Travel device

• US 10,448,719 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dustin Coury
• Original Assignee: Dustin Coury
• Inventors: Coury, Dustin
• Primary Examiner(s): Long, Robert F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Madison, Xavier A
• Application Number:
  US15/394,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20180184776A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 53469, 493935
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/008 for making water- or air-tight
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/03 Means for holding garments
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/103 Arrangement of zip-fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2013/026 Inserts
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 4/08 into hammocks, litters or sleeping-bags
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/10 Pillows pillow holders A47C21/00, A47C21/026; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1045 shaped as, combined with, or convertible into other articles, e.g. dolls, sound equipments, bags or the like

Abstract

A novel travel device and method of storing items are disclosed. The travel device may comprise a top shell joined to a bottom shell to form a container. A sleeve may be removably attached to the top and bottom shells but is preferably fixed to the interior of the container. The sleeve acts a second container for holding items such as dirty clothes. Clean clothes may be placed in the remaining portion of the interior of the first container thereby keeping the dirty clothes separate from the clean ones. The top shell, bottom shell, and sleeve are preferably made of fabric. The sleeve may be made of impermeable material and may include a sealable hole to store wet or particularly odorous items. The travel device advantageously is capable of storing both clean and dirty clothes at the same time while also functioning as a comfortable pillow.

Claims

1. A travel device comprising:

a rectangular top shell having a first side, an opposing second side, a first end, and an opposing second end;

a rectangular bottom shell having a first side, an opposing second side, a first end, and an opposing second end,

wherein the first side of the top shell is fixed to the first side of the bottom shell;

wherein the second side of the top shell is fixed to the second side of the bottom shell;

wherein the first end of the top shell is removably attached to the first end of the bottom shell;

wherein the second end of the top shell is removably attached to the second end of the bottom shell;

and

a tubular sleeve disposed between the top shell and the bottom shell wherein the sleeve has a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the second end of the sleeve has an opening for receiving items inside the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is attached to the top shell and the bottom shell approximately midway between the first end and opposing second end of each shell, and wherein the sleeve is attached only at the second end of the sleeve.

2. The travel device of claim 1, wherein the first end of the top shell is removably attached to the first end of the bottom shell via a zipper.

3. The travel device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve includes a hook and loop arrangement for closing the sleeve opening.

4. The travel device of claim 3, wherein the sleeve is comprised of impermeable material.

5. A method of storing clean and dirty clothes at the same time while keeping them separate, the method comprising:

using a container comprised of a top shell and a bottom shell forming an interior, wherein the top shell has opposing ends, and wherein the bottom shell has opposing ends;

inserting a sleeve in the interior, wherein the sleeve has a hole at one end;

attaching the sleeve to the top shell and the bottom shell, wherein the end of the sleeve having the hole is sewn onto the top shell and the bottom shell approximately midway between the ends of the top shell and the bottom shell;

placing clean clothes in the container and in the sleeve; and

moving the sleeve to permit dirty clothes to be separated from clean clothes.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the container includes one or more zippers for opening or closing the container.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the sleeve includes a hook and loop arrangement for closing the hole in the.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the top and bottom shells are comprised of waterproof material.