WO2021063816A1

WO2021063816A1 - Handbag comprising an interchangeable flap

Info

Publication number: WO2021063816A1
Application number: PCT/EP2020/076859
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alis MITA
Original assignee: Mita Fdg
Priority date: 2019-09-30
Filing date: 2020-09-25
Publication date: 2021-04-08
Also published as: FR3101230B1; FR3101230A1

Abstract

The invention concerns a handbag (1) comprising: - a body (2) forming a bag and having an opening (O) between a rear face (21) and a front face (22) of the body (2); - a flap (3) capable of overlapping the body (2) from the rear face (21) to the front face (22) of the body (2), covering the opening (O); - a system (4) for assembling the flap (3) on the body (2), the flap (2) being interchangeable, the assembly system (4) comprising a rail (410), and a slider (420) able to be inserted and to slide in the rail (410); the flap (3) covering the assembly system (4) when the flap (3) is in the assembled position on the body (2).

Description

Handbag including an interchangeable flap

The field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of hand luggage.

More specifically, the invention relates to hand luggage, and in particular a handbag, comprising a flap that can be easily removed by its user to be replaced by another flap.

A handbag is a small piece of hand luggage that also forms a fashion accessory. It consists of a body forming a large pocket accessible through an opening. It can also be provided with a strap for carrying the handbag, an opening closure system and / or a flap intended to overlap the opening to close it and protect the pocket.

In the field of the invention, handbags are known comprising elements which can be dissociated from the body of the bag, or in other words, disassembled, in particular to modify its appearance.

For example, handbags can be provided with a removable strap allowing the user of the handbag to remove the strap altogether, or to put on a new one, and in particular a strap with a different appearance.

The various elements that can be interchanged on a handbag can also consist of a piece attached to the outside of the bag, to personalize the bag, this piece being able to be the flap of the bag.

We thus know the patent document published under the number GB340415 which describes a handbag comprising a flap interchangeably assembled on the body of the handbag.

More precisely, the body of the bag has a front face and a rear face. The rear side has rails allowing the insertion of a peripheral part of the flap. Vertical rails are arranged on the lateral edges of the rear face and a horizontal rail is arranged on the lower edge of this rear face.

The flap includes an outer skin intended to overlap the opening and at least partially cover the front face of the body of the bag. This flap also has metal reinforcements on a rear part of the outer skin. These metal reinforcements reinforce the lateral and lower edges of the rear part of the outer skin and are also intended to cooperate with the rails of the body of the handbag to allow the flap to be assembled in a removable manner. Also known is the handbag described by the patent document published under the number US2798524. This handbag also includes a flap removably mounted, and thus interchangeable, on the body of the handbag.

To this end, the handbag comprises an assembly system which comprises a rail integral with a lower edge of the body of the handbag, and a slide integral with a lower edge of the flap.

To assemble the flap to the body, simply slide the slider inside the rail, allowing the flap to be assembled on the body. The flap can then be folded over the bag so as to cover the rear face, the opening and the front face of the body of the handbag.

This assembly system makes it possible to modify the face of the flap which is exposed on the outside of the handbag.

Indeed, thanks to the slider positioned on the lower edge of the flap, the flap can be coupled in a first direction or in a second direction on the body of the handbag to modify the face which is exposed on the outer side of the handbag.

The various handbags and systems for assembling the flaps on the body of the handbags described in the prior art nevertheless have drawbacks.

Indeed, these different handbags can be judged to have an unsightly side by the very design of the assembly system which is particularly visible on the exterior of the handbag.

These different handbags also have flaps that can be particularly large and difficult to install or uninstall. More particularly, in the case of the bag having a rail on the lower edge of the handbag, the flap must extend from the underside of the bag covering the rear face and the opening to finally arrive at the level of the face. front of the handbag.

Another disadvantage is that, for some designs of the joining systems, there is a not inconsiderable probability that the joining system will come apart due to the repeated opening and closing of the flap.

The object of the invention is in particular to resolve the drawbacks of the prior art.

More precisely, the object of the invention is to provide a handbag comprising an interchangeable flap, the assembly system of which is not visible, or at the very least, the assembly system of which is not easily visible on the outside of the handbag.

The invention also aims to provide such a handbag, the assembly and disassembly of a flap on the body of which is particularly easy for the user of the handbag.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a handbag in which the flap is not or unlikely to disassemble from the body of the bag unexpectedly.

