Tangle Free Laundry Bag

A tangle free laundry bag is used to attach a piece of cloth inside for tangle free washing and/or drying. The tangle free laundry bag has one opening that allows a user to easily insert the laundry cloth to the bag interior. The bag includes two fasteners such as hook and loop fasteners mounted across the interior of the bag adjacent the opening. The fasteners are arranged in parallel to each other. A flap is extended from the back of the bag to cover the opening with a fastener such that the cloth is fully contained inside the bag and stays untangled during washing and/or drying. The tangle free laundry bag also offers multiple compartments in a single bag. This design allows the user to attach multiple clothes inside one tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying, during which the multiple clothes can stay secured inside the bag, thus, to avoid tangle. The tangle free laundry bag is made of heavy-duty mesh material and can be reused with a long service life. Further, the tangle free laundry bag offers a name tag that provides the user with convenience recognition of the tangle free laundry bag when used in a public or shared laundry facility.

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Description

The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 62/617,489 filed on Jan. 15, 2018.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to bags. More specifically, the present invention is a commercial mesh bag that washes and dries polo wraps, standing bandages, blanket and fly sheet straps without tangling.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The washing machine revolutionized the world and freed up time for users to do what they enjoy, all in clean clothes, so that the users do not have to go down to the nearest stream and beat their clothes against rocks to clean them. However, the laundry appliances such as washing machines and driers may cause problems due to the machine itself, the misuse of the machines, or a combination of both. For example, a washing machine may emit an awful ripping sound of a favorite piece of lingerie that has tangled itself around the agitator in the washer or played cat's cradle with the belt from the user's favorite bathrobe and a pile of knee socks. Sometimes the user might pull the laundry out of the washing machine to put it in the dryer, only to find that the laundry has wadded and tangled together into one big mass. The tangling of clothes wrinkles and stretches the user's clothes, and it can cause the clothes to wear out prematurely or even to get ruined. This is especially common if washing socks, aprons, bedding sheets, linens, polo wraps, equestrian standing bandages, blanket and fly sheet straps, etc. Additionally, overstuffing the washing machine can damage the machine in the process, have the laundry left unclean, tangled and ruined, and in fixing the user's mistakes, take up even more time and money. Further, it may be not unusual for the user to reach into the dryer and to pull out a balled-up tangle of sheets that are dry on the outside and damp on the inside.

The laundry industry lacks a convenient tool/method to wash and dry clothes such as socks, aprons, bedding sheets, linens, polo wraps, equestrian standing bandages, blanket and fly sheet straps, etc., without tangling. Thus, it is the object of the present invention to solve this problem by providing users with a commercial mesh bag that holds clothes during washing and drying processes without tangling. Additionally, the present invention offers a compartmental configuration that allows the user to attach a single piece of cloth or multiple clothes inside one tangle free laundry bag of the present invention for washing and drying, during which the single piece of cloth or multiple clothes can stay secured inside the bag, thus, to avoid tangle. The tangle free laundry bag of the present invention is made of heavy-duty mesh material and can be reused with a long service life. Further, the present invention offers a name tag that provides the user convenience recognition of the tangle free laundry bag when used in a public and/or shared laundry facility.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A tangle free laundry bag is used to attach a piece of cloth inside the bag for tangle free washing and/or drying. The tangle free laundry bag has one opening that allows a user to easily insert the cloth to be washed and/or dried to the inside of the bag. The bag includes two fasteners such as hook and loop fasteners mounted across the interior of the bag, adjacent the opening. The fasteners are arranged in parallel to each other and used to secure the cloth inside the bag. A flap is extended from the back of the bag to cover the opening with a fastener such that the cloth is fully contained inside the bag and stays untangled during washing and/or drying. Additionally, the tangle free laundry bag offers a compartmental design that incorporates a plurality of tangle free laundry pouches in a single bag. This design allows the user to attach multiple clothes inside one tangle free laundry bag of the present invention for washing and drying, during which the multiple clothes can stay secured inside the bag, thus, to avoid tangle. The tangle free laundry bag is made of heavy-duty mesh material and can be reused with a long service life. Further, the tangle free laundry bag offers a name tag that provides the user with convenience recognition of the tangle free laundry bag when used in a public or shared laundry facility.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the present invention indicating the direction of section cut A.

