Portable article carrier
OwnerAntonio Subiros Berenguerinventor
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Abstract
A bag, e.g. a shopping bag, which is made of foldable material, is provided with a case, smaller than the bag, secured to the bag adjacent the mouth thereof. The case has two compartments, one of which serves for storage of the bag, when appropriately folded, and the other of which can be used as a purse. The bag can thus be conveniently packed away in the case when not in use.
Claims5
A portable article carrier, suitable to be hand held for carrying goods, comprising a foldable bag having a wall terminating in an upper edge defining an open mouth, and a case smaller than the bag when the latter is in an unfolded condition, said case being secured to the bag adjacent the upper edge thereof, the case having a first compartment formed with an access aperture, the first compartment and its aperture being of such a size and so arranged that the bag when appropriately folded can be stowed therein, the case further having a second compartment adapted for the storage of small objects and accessible both when the bag is unfolded and when the bag is stowed in the first compartment, said case having an upper edge secured to the bag at the upper edge of the latter and said case hanging down within the bag in the unfolded condition thereof, with said case when hanging down within the unfolded bag having said second compartment facing away from said wall of said bag toward the hollow interior of the bag so as to be freely accessible at the interior of the unfolded bag adjacent the open mouth thereof.
A portable article carrier suitable for carrying goods by hand, wherein a capacious and foldable bag bears an attached case smaller than the unfolded bag, the attachment of the case to the bag being adjacent to an upper edge of the bag defining a mouth thereof and an upper edge of the case, said case comprising a compartment in which the bag can be stowed when folded, said compartment having an access aperture suitable for ingress of the folded bag, and wherein when the bag is unfolded the case hangs down inside the bag with the said access aperture adjacent to the upper edge attached to the bag and facing away from the central interior of the bag;
- wherein said case is provided with a flap hinged to the upper edge of the case adjacent to the upper edge of the bag, said flap being so adapted that when the bag is stowed, said flap can cover the access aperture and be releasably secured by respective parts of securing means on the flap and on the case below the access aperture, and wherein when the bag is unfolded, the flap can extend over the upper edge of the bag and said securing means can operate through an aperture in the bag and thereby hold the case against one side of the bag;
- further wherein said case comprises at least one further compartment separate from said compartment for stowage of the bag, said further compartment having a wholly closable access aperture on the side of the case facing the central hollow interior of the bag in the unfolded condition thereof, said further compartment thus being usable as a purse irrespective of whether the bag is stowed or unfolded;
- and wherein said bag comprises at least one foldable carrying handle adjacent to its upper edge and usable when the bag is unfolded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.