TITLE OF THE INVENTION: A PROTECTIVE BAG FOR NECKED BOTTLES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
01) This invention relates generally to flexible plastic bags and more particularly, to flexible plastic padded bags for bottle protection and prevention of breakage, especially during transportation or whereas involves personal transit of the bottle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
01) Many devices have been used to safely ship glass bottles, especially liquor and wine bottles. These devices are expensive and awkward because of their size and bulk. Most of these devices are made of rigid material such as Polystyrene or pressed cardboard. The main objective for the use of these devices is for
02) shipping the items away. These devices are not designed to be carried by the consumer as a carry-on items. Such is the case where one or more bottles are transported from the retailer to the consumer's home or place. And when the consumer wishes to transport bottles in travel situations, such as; hand carry, carry-on luggage, or in the interior of a suitcase: where a broken bottle often
03) translates as spillage over the entire contents inside the suitcase. The risks are that glass bottles are prone to damage by impact, when there are more than one bottle carried together in the same paper or plastic bag, or have no protection and receive direct impact from other objects, or hard surfaces, therefore exposing the bottles to a high risk of breaking, and to the person whom carries them a great
04) inconvenience.
For single bottle protection there is only the kraft paper bag used commonly by retailers of wine and liquor. These bags do not protect bottles from the risk mentioned above. Various inventions have being developed to effect of this practice. Some of this
05) include : US Pat. No. 0030111375 to Kilmartin, US Pat. No, 5,624,048 to Sander.US Pat. No 4,197.890 to Simko, GN Pat. No. 455,944 to Siebenborn, GB Pat. No. 2,213,464 to Finch.
The above mention systems are muuch complicated to manufacture or do not cover the whole bottle. leaving the bottle's neck exposed, or lacks of tight fit.
06) The present invention seeks to provide a bag that protects bottles from impacts when transported. A bubble bag that covers up the whole bottle and has means of closing or sealing devices, and also protects them from spillage. Moreover, the present invention provides a bag that is easy to make with small modifications in existing tooling, and also of a very low cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
01) The present device is a protective bag made of padded material for transporting necked bottles, especially those use for wine and liquor, but not excluding other types of bottles.
One object of the present invention is to protect individual bottles from damage or breakage, when transported by the purchaser, or any other person in the line of
02) handling of such bottle, from the supplier to the purchaser's destination.
The invention relates to bottle packaging. The present invention comprises one ply or plural ply of padded and not padded materials, so to soften impacts that could cause damage to the bottles . The bag holds the whole body of the bottle tightly within its cavity; it is shaped out of the contour of the necked shape of the bottle.
03) The present invention is referred to be used for the shipment or personal handeling of individual bottles.
Another object of the present invention is to protect and seal bottles that are in transit inside of a piece of luggage, by way of a closing device placed over the closing end of the bottle, that seals the bag and avoids spillage in the contents of said piece of
04) luggage.
Another object of the present invention is to act as an exterior handled bag, when one ply is formed with holding handles and the interior padded bag is comprise inside the exterior bag.
Another object of the invention is to allow the exterior ply of material to allow for
05) imprinting advertising information, by product manufactures or retailers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1- Is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a protective bag for neck type bottles, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 - Is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 - Is a perspective view of a third preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 - Is a perspective view of a fourth preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 - Is a perspective view of a fifth preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 - Is a perspective view of a sixth preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 - Is a perspective view of a seventh preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 - Is a perspective view of a eight preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 - Is a perspective view of a ninht preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 10- Is a perspective view of a tenth preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 - Is a perspective view of a tenth preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 - Is a perspective view of a eleventh preferred embodiment, constructed according to the present invention.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS.
01) Referring now to the drawings more particularly by reference numbers, wherein like numbers refer to like items throughout the various drawings, numeral 20 refers to the protective bag constructed according the present invention. In FIGS. 1,2,3, the protective bag 20 compromises a sheet of padded material such as bubble wrap plastic 21 , which form the front panel and a sheet of padded
02) material such as bubble wrap plastic that forms the bottom panel 22. The two panels are joined in a fusion line 23 by means of heat sealing both panels together, in the sides and top of said bag.
The bags body is divided in two portions: The upper portion 24 contained in a truncated cone shape, which have sinuated sides 25 and reflect generally the
03) bottle's neck shape, and a top short side 27. The bottom portion is a upright rectangle 26. A opening 28 at the bottom of the bag is left as means to insert a necked style bottle 33, into the bag's cavity 29.
The back panel 22 bottom extends out to form a flap 30, which at the end edge contains a sensitive pressure adhesive strip 31 , covered by a peel of liner 32 both
04) of prior art. The flap is fold under the bags's bottom towards the front panel 21 , where is adhere to said front panel exterior wall, as to close the bag off.
Another preferred third embodiment FIG. 2 refers to the bag 20 of the FIG. 1 , having a twist tie 34 closing device of prior art, which is contained tightly inside a lip 35, formed by folding over the end of the bag's flap 30. The twist tie 34 runs
05) across the flap's wide and extends out at both ends.
To close the bag, the flap 30 is brought over towards the front panel 21 and the twist tie ends are carry around towards the back panel 22 of the bag, and then twist off together to secured the bag closed.
Another preferred second embodiment of the present invention FIG. 3, refers to
06) the bag 20 of FIG. 1 , which contains a snap zipper device 36 of prior art, to seal shut the bag. Providing a measure of water proofing in case that the bottle break inside the bag. As in the case of placing a bottle inside a piece of luggage. The two padded material such as bubble wrap panels 21-22 are even at the bottom of the bag, where the snap zipper 36 is attached to the body of the bag 26
07) by heat sealing the together.
