COVER-TYPE CONTAINING STRUCTURE FOR FLEXIBLE ENCLOSURES
A cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures mainly includes a front cover sheet, a rear cover sheet and a flexible enclosure. The front cover sheet includes a first joining edge and a cover piece, whereas the rear cover sheet includes a cover assembly corresponding to the cover piece. The flexible enclosure includes a second joining edge and by engaging the first joining edge with the second joining edge, the front cover sheet and the flexible enclosure are fixed. Besides, the containing structure further includes a holding portion. Under a contained state, the holding portion is used to contain smaller objects; whereas, in an unfolded state, in addition to that the flexible enclosure is used to contain larger objects, the holding portion can be used as well to contain smaller objects. The present invention can be also applied to combine with a clothing or other flexible enclosure.
a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, and more particular to a multi-functional structure which applies a fastening mode to facilitate a user to quickly contain and access a flexible enclosure, such as a bag or clothing.
b) Description of the Prior Art
In a modern industrial society which is highly developed, a need for most people to carry all kinds of personal belongings in a simpler and handier way has been increased significantly. For example, to reduce use of plastic bags for environmental protection, a person should bring his or her own recycle shopping bag while shopping in a mall. In addition, to prevent from cold or rain due to temperature change or when a raining season comes, he or she should carry personally a thin overcoat, a windbreaker or all kinds of clothing. However, the existing structures which are designed to provide a user to fold and contain, whether being applied to the recycle shopping bag, the thin overcoat, the windbreaker or all kinds of clothing, are not able to achieve the effects of simplicity, quick containing and accessing. Furthermore, as being limited to a product framework, these existing structures are only provided with a single function of containing and not equipped with a complex function of containing objects and providing a design of a funny appearance at a same time.
Taking the existing recycle shopping bag, the thin overcoat or the windbreaker which is carried personally as an example, a mode of roll-up for containing is usually applied. Referring to
In addition to the abovementioned recycle shopping bag, the personal thin overcoat or the windbreaker (not shown in the drawings) sold on existing markets also uses the similar roll-up mode and is provided with a single function that only the size can be reduced after roll-up, without other functions of use. Therefore, it is very imperfect for the user, as the convenience of use and the complex multi-function cannot be provided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which uses a fastening mode to facilitate a user to quickly contain and access a flexible enclosure such as a bag or clothing, as well as to provide a complex function of using a smaller holding part and a larger containing space at a same time. The present invention includes primarily a front cover sheet, a rear cover sheet, a connection portion and a flexible enclosure, wherein the front cover sheet is provided with a first joining edge and a cover piece, the rear cover sheet is provided with a cover assembly corresponding to the cover piece and the connection portion is provided below the front cover sheet at a position corresponding to the rear cover sheet to connect the two sheets. The flexible enclosure is provided with a second joining edge which is engaged with the corresponding first joining edge of the front cover sheet, thereby fixing the front cover sheet and the flexible enclosure.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, wherein an exterior side of the front cover sheet or an inner or exterior side of the rear cover sheet is further provided with a holding portion to provide an additive function of putting in an object in addition to containing the flexible enclosure. Furthermore, a side wall of the containing structure that is connected with the holding portion can be further provided with a buckle and a belt to facilitate a user to carry as a bag when necessary.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, wherein the second joining edge is partially engaged with the first joining edge and a containing port is formed at a place where the first joining edge is not engaged with the second joining edge. When the unfolded flexible enclosure is accessed, the opened rear cover sheet can be put in the containing space between the front cover sheet and the flexible enclosure from the containing port.
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, wherein a side wall is provided between the front cover sheet and the cover piece and the flexible enclosure is provided with a joining portion to connect with the corresponding side wall. The joining portion assumes an annulus-like unit, a radius of which is a little smaller than that of the side wall and an interior of which is formed with the containing space. As the side wall is overlapped and encloses the joining portion and an upper wall of the annulus-like joining portion is abutted toward an upper wall of the side wall, a first containing portion will be formed in an un-abutted space between a lower wall of the joining portion and the side wall, thereby containing the folded rear cover sheet. The inner containing space of the annulus-like joining portion is combined with the front cover sheet to form a second containing portion which further includes a port to connect with the flexible enclosure, thereby allowing the folded flexible enclosure to be contained in the second containing portion from the port.
