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.
Claims20
A convertible travel bag comprising:
- a first compartment comprising a first side panel, an opposite second side panel, and a front panel;
- a second compartment rotatably coupled to the first compartment and comprising a first side panel and an opposite second side panel;
- a third compartment rotatably coupled to the first compartment and comprising a first side panel and an opposite second side panel;
- wherein the second compartment and the third compartment are rotatable between a backpack mode and a side-carry mode, and
- wherein in the backpack mode, the first side panel of the first compartment is positioned adjacent the second panel of the second compartment and the second side panel of the first compartment is positioned adjacent the first panel of the third compartment, and
- wherein in the side-carry mode, the first side panel of the second compartment is positioned adjacent the second side panel of the third compartment;
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- a releasable connection mechanism connected to the second compartment and the third compartment, wherein the releasable connection mechanism spans from the second compartment, across the face panel of the first compartment, to the third compartment when in the backpack mode.
A travel bag comprising:
- a gear compartment comprising a first front wall, a first back wall, a first side wall, and an opposite second side wall;
- 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;
- 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 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;
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- a securement mechanism having portions connected to each of the first footwear compartment and the second footwear compartment for (1) securing the first footwear compartment to the second footwear compartment when in the second carry mode and (2) securing the first footwear compartment to the second footwear compartment when in the first carry mode, wherein when in the first carry mode, the securement mechanism spans the first front wall.
A method of converting a travel bag from a backpack mode to a side-carry mode, wherein the travel bag includes a first compartment having a front panel, a second compartment, and a third compartment, and wherein when in the backpack mode, the first compartment is positioned between the second compartment and the third compartment, the method comprising:
- releasing a buckle mechanism that couples the second compartment to the third compartment while spanning the front panel;
- 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;
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- 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.