Convertible travel bag for boots
AssigneeSwitch Designs, LLC
InventorJames Poss
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Abstract
A convertible travel bag includes a first compartment, a second compartment rotatably coupled to the first compartment, and a third compartment rotatably coupled to the first compartment. The second compartment and the third compartment are rotatable between a backpack mode and a side-carry mode. In the backpack mode, the first compartment is positioned between the second compartment and the third compartment, and in the side-carry mode, the first compartment is longitudinally in line with both the second compartment and the third compartment.
Claims19
A convertible travel bag comprising:
- a first compartment;
- a releasable buckle mechanism configured to couple the second compartment to the third compartment in both a backpack mode and a side-carry mode;
- a second compartment rotatably coupled to the first compartment;
- and
- a third compartment rotatably coupled to the first compartment;
- wherein the second compartment and the third compartment are rotatable between the backpack mode and the side-carry mode, and
- wherein in the backpack mode, the first compartment is positioned between the second compartment and the third compartment and the releasable buckle mechanism spans from the second compartment across the first compartment to the third compartment, and
- wherein in the side-carry mode, the first compartment is longitudinally in line with both the second compartment and the third compartment and the releasable buckle mechanism spans from the second compartment directly to the third compartment.
A travel bag comprising:
- a gear compartment comprising a first back wall, a first side wall, an opposite second side wall, and a front face;
- a first footwear compartment comprising a second back wall, a third side wall, and an opposite fourth side wall;
- a second footwear compartment comprising a third back wall, a fifth side wall, and an opposite sixth side wall;
- a buckle mechanism releasably coupling the first footwear compartment and the second footwear compartment;
- wherein the travel bag is configurable between a first carry mode and a second carry mode, and wherein;
- when the travel bag is in the first carry mode, the gear compartment is disposed between the first footwear compartment and the second footwear compartment such that the first side wall is positioned adjacent to and faces the fourth side wall and the second side wall is positioned adjacent to and faces the fifth side wall and the buckle mechanism connects the first footwear compartment to the second footwear compartment and is disposed adjacent the first face, and when the travel bag is in the second carry mode, the gear compartment is disposed longitudinally in line with both the first footwear compartment and the second footwear compartment such that the first back wall is positioned adjacent to and faces both the second back wall and the third back wall, and the buckle mechanism connects the first footwear compartment to the second footwear compartment and is disposed remote from the first face.
A method of converting a travel bag from a backpack mode to a side-carry mode, wherein the travel bag includes a first compartment, a second compartment, a third compartment, and a buckle mechanism the method comprising:
- providing the travel bag in the backpack mode wherein the first compartment is disposed between the second compartment and the third compartment and wherein the buckle mechanism couples the second compartment to the third compartment and is disposed adjacent the first compartment;
- releasing the buckle mechanism;
- rotating the second compartment relative to the first compartment such that the second compartment is longitudinally in line with the first compartment;
- rotating the third compartment relative to the first compartment such that the third compartment is longitudinally in line with the first compartment and is disposed proximate the second compartment;
- and
- engaging the buckle mechanism to couple the second compartment to the third compartment to form the side-carry mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.