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US 12,053,070 B2Granted
Configurable multi-compartment bag
AssigneeHighroad Adventure Gear LLC
InventorsDavid M. Barber, Nicole R. Barber
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Abstract
A storage system includes a first container and a second container that are generally cuboid-shaped secured by their pack panels to straps enabling them to be positioned with back panels facing one another or both lying on a support surface. A portion of the straps remains detached and has a length to facilitate transitions between these positions. Fastening material may be secured to the back panels to enable them to be selectively attached to one another. Handles may be secured to the back panels, such as with the same stitching securing the straps. Drainage holes may be provided in one or more panels of the containers.
Claims22
A storage system comprising:
- a first container;
- a second container;
- one or more straps, each strap of the one or more straps connected to a back panel of the first container and a back panel of the second container such that the first and second containers may be positioned with the back panel of the first container facing the back panel of the second container;
- and wherein the containers can be placed such that the back panel of the first container is in the same direction and substantially coplanar with the back panel of the second container;
- and
- a first handle secured to the back panel of the first container and a second handle secured to the back panel of the second container, a central portion of the first handle being secured to a central portion of the second handle;
- wherein:
- the one or more straps comprise a first strap and a second strap;
- the first handle is secured to the back panel of the first container by first stitching securing the first strap to the back panel of the first container and second stitching securing the second strap to the back panel of the first container;
- and
- the second handle is secured to the back panel of the second container by third stitching securing the first strap to the back panel of the second container and fourth stitching securing the second strap to the back panel of the second container.
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A method comprising:
- providing a storage system including:
- a first container;
- a second container;
- and
- one or more straps, each strap of the one or more straps connected to a back panel of the first container and a back panel of the second container;
- placing the first and second containers on a first support surface such that the back panel of the first container is facing the back panel of the second container and a bottom panel of the first container and a bottom panel of the second container are resting on the support surface;
- and
- placing the first and second containers on a second support surface such that the back panel of the first container and the back panel of the second container are resting on the second support surface;
- and wherein the containers can be placed such that the back panel of the first container is in the same direction and substantially coplanar with the back panel of the second container;
- and
- wherein the first container and the second container are cuboid-shaped and each strap of the one or more straps includes a portion spanning between the first container and the second container, the portion being detached from both of the first container and the second container, the portion having a length of 0.4*W to 0.5 W, where W is a length of a smallest edge of the first container.
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A storage system comprising:
- a first container and a second container, each including a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a top panel extending between the front panel and the back panel, a bottom panel extending between the front panel and the back panel and positioned opposite the top panel, a left panel extending between the front panel and the back panel and between the top panel and the bottom panel, and a right panel extending between the front panel and the back panel and between the top panel and the bottom panel and positioned opposite the left panel, the top panel forming a lid that is pivotable with respect to the back panel and selectively securable to the front panel;
- and
- a first strap and a second strap, each secured to both of the back panel of the first container and the back panel of the second container, wherein a portion of each of the first strap and the second strap spans between the first container and the second container and is detached from both of the first container and the second container, the portion having a length of 0.4*W to 0.5 W, where W is a length of the top panel between the front panel and the back panel.
A storage system comprising:
- a first container and a second container, each including a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a bottom panel extending between the front panel and the back panel;
- and
- a first strap secured to both of the back panel of the first container and the back panel of the second container, wherein a portion of the first strap spans between the first container and the second container to function as a pivot between the first container and the second container, the portion having a length equal to or less than .55W, where W is a width of the bottom panel between the front panel and the back panel, the length being shorter than the width to aid in stability of the first container and the second container when positioned adjacent one another resting on respective bottom panels and to aid in stability and alignment when the first and second containers are laid adjacent one another on their respective back panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.