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US 4,789,247 AGranted
Blanket convertible to a tote bag
OwnerHalina Schnoorinventor
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Abstract
A convertible beach blanket may be easily converted into a tote bag having a number of internal compartments by folding in a first then a second direction and pulling on a cord confined to a portion of the blanket by a series of eyelets formed in a circular configuration.
Claims7
A convertible blanket tote bag assembly comprising:
- a blanket having a generally rectangular top and bottom surface;
- a series of spaced eyelets extending through the top and bottom surface of said blanket to form a circle-like pattern on said blanket;
- a cord being threaded through each of said eyelets from one adjoining eyelet to the other to form a circle-like loop;
- and
- said spaced eyelets being formed on only one half of the length of said blanket to allow the converting of said blanket into a tote bag upon folding the blanket half without eyelets unto the eyelet containing half.
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A method of converting a beach blanket having a series of eyelets with a cord threaded therethrough to form an oval pattern into a tote bag comprising the steps of:
- forming the eyelets along one half of the periphery of the blanket;
- folding the blanket a first time along the middle to have the eyelet half of the blanket cover the other half having no eyelets;
- and
- pulling opposite ends of the cord located along the middle of the blanket and the end of the blanket to corrugate the ends thereof and form a tote bag thereby.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.