FIG. 3 is a rear sectional view of the present invention taken along line A-A in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is an isometric perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

 DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION

All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

As can be seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the present invention a tangle free laundry bag that holds clothes during washing and drying processes without tangling. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tangle free laundry bag comprises a first end 10, a second end 11, a front 12, a back 13, a first side 14, a second side 15, at least one fastener 16, and a name tag 50. The second end 11 is a closed end, which connects the front 12 and back 13 by a means including, but not limited to, sawing, fastening using suitable fasteners, etc. The front 12 comprises a first edge 121 which is positioned opposite the second end 11. The first end 10, positioned adjacent the first edge 121 of the front 12, comprises a flap 101, an opening 102, and a plurality of fasteners 103. The flap 101 is connected to the back 13, and folds over the first edge 121 of the front 12. The at least one fastener 16 comprising a first portion 161 and a second portion 162. More specifically, the first portion 161 of the at least one fastener is positioned on the flap 101 and the second portion 162 of the at least one fastener is exteriorly positioned on the front 12 adjacent the opening of the first end 10. The at least one fastener 16 can include, but not limited to, hook and loop fastener, or any other suitable fasteners. The opening 102 can be fully covered by the flap 101 when the flap 101 is folded over onto the front 12 by engaging the first portion 161 and the second portion 162 of the at least one fastener 16. The plurality of fasteners 103 is positioned on the interior of the back 13 adjacent the flap 101. More specifically, each of the plurality of fasteners 103 is laterally attached across the back 13 and parallel to each other. The plurality of fasteners 103 is used to temporarily attach laundry clothing inside the present invention for washing and drying. In the preferred embodiment, the plurality of fasteners 103 includes the hook and loop fastener, wherein one part of the hook and look fastener is mounted on the interior of the back 13, and the other part is mounted on the laundry clothing. In other embodiments, the plurality of fasteners 103 include can include, but is not limited to, strap with a hoop and loop fastener on each end of the strap, strap with a button/hole fastener on the ends of the strap, strap with a buckle or clasp fastener on the ends of the strap, or any other suitable fastener. Thus, the plurality of fasteners 103 in these embodiments of the present invention secures the clothing for washing and drying inside the tangle free laundry bag through friction force when engaged and eliminates the attachment of any fastener onto the clothing to be washed and/or dried.

As can be seen in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the tangle free laundry bag of the present invention comprises a plurality of compartments 17, a plurality of fasteners 18, and at least one interface 19. Each of the plurality of compartments 17 is of the same shape and provides the same function as the preferred embodiment of the present invention as described above and illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. More specifically, the plurality of compartments 17 traverses longitudinally along the front 12 and may share the common back 13 and flap 101. The at least one interface 19 is longitudinally positioned along the shared side of any two of the plurality of compartments 17. The plurality of fasteners 18 is positioned across the at least one interface 19 to securely attach the plurality of compartments 17 together to the back 13. The at least one interface 19 is closed by engaging the plurality of fasteners 18. The plurality of fasteners 18 can include, but is not limited to, hook and loop faster, button, zipper, or any other suitable fasteners. In another embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of compartments 17 can be sewn together. The compartmental configuration in this alternative embodiment of the present invention allows the user to attach multiple pieces of clothing inside one tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying, during which the multiple clothes can stay secured inside the bag, thus, to avoid tangle.

The present invention comprises the name tag 50, as seen in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5. The name tag 50 is attached to the first side 14 adjacent the first end 10. More specifically, the name tag 50 provides the user with convenience recognition of the tangle free laundry bag when used in a public or shared laundry facility.

