BAG WITH FOLDABLE CHAIR COMPARTMENT
A bag includes a main compartment configured to accommodate equipment, and a foldable chair compartment disposed adjacent to the main compartment. The foldable chair compartment is configured to accommodate a foldable chair in a folded configuration.
This application is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 16/943,142, filed Jul. 30, 2020, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/886,676, filed on Aug. 14, 2019, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
BACKGROUND 1. FieldThe following description relates to a bag including a foldable chair compartment.
2. Description of Related ArtBag technologies have advanced to provide users with the convenience and performance improvements. For example, tennis bags have improved over the years to provide users with one or more main compartments to store their tennis rackets and one or more accessory compartments or pockets to store items smaller than a tennis racket, so that the users have fewer items to carry with their hands. However, recreational tennis players and tournament tennis players still experience an inconvenience when carrying items that cannot be adequately or easily stored in existing tennis bags. The same can be said about other bags, including, but not limited to, sports bags, rucksacks, and carry-on bags. Accordingly, there is a need for an improved bag that provides user convenience.
SUMMARYThis Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is this Summary intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
In one general aspect, a bag includes a main compartment configured to accommodate equipment, and a foldable chair compartment disposed adjacent to the main compartment, wherein the foldable chair compartment is enclosed within side surfaces of the bag and is configured to accommodate a foldable chair in a folded configuration.
The bag may be a tennis bag, and a length of the foldable chair compartment, from a bottom of the foldable chair compartment to a top of the foldable chair compartment, may be approximately 16 inches to approximately 32 inches. A length of the bag, from a bottom of the bag to a top of the tennis bag, may be approximately 28 inches to approximately 32 inches.
The foldable chair compartment may include an open top portion or an open bottom portion.
The bag may further include a cover configured to selectively cover the open top portion of the open bottom portion.
The bag may further include a second main compartment configured to accommodate equipment. The foldable chair compartment may be disposed between the main compartment and the second main compartment.
The foldable chair compartment may be disposed in a region between an inner lateral side of the main compartment and a front side of the second main compartment.
A bottom surface of the foldable chair compartment may include holes configured to allow debris to pass through the bottom surface.
The bag may further include a protective shell configured to be inserted in the foldable chair compartment.
A bottom surface of the protective shell may include holes configured to allow debris to pass through the bottom surface, and the bottom surface of the foldable chair compartment may include holes configured to allow debris to pass through the bottom surface.
The foldable chair compartment may include the foldable chair coupled to the foldable chair compartment, and a closure member operable to selectively open and close the foldable chair compartment to place the foldable chair in an unfolded seating configuration and the folded configuration.
The main compartment may be formed of a material softer than a material of the foldable chair compartment.
The foldable chair compartment may be formed of any one of polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and polypropylene, and the main compartment may be formed of nylon or polyester.
The bag may further include shoulder straps attached to either one or both of the main compartment and the foldable chair compartment. The main compartment may be configured to accommodate at least one racket, at least one golf club, at least one baseball bat, or at least one fishing rod.
The bag may further include a second foldable chair compartment disposed adjacent to the main compartment. The second foldable chair compartment may be enclosed within the side surfaces of the bag and may be configured to accommodate an additional foldable chair in a folded configuration. The main compartment may be disposed between the foldable chair compartment and the second foldable chair compartment.
The bag may further include at least one mounting member disposed on an interior side surface of the foldable chair compartment and configured to be coupled to a stand leg of the foldable chair.
In another general aspect, a bag assembly includes a bag and a foldable chair. The bag includes a main compartment configured to accommodate equipment, a foldable chair compartment disposed adjacent to the main compartment and having an interior space enclosed within side surfaces of the bag. The foldable chair is coupled to the foldable chair compartment and configured to be stored in the interior space in a folded configuration.
The bag may further include at least one mounting member configured to be coupled to a stand leg of the foldable chair to secure the foldable chair to the bag, and the at least one mounting member may be further configured to be coupled to the stand leg such that the foldable chair is rotatable with respect to the bag.
The bag may include at least one mounting member configured to be coupled to the stand leg of the foldable chair to removably secure the foldable chair to the bag, and the at least one mounting member may include a base member attached to an inner surface of the foldable chair compartment, and a detachable member attachable to the base member to secure the stand leg between the base member and the detachable member.
The foldable chair compartment may further include a closure member operable to close the foldable chair compartment in a closed configuration and open the foldable chair compartment to an open configuration.
The bag may include the at least one mounting member configured to be coupled to the stand leg of the foldable chair to secure the foldable chair to the bag, and may be configured to be converted from a first arrangement to a second arrangement. The first arrangement may be an arrangement in which the foldable chair compartment is in the closed configuration, and the foldable chair is stored in the interior space in the folded configuration. The second arrangement may be an arrangement in which the foldable chair compartment is in the open configuration, and the foldable chair is exposed from the bag in an unfolded seating configuration.
The foldable chair may be rotatable with respect to the bag when the foldable chair compartment is in the open configuration.
The bag may include the at least one mounting member configured to be selectively coupled to the stand leg of the foldable chair to secure the foldable chair to the bag, and uncoupled from the stand leg to detach the foldable chair from the bag.
In an arrangement in which the foldable chair compartment is in an open configuration, the foldable chair may be configured to be unfolded from the folded configuration to a seating configuration.
The main compartment is configured to accommodate at least one racket, at least one golf club, at least one baseball bat, or at least one fishing rod.
A length of the main compartment, from a bottom of the main compartment to a top of the main compartment, may be approximately 28 inches to approximately 32 inches.
A length of the foldable chair may be approximately 22.8 inches to approximately 37 inches.
The main compartment may be formed of a material softer than a material of the foldable chair compartment.
