemplary embodiments are given by way of non-hmitative illustrations of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a safety vest assembly according to the invention;

Fig.2 shows a safety vest vacuum packed in a bag;

Fig. 3 shows a set a label and of attachment elements;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a safety vest assembly according to the invention;

Fig. 5 shows a cross-section of an embodiment of the safety vest assembly of Fig. 1 underneath a car mat;

Fig. 6 shows a cross-section of an embodiment of the safety vest assembly of Fig. 4 underneath a car mat;

Fig. 7a shows a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of a safety vest assembly;

Fig. 7b shows a schematic perspective view of a car mat for use with the safety vest assembly of Fig. 7a;

Fig. 7c shows a cross-section of the safety vest assembly of Fig. 7a underneath the car mat of Fig. 7b;

Fig. 8 shows steps of preparing a safety vest assembly and positioning it underneath a car mat;

Fig. 9 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a safety vest;

Fig. 10 shows folding steps for folding a safety vest;

Fig. 11 shows packaging steps of packaging a folded safety vest into a plastic bag;

It is noted that the figures are only a schematic representations of embodiments of the invention that are given by way of non-hmiting examples. In the figures, the same or corresponding parts are designated with the same reference numerals.

For the purpose of clarity and a concise description features are described herein as part of the same or separate embodiments, however, it will be appreciated that the scope of the invention may include embodiments having combinations of all or some of the features described.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a safety vest assembly 1 according to the invention. The safety vest assembly 1 comprises a safety vest 2 and a bag 3. The bag 3 is a plastic bag from a suitable plastic material, i.e. a material that is suitable for keeping a vacuum condition in the bag for a relatively long time. The material of the bag may comprise for example polyamide and/or polyethylene such as e.g. LD-PE.

The safety vest 2 is schematically represented here by outer lines when folded and packed in the bag 3. The bag 3 with the folded safety vest 2 contained therein is vacuumed and sealed. The bag 3 has edges 4’, 4”, 4”’, 4”” of which at least one edge may be a seahng edge.

By vacuuming the bag 3 containing the safety vest 2, the thickness of the bag 3 with the safety vest 2 may become relative small, e.g. less than 5 mm, preferably less than 4 mm, more preferably less than 3 mm. A small thickness is advantageous for positioning the bag 3, with the safety vest 2 vacuum packed, underneath a car mat. By placing the bag 3 containing the safety vest 2 vacuum packed underneath the car mat in a car interior.

The outer dimensions of the vacuumed bag 3 may be appropriate to fit underneath most common car mats. For example, the length A of the bag 3 may be between approximately 15 cm and approximately 25 cm, the width B of the bag 3 may be between approximately 10 cm and approximately 20 cm. In an embodiment, the length A is approximately 22 cm and the width B is approximately 15 cm. The outer dimensions A, B may differ for different embodiments.

The safety vest assembly 1 may be positioned inside a vehicle interior, such as a car interior. The vehicle may be a car or a truck or a van or a pick-up or any kind of vehicle having a cabin interior with removable mats. The mats usually are positioned in front of seats on a floor of the vehicle, such as front passenger seats, but also at the rear, mats may be positioned on the vehicle floor. For ease of simplicity, in the remainder of the application, the vehicle is referred to as a “car”. Also, the mat, floor and interior of the vehicle may be referred to as “car mat”, “car floor” or “car interior”. It is noted that this notation does not limit the invention to cars only, but the invention is more generally applicable to vehicles having a cabin interior.

The safety vest assembly 1 further comprises a label 5. The label 5 extends mainly transversely from an edge 4’, 4”, 4”’, 4”” of the bag 3. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the label 5 extends mainly transversely from edge 4”. The label 5 extends outwardly from the bag 3 over a distance D. The distance D represents the length of the label 5 that is outward of the bag 3. The distance D may be approximately 2 cm or longer. By providing a distance D that is sufficiently long, the label 5 may be bent relatively easily over an edge of a car mat to be attached to an upper surface of the car mat. Advantageously, the distance D may be between approximately 2 cm and between approximately 10 cm. In one embodiment the distance D may be approximately 8 cm. The distance D may be sufficiently on one hand long to easy grab it and/or to provide for sufficient attachment to the car mat and may be on the other hand not too long such that it may not come underneath a car seat.

