Wetsuit carrier

• US 4,949,842 A
• Filed: 11/06/1989
• Issued: 08/21/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles Mokiao II
• Original Assignee: Charles Mokiao II
• Inventors: Mokiao, Charles II
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/431,991
• Time in Patent Office: 288 Days
• Field of Search: 206/278, 206/284, 206/285, 206/286, 206/287, 206/289, 206/290, 206/291, 383/67, 383/103, 383/117
• US Class Current: 206/286
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/00 Flexible luggage; Handbags collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/1407 with identification means identification in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/54 Dust- or moth-proof garment bags, e.g. with suit hangers
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 95/004 Bags; Supports therefor

Abstract

A garment bag specifically designed for handling a diver'"'"'s wetsuit which has a mid-section made from netting material and a waterproof bottom acting as a drainable drip-pan. The wetsuit can be suspended on a hanger within the bag for drying and/or storage. The drip-pan can be drained by means of a resealable outlet. A hook at the top of the bag allows it to be hung during transportation or storage as a conventional garment bag, whether or not the wetsuit is in a wet or dry condition.

Claims

1. In combination with a diver'"'"'s garment such as a wetsuit, bathing suit or the like, a drying and storage bag which comprise:

a sealable enclosure made of at least one type of pliable laminar material, and shaped and dimensioned to contain said garment in a generally unfolded position;

said enclosure comprising a mid-section surrounding said garment and made of a first pliable material having a plurality of apertures scattered therethrough;

a bottom section made of a second pliable material which is waterproof, said bottom section being shaped and dimensioned to form a drip-pan under the garment;

a top section capping said mid-section and forming a roof above said garment; and

means connected to said top section, for hanging said enclosure.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said bottom section comprises a means for draining water from said drip-pan.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein means for draining is a resealable opening at the lowest part of said drip-pan.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein said resealable opening including a plug.

5. The combination of claim 3, wherein said resealable opening includes a flap of said waterproof material hinged to said opening.

6. The combination of claim 3, wherein said first pliable material is a length of netting.

7. The combination of claim 3, wherein said second pliable material is a vinyl-covered nylon fabric.

8. The combination of claim 6, wherein said means for hanging comprises a clothes hanger having a hook protruding through an aperture in said top section.

9. The combination of claim 8, wherein said top section comprises a rigid member holding a portion of pliable, laminar material in a generally horizontal position when said enclosure is hung by said hook.