# US 10,117,501 B2 · Portable bag with adjustable inner container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,117,501 B2 - Document ID: US10117501B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/181,990 - Filed: 2016-06-14 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-14 - Applicants: Shinji Marui - Inventors: Shinji Marui - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10117501B2 ## CPC - A45F 3/04: Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY ## Abstract A portable bag includes an outer main body and an inner bag that can hold dry or wet contents. An inner bag adjustment mechanism adjusts the vertical, lateral and forward-rearward positions of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body such that the inner bag may be positioned anywhere within the main body. Releasable securing mechanisms and biasing mechanisms help fix the inner bag at the desired vertical and lateral position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bag apparatus, comprising: an outer main body; an inner bag disposed within the main body; and an inner bag adjustment mechanism coupled to the inner bag and configured to steplessly move and fix the inner bag with respect to the outer main body, the inner bag adjustment mechanism comprising: a first belt coupled to the inner bag and configured to adjust a vertical position of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body; and a second belt configured to adjust a lateral position of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body, wherein the second belt moves the first belt laterally towards the right or left side of the main body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first securing mechanism to releasably fix the inner bag at the vertical position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first securing mechanism comprises a first plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners formed on a handle of the first belt. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a pair of shoulder straps having a second plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners, wherein the first plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners may be releasably coupled to the second plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a second securing mechanism to releasably fix the inner bag at the lateral position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second belt comprises a ring through which the first belt passes, the ring moving the first belt laterally so as to adjust the lateral position of inner bag. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a biasing mechanism coupled to the second belt. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the inner bag adjustment mechanism may be employed while the bag apparatus is worn. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the inner bag is adjustable in size. ### Claim 10 A bag apparatus, comprising: an outer main body; an inner bag disposed within the main body; an inner bag adjustment mechanism coupled to the inner bag and configured to move the inner bag both vertically and laterally with respect to the outer main body; and a first securing mechanism to releasably fix the inner bag at a desired vertical position, wherein the inner bag adjustment mechanism comprises a first belt configured to adjust a vertical position of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body and a second belt configured to adjust a lateral position of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body, and wherein the first belt is coupled to the inner bag and the second belt moves the first belt laterally towards the right or left side of the main body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first securing mechanism comprises a first plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners formed on a handle of the first belt, the apparatus further comprising a pair of shoulder straps having a second plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners, wherein the first plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners may be releasably coupled to the second plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a second securing mechanism to releasably fix the inner bag at a desired lateral position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second belt comprises a ring through which the first belt passes, the ring moving the first belt laterally so as to adjust the lateral position of inner bag. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a biasing mechanism coupled to the first belt. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the biasing mechanism comprises a first biasing mechanism, the apparatus further comprising a second biasing mechanism coupled to the second belt. ### Claim 16 A bag apparatus, comprising: an outer main body; an inner bag disposed within the main body; an inner bag adjustment mechanism coupled to the inner bag and configured to move the inner bag both vertically and laterally with respect to the outer main body; a first securing mechanism to releasably fix the inner bag at a desired vertical position; a second securing mechanism to releasably fix the inner bag at a desired lateral position; and a pair of shoulder straps, wherein the inner bag adjustment mechanism comprises a first belt configured to adjust a vertical position of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body and a second belt configured to adjust a lateral position of the inner bag with respect to the outer main body, and wherein the first belt is coupled to the inner bag and the second belt moves the first belt laterally towards the right or left side of the main body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein: the first securing mechanism comprises a first plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners formed on a handle of the first belt, and wherein the pair of shoulder straps comprise a second plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners such that the first plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners may be releasably coupled to the second plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second belt comprises a ring through which the first belt passes, the ring moving the first belt laterally so as to adjust the lateral position of inner bag. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a biasing mechanism coupled to the second belt.