WO2008121106A1

WO2008121106A1 - Convertible jacket and bag

Info

Publication number: WO2008121106A1
Application number: PCT/US2007/007926
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hollis Mccray-Clark; Charles Henry Clark
Original assignee: Hollis Mccray-Clark; Charles Henry Clark
Priority date: 2007-03-29
Filing date: 2007-03-30
Publication date: 2008-10-09
Also published as: US20080235849A1

Abstract

The Art By Hollis International WearBag (hereinafter called 'WearBag'), is a new, original, non-obvious idea. A carrier/travel bag transforms to be worn as an item of clothing. Alternatively, an item of clothing can be converted into a carrier, travel bag or purse. The WearBag is a carrier / travel bag, for the purpose of transporting items inside the bag, yet it can be transformed into an item of clothing to be worn by males and females, adults and children. The WearBag is a carrier bag and a clothing item to be worn. Many items, including jackets transform into carrier bags. The conversion from bag to clothing and clothing to bag is done by the use of metal hardware, zippers, snaps, sewing techniques, folding and hiding portions of the garment in hidden compartments, created to become a carrier bag or apparel item to be worn as clothing.

Description

CONVERTIBLE JACKET AND BAG

DESCRIPTION Background of the Invention

Wearbags are used for two purposes. Wearbags are used as a garment of clothing and as a carrier bag at the choice of the owner. The wearbags are easily interchangeable between clothing items and carrier bags.

The purpose of the wearbag is to have the capability of two uses by owning just one product. The wearbags are used for any use, including shopping, travel, school, gym, business, yoga and for the transportation of any types of goods. When going to a concert, a person can take snacks in the bag in the afternoon. By evening, the bag can be transformed into a jacket, coat, shirt, cape, poncho, skirt, slacks or any other items of clothing to be worn.

The wearbags are made out of various types of fabrics. When travelling in cars, on planes, cars, trains an extra bag can be taken in luggage or on the plane as a jacket.

Claims

INTERNAπONAL PATENT APPUCAHON CLAIMSWHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. Art By Hollis International LLC is a small entity company and has filed as a small entity company.

2. The Art By Hollis international WearBag, (herein named "wearbag") is a new, novel, original, non-obvious independent, idea created by Hollis McCray-Clark, Esq. and Charles Henry Clark, Jr., Esq.

3. Hollis McCray-Clark, Esq. and Charles Henry Clark, Jr., Esq. are the sole joint owners and sole original creators of the Art By Hollis International Wearbags depicted in this patent application.

4. The wearbag is a bag that a person can also wear. It is also an item of clothing mat a person can convert, transform, interchange into a carrier bag, travel bag, purse or any other named bag that is used to transport items within a confined space carried by an individual from location to location or used simply in one location. The wearbag is a bag that can be used as a carrier bag, travel bag; purse or any other named bag carried on the shoulder, by hand or pulled on wheels or in any other fashion. The wearbag is shown in drawings attached to this application.

5. The wearbag is created by the use of hidden compartments, pockets, by the use of zippers, snaps, drawstrings and any other hardware, metal, plastic, cloth enclosures and attachments.

6. The wearbag is created by a non-obvious method to transform a carrier bag into clothing and alternatively an item of clothing, for example a jacket into a bag. Zippers, snaps, strings, and other connectors may be used to create the wearbag. The technique and creation of novel hidden compartments are used to create the carrier bag, when in use.

7. When the wearbag is in apparel form, i.e. jacket, mere is a non-obvious method of using carrier bag straps, hidden in waistbands. The straps for the carrier bag can also be hidden in various other locations of the garments, to be later used to carry the carrier/travel/tote bag or other type of bag.

8. There are various locations for the straps, pockets linings drawstrings, zippers, snaps, hardware, and other items to be located on the clothing which transforms and converts into a carrier / travel / gym / tote type bag. compartment There is an inside lining of the jacket in the waist area inside of a zippered pouch running the length of the back of the inside of the jacket

18. The jacket is decoratively sewn up and down the length of the front and back of the jacket There is a collar on the jacket and long sleeves on the jacket that gather at the wristband

19. Back of Jacket shown on page 1 of 6 depicts a two sided zipper running across the top of the jacket, horizontally, at shoulder level. There are two sided zippers and seams and stitches running vertically, down the two sides of the jacket across from each other.