The label 5 may have a length L that is longer than its width W. For example, the length L of the label may be approximately 16 cm and the width W may be approximately 4 cm. In another example, the length L of the label 5 may be approximately 10 cm and the width W of the label 5 may be approximately 2 cm. In another example, the length L of the label 5 may be approximately 15 cm and the width W may be approximately 3 cm. Many variants are possible, the length L of the label 5 may vary between approximately 4 cm and approximately 20 cm, the width W may vary between approximately 2 cm and approximately 6 cm, provided that the width W is smaller than the length L. The distance D may be half of the length L, but may be larger than half the length L, but may also be shorter than half of the length L.

The label 5 may be manufactured from textile, such as a woven cloth, or from a suitable plastic material, e.g. provided by injection moulding. Also, the label 5 may be flexible, at least bendable, such that the label 5 may, in use, be bent around an edge of a car mat. It may thus be appreciated that the dimensions of the label 5 may, in practice, be difficult to estabhsh exact. The dimensions of the label 5 may thus be considered as “approximate” values. When providing the label 5 from a textile, in the middle of the label 5 a loop may be stitched by to provide for an additional extension of the label 5 when the label 5 is in use on the car mat 11 and on the bag 3. Such an additional extension may provide for additional visibihty of the label 5. The extension may be visible from underneath the car mat 11.

By providing a label 5 that is longer than its width, a sufficiently large extension of the label 5 outside of the bag 3 may be obtained. Also, the label 5 may be provided relatively easy transversely to an edge 4’, 4”, 4”’, 4”” of the bag 3.

In this embodiment, the label 5 is a separate component which can be fixed to the bag 3 on a predetermined position. The label 5 may be fixed to the bag 3 in a removable way, or in a non-removable, permanent way. The label 5 may be fixed to the bag 3 removable, for example, by means of attachment elements such as Velcro-strips, or a pin-hole connection, or press-button connection, etc. Many variants of removable connections are possible. The label 5 may thereto be provided with a first connection element that is arranged for connection with a second connection element which may be provided on the bag 3.

The label 5 may be fixed to the bag 3 in a non-removable way, for example by means of a stitched connection, or by means of a non-removable adhesive, or because the label may be integrated to the bag 3. Many variants of non-removable connections are possible.

The bag 3 may be provided with one or more marks 6 to identify one or more position on which attachment elements 7 may be adhered to. The marks 6 may be printed onto a side of the bag 3. An opposite side of the bag 3 may be provided with printings representing for example a manual and/or user instructions. By printing the marks, as well as the manual and/or user instructions onto the bag, material can be omitted to provide this information separately. Thus, the assembly 1 of the bag 3 with the vacuum packed safety vest 2 may become relatively thin.

In the embodiment of Fig. 1 three marks 6 are provided on one side 8 of the bag 3. By providing three marks 6, three positions are available for the label 5, thus depending on the actual situation in a car interior with respect to size and dimensions of e.g. the car mat, an optimal position of the label 5 on the bag 3 may be chosen for the bag 3 to be positioned underneath a car mat. The two marks 6 that are left free, can provide for attachment to a vehicle floor. For simplicity’s sake in Fig. 1 only one attachment element 7 is shown adhered on a position marked by a mark 6. The attachment element 7 may be for example a Velcro-strip or may be a strip comprising an adhesive material or a roughened material.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the bag 3 containing safety vest 2 vacuum packed therein from an opposite side. A side 9 of the bag 3 opposite to the side 8 shown in Fig. 1, is visible in Fig. 2. At the side 9, a reflective stripe 2a of the safety vest 2 is shown, provided that the material of the bag 3 may be transparent. Since the safety vest 2 is vacuum packed in the bag 3, once the bag 3 is opened, the vacuum may not be restored again. The bag 3 may thus be considered to be a one-way or a single use bag 3. To open the bag 3, one of the edges 4', 4", 4"', 4"" may be provided with a lip or a local weakness or a tearing beginning - not shown in the figures - to facihtate opening of the bag 3.

Fig.3 shows a set of a label 5 with attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f. Three attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c are provided which can be attached to the side 8 of the bag 3, advantageously on the positions identified by the marks 6. The attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c may on one side be provided with e.g. Velcro-material or other material and may on a backside, shown in Fig. 3, be provided with an adhesive material with which they may attached to the bag 3. The adhesive material is covered here with a cover strip 10a, 10b, 10c. The Velcro-material on the other side is such that it may connect with the Velcro-material of the attachment element 7e on the label 5. Attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c which may be free after one attachment element 7a, 7b, 7c is connected with the attachment element 7e of the label 5, may provide for attachment to a vehicle floor. Further, there is an attachment element 7d provided that is arranged for attachment to a car mat on one side, and arranged for connection with attachment element 7f of the label 5 on another side. The side of the attachment element 7d arranged for attachment to the car mat is provided with an adhesive material, here covered with a cover lOd. On the other side of the attachment element 7d, Velcro-material is provided that may connect with the Velcro-material of the attachment element 7f of the label 5.

The attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, may have outer dimensions of approximately 3 cm to approximately 6 cm. However, many variants and many dimensions are possible. Also, outer dimensions of 2 cm to 4 cm may be provided or, 2 cm to 5 cm may be provided. In fact, the outer dimensions of the attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f may vary between a width of approximately 2 cm and of approximately 6 cm, and between a length of approximately 2 cm and of approximately 15 cm. The optimal outer dimensions may vary of the dimensions of the bag and/or of the material of the car mat and/or car floor.

To attach the attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c to the bag, the covers 10a, 10b, 10c are removed and the attachment elements may be fixed to the bag 3 by means of the adhesive. To attach the attachment element 7d to the car mat, the cover lOd is removed and the attachment element 7d may be fixed to the car mat.

Fig. 4 shows an example of a bag 3 of which the label 5 is integrated to the bag 3. The label 5 may be of the same material as the material of the bag 3, or the label 5 may of a different material than the bag 3, or the label 5 may be a combination thereof, e.g. as may be possible by multi-component injection molding. The label 5 is here too provided with an attachment element 7. The label 5 extends transversely and outwardly of the bag 3 and has a length L that is longer than the width W.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic cross-section of a system of an assembly 1, a car mat 11 and a vehicle floor 12. The assembly 1 comprises a bag 3 containing a safety vest vacuum packed therein and a label 5. The label 5 is fixed to the bag 3 via the attachment elements 7a and 7f. One or two attachment elements 7b, 7c may be unused and provide for attachment to the vehicle floor 12. The label 5 is flexible and is bent around an edge 11a of the car mat 11 such that attachment element 7f of the label 5 connects to attachment element 7d that is fixed to the car mat 11. The car mat 11 may comprise an upper side lib which may be from carpet or carpet-like material. The car mat 11 may comprise a lower side 11c which may be from carpet backside material or from other material, e.g. from solid plastic material. Many variants are possible.

It is noted that the figures are schematic representation and not to scale. Spaces between components may have been represented exaggerated.

Part of the label 5 is, in use, bent over an edge 11a of the car mat 11, such that a side 5a is visible. The side 5a may be provided with fluorescent and/or illuminating material, e.g. glow-in-the-dark-material, to improve visibihty of the label 5. The user, such as a car passenger, may then relatively easy find the label 5, remove it from the car mat 11, and pull the bag 3 from underneath the car mat 11. When the material of the label 5 may be textile, the fluorescent and/or illuminating material may, e.g. as a thread, be woven into the textile, otherwise the fluorescent and/or illuminating material may e.g. be printed onto the label 5. Alternatively and/or additionally, the label 5 may be provided with an LED to provide for visibility and/or may be provided with a sound generating device, such as an air pocket that may squeak when it is compressed e.g. by a foot, and/or the material of the label 5 may comprise crackling material such that a noise is generated when the label 5 is touched. For example for visually impaired passengers, a noise generating device may be provided in the label 5 to improve traceability.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic cross-section of a system of an assembly 1 underneath a car mat 11 and above the car floor 12. Here, the assembly 1 of Fig. 4 is shown, comprising the bag 3 with the integrated label 5. The bag 3 then may be provided with attachment elements 7b, 7c which, in absence of any connection to a label, may provide for attachment to the car floor 12. The attachment element 7d is fixed to the car mat 11 and the corresponding attachment element 7f is fixed to the label 5 to provide, in use, for a connection, when the label 5 may be bent around the edge 11a of the car mat 11.

Fig. 7 shows in three figures Fig. 7a, Fig. 7b and Fig. 7c an alternative embodiment of an assembly 1, and of a set of an assembly 1 with a car mat 11. The assembly 1, shown in Fig. 7a, comprises here a label 5 fixed to the bag 3. The label 5 may be integrated to the bag 3 or may be fixed to the bag 3 by means of an adhesive or any other attachment element. The label 5 may be a plastic injection molded label 5 with a hole 7f as an attachment element. The car mat 11, shown in Fig. 7b, may be provided with an injection molded pin 7d as attachment element to connect with the hole 7f to form a connection of the label 5 to the car mat 11. The pin 7d may be integrated to the car mat 11 or may be fixed to the car mat 11, e.g. by an adhesive layer 7d’. In use, shown in Fig. 7c, the label 5 is bent around the edge 11a of the car mat 11 and the attachment element, hole 7f, is connected to the pin 7d.