These objectives, as well as others which will appear later, are achieved thanks to the invention which relates to a handbag comprising:

a body forming a pocket and having an opening between a rear face and a front face of the body;

- a flap capable of overlapping the body from the rear face to the front face of the body covering the opening;

- a flap assembly system on the body, the flap being interchangeable; the assembly system comprising:

a first member presented by the body and a second member presented by the flap, one of the first member and of the second member being a rail, and the other of the first member and of the second member is a slide suitable for being inserted and sliding in the rail, the first member defining a sliding axis parallel to the opening;

- Means for maintaining the slide in the rail at a sliding length corresponding to an assembly position of the flap on the body; characterized in that:

- the first member is mounted on the rear face of the body;

- The flap comprises a lining on which the second member is mounted; the flap covering the assembly system in the flap assembly position on the body.

With the handbag according to the invention, the flap is not permanently attached to the body of the handbag through the assembly system. Different compatible flaps can thus be assembled on the body of the handbag.

A main advantage of the invention is that the assembly system is completely hidden under the flap and is thus invisible or almost since the outside of the handbag. The assembly system therefore does not impact the design of the handbag and makes it possible to obtain an aesthetic result such as a conventional bag which does not have a flap assembled interchangeably.

The assembly system is also secure.

Indeed, the assembly system does not allow the flap to be disassembled from the bag accidentally. Unlike assembly systems which can produce such disassembly when the flap is tilted, the assembly system of the handbag according to the invention cannot be removed without voluntary action and in particular without the application, at a minimum. , with a force to slide the flap transversely with respect to the body of the handbag.

Thus, the simple opening or closing of the handbag or the fact of carrying this handbag cannot cause the displacement of the assembly system, and thus the disassembly of the flap and the handbag.

In addition, the handbag according to the invention does not require a large amount of materials to make the flap. Indeed, the flap does not need to extend over the entire back side of the body of the handbag.

According to a preferred characteristic, the assembly system comprises a first plate arranged behind an outer casing of the body, the first member being fixed to the first plate through the outer casing of the body, the outer casing of the body being clamped between the first plate and the first organ.

In this way, the first member is securely attached to the body of the handbag.

Advantageously, the body includes an internal lining inside the pocket, the first plate being disposed between the outer shell and the internal lining of the body.

In this case, the first plaque is not visible from inside the pocket formed by the body. In fact, the internal lining conceals this first plate and allows for invisible retention of the first organ on the outer shell of the body of the handbag.

According to a preferred design, the assembly system comprises a second plate disposed between an outer skin of the flap and the liner of the flap, the second member being fixed to the second plate through the liner of the flap. flap, the lining of the flap being clamped between the second plate and the second member.

Thanks to this design, the second organ is fixed under the flap in a completely invisible and secure way.

Indeed, the outer skin of the flap is then not impacted by the assembly system. The outer skin of the flap can thus be designed to suit the designer without the latter having to take into account the visual integration of the assembly system.

This is achieved by the fact that the outer skin of the flap provides coverage of the assembly system.

According to an advantageous characteristic, the rail is open at its two ends, the slide being capable of being inserted or extracted by the two ends of the rail.

It is therefore understood that the flap can be assembled or disassembled by sliding through either side of the handbag. This design makes it easy for the handbag user to assemble and disassemble a flap.

According to a preferred solution, the holding means comprise at least one couple:

- a projecting element presented by one of the rail and the slide;

- a complementary hollow in the form of the projecting element and presented by the other of the rail and the slide; the protruding member engages the recess in the assembly position of the flap on the body.

This design of the retaining means improves the holding in position of the slide inside the rail, this in the assembly position of the flap on the body whereby the slide is fully slid in the rail.

In this case, preferably, the projecting element is retractable, and the holding means comprise elastic return means of the projecting element in a projecting position.

When the user inserts the slide inside the rail, then the holding of the slide relative to the rail is carried out automatically as soon as the protruding element (s) come opposite the complementary hollow (s). Arrived at this position, the elastic return means cause the return of the projecting elements in a projecting position to cooperate with the hollows and maintain the slide in the rail at its sliding length corresponding to the assembly position of the flap on the body.

According to a preferred embodiment, the protruding element is a ball.

Such a ball can advantageously roll on the facing surface and thus facilitate the insertion of the slide inside the rail.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the slide and the rail have an identical length.

In this case, the maintenance of the flap on the body of the bag is optimized.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of illustrative and non-limiting example, and the accompanying drawings, among which:

[Fig. 1] is a schematic representation in a perspective view of a handbag according to the invention, the handbag comprising a flap overlapping an opening of the body, the opening of the body and a system for assembling the flap on the body. body being represented in transparency through the flap;

[Fig. 2] is a schematic representation of the flap and body of the handbag in cross-sectional view centered on the assembly system, with the flap and body positioned facing each other;

[Fig. 3] is a schematic representation seen from below of the flap and of the second member coupled to the lining of the flap;

[Fig. 4] is a schematic front view of a second member of the assembly system and a second complementary plate of the second member of the assembly system;

[Fig. 5] is a schematic front view of a first member of the assembly system and a second complementary plate of the first member of the assembly system.

