# US 5,346,308 A · Bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel

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- Number: US 5,346,308 A
- Document ID: US5346308A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/928,287
- Filed: 1992-08-12
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1992-08-12
- Inventors: Dominique J. Buhot; Rena Ross
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346308A

## CPC

- A47G 9/062: {for covering the ground, e.g. picnic or beach blankets}
- A45C 3/10: Beach-bags; Watertight beach-bags
- A45F 4/02: Sacks or packs convertible into other articles {or into objects for other use}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY

## Abstract

A bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel comprising a bag front wall attached to a beach towel and a flap. The flap further comprises a zippered storage compartment. One or more shoulder straps are attached to the bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel in order to provide hands-free transportation of the items contained in the bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel and the storage compartment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel comprising:
a beach towel,
a bag front wall attached to said beach towel,
a flap attached to said beach towel, said flap comprising a flap base attached to said beach towel and a free flap rotatably attached to said flap base, and
straps attached to said flap base and said bag front wall, said straps extending between said bag front wall and said beach towel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 1 wherein said bag front wall is attached to said beach towel along the perimeter of said bag front wall except that a portion of the perimeter of said bag front wall is not attached to said beach towel, the unattached portion of said bag front wall and the beach towel adjacent said unattached portion of the perimeter of said bag front wall forming a bag mouth.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 2 further comprising a pair of shoulder straps attached to said bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 3 wherein each said shoulder strap has one end attached to said flap and the other end passes through a strap loop attached to the bottom of said bag, and each said shoulder straps further comprises:
a plurality of strap hook and loop material attached to and disposed along the length of said shoulder strap, and
mating hook and loop material attached to the end of said strap which is not attached to said flap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 4 wherein said flap is comprised of:
a flap base attached to said beach towel,
a free flap rotatably attached to said flap base,
a storage pocket zipper wall attached along its perimeter to said free flap, said storage pocket zipper wall and the free flap adjacent said storage pocket zipper wall forming a storage pocket, and
a storage pocket zipper installed in said storage pocket zipper wall wherethrough items to be stored may be introduced into said storage pocket and whereby said items to be stored may be securely held within said storage pocket.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 5 further comprises:
flap hook and loop material attached to said flap, and
bag front wall hook and loop material attached to said bag front wall whereby said flap hook and loop material may be mated with said bag front wall hook and loop material in order to close said bag.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 2 further comprising a singular shoulder strap attached to said bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel, a plurality of singular shoulder strap hook and loop material being attached along the length of said singular shoulder strap.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 7 further comprising;
a pair of shoulder strap loops attached to said flap, each end of said singular shoulder strap passing through one shoulder strap loop, and
singular shoulder strap end hook and loop material attached to the ends of said singular shoulder strap whereby the length of said singular shoulder strap may be adjusted by changing the singular shoulder strap hook and loop material with which the singular shoulder strap end hook and loop material mates.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 2 wherein the shape of said bag front wall is a rectangle.

### Claim 10 (depends on 2)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 2 wherein the shape of said bag front wall is a rectangle incorporating a curved wall.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The bag with storage pocket which converts into a beach towel of claim 2 wherein the shape of said bag front wall is a rectangle incorporating bag side indentations.