US3818962A - Combination beach bag and inflatable mattress - Google Patents

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US3818962A
US3818962A US00253740A US25374072A US3818962A US 3818962 A US3818962 A US 3818962A US 00253740 A US00253740 A US 00253740A US 25374072 A US25374072 A US 25374072A US 3818962 A US3818962 A US 3818962A
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  • a flexible material covers a plurality of the plates arranged end to end linking them together. Fold lines are provided in the flexible material between adjacent transverse edges of the plates to permit the various sections to be folded one over the other and connected along their lateral edges to form a receptacle or bag. In this fashion the top of the bag is left open. By disconnecting the lateral edges the assembly may be extended to form a mattress or cushion upon which a person may lie or sit. In a bag such as this, the adjacent sections are normally held in contiguous relationship at the hinge points and at the side attaching points. Consequently, the filling capacity of a bag of this nature is limited and restricted primarily to flat objects.
  • a salient object of the present invention is to create a convertible carrying bag which has a'capacity for many or large objects and which yet is easily opened into an elongated padded mattress-type article.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a bag which is both economical to produce yet durable and capable of withstanding continuous use.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a convertible carrying bag which is fabricated from inflatable panels which can be deflated when in the carrying mode so as to reduce the bulk of the overall panel sections.
  • the bag of this invention is provided with a plurality of generally rectangular panels which are folded with respect to each other and form the sides of the carrying bag.
  • a center or intermediate panel is provided between the panels forming the sides of the bag, and end closure flaps attached along the edges of the panels are provided to enclose the end portions of the bag.
  • Closure devices are provided to detachably secure the flaps. These closure devices can be of any type desired such as zippers, hook and eyes, tie strips or the like.
  • the material from which the panels are formed can be of any type which is flexible yet able to resist dampness, salt water, sand, solar radiation and other similar environments and still suitable to retain air in the inflated condition.
  • the end flaps of the bag can be designed to be inflatable, if desired.
  • the embodiments of this invention entail various arrangements of the end flaps and fastening or closure devices which are used to interconnect the lateral or outer edges of the panels.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a bag according to the present invention which has been converted into an air mattress having four primary panels;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of another embodiment of the bag of this invention which is convertible into an air mattress having two large side flaps;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of still another embodiment of the bag of this invention which shows the air mattress with offset side flaps;
  • FIG. MS a prospective view of a bag of this invention formed from the air mattress shown in FIG. 1.
  • the bag of the present invention as shown in FIG. 4 is formed from an assembly arranged as an air mattress shown generally at 1 in FIG. I.
  • the air mattress 1 comprises individual panels or sections 2, 2a, 2b and 2c and an additional center panel 3, all of which are inflatable.
  • the two panels 2, 2a are joined together along a transverse fold or seam and the panels 2b, 2c are also joined together in the same manner. These joined portions are interconnected by the center section or panel 3.
  • each of these panels constitutes an inflatable pad.
  • the interconnecting transverse seams are provided between the individual panels to join the panels so as to form swinging hinges to permit the folding-over of the various parts with respect to each other.
  • An air-inflating valve V is provided in each panel.
  • ducts can be provided through each of the panel fold or hinge seams to permit the inflation of all of the panels from a single air valve.
  • Flaps 6, 6a and 7, 7a which like the panels may also be inflatable if desired, are provided along the lateral edges of the side and center panels 2, 2c and 3. Closing or fastening devices such as zippers 5, 5' are provided to easily and quickly secure the panels and flaps in order to close the ends of the bag shown generally at 10 in FIG. 4.
  • the elements 5a, 5b of zipper 5 are fastened to the edges of flaps 6 and 7 respectively.
  • flaps extend along the outer edges of the panels 2, 2c and 3'.
  • a second pair of end flaps 6a and 7a are connected along the outer edges of these flaps 6a, 7a.
  • the portions of the flaps approaching the midportion of the center panel 3 arecurved inwardly at 8, 8a to intersect at the midpoint of each of the edges of the center panel 3. This arrangement is provided to allow complete closure of the opposite ends of the bag 10 as illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the bottom corners of the bag are rounded due to the curved configuration of the end flaps 6, 6a, 7 and 7a adjacent the midpoint of the center panel 3.
  • Carrying handles 9 are provided on the outer surfaces of the side panels 2, 20.
  • the outer panels or sections 2a, 2b are first pivoted inwardly over the inner panels 2, 2c.
  • zippers 5 and 5 are then closed, bringing the edges of the flaps 6, 7 and 6a, 7a into contiguous planar position. In this fashion, a carrying bag having a capacity for various large objects can be easily and quickly providcd.
  • panels 12, 12a, 12b, 12c and 13 are substantially the same as panels 2, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3 respectively in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • the two side flaps 16 and 16a are both attached to the respective lateral outer edges of panel 12.
  • the height of each of the end flaps 16 and 16a is equal to the width of the center panel 13.
  • Closure devices such as zippers l5 and 15' are respectively located along the outer edges of the panels and flaps 16, 13, 12c and 16a, 13, 12c.
  • securing of the closing devices 15, 15' forms generally square corners along the bottom and side edges of the resulting bag.
  • FIG. 3 A third embodiment is shown in FIG. 3 wherein panels 22, 22a, 22b, 22c and 23 are substantially the same as panels 2, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3 respectively in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • Theend flaps 26, 27 are arranged in offset fashion along the lateral or outer edges of the side panels 22, 22c respectively.
  • Closing devices 25, 25 are respectively connected to the outer edges of the individual flaps 26, 27 for securing the assembly as a bag.
  • the bag when converting the air mattress arrangement to the bag configuration, it is intended that the individual panels will be deflated before closing the zippers or other closure devices. It is to be understood, however, that if desired the bag may be formed with the panels inflated due to the sufficiently. broad dimensions and capacity of the flaps and center panel. With this arrangement, the bag provides insulating characteristics in which warm or cold objects may be carried and maintained for extended periods While various modifications of a convertible bag have been shown and described in detail, it is obvious that this invention is not to be considered as being limited to the exact form disclosed and that changes in detail and the construction may be made therein within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof.
  • An assembly for alternatively forming a bag or an elongated pad comprising:
  • releasable securing means along the opposite lateral edges of said assembly for securing each of the 2.
  • saidsecuring means includes a zipper device having working elements positioned along the opposite lateral edges of said assembly.
  • each end flap is'curved so as to join at the midpoint of the intermediate panel lateral edge
  • said securing means comprises a zipper device having working elements connected along the outer edge of said end flaps whereby when the zipper elements are connected together two end flaps will be joined to form the ends of said bag.
  • An assembly for alternatively forming a bag or elongated pad comprising:
  • a pneumatically inflatable intermediate panel having a pair of opposite substantially parallel sides and at least one pneumatically inflatable side panel hingedly secured to each of said sides of said intermediate panel, said intermediate and side panels forming said assembly with a pair of opposite lateral sides transverse to the parallel sides of said intermediate panel,
  • said intermediate panel being separately inflatable from said side panels with no pneumatic communication between said intermediate panel and said side panels whereby when said assembly is formed as a bag, the weight of an article in said bag will not cause transfer of air contained in said intermediate panel to said side panels distorting the shape of said bag.

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US20070053615A1 (en) * 2005-09-02 2007-03-08 I-Wen Liu Shockproof packing bag
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US9095234B2 (en) * 2013-10-10 2015-08-04 Hui-Chuan Lee Foldable mat
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