Baseball/softball equipment bag

• US 5,588,529 A
• Filed: 09/01/1995
• Issued: 12/31/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Company (Anta International Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Company (Anta International Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Speck, Michael W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sewell, Paul T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Laster, Tara L.
• Application Number:
  US08/522,542
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 206/579, 206/315.9, 206/315.1, 206/286, 190/9, 190/102, 190/103, 190/107, 190/109, 190/110, 190/111, 190/112, 190/113, 150/112, 150/113, 150/117
• US Class Current: 206/315.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/406 releasably attached
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/60 specially adapted for bats
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0045 specially adapted for games played with rackets or bats A63B60/56 takes precedence

Abstract

A baseball equipment bag having an elongated bag portion of flexible material and a substantially planar interior shelf within the elongated bag portion. The interior shelf is permanently secured to the elongated bag portion. A removable panel is capable of being removed to substantially fully expose the interior shelf. The removable panel can be removed from the bag to facilitate the application of commercial printing thereon. The equipment bag includes a bat compartment which allows a bat to be accessed from either of two openings. The equipment bag is capable of collapsing to a substantially flat configuration when not in use.

Claims

1. A hanging baseball equipment bag comprising:

a flexible, elongated bag having a length, a top end and a bottom end, a front, a back, a left side and a right side, said elongated bag being non-rigid in a direction between said top and bottom ends;

fence clips for vertically hanging said elongated bag from a chain link fence;

a substantially planar and rigid interior shelf substantially medially positioned between said top and bottom ends within said flexible, elongated bag, said interior shelf is substantially horizontal when said flexible, elongated bag vertically hangs from said fence clips in a substantially vertical position;

a flexible interior rear panel attached to the interior of said flexible, elongated bag and oriented substantially parallel to said back, said interior rear panel dividing said flexible, elongated bag into a front compartment extending substantially the length of said elongated bag and a rear compartment extending substantially the length of said elongated bag, said front compartment divided into an upper front compartment and a lower front compartment by said interior shelf,

wherein said front compartment is located between said front and said interior rear panel and said rear compartment is located between said back and said interior rear panel; and

means for accessing said front compartment and said rear compartment in said front and said top end.

2. The equipment bag of claim 1, wherein said means for accessing comprises:

an outer panel attached to said elongated bag with a first attachment means and a second attachment means, said first and second attachment means being independent of one another, said first attachment means providing access to said rear compartment and said second attachment means providing access to said front compartment.

3. The equipment bag of claim 1, wherein said means for accessing comprises:

an outer panel formed in said front and top end so as to substantially fully expose and provide access to said upper front compartment from the front and from the top of said elongated bag.

4. The equipment bag of claim 2, wherein said outer panel is formed in said front and top end so as to substantially fully expose and provide access to said upper front compartment from the front and from the top end of said elongated bag.

5. The equipment bag of claim 1, wherein said means for accessing comprises an outer panel, said outer panel has a closed position and an open position, in said closed position said outer panel closes said upper front compartment, in said open position said upper front compartment is exposed and said outer panel is stored between said back and said flexible interior rear panel.