WO2011036656A1 - Tow strap bag - Google Patents
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- WO2011036656A1 WO2011036656A1 PCT/IL2010/000478 IL2010000478W WO2011036656A1 WO 2011036656 A1 WO2011036656 A1 WO 2011036656A1 IL 2010000478 W IL2010000478 W IL 2010000478W WO 2011036656 A1 WO2011036656 A1 WO 2011036656A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
- B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
- B60D1/14—Draw-gear or towing devices characterised by their type
- B60D1/18—Tow ropes, chains or the like
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- the present invention relates generally to a tow strap that coverts into bag and more specifically to a tow strap with a zipper attached to its circumference and the tow strap zips up to form a bag.
- Tow straps are used in many applications, for example to pull a vehicle out of a ditch or to get the vehicle to start, to lift a weight up onto a platform or lower a weight down to a lower level.
- the tow strap is used by a vehicle owner only in limited circumstances and most of the time it just collects dust or gets tangled up with other items stored by the owner. As a result sometimes when the cable is needed the owner cannot recollect where it was placed.
- the vehicle owner equips the vehicle with numerous items that are designated to be used in emergency, for example a tow strap, a hazard warning triangle, jumper cables, a flashlight, a jack and various other tools.
- the vehicle owner may use a container to keep the items together and prevent them from mixing with other items, so that they will be readily available in case of need.
- An aspect of an embodiment of the invention relates to a tow strap with an open zipper attached around the circumference of the tow strap, for example sewn on.
- the zipper is positioned to enable the tow strap to be zipped up to form a bag.
- the tow strap is zipped up to form a bag essentially in the form of a helix.
- an extra flap extends from the end of the tow strap to serve as the bottom of the bag.
- the shape of the extra flap determines the shape of the bottom of the bag.
- the extra flap is formed by folding over the end of the tow strap to form a U shaped end.
- an additional piece of material is attached to the end of the tow strap.
- the zipper is attached also around the extra flap.
- the zipper initially attaches between the bottom and the end of the tow strap, wherein the tow strap creates the helix shaped walls of the bag.
- a fastening element such as a hook, a claw or loop is placed on one end or both ends of the tow strap to help use the tow strap to tow.
- the fastening element may be attached directly to the tow strap or indirectly by an additional piece of material coupled to the tow strap.
- the same fastening element is placed on both ends.
- a different type of fastening element is placed on each end, for example to handle a different connection or load.
- the other end of the tow strap includes an extension flap of the zipper to enable the top of the bag to be sealed.
- reflective stripes are attached to selected positions on the tow strap, such that when the bag is zipped up the reflective stripes form a triangle or other geometrical shapes.
- the geometric shape may include only the circumference of the geometric shape or it may form an essentially solid geometric shape.
- one or more straps may be coupled to the tow strap to serve as carrying straps for the bag. In some embodiments of the invention, the carrying straps can be removed or adjusted.
- the zipper head may include a functional apparatus, for example a flashlight, a corkscrew or a compass.
- a tow strap bag including:
- a tow strap that is adapted to be used to tow objects
- the tow strap bag further comprises a flap extending from an end of the tow strap to serve as the bottom of the bag, and wherein the open zipper surrounds the flap extending from the tow strap.
- the flap is formed by folding over an end of the tow strap and fixating it so that the folded over piece forms a U shaped end with the tow strap.
- the flap is formed by attaching an extra piece of material to the end of the tow strap.
- the extra piece of material is from a different material than the tow strap.
- the zipper begins from between the flap and the end of the tow strap.
- the tow strap is provided with loops to accommodate fastening elements near the ends of the tow strap.
- the tow strap bag includes a fastening element coupled to at least one end of the tow strap.
- the strap bag further comprises a fastening element coupled to both ends of the tow strap.
- the tow strap bag further comprises a flap attached to one side of the tow strap to accommodate the fastening element without interfering with the zipper coupled to the circumference of the tow strap.
- the zipper extends beyond the end of the tow strap forming the top of the bag, to form an extension that is used to seal the bag.
- the tow strap bag further comprises reflective stripes attached to selected positions on the tow strap, so that a reflective triangle is formed when zipping up the tow strap to form a bag.
- the reflective triangle is an essentially solid triangle.
- the tow strap bag further comprises one or more straps coupled to at least two sequential positions on the tow strap to provide a carrying strap when the tow strap is zipped up into a bag.
- the carrying straps are removable or adjustable.
- the tow strap is color coded such that the tow strength is indicated by the color.
- a method of converting a tow strap into a bag including:
- the bottom is formed by folding over an end of the tow strap and fixating it to extend in an angle relative to the rest of the tow strap.
- the bottom is formed by attaching an additional piece of material to one end of the tow strap.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of an unzipped tow strap bag, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of the ends of a tow strap bag, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of a partially zipped tow strap bag, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of a zipped up tow strap bag, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 5A is a schematic illustration of a top view of a zipped up tow strap bag, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 5B is a schematic illustration of a bottom view of a zipped up tow strap bag, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 6 is a schematic illustration of a tow strap bag that forms a hazard warning triangle, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 7 is a schematic illustration of a tow strap bag with carrying straps, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of an unzipped tow strap bag 100
- Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of the ends of tow strap bag 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- tow strap bag 100 is made up from a tow strap 1 10 with an open zipper 120 surrounding the entire circumference of tow strap 110, so that a bag can be formed by zipping up zipper 120.
