US20130264232A1

US20130264232A1 - Hanging multi-suit bag

Info

Publication number: US20130264232A1
Application number: US13/442,862
Authority: US
Inventors: I-Chen Wang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-04-10
Filing date: 2012-04-10
Publication date: 2013-10-10

Abstract

The multi-suit bag contains a wardrobe member made of a soft fabric material. The wardrobe member has an elongated opening along a top side, a first top piece forming a first longer edge of the opening, a second top piece forming a second longer edge of the opening, and an elongated cover element attaching to the top edge of the second top piece. A fastener is configured between the first top piece and a first longer edge of the cover element. A number of supporting pieces and one or more top pieces are configured inside the cover element so as to enhance the cover element's strength. By receiving the hanging rod by the opening, flipping the cover element over the hanging rod, and closing the fastener, the multi-suit bag is quickly and conveniently hanged over the hanging rod.

Description

(A) TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is generally related to suit bags, and more particular to a suit bag for hanging in a closet or on a rack and storing multiple suits

(B) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

A multi-suit bag capable of storing multiple suits or dresses provides protection to clothing when clothes are transported. When used in a closet, it provides organization or additional protection. When hung on an open rack, an additional clothing storage is created. A conventional multi-suit bag is made of a robust and flexible fabric enclosing a storage space. Inside the suit bag, the storage space can be further separated into a number of compartments. The top of the multi-suit bag is usually configured with holes for hanging on hooks or on a rail in a closet or on a wall. Velcro straps are also used for fastening the multi-suit bag on the rail.
Since the multi-suit bag is made of a soft fabric, some rigid object (such as some hard plate, a metallic frame, etc.) is configured inside the multi-suit bag so as to prop up the fabric and create the storage space. This addition of rigid object complicates the structure and increase the production cost of the multi-suit bag.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, a novel frameless multi-suit bag is provided herein to obviate the shortcoming of the prior art.
The gist of the present invention is that a hanging rod for the multi-suit bag runs directly through the multi-suit bag. As such, the hanging rod can be used to hang suits and dresses which prop up the multi-suit bag. The structure of the multi-suit bag is therefore simplified and the production cost is reduced.
According to the present invention, the multi-suit bag contains a wardrobe member made of a soft fabric material enclosing a storage space. The wardrobe member has an elongated opening along a top side, a first top piece having a top edge that forms a first longer edge of the opening, a second top piece having a top edge that forms a second longer edge of the opening, and an elongated cover element having a second longer edge attaching to the top edge of the second top piece. Both the first top piece's top edge and a first longer edge of the cover element are configured with a fastener. A number of supporting pieces and one or more top pieces are configured inside the cover element so as to enhance the cover element's strength. By receiving the hanging rod by the opening, flipping the cover element over the hanging rod, and closing the fastener, the multi-suit bag is quickly and conveniently hanged over the hanging rod.
Preferably, the cover element is shaped to have an elongated chamber with a C-like cross-section. The support pieces are configured inside the chamber of the cover element and the support pieces prop up the shape of the cover element.
Preferably, each support piece is a plate of an appropriate thickness so as to provide the required strength.
Preferably, each top piece is configured between two support pieces so that the top pieces can be folded against each other.
Preferably, the fastener is a zipper or another kind of separable fastener.
Preferably, a cable is extended from each lateral side of the wardrobe member so that, by fastening the cable to the hanging rod, the multi-suit bag is prevented from sliding along the hanging rod.
The multi-suit bag of the present invention utilizes an existing hanging rod for hanging suits and dresses in the multi-suit bag, thereby achieving a frameless suit bag with reduced production cost and enhanced efficiency in assembly and disassembly. When not in use, the multi-suit bag can also be conveniently folded and stored.
The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram showing a multi-suit bag according to an embodiment of the present invention when the multi-suit bag is detached from a hanging rod.

FIG. 2 is a perspective diagram showing the multi-suit bag of FIG. 1 when it is hanged on the hanging rod.

FIG. 3 is a perspective diagram showing the multi-suit bag of FIG. 1 when it is hanged on the hanging rod and its cables are tied to the hanging rod.

FIG. 4 is a front-view diagram showing a multi-suit bag according to an embodiment of the present invention when it is hanged on a hanging rod and its cables are tied to the hanging rod.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram showing a multi-suit bag according to an embodiment of the present invention when it is hanged on a hanging rod.

