Abstract: A waterproof equipment carrying bag consisting of an outer unit and an inner unit which when unfolded convert into mats. Additionally the mats can be secured to each other by means of Velcro strips to create a longer mat. Nylon webbing sewn to the covering of the outer unit comprise a carrying handle and provide structural support when in the carrying or bag mode.

Abstract: A toy furniture device adapted to be converted from a couch arrangement to a fold-down bed arrangement. The device includes a main frame member within which a bed member is pivotably supported, the bed member being pivotably movable between a stored position within the main frame member and a folded-down position wherein it extends substantially perpendicularly from the main frame member. A couch frame cooperates with a couch back portion defined on a bottom panel of the bed to define a couch configuration with a vertical wall therebehind when the bed member is in the stored position. In the folded-down position of the bed member, the couch frame is disposed below the bed member so as to support same and a panel of the main frame member defines a decorative vertical wall.

Abstract: Support pads or mattresses are formed from flexible fabric closed covers of generally rectangular configuration forming a chamber or space which is filled to approximately 50% of its normal maximum volume with relatively small expanded polystyrene beads. In one embodiment the pad is formed with intersecting disconnectable straps for restraining an infant in a generally reclined position on the pad. The pad may be converted for use as a carrying bag or container by forming a cavity or receptacle in one end of the cover by displacing the flowable polystyrene beads and utilizing one of the straps as a carrying strap for the bag, thereby providing a protective insulated carrier for various articles. One embodiment of the pad includes a segmented fabric cover forming a plurality of pockets for receiving individual pads or cushions whereby the pad may be utilized as a lounging mattress, swimming pool float, chair, or bench seat.

Abstract: A carryall handbag and mat formed of a single blank of foldable sheet material, one end being reversely folded onto an intermediate portion of the blank to define a reversely folded portion and an extended portion. A plurality of seams secures the reversely folded portion to define a pocket. In one form of the invention, an endless handle is connected to one edge of the folded blank, over which the blank, when folded, can be draped to define a handbag, and which blank can be readily unfolded to define a mat. In another form, the blank is folded so that the defined pocket can be turned inside out with the extended portion being disposed folded within the pocket.

Abstract: A beach kit is provided which includes a beach towel, an inflatable pillow, a pillow cover in which the pillow is received, and stakes for staking the pillow cover and towel together to the sand. The cover is convertible into a carrying bag or case and includes reinforcing members (e.g. pairs of wooden dowels) located along two edges, and fasteners at the corners for connecting the ends together to form the bag. The stakes fit through aligned openings in the cover and towel to hold the two together.

Abstract: A pillow-tote bag (A) is illustrated for use at the lake or beach for carrying accessory devices and for providing a face and head rest for a person either in a prone or a supine position. The bag device (A) includes a pillow panel (10) and a pocket panel (12). The pillow panel (10) advantageously includes a bifurcated pillow (B) having a first pillow cushion (20) and a second pillow cushion (22). The pillow cushions are bifurcated for access to an air mask (36) so that a person may breathe comfortably in a supine position. The bifurcated pillows may be joined together and the air mask closed to provide a cradle (48) and unitary pillows for supporting the head when a person is lying in a supine position. A spine member (16) maintains the bag device in a non-sagging configuration when used as a tote. Pockets (60) carried in the pocket panel (12) are maintained in a straight configuration due to the non-sagging configuration of the bag.

Abstract: A combination knock-down handbag and mat which is formed of a blank of sheet material of a predetermined length and width which is peculiarly seamed and secured so that in the assembled or folded position, the blank forms a handbag and in the unfolded position the blank defines a mat, e.g. a beach mat. To form the mat, which can be subsequently formed into a handbag, one end of the blank is initially reversely folded onto a portion of the blank and secured thereto to define one or more open end pockets. A handle is secured to the open end of the pocket. To convert the mat into a handbag the remainder or extended portion of the blank is reversely folded in accordian fashion to the size and shape of the reversely folded portion. The opposed end portions of the folded blank thus folded are then folded relative to the central portion thereof. With the blank so folded, the central pocket thus formed is turned inside out to define the handbag in the final folded position of the blank.

Abstract: A hinged container with a releasable closure for receiving a compressed down sleeping bag therein. The container comprises a pair of mating top and bottom members coupled at one end by a hinge; and the closure comprises a pair of bars which are rigidly coupled, respectively, to the top and bottom members and a pair of torsional shear bolts releasably coupling the bars together. These bolts are sheared by pivotal movement of two levers coupled thereto. The apparatus for compressing the sleeping bag into the container comprises an elongated, open-ended sleeve; a hydraulically-actuated compressing ram movable into and out of the sleeve; and an assembly at an end of the sleeve for releasably securing the container to the sleeve with an open end of the container aligned with the open end of the sleeve.

