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US 11,317,690 B2Granted
Convertible bag
OwnerRebecca Sax Osnowitzinventor
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Abstract
A bag includes a first sidewall, a second opposing sidewall, and a foldable base. The foldable base is coupled to the first sidewall and the second side wall. The foldable base includes a first rigid panel coupled to a second rigid panel such that the foldable base is configured to fold from a generally flat configuration to a folded configuration, thereby converting the bag from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration.
Claims20
A bag comprising:
- a first sidewall;
- a second opposing sidewall;
- and
- a foldable base coupled to the first sidewall and the second side wall, the foldable base including (i) a sheet of material, (ii) a first rigid panel, (iii) a second rigid panel, (iv) one or more fasteners, and (v) a strip, the first rigid panel being coupled to the second rigid panel such that the foldable base is configured to fold from a generally flat configuration to a folded configuration, thereby converting the bag from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, responsive to the bag being in the collapsed configuration, the one or more fasteners are configured to aid in maintaining the foldable base in the folded configuration and the bag in the collapsed configuration, the strip aiding in coupling the first rigid panel to the second rigid panel, the strip permitting the foldable base to fold in a first direction and aiding in preventing the foldable base from folding in a second opposing direction.
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A bag comprising:
- a first sidewall;
- a second opposing sidewall;
- a foldable base coupled to the first sidewall and the second side wall, the foldable base including (i) a sheet of material, (ii) a first rigid panel, (iii) a second rigid panel, and (iv) one or more fasteners, the first rigid panel being coupled to the second rigid panel such that the foldable base is configured to fold from a generally flat configuration to a folded configuration, thereby converting the bag from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, responsive to the bag being in the collapsed configuration, the one or more fasteners are configured to aid in maintaining the foldable base in the folded configuration and the bag in the collapsed configuration;
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- a first endwall coupled to the foldable base and the first and second sidewalls at a first end of the bag and a second endwall coupled to the foldable base and the first and second sidewalls at a second opposing end of the bag, the coupling of the first and second endwalls to the foldable base and the first and second sidewalls including one or more double stitches, each of the one or more double stitches comprising a hidden interior stitch and an exposed exterior stitch, each of the hidden interior stitches being located a first distance from a corresponding outer edge of the bag and each of the exposed exterior stitches being located a second distance from a corresponding outer edge of the bag,
- wherein the first distance is between about 0.03125 inches and about 0.125 inches and the second distance is between about 0.125 inches and about 0.5 inches.
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A bag comprising:
- a first sidewall;
- a second opposing sidewall;
- and
- a foldable base coupled to the first sidewall and the second side wall, the foldable base including (i) a sheet of material, (ii) a first rigid panel, (iii) a second rigid panel, and (iv) one or more fasteners, the first rigid panel being coupled to the second rigid panel such that the foldable base is configured to fold from a generally flat configuration to a folded configuration, thereby converting the bag from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, responsive to the bag being in the collapsed configuration, the one or more fasteners are configured to aid in maintaining the foldable base in the folded configuration and the bag in the collapsed configuration,
- wherein the one or more fasteners are positioned between the sheet of material and the first rigid panel and/or the second rigid panel such that the one or more fasteners are concealed by the sheet of material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.