- an extra flap 130 is attached to tow strap 1 10 on one end to serve as a bottom 150 for tow strap bag 100.
- extra flap 130 is formed by folding over the end of tow strap 1 10 and sewing it to form a U shaped end.
- an additional piece of material may be used to form extra flap 130.
- the extra material may be the same as used for tow strap 100 or a different type of material may be used, for example tow strap 1 10 may be made up from canvas, nylon, plastic, woven metal or any other material that can provide enough strength to serve as a tow strap.
- extra flap 130 may be the same material or it may be harder or softer than the rest of the bag to form bottom 150 with a desired rigidity, since bottom 150 does not serve as part of tow strap 110.
- zipper 120 begins at the bottom of the U shaped end between tow strap 110 and extra flap 130.
- a pull tab 126 is located there to pull a slider 123 that connects between the part of the zipper attached to the extra flap and the part of the zipper that is attached to tow strap 1 10.
- zipper 120 ends at the top with an extra zipper extension 140 to form a sealed top 160.
- top 160 may or may not include extra zipper extension 140 thus forming a sealable or non-sealable top.
- fastening element 170 is attached to each end of tow strap 1 10, or one end may not include fastening element 170.
- fastening element 170 is attached directly to tow strap 1 10, for example to a loop 190 provided for accommodating a fastening element near the end of tow strap 1 10.
- fastening element 170 may be attached to an extra strap 180 that is coupled to tow strap 110, for example by sewing them together.
- extra strap 180 is reinforced or specially designed to support fastening element 170.
- the use of extra strap 180 prevents fastening element 170 from interfering with zipper 120 to form tow strap bag 100 from tow strap 1 10.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of a partially zipped tow strap bag 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- the user grasps pull tab 126 of zipper 120 and pulls slider 123 to cause zipper 120 to connect between two extensions of tow strap 110.
- tow strap 110 wraps around extra flap 130 and forms tow strap bag 100 with extra flap 130 serving as the bottom of tow strap bag 100.
- extra flap 130 is shaped as a rectangle thus forming a rectangular shaped bag.
- extra flap 130 may be shaped as an ellipse or circle giving the bag an ellipse or circular shape.
- at the top extra zipper extension 140 is positioned to seal tow strap bag 100, when tow strap 1 10 reaches its end.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of a zipped up tow strap bag 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- tow strap bag 100 may be used as a general purpose bag to hold items for the user.
- tow strap 1 10 may be provided in various sizes.
- the size is determined based on the size of the tow strap 110 required, and taking into consideration the desired size for the resulting bag.
- tow strap 1 10 is color coded to let the user know at a glance what strength the tow strap may be used for, for example a yellow tow strap 110 may indicate that tow strap 1 10 may be used to tow anything up to a mass of 500Kg, and a red tow strap 1 10 may indicate that tow strap 1 10 may be used for a mass greater than 500 g, for example between 500-1000Kg.
- zipper 120 may be color coded, for example to indicate the volume of the bag.
- pull tab 126 includes a functional apparatus, for example a flashlight, a corkscrew or a compass.
- Fig. 5A is a schematic illustration of a top view of a zipped up tow strap bag 100
- Fig. 5B is a schematic illustration of a bottom view of a zipped up tow strap bag 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
- tow strap bag 100 may be used to enclose a kit of emergency items so that it serves a dual purpose:
- Fig. 6 is a schematic illustration of a tow strap bag 1 10 that forms a hazard warning triangle 600, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- the kit may include tow strap 1 10, hazard warning triangle 600, jumper cables, a flashlight, a jack and various other tools.
- tow strap bag 1 10 when unzipped it can serve as tow strap 1 10. When it is zipped up it can serve as hazard warning triangle 600 and/or as tow strap bag 100.
- hazard warning triangle 600 is made up by placing reflective strips 610 on tow strap 1 10 so that when tow strap 1 10 is zipped up to form tow strap bag 100 a reflective triangle is formed.
- the reflective strips may be adhesively attached to tow strap bag 100 or sewed on.
- the reflective strips are printed onto tow strap 1 10.
- the reflective triangle can be placed on the road or inside a vehicle to serve as a hazard warning triangle 600.
- hazard warning triangle 600 forms an essentially solid triangle as shown in Fig. 6.
- hazard warning triangle 600 may form an outline of a triangle.
- other reflective shapes may be formed to provide other functions.
- Fig. 7 is a schematic illustration of a tow strap bag 100 with carrying straps 710, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- carrying straps 710 are attached to predetermined positions on tow strap 1 10, so that tow strap bag 100 will have carrying straps 710 when it is zipped up to form a bag.
- carrying straps 710 may be short and serve as handles for holding the bag. Alternatively, they may be long so that the bag can be worn over a persons shoulder.
- carrying straps 710 are attached with a non permanent attachment (e.g. a buckle 720) so that the carrying straps may be removed when not needed, for example when using tow strap 1 10 to pull something instead of using it to form a bag. Additionally, the size of the carrying straps 710 may be adjusted
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US1483253A (en) * | 1922-06-06 | 1924-02-12 | Tabler John Howard | Towing or pulling device |
US1803389A (en) * | 1928-02-10 | 1931-05-05 | Joseph J Herlbauer | Vehicle towing device |
US4200132A (en) * | 1979-02-13 | 1980-04-29 | Avery John R | Moisture proof bag closure |
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