Abstract: This invention relates to dual purpose tote bags in which one purpose is to provide a carrying bag or box and the other is to provide for a semi-rigid surface, which can be used for carrying and, holding food and for providing a table-like surface during picnics and outings. Prior devices have never fully satisfied the second purpose, their surfaces being too soft and pliable, this leading to problems in fulfilling the first purpose also in that the bag would not provide a semi-rigid internal space for carrying a payload. This invention teaches a new construction and a new method for converting from one purpose to the other.The new construction is both internal; employing three layers, the center layer being of semi-rigid material and, external; in the arrangement of the panels of the three-layered material.The new method of folding employs a stepwise folding of the flat panels into a box-like shape, suitable for maintaining a semi-rigid internal space.

Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-purpose sunblanket and tote bag that is formed of a foldable blanket-like material in the form of a mat. This mat constitutes a substantially rectangular first area having a major axis and a minor axis in which the mat defines at least four substantially equally spaced fold lines disposed transversely to the major axis of the mat. There is also provided a second area of the mat which is integral to the first area thereof and is separated therefrom by one of said spaced fold lines of the first area. The second area of the mat defines a sub-rectangle of about the same area and shape of each of the four sub-rectangles of the first area. Further, fold lines are provided within the sub-rectangle of the second area to define three sub-subrectangles which, when folded, will create like and similar sub-subrectangular folds within the sub-rectangle of the first area.

Abstract: A tote bag body rest having a snap-releasable, hinged handle pair arranged to be easily disconnected at the top to give larger object access to the bag. It can be easily snapped closed to provide a hinge from which the bottom can open to form a self supporting unit and further remains closed to secure the handle together under the load of a person leaning against it. The unit comprises a fabric bag separately and completely manufactured apart from the frame to which it is later assembled.

Abstract: A convertible beach mat is provided that is lightweight, easy to fold up for transport, and bacteria-resistant. An inflatable head is connected to a body portion, and straps are associated with the corners of the head and body portions to releasably hold a towel covering the body portion alone, or both the body and head portions. The mat also is formed in combination with a carrying bag, one of the walls of the carrying bag being formed by a portion of the mat adjacent one corner of the mat. A pocket outside of the volume of the bag that contains the mat is formed with one wall of the mat for transporting accessory items.

Abstract: There is provided a beach mat comprising a generally rectangular sheet of a flexible material which can be folded into a bag for carrying beach clothes. The rectangular sheet has secured along an obverse face thereof a substantially continuous loop of flexible material sewn along two substantially parallel portions of its length over a substantially central portion of the sheet. A free standing loop extends from each end of the sewn down portions, one loop portion extending beyond a first end of the sheet. Flexible fastening means are secured to the reverse face of the sheet along one edge thereof and second, mating flexible fastening means are connected to the obverse face of the sheet at a location of approximately one-third the distance from the second edge towards the first edge.

Abstract: An oversize, heavy duty beach towel is provided with sealable pockets at one end. The pockets are located so as not to interfere with the use of the towel for drying oneself off after swimming or for reclining. The pockets are designed to enclose various items that may be brought to the beach. One of the pockets is larger than the others, and is located at the middle of one end of the towel to facilitate its use as a pillow when filled with soft, bulky material. Waterproof zippers and linings protect the contents of the pockets from moisture. The towel unit includes a removable handle to be used for retaining the towel and its contents in a convenient package when the towel is rolled or folded.

Abstract: A combination body rest (for lounging at the beach, for example) and totebag includes a pair of frame members hinged at the tops thereof and covered with fabric so as to form a storage compartment. The unit further includes a seat panel adapted to serve as a ground cover when the unit is used as a body rest. Tabs provided with cooperating snap fasteners are secured to the bottom portions of the frame members. The tabs are adapted to be fastened to one another when the unit is carried as a totebag to (1) hold the bottoms of the frame members relatively close to one another, (2) provide added support for the contents of the storage compartment, and (3) maintain the seat panel in a rolled-up, out-of-the-way position beneath the storage compartment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand-carryable folding cushion assembly having two cushions interconnected together by a flexible inner panel and foldable from an extended position to a position where the cushions lie in back-to-back relationship. A pair of attaching panels are secured opposite the flexible inner panel to respective cushions and cooperate to connect and maintain the cushions in back-to-back relationship for convenient carrying. Strap means are secured about the back side of one cushion and adapted to receive and secure a blanket or the like. About the back side of the other cushion is formed a pocket for carrying desirable articles.

Abstract: A sheet assembly for use as a multipurpose tote bag, comprising two layers of waterproof material partially sewn together to form a two-piece sheet formation with an unsewn opening at a top portion, wherein said two-piece sheet formation is adapted to be folded, in a first folding operation in an overlapping manner along vertical and horizontal axes, from predetermined folding points, to form a folded sheet formation in which the folded portions form a top opening and two inside portions of said tote bag, and wherein the folded sheet formation is further foldable in a second folding operation along a center folding axis forming the bottom of said tote bag and is adaptable for forming the tote bag by means of two pairs of fastener attachments sewn in parallel along the vertical axes, with the mating parts of each fastener attachment sewn in parallel and extending from the bottom to the top opening of said tote bag.

