US 4,515,300 AGranted

Multiple-use sports bag and method of converting it to a backpack

OwnerCarole Coheninventor

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Abstract

A multiple-use sports bag may be easily convertible to one of four separate bags: a bike bag, a shoulder bag, a belt bag, and, in particular, a backpack. The multiple-use sports bag comprises a pouch-like body having a first open storage space and a space adjacent thereto, a backpack folded up inside the adjacent space, Velcro strips for securing the backpack inside the body, a first zipper for providing access to the backpack, and pull tabs on opposite sides of the zipper for opening and closing the pouch. In a second embodiment, a second zipper is arranged parallel to the first zipper and extends almost completely around three contiguous walls of the pouch-like body. This second zipper provides access to a second open storage space on another side of the pouch-like body and allows the pouch-like body to open and close a suitcase-like manner.

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Dependent claims

A multiple-use sports bag comprising:

a pouch-like body having an exterior and an interior surface of six substantially rectangular walls, and also having an interior space being divided into a first open storage space on one side and an adjacent space next to a wall of the interior surface;
a backpack folded into the adjacent space;
a first strip means, attached to the backpack, and a second strip means, attached to the wall of the interior surface, for securing together the backpack folded into the adjacent space;
a zipper means, secured between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the pouch-like body, for providing access to the first open storage space and the adjacent space;
and
a first tab means, secured to the zipper means on the exterior surface of the pouch-like body, and a second tab means, secured to the zipper means on the interior surface of the pouch-like body, for opening and closing the zipper means;
whereby, when the backpack is removed from the adjacent space, and unfolded into a use position, the pouch-like body is inverted so that the interior and exterior surfaces are reversed.

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