A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a bag unit and is provided with the connection portion connecting the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet. The connection portion is bended and is latched from top to bottom at an upper rim of a front piece of the flexible enclosure; whereas, the folded flexible enclosure can be contained in the containing space formed between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet. As the connection portion is latched between two end parts of a handle at an upper rim of the flexible enclosure, weight of the containing structure and the holding portion is supported by a force a user uses to lift up the two end parts of the handle, thereby preventing the upper rim of the flexible enclosure from suspending and deformation due to the weight of the holding portion. The upper rim of the front piece or a rear piece of the flexible enclosure can be further provided with a lower dent having a dented size fitting with a width of the connection portion, such that the flexible enclosure and the holding portion can be combined more smoothly, beautifully and stably.
A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a bag unit and is provided with an extension function of an extension portion to extend and put the holding portion at a bottom in the flexible enclosure, wherein an end of the extension portion is connected to the second joining edge and the other end is connected to the first joining edge. Therefore, when the holding portion is loaded too heavily, the holding portion can be extended and put at the bottom in the flexible enclosure by the extension portion, without causing an opening to suspend and be deformed as the holding portion which is connected to the opening is too heavy.
A seventh object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a bag unit and is provided with a fork portion between the flexible enclosure and the handle, allowing the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet which are smaller in entirety, along with the holding portion, to be connected with the upper rim of the front piece of the flexible enclosure by the connection portion, the first joining edge, the second joining edge and the extension portion. In addition, weight of the front cover sheet, the rear cover sheet, the holding portion and the containing structure is supported by a force a user uses to lift up the handle and the fork portion.
An eighth object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a piece of clothing combined with a bag unit carried on a back or at a side and snapped horizontally at a waist of a user. The exterior side of the front cover sheet or the inner or exterior side of the rear cover sheet is further connected with the holding portion to provide the additive function of putting in an object in addition to containing the clothing. A side or a rear of the containing structure that is connected with the holding portion can be further provided with an outer belt to facilitate using as a side pack, a backpack or a waist bag. When the clothing is contained, the outer belt of the rear cover sheet can facilitate carrying the bag unit and the clothing which is contained in the containing space.
A ninth object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a piece of clothing combined with a bag unit. The present invention is further provided with plural through-holes for the clothing, allowing plural end parts of an inner belt (single shoulder strap or dual shoulder strap) to pass through the through-holes of the clothing to be engaged with the bag unit. Next, the first joining edge is engaged with the corresponding second joining edge to fix the front cover sheet and the clothing, wherein an upper end and lower end of the inner belt pass through respectively the plural through-holes of the clothing to connect with the upper rim and lower rim of the front cover sheet, such that weight of the bag unit can be supported when a user is wearing the clothing.
A tenth object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a piece of clothing combined with a bag unit. The present invention is provided with a mask unit between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet. A side of the mask unit is provided with a connection side to connect with the bag unit. The connection side is located at an upper rim of the mask unit and is connected with the upper rim of the front cover sheet or the first joining edge. In addition, the mask unit is further provided with a sheath piece to sheath and fix the mask unit from top to bottom at an outer periphery of the bag unit, thereby achieving a rain-proofing effect for the bag unit.
An eleventh object of the present invention is to provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, which is applied to a piece of clothing combined with a bag unit. The clothing and the bag unit are loosely or fixedly connected. For the fixed connection mode, the first joining edge and the second joining edge are engaged by gluing, hot pressing or sewing. For the loose connection mode, on the other hand, the first joining edge and the second joining edge are added respectively with a first movable joining piece and a second movable joining piece (such as a zipper, a snap latch or a hook and loop fastener), thereby providing a movable dismantlement function to the clothing and the bag unit. Therefore, when the clothing or the bag unit is damaged or gets dirty, it can be dismantled and replaced for use.
A twelfth object of the present invention is provide a cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, wherein the exterior side of the front cover sheet and the exterior side of the flexible enclosure can be further provided with corresponding textures and patterns to improve a sense of aesthetics or contrast into a different visual effect. When the holding portion is used alone, the front cover sheet and the holding portion will manifest the partial textures or patterns. On the other hand, when the flexible enclosure is unfolded, the front cover sheet and the holding portion can manifest the textures or patterns corresponding to the flexible enclosure, thereby improving a sense of aesthetics, providing a funny appearance and contrasting into a different visual effect.