FIGS. 6A to 6C show a scenario of hanging a multi-suit bag according to an embodiment of the present invention on a hanging rod.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2, a multi-suit bag according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a wardrobe member 1 made of a soft fabric material enclosing a storage space. The wardrobe member 1 has an elongated opening 10 along a top side of the wardrobe member 1, a first top piece 11 having a top edge that forms a first longer edge of the opening 10, a second top piece 12 having a top edge that forms a second longer edge of the opening 10, and an elongated cover element 121 having a second longer edge attaching to the top edge of the second top piece 12. Adjacent to the opening 10's two ends, each of the wardrobe member 1's two lateral sides are configured with circular notches so that a hanging rod 4 can thread through the wardrobe member 1. Both the first top piece 11's top edge and a first longer edge of the cover element 121 are configured with a fastener which, preferably, is a zipper. In other words, a strip of teeth of the zipper is attached along the top edge of the first top piece 11 and the other strip of teeth of the zipper is attached along the first longer edge of the cover element 121 so that the cover element 121 and the first top piece 11 can be zipped together or unzipped. The cover element 121 is preferably shaped to have an elongated chamber with a C-like cross-section. Since the cover element 121 is also made of the soft fabric material, a number of supporting pieces 122 and one or more top pieces 123 are configured inside the cover element 121's chamber so as to enhance the cover element 121's strength and thereby to support more suits. Each top piece 123 is configured above two support pieces 122. Moreover, if there are multiple top pieces 123, they can be folded against each other. Preferably, each support piece 122 is a plate of an appropriate thickness whose edges are against the cover element 121's inner walls and as such prop up the shape of the cover element 122. On the other hand, the top pieces 123 provide the required strength for hanging the wardrobe member 1 on the hanging rod 4. A cable 2 is extended from each circular notch on each lateral side of the wardrobe member 1.
FIGS. 6A to 6C depict a scenario of hanging a multi-suit bag of the present invention on the hanging rod 4. Firstly, as shown in FIG. 6A, the fastener 3 is unzipped. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the wardrobe member 1 is raised so that the hanging rod 4 is received by the opening 10. Finally, as shown in FIG. 6C, the fastener 3 is zipped and the multi-suit bag is reliably hanged on the hanging rod 4 as shown in FIG. 2. The cables 2 are then tied to the hanging rod 4 so as to prevent the multi-suit bag from sliding along the hanging rod and to prevent dust from entering the wardrobe member 1 through the circular notches, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5.
To remove the multi-suit bag, the cables 2 are un-tied and the fastener 3 is un-zipped. The hanging rod 4 is as such detached from the confinement of the cover element 121 and the first top piece 11. For the multi-suit bag removed from the hanging rod 4, if there are multiple top pieces 123, the top pieces 123 can be folded together so as to reduce the multi-suit bag to a smaller size for easier storage.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

I claim:

1. A multi-suit bag for hanging on a hanging rod, comprising a wardrobe member wherein

the wardrobe member has an elongated opening along a top side, a first top piece having a top edge that forms a first longer edge of the opening, a second top piece having a top edge that forms a second longer edge of the opening, and an elongated cover element having a second longer edge attaching to the top edge of the second top piece;

both first top piece's top edge and a first longer edge of the cover element are configured with a fastener; and

a plurality of supporting pieces are configured inside the cover element so as to prop up the shape of the cover element.

2. The multi-suit bag according to claim 1, wherein the cover element is shaped to have an elongated chamber with a C-like cross-section; and the support pieces are configured inside the chamber of the cover element.

3. The multi-suit bag according to claim 1, wherein each support piece is a plate of an appropriate thickness.

4. The multi-suit bag according to claim 1, wherein one or more top pieces are configured inside the cover element.

5. The multi-suit bag according to claim 4, wherein each top piece is configured between two support pieces so that the top pieces can be folded against each other.

6. The multi-suit bag according to claim 1, wherein the fastener is a separable fastener.

7. The multi-suit bag according to claim 1, wherein the fastener is a zipper.

8. The multi-suit bag according to claim 6, wherein the fastener is a zipper.

9. The multi-suit bag according to claim 1, wherein a cable is extended from each lateral side of the wardrobe member so that, by fastening the cable to the hanging rod, the multi-suit bag is prevented from sliding along the hanging rod.