Reversible pouch for carrying food containers
First Claim
1. A device for carrying a container comprising:
- a pouch for receiving the container and having a floor and a plurality of side walls, a flap attached to each of the side walls along an edge thereof spaced from the floor, means on each flap for releasably securing the flap to another flap when the flaps are folded to a position in which they are parallel to and overlie the floor and overlap at least one other flap, a pair of loop carrying handles located on each of the inside and the outside of the pouch, the pouch being reversible so that the inner surface of the floor and side walls become the outer surface of the floor and side walls and so that the surfaces of each flap previously facing toward the inside of the device face outwardly therefrom when reversed and so that a pair of carrying handles is available on the outside of the pouch when the pouch is in its original or reversed orientation.
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Abstract
A reversible pouch for carrying food containers such as casserole dishes, cake pans, and the like, includes a body which is fully reversible and two sets of handles to be used depending on which configuration is chosen. In the preferred embodiment, four flaps are provided which may be folded in a variety of ways. By selecting different colors, patterns or textures for the two sides of the pouch and for one or more sets of the flaps, a wide variety of decorative combinations are provided. For example, by appropriate selections of design and/or color, one configuration of the pouch would be suitable for summer picnics, while in another configuration, the pouch would be appropriate for use during the Christmas holidays.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A device for carrying a container comprising:
a pouch for receiving the container and having a floor and a plurality of side walls, a flap attached to each of the side walls along an edge thereof spaced from the floor, means on each flap for releasably securing the flap to another flap when the flaps are folded to a position in which they are parallel to and overlie the floor and overlap at least one other flap, a pair of loop carrying handles located on each of the inside and the outside of the pouch, the pouch being reversible so that the inner surface of the floor and side walls become the outer surface of the floor and side walls and so that the surfaces of each flap previously facing toward the inside of the device face outwardly therefrom when reversed and so that a pair of carrying handles is available on the outside of the pouch when the pouch is in its original or reversed orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A carrying pouch for a rectangular food container having a flexible, rectangular floor, flexible side walls attached to each edge of the floor with adjacent ends of each side wall being attached to one another, a flap secured to the upper edge of each side wall and arranged to close the pouch when folded to a position in which the flaps are parallel to the floor and at least partially overlap one another, the pouch being fully reversible, whereby surfaces of the floor, side walls and flaps originally oriented to face inwardly become oriented to face outwardly, the visual appearance of the inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces being different from one another;
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wherein two pairs of carrying handles are provided for the pouch to facilitate carrying the pouch regardless of the orientation of the surfaces, one pair of carrying handles being attached to the pouch surface originally oriented inwardly and the other pair of carrying handles being attached to the pouch surface originally oriented outwardly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for carrying a container comprising:
a pouch for receiving the container and having a floor and a plurality of side walls, a flap attached to each of the side walls along an edge thereof spaced from the floor, means on each flap for releasably securing the flap to another flap when the flaps are folded to a position in which they are parallel to and overlie the floor and overlap at least one other flap, a pair of loop carrying handles located on each of the inside and the outside of the pouch, the pouch being reversible so that the inner surface of the floor and side walls become the outer surface of the floor and side walls and so that the surfaces of each flap previously facing toward the inside of the device face outwardly therefrom when reversed and so that a pair of carrying handles is available on the outside of the pouch when the pouch is in its original or reversed orientation and wherein the securing means is a hook and loop fastener. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A device for carrying a container comprising:
a pouch for receiving the container and having a floor and a plurality of side walls, a flap attached to each of the side walls along an edge thereof spaced from the floor, means on each flap for releasably securing the flap to another flap when the flaps are folded to a position in which they are parallel to and overlie the floor and overlap at least one other flap, a pair of loop carrying handles located on each of the inside and the outside of the pouch, the pouch being reversible so that the inner surface of the floor and side walls become the outer surface of the floor and side walls and so that the surfaces of each flap previously facing toward the inside of the device face outwardly therefrom when reversed and so that a pair of carrying handles is available on the outside of the pouch when the pouch is in its original or reversed orientation wherein the securing means is a hook and loop fastener, wherein four side walls define a rectangular pouch, two opposed side walls being longer than the other two opposed side walls, and wherein there are four flaps, each of trapezoidal shape and arranged so that either pair of opposed flaps may be folded and releasably secured to one another before the other pair of flaps are folded and releasably secured to one another.
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17. A carrying pouch for a rectangular food container having a flexible, rectangular floor, flexible side walls attached to each edge of the floor with adjacent ends of each side wall being attached to one another, a flap secured to the upper edge of each side wall and arranged to close the pouch when folded to a position in which the flaps are parallel to the floor and at least partially overlap one another, the pouch being fully reversible, whereby surfaces of the floor, side walls and flaps originally oriented to face inwardly become oriented to face outwardly, the visual appearance of the inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces being different from one another;
wherein two pairs of carrying handles are provided for the pouch to facilitate carrying the pouch regardless of the orientation of the surfaces, one pair of carrying handles being attached to the pouch surface originally oriented inwardly and the other pair of carrying handles being attached to the pouch surface originally oriented outwardly, and wherein each flap includes a fastener on both of the surface originally oriented inwardly and the surface originally oriented outwardly, each fastener being located adjacent the free end of the flap and the fasteners each being arranged for engaging a fastener of an opposed flap, regardless of the orientation of the surfaces.
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