To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
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An exterior side of the front cover sheet 1 can be further connected with a holding portion 4 by which another additive function of putting in an object is provided, in addition to containing the flexible enclosure 3. The holding portion 4 is provided with a switching piece 41 and a switching assembly 42 to facilitate a user to open and close the holding portion 4 and access an object therein at any time, wherein the switching mode of the switching piece 41 and the switching assembly 42 includes a zipper, a hook and loop fastener, a snap or a magnetic button. In the present embodiment, in addition to that the exterior side of the front cover sheet 1 can be connected with the holding portion 4, an interior side (as shown in
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In addition to being applied to the flexible enclosure which includes the recycle shopping bag or other kinds of bags, the containing structure disclosed above can be further applied to implementations of all kinds of clothing, such as a sport shirt, an overcoat and clothes. Referring to
The flexible enclosure 3 (clothing) can be further opened with plural through-holes 332, allowing plural end parts of the inner belt 6 (a single shoulder strap or a dual shoulder strap at back) to pass through the through-holes 332 from the interior of the flexible enclosure 3 (clothing) to combine outward with the bag unit 10. Next, the first joining edge 131 is engaged with the corresponding second joining edge 331 to fix the front cover sheet 1 and the flexible enclosure 3 (clothing), wherein an upper end part and a lower end part of the inner belt 6 pass through the plural through-holes 332 of the flexible enclosure 3 (clothing) and then are connected with the upper rim and the lower rim of the front cover sheet 1, such that weight of the bag unit 10 can be supported when a user is wearing the flexible enclosure 3 (clothing).
Besides, a mask unit 7 is provided between the front cover sheet 1 and the rear cover sheet 2. A side of the mask unit 7 is provided with a connection side 71 which is connected with the bag unit 10. The connection side 71 is provided at an upper rim of the mask unit 7 and is connected with the upper rim or the first joining edge 131 of the front cover sheet 1. In addition, the mask unit 7 is further provided with a sheath piece 72 which can sheath the mask unit 7 from top to bottom at an outer periphery of the bag unit 10, thereby achieving a rain-proofing effect for the bag unit 10.
The rear cover sheet 2 is provided with an outer belt 16 which is a dual belt or a single belt at a back (not shown in the drawing) and an upper and lower end of which are provided respectively at an upper side and a lower side of the exterior side of the rear cover sheet 2, allowing a user to carry the bag unit 10 and the flexible enclosure 3 (clothing) which is contained in the containing space 30 from the outer belt 16 of the rear cover sheet 2, when the flexible enclosure 3 (clothing) is contained. The outer belt 16 is loosely or fixedly connected with the bag unit 10 (which is a prior art and is thus not described further). In the present embodiment, the exterior side of the front cover sheet 1 is connected with a holding portion 4 to provide an additive function of putting in an object in addition to containing the clothing 3. The holding portion 4 is provided with a switching piece 41 and a switching assembly 42 to facilitate a user to open and close the holding portion 4 and access an object therein at any time, wherein the switching mode of the switching piece 41 and the switching assembly 42 includes a zipper, a hook and loop fastener, a snap latch or a magnetic button. In the present embodiment, in addition to that the exterior side of the front cover sheet 1 can be connected with the holding portion 4, the inner side or the exterior side (not shown in the drawing) of the rear cover sheet 2 can be further connected with the holding portion 4. As the structures are roughly the same, no further description is provided.
