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US 2017/0360168 A1Published application
Bag and replaceable panel system
AssigneeThermos L.L.C.
InventorsDwayne Boroski, Lisa McQueeny
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Abstract
A bag and replaceable panel system is described. The bag and replaceable panel system provides a bag with a removable panel or lid that may be replaced with another removable panel. The user may use different panels depending on the user's preferred functional features or aesthetic characteristics.
Claims20
A bag and replaceable panel system, comprising:
- a bag defining a compartment;
- a bag zipper extending around a perimeter of the bag;
- a first interchangeable panel to cover the compartment;
- a panel zipper extending around a perimeter of the first interchangeable panel;
- and,
- the panel zipper engages with the bag zipper to connect the first interchangeable panel to the bag;
- and the panel zipper disengages from the bag zipper to completely disconnect the first interchangeable panel from the bag.
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A bag and replaceable panel system for a user, comprising:
- a generally rectangular bag defining a compartment to hold food, drink containers, or personal items;
- the generally rectangular bag having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall;
- the first wall generally opposite of the third wall, the second wall generally opposite of the fourth wall;
- the first and third walls having a longer length than a length of the second and fourth walls;
- the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall extending from a bottom wall;
- the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall are integral with or attach to each other and upper edge of each of the first wall, second wall, third wall, and fourth wall form an upper perimeter of the bag;
- one or more fastener elements extending completely around the upper perimeter of the bag;
- a first generally rectangular panel to cover the compartment;
- one or more panel fastener elements extending completely around an entire perimeter of the panel;
- wherein the one or more panel fastener elements are complementary to the one or more fastener elements;
- and,
- the one or more panel fastener elements engages with the fastener elements to removably connect and removably disconnect the panel from the bag such the panel may be completely disconnected from the bag by the user and such that the user may easily replace the first generally rectangular panel with a second generally rectangular panel;
- wherein the second generally rectangular panel has at least one feature different than the first generally rectangular panel.
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A bag with an interchangeable panel system, comprising:
- a bag defining a compartment;
- a bag zipper extending around a perimeter of the bag;
- a first panel to close the compartment;
- a first panel zipper extending around a perimeter of the first panel;
- the first panel zipper engages with the bag zipper to connect the first panel to the bag;
- a second panel to close the compartment after the first panel is disconnected from the bag;
- a second panel zipper extending around a perimeter of the second panel;
- the second panel zipper engages with the bag zipper to connect the second panel to the bag;
- and,
- wherein the first panel connects and disconnects to the bag via the bag zipper, and the second panel connects and disconnects to the bag via the bag zipper after the first panel is disconnected from the bag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.