Fig. 8 shows in a few steps, here in five steps, the method of preparing a safety vest assembly 1 and positioning it underneath a car mat 11. In step 1, the user may have a bag 3 containing the safety vest vacuum packed therein, a label 5 and attachment elements 7. The bag 3 with the safety vest vacuum packed in it, is provided with three marks 6 printed on it. In alternative embodiments, there may be more or less marks 6 provided. The user then attaches the attachment elements 7a, 7b and 7c on the bag 3 at the positions indicated by the marks 6. The label 5, provided with an attachment element 7e is connected to the bag 3 by fixing the attachment element 7e to one of the attachment elements 7a, 7b, 7c.

In step 2, the attachment element 7d is connected to the attachment element 7f provided on the label 5. The attachment element 7d is arranged to connect to the car mat 11, and thus may be provided with a relatively strong adhesive layer, covered by a cover lOd.

In step 3, the assembly 1 of bag 3 containing the vacuum packed safety vest with label 5 is positioned underneath the car mat 11. So, the optimal position of the bag 3 may be provided.

In step 4, the label 5 is bent around the edge 11a of the car mat 11 to determine the position of the attachment element 7d on the car mat 11. Then, the cover lOd may be removed from the attachment element 7d and the attachment element 7d may be fixed to the car mat 11. Thus, by determining the position of the attachment element 7d when connected to the label 5, an optimal position of the attachment element 7d on the car mat 11 may be obtained at once.

In step 5, the assembly 1 is arranged underneath the car mat 11, with the label 5 attached to an upper side lib of the car mat 11, such that the label 5 may relatively easy be found. To improve visibihty of the label 5, a side 5a of the label 5 may be provided with an additional visibihty sign 5b, for example from fluorescent and/or illuminating material, and/or indicating a pictogram such that the label may be found more easily.

Fig. 9 shows a schematic representation of a safety vest 2, which may be used in an assembly 1 according to the invention. The safety vest 2 comprises a rear panel 2b and two front panels 2c. The front panels 2c may be closed by a hook and loop closure 13. A single hook and loop closure 13 is shown here, but more closures 13 may be provided. Reflective stripes 2a are provided in horizontal direction over the whole width of the front and rear panels 2b, 2c. The front and rear panels 2b, 2c may be finished with an overlock stitch finishing 14 to minimize fraying of the material. The safety vest 2 may be provided in safety colours such as yellow, orange or pink. To fold the safety vest 2 as flat as possible, the safety vest 2 is folded in a particular way, as illustrated in Fig. 10.

In step 1, a safety vest 2 is provided laying flat on the rear panel 2b.

In step 2, both front panels 2c are folded inwardly, such that they overlap and a triple fashion. Then, in step 3 an upper side 2d of the triple fashion-folded vest is folded downwardly towards a lower side 2e in a double fashion such that the upper side 2d does not reach the lower side 2e and some part 2e’ of the lower side 2e is left free. In step 4, the free part 2e’ is folded over the upper part 2d.

In step 5, the package of step 4 is folded double to obtain the folded safety vest 2. The folded safety vest 2 shows at least one reflective stripe 2a visible. The safety vest 2 is then folded in a relatively slim and small fashion. The outer dimensions of the folded safety vest 2 may have a length X of approximately 15 cm to approximately 25 cm and may have a width Y of approximately 10 cm to approximately 20 cm. Advantageously, the outer dimensions X, Y of the folded safety vest 2 are approximately the same as the outer dimensions A, B of the bag 3 such that the safety vest 2 may fit tightly into the bag 3.

When the safety vest 2 is folded, it can be inserted in bag 3, as shown in section 1 of Fig. 11. The dimensions of the bag 3 preferably may approximately be the same as the outer dimensions of the folded safety vest 2, such that the bag 3 may fit tightly around the safety vest 2, see section 2 and section 3 of Fig. 11. In section 3 of Fig. 11 in fact a cross-section of the bag 3 with safety vest 2 contained therein is shown before vacuuming. The bag 3 is then still filled with air. In a vacuuming apparatus, shown in section 4 of Fig. 11, the air may be pressed out of the bag 3 to vacuum the bag 3. Here, the vacuuming apparatus comprises a fixed sealing beam 15a and a movable sealing beam 15b between which the bag 3 is laid in a vacuuming chamber 15c. The vacuuming chamber 15c may then be filled with air to press the air out of the bag 3 and as such to vacuum the bag 3. After vacuuming the bag 3, the bag 3 can be sealed by the sealing beams 15a and 15b. As a result, the thickness of the bag 3 containing the folded safety vest 2 may be significantly reduced, as may be shown in section 5 of Fig. 11. Preferably, the thickness T of the vacuumed bag 3 containing the folded safety vest 2 may be approximately less than 5 mm, preferably less than 4 mm, more preferably less than 3 mm. The thickness T of the vacuumed bag 3 containing the folded safety vest 2 may be between approximately 2 mm and approximately 6 mm. The actual thickness may depend on the material of the safety vest and/or bag.