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The advantage of this unique design is that after the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) has been taken out of the containing space 30 and when the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) is unfolded, the front cover sheet 1 will be located at the exterior side of the front piece 38 of the flexible enclosure 3 (bag); whereas, the holding portion 4 which is used to put money, letters of credits or other objects can be closed by the switching piece (assembly) 41 (42) and the holding portion 4 will be located in the opening 40 of the flexible enclosure 3 (bag), thereby preventing the money or objects in the holding portion 4 from lost. As shown in
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The difference of the present embodiment from the third embodiment lies in that a fork portion 310 is further provided between the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) and the handle 31, allowing the front cover sheet 1, the rear cover sheet 2 and the holding part 4, which have a smaller overall size, to be connected at the upper rim of the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) by the connection portion 12, the first joining edge 131, the second joining edge 331 and the extension portion 132. As the holding portion 4 and the containing structure should be supported by a force a user uses to lift up two end parts of the handle 31, two ends of the fork portion 310 are connected with the uplift force of the handle 31 to support weight of the front cover sheet 1, the rear cover sheet 2, the holding portion 4 and the collection structure, which have a smaller overall size. After a user has taken the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) out of the containing space 30 and unfolded the flexible enclosure 3 (bag), the front cover sheet 1, along with the holding portion 4, should pass through a gap 311 in a center of the fork portion 310 and then the front cover sheet 1 and the rear cover sheet 2 are latched at the upper rim of the opening 40 of the front piece 38 of the flexible enclosure 3 (bag). In addition, the fixing piece 22 in the inner side of the front cover sheet 1 can be further positioned with the first positioning assembly 321 at the exterior side of the flexible enclosure 3 (bag).
For each abovementioned embodiment, the exterior side of the front cover sheet 1 and the exterior side of the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) can be further provided with mutually corresponded textures and patterns to improve a sense of aesthetics and contrast into a different visual effect. When the holding portion 4 is used alone, the front cover sheet 1 and the holding portion 4 can manifest the partial textures or patterns. When the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) is unfolded, the front cover sheet 1 and the holding portion 4 can manifest the textures or patterns contrasting with the flexible enclosure 3 (bag) to improve a sense of aesthetics or exhibit a different visual effect (not shown in the drawings).
Accordingly, in addition to the abovementioned embodiments, the present invention can be further applied to other bag units of various functions.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
Claims
1. A cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, comprising:
- a front cover sheet, an edge of which is provided with a cover piece;
- a rear cover sheet, an edge of which is provided with a cover assembly corresponding to the cover piece;
- a connection portion which is provided between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet to connect the two sheets;
- a first joining edge which is provided at the front cover sheet, the rear cover sheet, between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet, or at the connection portion; and
- a flexible enclosure which includes a second joining edge, the front cover sheet and the flexible enclosure being fixed by engaging the first joining edge with the corresponding second joining edge;
- a containing space being formed between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet to contain the folded flexible enclosure, and the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet being closed by the cover piece and the cover assembly.
2. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein the first joining edge is provided with an extension portion to connect with the second joining edge.
3. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion is provided at an upper side of the front cover sheet corresponding to an upper side of the rear cover sheet or at a lower side of the front cover sheet corresponding to a lower side of the rear cover sheet.
4. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein the rear cover sheet is further provided with a fixing piece at a side of the rear cover sheet corresponding a fixing assembly provided by the flexible enclosure, the rear cover sheet being fixed on a surface of the flexible enclosure by the fixing piece and the fixing assembly, such that the rear cover sheet will not suspend from a surface of the flexible enclosure and swing; the fixing piece and the fixing assembly including a zipper, a hook and loop fastener, a snap latch or a magnetic button.
5. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein the second joining edge is partially engaged with the first joining edge and a containing port is formed at a place where the first joining edge is not engaged with the second joining edge; when the flexible enclosure is unfolded, the rear cover sheet being put in a containing space between the front cover sheet and the flexible enclosure from the containing port, whereas, when the folded flexible enclosure is to be contained in the containing space, the rear cover sheet being taken out of the containing port and the rear cover sheet and the front cover sheet being fixed.
6. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein a circumferential length of partial engagement of the first joining edge and the second joining edge is at least a half of an entire circumferential length of the front cover sheet.
7. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein a side of the front cover sheet or the rear cover sheet is connected with a holding portion.
8. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein a side wall is further provided between the front cover sheet and the cover piece, the flexible enclosure further includes a joining portion which corresponds to the side wall, the joining portion assumes an annulus-like unit, a radius of which is a little smaller than that of the side wall and an interior of which is formed with a containing space.
9. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 8, wherein the second joining edge is abutted at and connected with the first joining edge, allowing the side wall to enclose the joining portion; the second joining edge being abutted at a top rim of and connected with the first joining edge, an upper wall of the annulus-like joining portion being abutted toward an upper wall of the side wall, and a first containing portion being formed in an un-abutted space between a lower wall of the joining portion and the side wall to contain the folded rear cover sheet.
10. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 9, wherein a second containing portion is formed after the inner containing space of the joining portion has been combined with the front cover sheet and the second containing portion further includes a port to connect with the flexible enclosure, allowing the folded flexible enclosure to be contained in the second containing portion through the port.
11. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 10, wherein the rear cover sheet is further provided with a fixing piece below the joining portion corresponding with a fixing assembly provided by the first containing portion; the folded rear cover sheet being contained and fixed in the first containing portion by the fixing piece and the fixing assembly.
12. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein the flexible enclosure is a bag unit.
13. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 12, wherein the connection portion is bended and latched on an upper rim of the bag unit from top to bottom, the bag unit is provided at least with a handle, a fork portion is provided between an end part of the handle and the upper rim of the bag unit, and the connection portion is bended and latched from top to bottom in a central space of the fork portion, allowing that weight of the containing structure is supported by a force a user uses to lift up the end parts of the handle.
14. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 13, wherein the front cover sheet is further provided with an extension portion, an end of the extension portion is connected at the first joining edge and the other end is connected at the second joining edge of the flexible enclosure; by the extension portion, the containing space formed by the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet being extended and put at a bottom in the bag unit to prevent the flexible enclosure from suspending and deformation due to weight of the front cover sheet as the connection portion is latched on the upper rim of the flexible enclosure.
15. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 1, wherein the flexible enclosure is a piece of clothing, a side of the front cover sheet or the rear cover sheet is connected with a holding portion, the clothing includes a second joining edge, the first joining edge is engaged with the corresponding second joining edge to fix the front cover sheet along with the clothing and the folded clothing is contained in the containing space formed between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet which are further closed by the cover piece and the cover assembly.
16. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 15, wherein the clothing further includes an inner belt which is connected with the clothing and is engaged with the holding portion to form a bag unit, such that weight of the bag unit is supported when a user is wearing the clothing.
17. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 16, wherein the first joining edge and the second joining edge are added respectively with a first movable joining piece and a second movable joining piece to provide a movable dismantlement function to the clothing and the bag unit; the first joining piece and the second joining piece including a zipper, a snap latch, or magnetic button or a hook and loop fastener.
18. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 16, wherein the front cover sheet is fixed behind the clothing, and the clothing is provided at least with a port which is located behind the clothing, corresponding to the end parts of the inner belt; the inner belt passing through the port of the clothing and being engaged with the upper rim of the front cover sheet.
19. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 18, wherein the inner belt is a dual shoulder strap or a single shoulder strap, an upper and lower end of which pass respectively through the ports of the clothing to be located at an upper rim and a lower rim of the front cover sheet.
20. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 15, wherein the rear cover sheet is provided with an outer belt which is a dual strap or a single strap, an upper and lower end of which are provided respectively at an upper side and a lower side at an exterior side of the rear cover sheet; the outer belt being loosely or fixedly connected with the bag unit which is formed by the holding part.
21. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 15, wherein a mask unit is provided between the front cover sheet and the rear cover sheet, and a side of the mask unit is provided with a connection side.
22. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 21, wherein the mask unit is further provided with a sheath piece which sheaths and fixes the mask unit at an outer periphery of the bag unit.
23. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 15, wherein the front cover sheet is fixed in front of the clothing.
24. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 23, wherein the port is provided in a front of the clothing, corresponding to the front cover sheet; the inner belt passing through the port of the clothing and being engaged with the upper rim of the front cover sheet; the inner belt is a side belt, two ends of the inner belt pass respectively through plural through-holes from the interior to the exterior of the clothing, and are connected at the front cover sheet of the bag unit.
25. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 20, wherein the outer belt is a side belt and two end parts of the outer belt are provided at the side wall of the bag unit; the outer belt being loosely or fixedly connected with the bag unit.
26. The cover-type containing structure for flexible enclosures, according to claim 15, wherein the outer belt is connected at a left and right side of the holding portion forming a bag unit and is transversally fixed at a user's waist after a male snap has been engaged with a female snap, with the male and female snaps being provided at open ends of the outer belt and the outer belt being loosely or fixedly connected with the bag unit.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 29, 2010
Publication Date: Mar 24, 2011
Inventor: Che-Wen LIN (Junghe)
Application Number: 12/955,678
International Classification: A45F 3/04 (20060101); B65D 69/00 (20060101);