WO2001067919A1

WO2001067919A1 - Carrier bag

Info

Publication number: WO2001067919A1
Application number: PCT/NL2001/000216
Authority: WO
Inventors: Thijs Buijs
Original assignee: Thijs Buijs
Priority date: 2000-03-17
Filing date: 2001-03-16
Publication date: 2001-09-20
Also published as: AU4484501A; NL1014674C2

Abstract

Carrier bag that can be changed into a garment (1). The carrier bag consists of a folded-over blank of double-walled material, the neck (4) part of the garment having been folded inwards. A bag is then formed using a sewn seam that can be undone. Handles (5) can optionally be present, which detach as tapes when the sewn seam is undone.

Description

Carrier bag

The present invention relates to a carrier bag comprising a folded-over blank from a piece of material with a bottom closure and side closure produced by sewing or another joining technique, said bottom and side closures being easy to undo to obtain a garment. Such a carrier ortote bag is for example known from US 5278998. The structure shown there comprises armholes. These armholes could be used as later grip for the bag to be produced from the garment. Another handle can be produced as is shown in this specification but to that end the part provided with armholes has to be folded downand separately stored in the bag proper.

The invention aims to avoid such complex structure and to provide a simple carrier bag which can be converted to a wide range of garments.

According to the invention this is realised in that the blank comprises a double walled piece of material, wherein a part of said piece of material is folded inwards and introduced between the walls of the blank to obtain blank from which the bag is produced. According to the invention a double walled blank is used, which is preferable rectangular from which the bag is folded. The space between the walls is used to receive "non regular" items of a garment such as the top of a shirt-like product. However, it should be understood that also other parts of a garment can be introduced between the walls of the blank. An example is an apron. The top part of such an apron can be introduced between the walls of the piano. As a result of the particular method of folding according to the invention, both carrier bag and garment can be of completely normal shape, as a result of which acceptance is no problem. The joining techniques can comprise any construction known in the prior art, such as Velcro fasteners, buttons, zips and the like. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, however, use is made of a sewn seam, and more particularly with the aid of a so-called chain stitch. This can be removed easily after sewing by grasping the freely protruding end section of the thread and then pulling it loose. The bag can have carrying handles. These can be conventional openings but it is also possible to construct these as parts in the form of strips. Such handles can also be sewn on or attached to the blank in some other way. If the carrier bag has to function as a shirt, these handles can be easily removed. The separate tapes thus obtained can be used for a wide variety of purposes.

If the sewn seam described above is used employing, for example, chain stitch, according to an advantageous embodiment this seam extends from the side closure along the top of the bag and back to the side closure, then along the side closure and along the bottom closure. In this way a bag can be formed by means of a single sewing operation and the desired garment is produced by pulling out the seam thus formed. It has been described above that the neck part of the shirt is folded inwards close to the bottom section. It is, of course, possible to achieve this inward-folding at the top part of the bag or close to one of the side sections. The only essential feature is that a sleeve- shaped part is produced that can be made into a bag. It is also possible to make the bag not purely rectangular but with the aid of one or more curves which correspond to the subsequent use.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an illustrative embodiment shown in the drawing. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows, in perspective view, a T-shirt that has been obtained from a carrier bag; Fig. 2 shows the first step in producing a carrier bag from the T-shirt according to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows the final step in the production of a carrier bag; and Fig. 4 shows the T-shirt that is obtained if the thread is removed from the carrier bag according to Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 shows an apron; Fig. 6 the first step of folding the apron into a bag; and

Fig. 7 a second step.

In Fig.1 a T-shirt is indicated by 1. This consists of a front part 2 and a back part 3. The front part 2 is provided with advertising information and, of course, similar or other information can also be applied to the back. The neck part is indicated by 4. In the state as shown in Fig. 1 the neck part is folded inwards like a pocket, as is indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2. A rectangular, at least double-walled blank is produced by this means. During this operation, handles 5 are inserted between the front part 2 and back part 3, as is indicated diagrammatically. A join is then made with the aid of sewing. A chain stitch seam is made starting at a. During this operation the front and back parts of the shirt are joined to one another, incorporating the handle parts 5 between them. The further return movement to c takes place at b (all shown in Fig. 2). The blank is then turned round (Fig. 3) and sewing is continued from c in direction d, side closure taking place, followed by the bottom closure e. The side closure is indicated by 9 and the bottom closure by 10. 11 indicates the free end of the thread, that can be freely protruding but, for example, can also be stuck to the outside of the bag with the aid of a sticker or the like. Of course, sewing can take place in the reverse direction.

The advertising information is now turned through a quarter turn with respect to the position shown in Fig. 1. If the user of the carrier bag wants to convert this into a shirt, he/she pulls end 11 of the thread loose, as a result of which the chain stitch comes undone. As a result, the handles 5 are detached from the blank again and the shirt as is shown diagrammatically in Fig. 4 is produced, with two separate tapes 5.

In fig. 5-7 conversion of an apron to a bag according to the inventions is shown. This apron is generally referred to in fig. 5 by 21. It comprises a lower part 22 and a top part 23 including a loop 24 to be arranged around the neck of the user.

Fig. 6 shows that this top part 23 is folded down on lower part 22. Fig. 7 shows that subsequently this lower part is doubled in order to obtain the blank from which the bag is produced. Also in this case handles 25 are provided. Sewing is such that after removal thereof from the bag so produced, the apron according to fig. 5 results.

It will be understood that other articles of clothing can be produced by means of the invention and that the carrier bag can have other shapes. The handles 5 can optionally be omitted. The neck part can folded inwards in other positions.

Other embodiments and uses of this type will be immediately obvious to those skilled in the art on reading the above description and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. Carrier bag (7) comprising a folded-over blank from a piece of material with a bottom closure (10) and side closure (9) produced by sewing or another joining technique, said bottom and side closures being easy to undo to obtain a garment, characterised in that, the blank comprises a double walled piece of material, wherein a part of said piece of material is folded inwards and introduced between the walls of the blank to obtain blank from which the bag is produced.

2. Carrier bag according to claim 1, wherein the piece of material folded inwards the walls of the blank is provided near the bottom closure of said bag.

3. Carrier bag according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said piece of material folded inwards between the walls of said blank comprises the top part of said garment.

4. Carrier bag according to Claim 3, wherein the neck part (4) of a shirt-like construction comprises said part folded inwards.

5. Carrier bag according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said joining technique comprises sewing.

6. Carrier bag according to Claim 5, wherein said sewn seam comprises chain stitch.

7. Carrier bag according to one of the preceding claims, having carrying handles (5) which have been attached using said joining techniques.

8. Carrier bag according to one of Claims 5 or 6 in combination with Claim 5, wherein said sewn seam extends from the side closure α along the top of the bag and back b to the side closure, then along the side closure d and along the bottom closure e.

9. Carrier bag according to one of the preceding claims in combination with Claim 5, where the end (11) of the thread is free.

10. Carrier bag according to one of the preceding claims, provided with advertising information (8).