Referring to Figure 1, a handbag 1 according to the invention is shown.

Handbag 1 includes:

a body 2 forming a pocket intended for example to receive objects, the body 2 having an opening O between a rear face 21 and a front face 22 of the body 2;

- a flap 3;

- a strap 10 coupled to the body 2. The body 2 more precisely comprises a bottom, a rear face 21 and a front face 22 opposite to each other with respect to the pocket, as well as side faces 23.

The strap 10 is in particular coupled to the side faces 23. According to the present embodiment and with reference to FIG. 2, the body 2 comprises an outer casing 210 and an inner lining 24.

The internal lining 24 lines the inside of the pocket formed by the body 2.

The outer casing 210 of the body 2 for its part forms the front faces 22 and the rear face 21 presented by the body 2. The outer casing 210 may for example be made of leather, while the inner lining 24 of the body 2 may be. Fabric.

The flap 3 is intended to cover the opening O, as shown in Figure 1.

The flap 3 thus overlaps the body 2 from the rear face 21 to the front face 22 of the body 2. In this position, the flap 3 blocks access to the pocket.

The handbag 1 also includes an assembly system 4 of the flap 3 on the body 2, the flap 3 being interchangeable.

In other words, the assembly system 4 allows removable assembly of the flap 3 on the body 2. Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the flap 3 comprises an outer skin 31 and a liner 32.

According to a design comparable to the body 2, the outer skin 31 of the flap 3 can be made of leather, while the lining 32 of the flap 3 can be made of fabric.

The outer skin 31 forms the upper face of the flap 3 while the lining 32 forms the underside of the flap 3.

For this purpose, the lining 32 of the flap 3 is coupled at the periphery to the outer skin 31 of the flap 3.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the assembly system 4 comprises: - a first member 41 presented by the body 2;

- a second member 42 presented by the flap 3.

In general, one of the first member 41 and of the second member 42 is a rail 410, and the other of the first member 41 and of the second member 42 is a slide 420 capable of being inserted and sliding in the rail 410. According to the present embodiment, the first member 41 is the rail 410, and the second member 42 is the slide 420 which is able to slide and to be inserted in the rail 410.

The first member 41 is integral with the body 2.

Referring to Figure 1, this first member 41 forms a sliding axis 40 of the second member 42 and thus of the flap 3 relative to the body 2 during the assembly or disassembly of the flap 3 on the body 2.

The sliding axis 40 is essentially parallel to the opening O, the opening O extending lengthwise between the rear face 21 and the front face 22 of the body.

According to the principle of the invention, and as illustrated by Figures 1 and 2, the first member 41 is mounted on the rear face 21 of the body 2.

Indeed, the first member 41 is coupled to the outer casing 210 which forms the rear face 21 of the body 2.

The second member 42 is itself mounted on the lining 32 of the flap 3. Thus, the second member 42 is coupled to the underside of the flap 3.

Accordingly, as illustrated in Figure 1, the flap 3 covers the assembly system 4 in the assembly position of the flap 3 on the body 2.

Referring to Figures 2 and 5, the assembly system 4 comprises a first plate 431 which is disposed behind the outer casing 210 of the body 2.

The first plate 431 is notably disposed between the outer casing 210 of the body 2 and the inner lining 24 of the body 2.

The first member 41 is fixed to the first plate 431 through the outer casing 210 of the body 2. Screws are for example used to make this assembly.

This outer casing 210 of the body 2 is thus clamped between the first plate 431 and the first member 41 to hold the rail 410 in position on the rear face 21 of the body 2.

Similarly and with reference to Figures 2, 3 and 4, the assembly system 4 comprises a second plate 432 which is disposed between the outer skin 31 of the flap 3 and the lining 32 of the flap 3.

The second member 42 is fixed to the second plate 432 through the lining 32 of the flap 3, this lining 32 being clamped between the second plate 432 and the second member 42. Screws can also be used to achieve this assembly.

The slide 420 is thus held in position on the lining 32 of the flap 3 thanks to the clamping of the lining 32 made between the second plate 432 and the slide 420.

Referring to Figures 2 and 5, the rail 410 has a "C" shaped profile. Rail 410 thus presents:

- a rear plate 4100;

- two uprights 4101 extending perpendicular to the flat 4100; , respectively at the upper end and at the lower end of the plate 4100;

- two returns 4102 extending towards each other, respectively, from the distal ends of the uprights 4101.

The rail 410 thus allows the sliding of the slide 420 along the sliding axis 40 while preventing disengagement of the slide in other directions than that of the sliding axis 40.

To this end, the slider 420 has a bar 4200 of essentially rectangular section, and a foot 4201 extending below the bar 4200, towards the second plate 432.

The bar 4200 is complementary in the shape of the profile of the rail 410, and the foot 4201 is able to pass through a space formed between the two returns 4102 of the rail 410.