20. The wearbag on pace 2 of 6 is shown in the carrier / travel bag conversion or transformation form. Page two depicts the lining bag that is detachable from the jacket and carrier bag. The liner bag is either bidden in the secret zippered location in the waistband or it can be used separately to hold items once the bag is converted to a jacket and worn. There are snaps running through the center of the bag and along the top of the bag. There is a zipper running around the perimeter of the bag to hold the bag together from all three sides (bottom and two sides).

21. The Second wearbag is depicted on page 3 of 6. This bag has a zipper running around the perimeter of the bag on three sides. There are metal snaps running up the center of the bag and along the top perimeter of the bag in a horizontal direction.

22. The second wearbag in the jacket form is depicted on page 4 of 6 - The double sided zippers are placed across the chest area in a horizontal position. The zippers travel across the chest to the arm area and the zippers travel under the armpit and around the back of the jacket up to the back of the shoulders. Snaps run along the bottom of the front and back panels of the jacket, along with seams and a collar at the top of the jacket. The jacket has long sleeves and the sleeves are gathered at the wrist and attached to a waistband.

23. Page 5 of 6 depicts the patterns used to create the wearbags.

24. Pa^ge 6 of 6 depicts the patterns used to create the wearbags.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

. The focus of this patent is the transformation of a carrier type bag into an item of clothing. The carrier bag disappears when the wearbag is worn as an item of apparel, i.e. jacket

10. Alternatively, the clothing item previously transformed and created, disappears when the wearbag transforms into a carrier, gym, travel, tote bag or purse, including any other type of bag.

11. The wearbag is a useml item, in that H can be used to carry items inside of the bag. When the wearbag is used as a carrier bag the clothing item disappears and is hidden from view in novel, unknown, unseen and secret compartments.

12. The wearbag is made of many different fabrics, including, denim, leather, cotton, twill, plastic, wool, cashmere, stretch fabrics and any other fabrics that can be manufactured, sew, assembled and made into clothing and a carrier, travel, gym, tote, purse or other types of carrier bags. Wearbags are made in many different sizes, shapes, colors, fabrics, styles, lengths, quality, weight, etc.

13. Six (6) pages of drawings are submitted with this Patent application to show the drawings of the wearbags and the specifications of the basic wearbags. The wearbags convert from a jacket to a carrier bag and can be converted back to a carrier bag again, according to the novel, non-obvious and new techniques used to create this idea.

14. There are two (2) separate sets of wearbags shown in the drawings converted from a jacket to carrier type bag attached hereto this application.

15. Front of Jacket shown on page 1 of 6 of the drawings submitted with this Patent application depicts a final jacket, previously converted from a carrier type bag. There are double hook metal zippers running in a square formation around the front of the jacket The zippers run across the chest area and along the sides of the front portion of the jacket.

16. There are two pockets located at the top of the jacket, in the area of the chest. There are snaps running up and down the jacket and snaps located on the bottom of the sleeves at the wrist area and along the bottom of the jacket along the waist area, around the back and front of the jacket There are two upside down hidden pockets for use when the jacket is converted to a carrier bag.

17. Inside of the wearbag in the jacket form, indicated on page one (1), there is a zipper hiding the lining and pouches to be used once the jacket is turned into a carrier bag. While in the jacket form, the lining of the purse is hidden in a secret ^Accordingly, it is the object of this invention to provide a product for two purposes, to act as* carrier bag and to act as a garment, such as a jacket or coat, shirt, poncho, slacks, £iφe, blouse, etc. This is a money saving invention, novel, non-obvious, new invention ^benefiting the public by being prepared at all times for any events mat may or may not

The purpose of the wearbag is to provide the public with a carrier bag that can perform two uses. The wearbags are cost saving and an intelligent use of materials for the public. The wearbag can be folded and converted quickly, at the snap of a finger. A person will ;never be caught unprepared, without a carrier bag or jacket or other type of apparel.

In this new age of unexpected events, the wearbag can give safety and a feeling of comfort to its users.

The wearbag is a novel idea and a new and unknown prior use in the conversion of bag to clothing and clothing into a carrier type bag. The owners of the wearbags will always be prepared for most events.

The wearbag is the best example of utilitarian ideas for the protection, safety and pleasure of the public.

Submitted by:

Hollis McCray-Clark, Esq.

FILED ON : March 30, 2007