Many variants are possible to vacuum the bag 3 containing the folded safety vest 2. For example, air can be pressed out of the bag 3 by means of rollers. Such rollers may simultaneously be used to pack the safety vest, for example when they in addition roll packaging foil over the safety vest 2 and seal it. Alternatively, air may be sucked out of the bag 3 containing the safety vest 2. To seal the bag 3 also heating of the edge may be used to provide for an air-tight closure of the bag 3.

In use, when a passenger of the cabin interior may want to use a safety vest, the passenger may pull the label 5 loose from the car mat. By further pulling at the label 5, the label 5 with the bag 3 may be pulled from underneath the car mat 11. In situations where the label 5 is being pulled loose from the bag 3, the user may remove bag 3 from underneath the car mat 11 by grabbing the bag 3 directly.

An assembly of a safety vest folded and packed vacuum in a bag with a label is provided. The label is attached and/or integrated to the bag. The label extends transversely and outwardly with respect to the bag for at least 2 cm. The label is relatively long and has a length that is larger than its width. In use, the assembly is provided underneath of a car mat in a vehicle cabin interior, with the label attached at an upper side of the car mat to enhance visibility and traceability of the label.

Many variants will be apparent to the person skilled in the art. For example, a different type of safety vest may be used, such as a safety vest having sleeves, or with a different kind of edge finishing, or a safety vest with a front and a rear flap for arrangement over the head of a user, etc. Also, the dimensions of the safety vest, the folded safety vest, the bag, the labels and/or the attachment elements may vary, depending on the actual situation. All variants are understood to be comprised within the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Claims

A safety vest assembly comprising a folded safety vest vacuum-packed in a plastic bag, wherein the bag is provided with a label extending outward from an edge of the bag in a direction substantially transverse to the bag from said edge, said label outward at least 0.02 meters from the edge.

The safety vest assembly of claim 1, wherein the tag further has a length that is greater than the width.

The safety vest assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the label has a width of at least 0.02 meters.

A safety vest assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the label is integrated with the bag.

A safety vest assembly according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the label is provided with an attachment element which is adapted for connection to a corresponding attachment element on the bag.

A safety vest assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the label is provided with a further attachment element which is adapted for attachment to a vehicle mat.

A safety vest assembly as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bag is provided with at least one further attachment element to provide attachment to a vehicle floor during use.

A safety vest assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bag is provided with markings to identify the position where an attachment element can be attached.

A safety vest assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the case is further provided with a print which displays the manual and the instructions for use of the safety vest assembly.

A safety vest assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the label is provided with a textile and / or a plastic material.

The safety vest assembly of claim 10, wherein the tag comprises an illumination material.

A safety vest assembly and a vehicle mat system, wherein the safety vest assembly label is attached to an upper side of the vehicle mat.

The system of claim 12, further comprising a mat attachment element that is attached to the vehicle mat, the tag attachment element being connected to the mat attachment element.

A system of a safety vest assembly, a vehicle mat and a vehicle floor, wherein the label of the safety vest assembly is adhered to an upper side of the vehicle mat and wherein at least one attachment element of the bag is adhered to the vehicle floor so that the bag is arranged between the vehicle mat and the vehicle floor.

15. Set comprising a folded safety vest vacuum packed in a bag, an attachment element for attaching a label to a vehicle mat, an attachment element for attaching the bag to the vehicle floor.

The set of claim 15, further comprising two attachment element for connecting a separate label to the bag.

17. Set according to claim 15 or 16, further comprising an additional attachment element for connecting the bag to the vehicle floor.

A method for folding a safety vest, comprising: - providing an unfolded safety vest; - folding the safety vest with front panels facing each other so that they overlap each other in three ways; - folding an upper side of the triple overlap to an underside in an overlap in a double manner, whereby a part of the underside remains free; - folding the free underside over the top; - then completely double fold so that at least a part of a reflective strip of the safety vest is visible on the outside.

Method for positioning a folded safety vest in a bag, comprising: - provided with a safety vest folded according to claim 18; - inserting the folded safety vest into a plastic bag; - vacuuming the plastic bag and sealing the bag airtight.

A method according to claim 19, wherein vacuuming the plastic bag is provided by pushing the air out of the bag.