Rail 410 is open at both ends so that slider 420 can be inserted or pulled out through both ends of rail 410.

The assembly system 4 also comprises means 5 for holding the slide 420 in the rail 410 at a sliding length corresponding to an assembly position of the flap 3 on the body 2.

Referring to Figures 2, 4 and 5, the holding means 5 comprise torques each including:

- a projecting element 51;

- a complementary hollow 52 in the form, at least partially, of the projecting element 51.

The protruding elements 51 are presented by one of the rail 410 and the slider 420 and the recesses 52 are presented by the other of the rail 410 and the slider 420. According to the present embodiment, the projecting elements 51 are presented by the slide 420, and more particularly by the bar 4200, and the recesses 52 are presented by the rail 410.

Indeed, the rail 410 has, on its rear plate 4100, several hollows 52, and the projecting elements 51 are presented by the bar 4200.

The projecting elements 51 are intended to engage in the recesses 52 in the assembly position of the flap 3 on the body 2. The projecting elements 51 and the recesses 52 are thus facing each other in the assembly position. flap 3 on the body 2.

Referring to Figures 2 and 4, the projecting elements 51 are retractable.

Indeed, the projecting elements 51 are movable inside a housing provided in the slide 420.

The retaining means 5 thus comprise, in a manner complementary to the protruding elements 51 movable in the housings, elastic return means (not shown) of the protruding elements 51 in a projecting position relative to an outer surface of the slide 420.

According to the present embodiment, these projecting elements 51 are balls and the hollows 52 are caps.

As illustrated by Figures 1, 4 and 5, the slider 420 and the rail 410 have an identical length.

Accordingly, in the assembly position of the flap 3 on the body 2, the slider 420 is completely nested inside the rail 410. Thus, the slider 420 does not protrude from the ends of the rail 410.

The holding means 5 are advantageously distributed along the rail 410 and the slide 420.

The assembly system 4 can be made from any metallic or plastic material.

The assembly system 4 is ideally developed in a metallic material to obtain a qualitative finish and a high-end rendering. For example, the assembly system 4 is advantageously made of brass.

Aluminum elements can also be incorporated into the assembly system 4 to reduce the overall weight of the assembly system 4.

Claims

Handbag (1) including:

- a body (2) forming a pocket and having an opening (O) between a rear face (21) and a front face (22) of the body (2);

- a flap (3) capable of overlapping the body (2) from the rear face (21) to the front face (22) of the body (2) covering the opening (O);

- an assembly system (4) of the flap (3) on the body (2), the flap (2) being interchangeable; the assembly system (4) comprising:

- a first member (41) presented by the body (2) and a second member (42) presented by the flap (3), one of the first member (41) and of the second member (42) being a rail (410 ), and the other of the first member (41) and of the second member (42) is a slide (420) capable of being inserted and sliding in the rail (410), the first member (41) defining a sliding axis (40) parallel to the opening (O);

- Holding means (5) of the slide (420) in the rail (410) at a sliding length corresponding to an assembly position of the flap (3) on the body (2); characterized in that:

- the first member (41) is mounted on the rear face (21) of the body (2);

- the flap (3) comprises a lining (32) on which the second member (42) is mounted; the flap (3) covering the assembly system (4) in the assembly position of the flap (3) on the body (2).

Handbag (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the assembly system (4) comprises a first plate (431) arranged behind an outer envelope (210) of the body (2), the first member (41) being fixed to the first plate (431) through the outer casing (210) of the body (2), the outer casing (210) of the body (2) being clamped between the first plate (431) and the first member (41).

Handbag (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the body (2) comprises an internal lining (24) inside the pocket, the first plate (431) being disposed between the outer casing (210) and the inner liner (24) of the body (2).

Handbag (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the assembly system (4) comprises a second plate (432) disposed between an outer skin (31) of the flap (3) and the lining (32) of the flap (3), the second member (42) being fixed to the second plate (432) through the lining (32) of the flap (3), the lining (32) of the flap (3) being pinched between the second plate (432) and the second member (42).

Handbag (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rail (410) is open at both ends, the slide (420) being capable of being inserted or extracted by both ends of the rail (410).

Handbag (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding means (5) comprise at least one pair:

- a protruding element (51) presented by one of the rail (410) and the slide (420);

- a complementary hollow (52) in the form of the projecting element (51) and presented by the other of the rail (410) and the slide (420); the protruding member (51) engaging the recess (52) in the assembly position of the flap (3) on the body (2).

Handbag (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the projecting element (51) is retractable, and in that the holding means (5) comprise means for resiliently returning the projecting element (51) in a protruding position.

Handbag (1) according to any one of claims 6 and 7, characterized in that the projecting element (51) is a ball.

9. Handbag (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slide (420) and the rail (410) have an identical length.