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US 9,516,935 B2Granted
Shoe bag
OwnerSonya Y. Rorieinventor
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Abstract
A shoe bag for transporting a pair of shoes comprising two individual compartments. The compartments are detachable from one another and include an interior protective lining. Each detachable compartment has its own opening that can be opened or closed independently from the opening for the other compartment. The detachable compartments allow more efficient packing of the shoes within the luggage's interior and also protect the shoes from each other and also prevents the shoes from soiling items packed in the luggage.
Claims13
A shoe bag comprising:
- a first compartment and a second compartment, said first compartment being detachably secured to said second compartment in coplanar adjacent relation;
- each said compartment comprising a closed outer edge, a closed inner edge, a closed bottom edge, and a top edge defining an opening for insertion of a shoe;
- an attaching means affixed to each said closed inner edge for detachably securing said first compartment to said second compartment;
- a first closing means operatively associated with said top edge of said first compartment;
- a second closing means operatively associated with said top edge of said second compartment;
- and
- a first loop strap attached to said top edge of said first compartment and a second loop strap attached to said top edge of said second compartment.
4 more elements
A shoe holder comprising:
- a first pouch defining an interior volume and having a re-closeable opening defining a first zipper along an upper edge of the pouch;
- a second pouch defining an interior volume and having a re-closeable opening defining a second zipper along an upper edge of the pouch;
- a third zipper connecting a length portion of the an exterior of the first pouch to a length portion of an exterior of the second pouch;
- a first loop handle secured to the re-closeable opening of the first pouch;
- and
- a second loop handle secured to the re-closeable opening of the second pouch, the first and second loop handles secured to the respective first and second pouches in a location remote from the respective first and second zippers.
3 more elements
A method of using a shoe bag having
- a first compartment detachably secured to a second compartment in coplanar adjacent relation, wherein each said compartment comprising a closed outer edge, a closed inner edge, a closed bottom edge, and a top edge defining an opening for the insertion of a shoe;
- an attaching means affixed to each said closed inner edge for detachably securing said first compartment to said second compartment;
- a first closing means operatively associated with said top edge of said first compartment and a second closing means operatively associated with said top edge of said second compartment;
- and
- a first loop strap attached to said top edge of said first compartment and a second loop strap attached to said top edge of said second compartment;
- said method comprising:
- inserting a first shoe of a pair of shoes into said first compartment;
- inserting a second shoe of said pair of shoes into said second compartment;
- and
- closing said first compartment and said second compartment by engaging said first and second closing means to secure said first and second shoes inside respective said first and second compartments.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.