US2351882A

US2351882A - Garment bag

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Publication number: US2351882A
Application number: US479336A
Authority: US
Inventors: Schwartzman Leonce
Original assignee: Protex Products Co Inc
Current assignee: Protex Products Co Inc
Priority date: 1943-03-16
Filing date: 1943-03-16
Publication date: 1944-06-20
Anticipated expiration: 1961-06-20

Description

June 20, 1944.

L. SCHWARTZMAN 2,351,882

GARMENT BAG Filed March 16, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR LEONQE J IIWAR MA 3e 3m BY ATTORNEY June 20, 1944. C TZMAN 2,351,882

GARMENT BAG Filed March 16 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet? w so 24 4 u 25 29 L k fl 'fl lfifl11'] ll. fifilyll llllHummy m INVENTOR LEONCE scnwnmz M4 N ATTORNEY Patented June 20, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Leonce Schwartzman, Baltimore, assignor' to Protex Products Company; Inc Jersey City,

N. J a corporation Application March 1s,1943', seria11%. 479,33 l I;

8 Claims. (01. got- 7 This invention relates to garment bags. An object of this invention is to provide a bag of the character described which may be supported on the 'usual horizontal closet clothes rod,

the construction being such that the garment hangers also may be engaged on the rod and within the bag, thus eliminating the frames of garment bags heretofore used on which the garment hanger were hung; and also eliminating the usual hooks on such frames which'engaged the closet rod, thus saving in metal, while providing a strong support for the garments;

A further object of this invention is to provide a garment bag having means to support the bag on the usual closet clothes rod, without necessity for hooks, the construction being such that thebag may be made of any desired width'and per mitting thebag to be shifted sideways on the rod. With such construction the weight of the garments is on the'closet rod or pole-and not on any part of the bag. Furthermore, it is easier to hook the garment hanger on the closet rod than on the usual heretofore.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a garment bag-of the character; de-' scribed having a closure which normally remainsclosed without necessity for the usual slide fas-- tener heretofore used and which closureis dust.

proof and moth proof. Yet another object of this invention is to provide a garment bag of the character described having a longitudinal opening through which garments are inserted in the bag, the material on opposite sides of the opening interfolded in such a way so as to close the garment bag without necessity for other fastening devices.

Yet another object of this invention is to pro vide a strong and durable garment bag of the character described which shall be relatively in expensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate and which shall yet be practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part, be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. The invention accordingly consistsin the fe a-l tures of construction, combinations of elements,f

and arrangement of parts which will be ex'empli fled in the construction hereinafter described.

and of which the scope of application will be in-I dicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which-is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention, v

Fig. l is a perspective view of agarmentbagl garment bag frames "used of the bag, as will be described hereinafter. Said. 1 sheets 2|, 22 are stitched to the front edge of the embodying the invention, hung on a. closet rod; --Fig.--.2 is a transverse cross-sectionalview of. thebag;

. Fig; 3 is across-sectional viewtakenv online 33 of Fig.2;

Fig. '4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4 4 ofFig.2; V

Fig. .5.is a cross-sectional view taken on line 55 ofFig.1; I 7 Fig. 6 is aiperspective view of the-top frame for the garment bag; and Fig. .7 is a view similar to Fig. a modified construction.v v Referring now in detail to the, drawings, Hl designates a garmentbag embodying the inven-. tion hung on the usual horizontal closet clothes rod -.l Ion which garments onhangers are usually hung. The rod II is rigid and strong', and as shown hereinafter the garments. maybe inserted within the bag and suspended on said rod. Thebag ill-may bemade of any suitable soft or flexible sheet material such as cloth, Pliofilm, Cellophane or other material. The sameis generally prismatic in shape andhas parallelside walls l4, abottom wall l5 and arear. wall it, stitched'together bytseams l1 and I8 atthe bottom and rear edges of the bag, respectively.

6 showin Stitched to the front edges of side wall I4 as..at seams l9 and 20, are overlapping, interfoldedv sheets 2| and 22 forming a closure forthe front bottom wall [5 bythe seam l' I which extends all around the peripheral edge of the bottom wall.

Stitchedto the upper edge of the front, side and:

rear walls is a top wall formed in two parts designated by'numerals 24. and 25. The front part '24 is stitched to theupper edge of the side walls It at seams 26 and to the upper end of the sheets 2|, 22 by the seam '21. vThe rear part 25 is stitched to the upper end of the rear wall l6 by seam 28, and to the upper edge of the side walls l4 by seams 29. The inner ends of

parts

24, 25 overlap as shown in Fig. 54 of the drawing and are attached together by any suitable releasably fastening means such as snap fastener 30. If desired'the snap fasteners may be replaced by tie. cords. X

- Thetop wall of the garment bag is thus split transversely across the middle. The side walls l 4 are also notched downwardly from the upper ends thereof at the middle, as at 33, to permit Extending downwardly from the side edges of top wall 24 are flaps 35 stitched to side walls l4 as at 35a adapted to close the notches 33 above the rod so as to engage the rod to prevent dust from entering the bag.

There is also attached to the top wall part 25' and mounted on the rod H is a frame 40made of card board, paper board, composition or any other suitable stiff material. Member 40 has a top wall 4| contacting the underside of top wall 24, side walls 42 located adjacent the insid of side walls I4, and end walls 43 adjacent the front and rear walls of the bag. The side walls 42 have similar, aligned semi-circular notches 44 at the mid-portions thereof extending to the lower edges 45 of said side walls. The height of member 4!lis such that when the rod is received within the notches 44 the top wall 4| will snugly fit against the under surfaces of the

top wall parts

24, 25 there being enough clearance to permit insertion of the frame.