Abstract: A utility bag-beach mat wherein a mat of straw or the like is an integral part of a bag, which when folded, functions as a relatively rigid stiffener and support for articles carried thereon. In one embodiment, points on the side edges of the mat are drawn together to form a pouch to accommodate the ends of the mat, as well as other articles to be carried. In another embodiment, a utility bag has a front panel which folds down to enable a mat, which is attached at the bottom panel, to be rolled out. A lid is formed in two panels, with the outer panel being folded under when the bag is being carried. When at the picnic site, and the front panel is dropped, the lid may be extended so that zippers may be moved down transition tracks to the bottom panel and then along its forward edges to meet in the middle.

Abstract: A carrying bag primarily intended for holding diapers and other baby supplies and incorporating a flexible strip of material detachably secured to an inner portion of the bag. The flexible strip may be rolled up and secured inside the bag or unrolled, being of appropriate dimensions and material to provide a sanitary and convenient surface upon which a baby may be placed for changing diapers.

Abstract: A shoulder baby bag comprising: a pair of first covers made in the form of a generally inverted triangle and spaced apart from and in opposing relation with each other; a second cover made in the form of a generally rectangle and stitched to the side edges of the first covers for defining a cavity with the first and second covers; a third cover made in the form of a generally rectangle and having one end stitched to the upper edge of one of the first covers and side edges zippedly associated with the upper edges of the second cover, the third cover further having the other end extending to the upper edge of the remaining first cover and being swingable around the one end of the third cover when the side edges of the third cover is dissociated from the upper edges of the second cover; a tongue cover in the form of a generally rectangle and having one end stitched to the lower portion of the second cover and the other end fastenable to the one end with a sufficient length to wrap the second cover and third cove

Abstract: A motorcycle trailer comprising two body parts hingedly connected with each part having triangular sides and a rear wall on the upper part. A wheel suspension is secured to the lower part and comprises a pair of leaf springs having a transverse tubular member secured to their lower ends and a pair of shock absorbers between the tubular member and the lower body part. A pair of wheels are mounted on spindles at the ends of the tubular member. A pair of link assemblies hold the upper body part in an open position at an acute angle. A bed comprising two parts hingedly connected is positioned in the lower body part. With the bed in open position the part extending from the lower body part is supported by a pair of U shaped frames pivoted to the underside of that part. A canopy is supported by the partially open upper body part and a collapsible frame. A universal hitch is provided for attaching the trailer to the luggage rack of a motorcycle.

Abstract: A portable folding crib housed in a suitcase or similar piece of luggage is disclosed. In the basic embodiment, the crib-suitcase combination is so constructed that a majority of the total volume of the suitcase is preserved as two compartments for storing the crib mattress, clothing, and the like. Each of the two compartments is covered by a separate hinged door, the two doors forming the floor of the crib when the crib is erected. The crib structure when folded fits around the storage compartments which are covered by the hinged doors. When folded and closed, the structure has the appearance of an ordinary suitcase and is as readily transportable as the average packed suitcase. To utilize the crib, one fully opens the suitcase and unfolds the crib into its erected position. No mechanical skill or special tools are necessary to unfold or refold the crib. In addition to the basic embodiment, several additional embodiments of the invention are disclosed.

Abstract: A flat and flexible sheet of fabric has four zippers secured thereon with each of the zippers comprising a pair of tapes secured to the fabric and having a plurality of teeth disposed on an edge thereof. Each pair of tapes are disposed in perpendicular relationship relative to each other whereby movement of a slide for each zipper will connect the respective teeth together to form a tote bag comprising a bottom panel, a pair of side panels and a pair of end panels with each zipper thus connecting an edge of each side panel to an edge of a respective end panel. Carrying means in the form of a pair of closed loops, secured to an upper end of each of the side panels, are adapted to have a handle attached thereto for carrying purposes.

Abstract: There is disclosed an ingenious chair having multiple folding parts including leg portions. The chair has a centrally located portion comprising the seat portion of the chair. U-shaped leg members depend from the ends of the seat portion. Additionally, the ends of the seat portion carrying the leg portions have pivoted therefrom web support means which in effect acts as convenient extensions of the seat portion. The said extensions when folded over the seat portion cover the seat portion which may have placed thereon a plurality of objects. The seat portion having the free ends has extending therefrom additional web material, each of which may be joined together as by a zipper or the like under the seat portion to provide a sling like support means. On the other hand, the two sections of web material may be joined above the top of the seat portion when the two extensions have been folded over the seat. Prior to accomplishing this the seat portion may have placed thereon various articles.