And having a opening 28 at this placement as means of inserting a necked style bottle 33 into the cavity of bag 29.
Another preferred fourth embodiment FIG 4, refers to the bag 20 of the FIG. 1 , having a snap fold type tie 36 of prior art, contained at the end side of the bag,
08) having the back panel 22 lower end slightly longer than the front panel 21 , to create a lip 35 by folding over the end of said back panel, and heat sealing them together. The snap fold device is contained inside said lip and runs along the bottom of the bag. The tie extends out at both end of the lip. To close the bag, both panels 21-22 are rolled up together, and the tie 37 ends are snap to close the
09) bag.
Another preferred fifth embodiment FIG 5, refers to the bag 20 of the FIG 1. Where the bag's back panel is overextended to form an elongated and narrower flap 30. The flap's beginning is rounded 38 to make the flap's body narrower and long.
10) The flap's end is rounded 39 and at this portion a circular cut 40 out is made. To close the bag the flap 30 is brought up the front panel 21 and to the top of the bag's upper portion 24, and then inserting the bottle's neck 33 through the cut out 40.
Another preferred sixth embodiment FIG 6, refers to the bag of FIGS. 1. Where the
11) protective bag 20 compromises a sheet of padded material such as bubble wrap plastic 21 , which form the front panel and a sheet of padded material such as bubble wrap plastic that forms the bottom panel 22. The two panels are joined in a fusion line 23 by means of heat sealing both panels together, in the sides and top of said bag.
12) The bags body is divided in two portions: The upper portion 24 contained in a progresively tapering portion 42. The bottom portion is a upright rectangle 26. A opening 28 at the bottom of the bag is left as means to insert a necked style bottle 33, into the bag cavity 29.
The back panel 22 bottom extends out to form a flap 30, which at the end edge
13) contains a sensitive pressure adhesive strip 31 , covered by a peel of liner 32 both of prior art. The flap is fold under the bags's bottom towards the front panel 21 , where is adhere to said front panel exterior wall, as to close the bag off.
Another preferred seventh embodiment FIG.7, is a bag 20 of FIG. 1, where the
14) bag's top portion 24 is open 43, as means to insert a necked type bottle. Attached by heat sealing to said top portion opening is a snap zipper 36 of prior art, that follows the contour of said top portion sides.
Another preferred eighth embodiment FIG 8, refers to the bag 20, where the bag's bottom is heat sealed, creating a fusion line 44. A separation line 45 is located
15) where the upper and lower portions of the bag meet 24-26. This opening is the means to insert a necked style bottle 33. The back panel 22 extends up to form a elongated flap , shaped at the start point of sinuated lines 25 sides, and also at the end part of said flap 30, this two portions of flap 46 are united by a straight
16) narrow portion 47. The flap's end contains a pressure sensitive adhesive strip 31 , covered with a peel off liner 32, both of prior art. The bag is closed by bringing the flap over the top of the bottle 33 and adhering the flap 30 to the exterior of the front panel 21.
Another preferred ninth embodiment FIG 9, refers to the bag 20 of FIG 8, where as
17) by means of a twist tie 34 of prior art across the wide of the flap's 30 bottom edge, where a lip 35 is formed by heat sealing the fold back to the flap. The lip holds in tight the twist tie, which extends out .To close the bag the flap is brought over the top of the bottle front panel 21 , and the ties are brought behind towards the back panel 22, and twisted together.
18) Another preferred tenth embodiment of the present invention FIG 10 -FIG.11 , is a four panel bag. Having the interior bag 20, FIG 8, made of two panels 21-22 of bubble wrap plastic and a flexible plastic tubular section bag 49, which creates an air wall between the exterior and the interior bags, by blowing air in the exterior bag 49 and closing up the exterior bag with a twist tie piece 50 of prior art. The
19) bottle 33 is inserted inside cavity of the interior bag 20. The two bags are joined at bottom by being heat sealed together, forming a fusion line 48.
Another preferred eleventh embodiment FIG 12 of this invention, is made of four panels that create a exterior bag 20 FIG 10, made of two panels of padded material such as bubble wrap plastic 21-22, and the interior bag 51 made of two
20) panels 52-19) 53, of flexible plastic material. This two panels 52-53 are extended up, and have a cut off in the middle portion, which leaves two sets of plastic strips 54 forming upwardly, which are folded together and heat sealed at the top 55 of each strip pair; to create the handles to carry the bag.
The necked type bottle 33 is inserted into the cavity of the interior bag 51 , and the
21) flap 30 of the bag 20 is adhered to the front of said bag by means of a pressure sensitive strip 31 , covered by a peel off liner 32, both of prior art.
The present invention can also be use for any bottle generally shape with a upper neck portion and a cylindrical body at the lower portion.
22) A further aspect of the invention is to provide a bag of simple construction with small adaptation to a present industrial technology in bag fabrication, providing a bag of low cost and high advantages and improvements to current products in use.
Thus, there has been shown and described several embodiments of a novel
23) bottle protective bag, which embodiments fulfill all the objects and advantages sought therefore. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, however, that many changes, modifications and variations, and other uses and applications for the subject device are possible. All such changes; modifications, variations and other uses and applications, which do not depart from the spirit and
24) scope of the invention, are limited only by the claims that follow.