The present invention is made of a durable and reusable material including, but not limited to, a heavy-duty mesh material, commercial grade mesh material, or any other suitable material. Thus, the tangle free laundry bag of the present invention offers the user a long service life.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims

1. A tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing comprising:

a first end;
a second end;
a front;
a back;
at least one fastener;
the first end comprising a flap, an opening, and a plurality of fasteners;
the plurality of fasteners being interiorly and laterally positioned across the back and the front adjacent the opening of the first end;
the flap being terminally connected to the back;
the at least one fastener comprising a first portion and a second portion;
the first portion of the at least one fastener being positioned on the flap;
the second portion of the at least one fastener being exteriorly positioned on the front adjacent the opening of the first end; and
the front and the back being connected to each other at the second end.

2. The tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a first side;
a second side;
a name tag;
the first side and the second side being positioned laterally opposite each other along the font and the back between the first end and the second end; and
the name tag being terminally connected to the first side adjacent to the first end.

3. The tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing claimed in claim 1, wherein the said bag is made of a mesh material.

4. The tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a plurality of compartments, a plurality of fasteners and at least one interface;
the plurality of compartments traversing longitudinally along the font;
the at least one interface being positioned longitudinally along the shared side of any two of the plurality of compartments;
the plurality of fasteners being positioned across the at least one interface; and
the at least one interface being closed using the plurality of fasteners.

5. A tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing comprising:

a first end;
a second end;
a front;
a back;
at least one fastener;
a plurality of compartments;
a plurality of fasteners;
at least one interface;
the first end comprising a flap, an opening, and a plurality of fasteners;
the plurality of fasteners being interiorly and laterally positioned across the back and the front adjacent the opening of the first end;
the at least one fastener comprising a first portion and a second portion;
the first portion of the at least one fastener being positioned on the flap;
the second portion of the at least one fastener being exteriorly positioned on the front adjacent the opening of the first end;
the front and the back being connected to each other at the second end.
the plurality of compartments traversing longitudinally along the front;
the at least one interface being positioned longitudinally along the shared side of any two of the plurality of compartments;
the plurality of fasteners being positioned across the at least one interface; and
the at least one interface being closed using the plurality of fasteners.

6. The tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing claimed in claim 5 comprising:

a first side;
a second side;
a name tag;
the first side and the second side being positioned laterally opposite each other along the font and the back between the first end and the second end; and
the name tag being terminally connected to the first side adjacent to the first end.

7. The tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing claimed in claim 5, wherein the said bag is made of a mesh material.

8. A tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing comprising:

a first end;
a second end;
a front;
a back;
at least one fastener;
a plurality of compartments;
a plurality of fasteners;
at least one interface;
a first side;
a second side;
a name tag;
the first end comprising a flap, an opening, and a plurality of fasteners;
the plurality of fasteners being interiorly and laterally positioned across the back and the front adjacent the opening of the first end;
the flap being terminally connected to the back;
the at least one fastener comprising a first portion and a second portion;
the first portion of the at least one fastener being positioned on the flap;
the second portion of the at least one fastener being exteriorly positioned on the front adjacent the opening of the first end;
the front and the back being connected to each other at the second end.
the plurality of compartments traversing longitudinally along the front;
the at least one interface being positioned longitudinally along the shared side of any two of the plurality of compartments;
the plurality of fasteners being positioned across the at least one interface;
the at least one interface being closed using the plurality of fasteners;
the first side and the second side being positioned laterally opposite each other along the font and the back between the first end and the second end; and
the name tag being terminally connected to the first side adjacent to the first end.

9. The tangle free laundry bag for washing and drying clothing claimed in claim 8, wherein the said bag is made of a mesh material.

Patent History
Publication number: 20190218706
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 15, 2019
Publication Date: Jul 18, 2019
Inventors: Douglas James Walsh (Loxahatchee, FL), Sasha Lauren Walsh (Loxahatchee, FL)
Application Number: 16/248,461
Classifications
International Classification: D06F 95/00 (20060101);