# US 5,701,979 A · Bag that may be converted into a folding back rest for the beach or park

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- Number: US 5,701,979 A
- Document ID: US5701979A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/677,898
- Filed: 1996-07-10
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1995-07-13
- Inventors: Jan Harriet Voich
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701979A

## CPC

- A47C 1/146: {of legless type}
- A45F 4/02: Sacks or packs convertible into other articles {or into objects for other use}
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY

## Abstract

A bag may be converted into a back rest. The fabric is folded to form a bag, and there is a zipper on one side. Three wooden structures are placed in the interior of the bag. These structures provide a back rest when the zipper is opened and the bag is unfolded.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bag convertible into a portable back rest for the beach or park comprising:
a piece of fabric (1), said piece of fabric being foldable in half to a bag having and unfoldable to cover a back rest;
a zipper (2) about edges of said piece of fabric for closing said bag when zipped;
first, second and third structures (6), (7), and (8) for folding and successively fitting one inside the other inside said closed bag and unfolding for providing support for said back rest when said piece of fabric is unfolded;
a strap (3) for carrying said bag; and
a pocket on an outer surface of said piece of fabric when said bag is closed,
wherein said first structure (6) has four bars connected into a rectangular shape, two opposite ones of said bars being on and sewn to one half of said piece of fabric and said strap (2) is attached to said first structure (6).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bag according to claim 1, wherein said second structure (7) is U-shaped and articulated at an open side of said U-shape to said first structure at a center of two opposite ones of said bars of said first structure (6) and said third structure (8) is U-shaped and articulated at an open side of said U-shape to one of said bars connected between said two opposite ones of said bars of said first structure to the center of which said second structure is articulated.