In mounting the bag on the rod the

parts

24, 25 are unfastened and opened up. The rod is then moved through the opening in the top wall and down into the notches 33. The frame 40 is then passed through the opening at the front of the bag which is produced by opening up the sheets 2|, 22 in the manner hereinafter appearing, and slippin the frame member above'the rod and beneath the top wall of the bag to fit within the top of the bag, so that the rod engages within the notches 44. n

It will now be understood that the bag is supported on the rod l and may be shifted sideways. It may be made of any desired width. No hook is necessary for mounting the bag on the rod Garments on garment hangers may be inserted intothe bag andhung directly on the rod Thus the usual frame which supports the garment hangers ingarment bagsh'eretofore made are entirely eliminated.

The closure for the front of the bag will now be described. This closure comprises the sheets 2|, 22.' The sheet --22 comprises a front portion 50 extending from the seam about of the width of the-front of the bag towards the seamv 9, and extending therefrom is a folded back por tion 5| which is folded, inwardly about fold 14. The sheet 2|, comprises a portion -52 which extends from the seam l9 toward the seam 2U andv overlaps the inner sideof sheet 22. The portion 52 extends just beyond the inner edge of portion 5| of sheet 22. Extending therefrom is a folded back portion 53 folded about. fold 53a and lo-. cated between sheet portions 5|) and 5| of sheet 22. Extending from the sheet portion 53 is .a folded back portion 54 which is folded about fold 54aand contacts the sheet portion 53 and also contacts the inner surface of sheet portion 5|. The'sheet portion, 5| is thus disposed between the

sheet portion

52 and 54. It will be under stood that the sheet portions 2| and 22 with all their folds are stitched together at the top and bottom by the seams 21 and I1, respectively.

"There is thus provided .anairproof and moth proof closure for the front of the bag. I

To open the bag it is necessary to unfold the folds at the front of the bag. When the folds are released they will fold together again'and thus close the bag.

As shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings the side walls 42 of the frame member 40 may be provided with curved, semi-circular plates 10 hinged thereto as at H, adjacent the notches 44. Member 10 may be pivotally moved to engage the lower portions of the rod to aid in closing the openings or notches 33 through which the rod passes.

A plurality of pairs of tie strings 12, I3 may be stitched to the seam I9 and folded edge I4 of sheet 22. Each pair of tie strings may be tied together to retain the bag in closed condition.

A card board stiffener 80 may be placed within the bottom of the bag as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a 'device in which the several objects of thi invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

, Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a garment bag having openings in its side walls adjacent itstop wall, a rod passing through said openings, and a member within the bag interposed between the rod and the underside of the top of the bag, said member resting on said rod and being supported thereby and having portions resting upon the rod, said member having a portion located above the portions which rest upon the rod, and contacting the underside of the top wall of the bag to keep said top wall spaced above said rod, and said bag being suspended on said member, whereby said rod supports said member and bag.

2. In combination, a garment bag having aligned openings in a pair of its opposite side walls adjacent its upper end, a rod passing through said openings,.and a member within the bag interposed between the rod and the underside of the top of the bag, said member resting on said rod, said bag being supported by said member, said member having a top wall and side walls extending downwardly from the top wall, said side walls having their lower edges formed with downwardly opening notches engaging said rod.

3. A bag having side walls and a top wall, said top wall being open transversely, and said side walls having notches on their upper ends communicating with said openings in the top wall, a rod passing through said notches, means to close the opening in the top of the bag, and. a member having means contacting the underside of the top wall of the bag and means contacting said rod, said bag being suspended on said member, and said member being supported by said rod, whereby said rod takes the weight of boththe member and the bag the means which contactsthe top wall of the bag being disposed above the means which contacts the rod whereby to space the top wall of the bag above said rod.

4. A garment bag split transversely across the top, the upper ends of the sides of the bag. being notched at the split, a rod passing through the notches in the sides of the bag, means to releasably close the split in the top of. the bag, and a frame within the bag interposed between the rod and the top of the bag, said frame and bag being supported on said rod, said frame having a top wall, side walls, and end walls, said side walls having their lower edges formed with downward- 1y opening aligned notches to receive and engage said rod.

5. In combination, a garment bag having aligned openings in a pair of its opposite side walls adjacent its upper end, a rod passing through said openings, and a member within the bag interposed between the rod and the underside of the top of the bag, said member resting on said rod, said bag being supported by said member, said member having portions formed at their lower edges with downwardly opening notches engaging said rod.

6. In combination, a garment bag, a rod passing through said bag whereby garment hangers may be hung in the bag and directly on said rod,

and means interposed between said rod and the top of the bag and having portions resting on and contacting said rod and a portion contacting the underside of the top of the bag to space the top of the bag from said rod and to suspend the bag from said rod and to space the top of the bag above said rOd.

I 7. In combination, a garment bag, a rod passing through said bag whereby garment hangers may be hung in the bag and directly on said rod,

and means interposed between said rod and the top of the bag to space the top of the bag from said rod and to suspend the vbag from said rod, said means comprising a frame fitting the top of the bag and having downwardly opening means to engage said rod. 7

8. In combination, a garment bag having aligned openings in its opposite sides near the top thereof, a supporting rod extending through said aligned openings, a unit arranged entirely within the top of the bag and having face contact with the top thereof, said unit including depending portions resting on said supporting rod for holding the bag distended and the top of the lat ter in spaced relation to said rod, said unit constituting the sole. means for supporting the bag on the rod.

LEONCE SCHWARTZMAN.