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US 6,663,282 B2Granted
Shopping bag convertible to poster
AssigneeA & F Trademark, Inc.
InventorMichael S. Jeffries
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Abstract
A convertible shopping bag is made of a sheet of material having an outer surface and carries an image with a selected orientation. The sheet is formed into a bag having front and rear walls each with left, right, top and bottom edges. The edges are connected to each other to close a bottom and opposite sides of the bag, and to leave a top opening for receiving and discharging goods. The image has portions which are on at least part of each of the outer surfaces of the sheet at the front and rear walls so that with two of the connected edges disconnected, the bag is unfolded at the remaining connected edges to form a poster with all portions of the image in the correct orientation.
Claims9
A convertible bag, comprising:
- a sheet of material having an outer surface carrying an image with a selected orientation for viewing, the sheet also having an inner surface;
- means for forming the sheet into a bag having at least a front wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, and a rear wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, the respective bottom, left and right edges being connected to each other to close a bottom and opposite sides of the bag, and the respective top edges being free and defining an opening for receiving and discharging goods to and from the bag, the inner surfaces of sheet at the walls facing each other on an interior of the bag;
- the image having portions which are on at least part of each of the outer surfaces of the sheet at the front and rear walls so that with two of the connected bottom edges, left edges and right edges disconnected, the bag is unfolded at the remaining one of the connected edges to form a poster with all portions of the image in the selected orientation;
- the sheet including a pair of side panels formed by parts of the sheet, the side panels being connected between the left and right edges of the front and rear walls with portions of the image spanning at least part of at least one of the side panels so that with the connected bottom and one of the left and right edges disconnected, the image extends from the front wall, across one of the side panels and onto the rear wall in the selected orientation.
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A convertible bag, comprising;
- a sheet of material having an outer surface carrying an image with a selected orientation for viewing, the sheet also having an inner surface;
- means for forming the sheet into a bag having at least a front wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, and a rear wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, the respective bottom, left and right edges being connected to each other to close a bottom and opposite sides of the bag, and the respective top edges being free and defining an opening for receiving and discharging goods to and from the bag, the inner surfaces of sheet at the walls facing each other on an interior of the bag;
- the image having portions which are on at least part of each of the outer surfaces of the sheet at the front and rear walls so that with two of the connected bottom edges, left edges and right edges disconnected, the bag is unfolded at the remaining one of the connected edges to form a poster with all portions of the image in the selected orientation;
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- fastening means for hanging the posted attached to the inner surface of the sheet near at least one of the left and right edges, the fastening means comprising two sided tape.
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A method for converting a bag into a poster, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of material having an outer surface carrying an image with a selected orientation for viewing, the sheet also having an inner surface, and means for forming the sheet into a bag having at least a front wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, and a rear wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, the respective bottom, left and right edges being connected to each other to close a bottom and opposite sides of the bag, and the respective top edges being free and defining an opening for receiving and discharging goods to and from the bag, the inner surfaces of sheet at the walls facing each other on an interior of the bag;
- providing the image to have portions which are on at least part of each of the outer surfaces of the sheet at the front and rear walls;
- disconnecting two of the connected bottom edges, left edges and right edges disconnected;
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- unfolded the bag at the remaining one of the connected edges to form the poster with all portions of the image in the selected orientation;
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- a pair of side panels formed by parts of the sheet, the side panels being connected between the left and right edges of the front and rear walls with portions of the image spanning at least part of at least one of the side panels so that with the connected bottom and one of the left and right edges disconnected, the image extends from the front wall, across one of the side panels and onto the rear wall in the selected orientation.
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A method for converting a bag into a poster, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of material having an outer surface carrying an image with a selected orientation for viewing, the sheet also having an inner surface, and means for forming the sheet into a bag having at least a front wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, and a rear wall with left, right, top and bottom edges, the respective bottom, left and right edges being connected to each other to close a bottom and opposite sides of the bag, and the respective top edges being free and defining an opening for receiving and discharging goods to and from the bag, the inner surfaces of sheet at the walls facing each other on an interior of the bag;
- providing the image to have portions which are on at least part of each of the outer surfaces of the sheet at the front and rear walls;
- disconnecting two of the connected bottom edges, left edges and right edges disconnected;
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- unfolded the bag at the remaining one of the connected edges to form the poster with all portions of the image in the selected orientation;
- the bag including fastening means for hanging the poster attached to the inner surface of the sheet near at least one of the left and right edges, and the method including hanging the poster using the fastening means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.