Sports bag including an attached mat

• US 20020074251A1
• Filed: 12/20/2000
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JR286 Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jr286 Incorporated
• Inventors: Hirshberg, Jonathan Scott
• Granted Patent: US 6,742,635 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/315.1
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles A45C1/08, A45C3/14, A45C11/321, A45C13/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2003/007 Sport bags
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/10 Beach-bags; Watertight beach-bags
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 9/00 Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles A45F4/02; trunk-wardrobes A47B61/06; trunk-beds A47C17/82

Abstract

A sports bag which is defined to include any carrying bag such as a duffel bag, backpack, gym bag or other bag which is used to carry articles such as sports equipment, a thermos, sports clothing etc, which includes a mat which is conveniently stored inside the sports bag when not in use and can be removed through an opening in the sports bag to permit the mat to be extended transverse to the sports bag so that it provides a flat surface on which the user may rest or place articles. The mat can be permanently affixed to the sports bag or it can be removably affixed and attached by means of fasteners such as male and female mating hook and loop fasteners, snaps, etc. The mat can be rolled up and stored within the sports bag when not in use and unrolled and laid flat adjacent the sports bag when in use.

Claims

1. A sports bag comprising:

a. a. an exterior surface and an interior compartment having an interior surface;

b. said exterior surface having at least one opening leading to the interior compartment;

c. means to open and close said at least one opening in said exterior surface;

d. a mat affixed to a portion of said interior surface so that the mat can extend out of the interior compartment through said at least one opening in the exterior surface and be positioned to lay flat adjacent the sports bag; and

e. an interior dividing wall to segregate the mat from the remainder of the interior of the sports bag when the mat is contained within the sports bag;

f. whereby said mat can be rolled-up or folded up to be retained within said sports bag when not in use and can be unrolled or unfolded and extend through the at least one opening in the exterior surface of the sports bag when in use.

2. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said open and close means is a zipper.

3. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said mat is permanently affixed at one end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

4. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said mat is generally rectangular in configuration and is permanently affixed at one widthwise end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

5. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said mat is removably affixed at one end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

6. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said mat is generally rectangular in configuration and is removably affixed at one widthwise end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

7. The sports bag as defined in claim 5 wherein said mat is removably affixed by means of mating hook and loop attachment members, with one attachment member affixed to the interior surface of said sports bag and the other attachment member attached to a surface of said mat.

8. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said interior dividing wall is attached to two portions of said interior surface.

9. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said sports bag is in the shape of a duffel bag and contains at least a second opening in said exterior surface to gain access to said interior compartment.

10. The sports bag as defined in claim 1 wherein said sports bag is in the shape of a backpack and contains at least a second opening in said exterior surface to gain access to the said interior compartment.

11. A sports bag comprising:

a. a. an exterior surface and an interior compartment having an interior surface;

b. said exterior surface having at least one opening leading to the interior compartment; and

c. a mat affixed to a portion of said interior surface so that the mat can extend out of the interior compartment through said at least one opening in the exterior surface and be positioned to lay flat adjacent the sports bag;

d. whereby said mat can be rolled-up or folded up to be retained within said sports bag when not in use and can be unrolled or unfolded and extend through the opening in the exterior surface of the sports bag when in use.

12. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 further comprising means to close said at least one opening in said exterior surface.

13. The sports bag as defined in claim 12 wherein said closing means is a zipper.

14. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said mat is permanently affixed at one end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

15. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said mat is generally rectangular in configuration and is permanently affixed at one widthwise end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

16. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said mat is removably affixed at one end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

17. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said mat is generally rectangular in configuration and is removably affixed at one widthwise end to said interior surface of said sports bag.

18. The sports bag as defined in claim 16 wherein said mat is removably affixed by means of mating hook and loop attachment members, with one attachment member affixed to the interior surface of said sports bag and the other attachment member attached to a surface of said mat.

19. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said sports bag further comprises an interior dividing wall to segregate the mat from the remainder of the interior of the sports bag when the mat is contained within the sports bag.

20. The sports bag as defined in claim 19 wherein said interior dividing wall is attached to two portions of said interior surface.

21. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said sports bag is in the shape of a duffel bag and contains at least a second opening in said exterior surface to gain access to said interior compartment.

22. The sports bag as defined in claim 11 wherein said sports bag is in the shape of a backpack and contains at least a second opening in said exterior surface to gain access to said interior compartment.