The bag may further include a second main compartment configured to accommodate additional equipment. The foldable chair compartment may be disposed between the main compartment and the second main compartment, or the main compartment may be disposed between the foldable chair compartment and the second main compartment.
The bag may further include a second foldable chair compartment disposed adjacent to the main compartment and having a second interior space enclosed within the side surfaces of the bag. The second interior space may be configured to store an additional foldable chair in a folded configuration. The main compartment may be disposed between the foldable chair compartment and the second foldable chair compartment.
In another general aspect, a bag assembly includes at least one main compartment configured to accommodate equipment, a foldable chair compartment, a foldable chair coupled to the foldable chair compartment, and a closure member operable to selectively open and close the foldable chair compartment to place the foldable chair in an unfolded seating configuration and a folded configuration.
The bag assembly may further include at least one mounting member configured to couple the foldable chair to the foldable chair compartment such that the foldable chair is rotatable with respect to the bag assembly.
The bag assembly may be a tennis bag and the at least one main compartment may be configured to store at least one tennis racket.
The at least one main compartment may be configured to accommodate at least one racket, at least one golf club, at least one baseball bat, or at least one fishing rod.
The foldable chair may be removably coupled to the foldable chair compartment.
The foldable chair may be configured to be stored substantially within an interior space of the foldable chair compartment in the folded configuration.
The bag assembly may further include a second foldable chair compartment configured to accommodate a second foldable chair in a folded configuration.
bag assembly may further include the second foldable chair coupled to the second foldable chair compartment, and a second closure member operable to selectively open and close the second foldable chair compartment to place the second foldable chair in an unfolded seating configuration and the folded configuration.
Other features and aspects will be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims.
Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, the same drawing reference numerals refer to the same elements, features, and structures. The drawings may not be to scale, and the relative size, proportions, and depiction of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONThe following detailed description is provided to assist the reader in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatuses, and/or systems described herein. However, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the methods, apparatuses, and/or systems described herein will be apparent after an understanding of the disclosure of this application. Also, descriptions of features that are known in the art or previously disclosed may be omitted for increased clarity and conciseness.
The features described herein may be embodied in different forms, and are not to be construed as being limited to the examples described herein. Rather, the examples described herein have been provided merely to illustrate some of the many possible ways of implementing the methods, apparatuses, and/or systems described herein that will be apparent after an understanding of the disclosure of this application.
Terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), and the like may be used herein to describe components. Each of these terminologies is not used to define an essence, order, or sequence of a corresponding component but used merely to distinguish the corresponding component from other component(s). For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly the second component may also be referred to as the first component.
It should be noted that if it is described in the specification that one component is “connected,” “coupled,” or “joined” to another component, a third component may be “connected,” “coupled,” and “joined” between the first and second components, although the first component may be directly connected, coupled or joined to the second component. In addition, it should be noted that if it is described in the specification that one component is “directly connected” or “directly joined” to another component, a third component may not be present therebetween. Likewise, expressions, for example, “between” and “immediately between” and “adjacent to” and “immediately adjacent to” may also be construed as described in the foregoing.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the,” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, operations, elements, and/or components in an example embodiment, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof in alternative embodiments, nor the lack of such stated features, integers, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations/groups thereof in further alternative embodiments unless the context and understanding of the present disclosure indicates otherwise. The use of the term ‘may’ herein with respect to an example or embodiment, e.g., as to what an example or embodiment may include or implement, means that at least one example or embodiment exists where such a feature is included or implemented while all examples and embodiments are not limited thereto.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms, including technical and scientific terms, used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains based on an understanding of the present disclosure. Terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, are to be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and are not to be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
Due to manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, variations of the shapes shown in the drawings may occur. Thus, the examples described herein are not limited to the specific shapes shown in the drawings, but include changes in shape that occur during manufacturing.
The features of the examples described herein may be combined in various ways as will be apparent after an understanding of the disclosure of this application. Further, although the examples described herein have a variety of configurations, other configurations are possible as will be apparent after an understanding of the disclosure of this application.
The accessory compartment 680 may be disposed on an outer side surface of the main compartment 610 and/or the foldable chair compartment 630. While the accessory compartment 680 is described or shown on the outside of the bag 600, it is understood that the accessory compartment 680 may be provided, alternatively or additionally, on the inside of the bag 600.
Foldable chairs or folding chairs are well known in the art and may be formed to have different lengths L (e.g., when folded) and components (e.g., with or without armrests). Depending on the length L of the foldable chair 699 and the length LB of the bag 600, the foldable chair 699, when inserted into the foldable chair compartment 630, may have one end disposed substantially flush with an end of the bag 600 in the direction of the length LB of the bag 600, may be recessed slightly inside the foldable chair compartment 630, or may be received in the foldable chair compartment 630 such that a portion of the foldable chair 699 protrudes outwardly from the bag 600. For example, the length L of the foldable chair 699 may be from 22.8 inches to 37 inches. For example, the length LB of the bag 600 may be from 28 inches to 32 inches. Accordingly, for example, the foldable chair compartment 630 may be formed along the length LB of the bag 600 and configured to receive the foldable chair 699 such that, when the foldable chair 699 is in a folded configuration, a majority or an entirety of the foldable chair 699 is secured in an interior space of the foldable chair compartment 630. For example, a length LC of the foldable chair compartment 630 may vary depending on a type of the bag 600 (e.g., a tennis bag, a sports bag, a carry-on bag, etc.). For example, the length LC of the foldable chair compartment 630 may be from 16 inches to 32 inches. According to an embodiment, the length LC of the foldable chair compartment 630 may be from 28 inches to 32 inches. The length of the interior space of the foldable chair compartment may be substantially the same as the length LC, which may be an overall length of the foldable chair compartment 630. According to an embodiment, the bag 600 may be a tennis bag, and the main compartment 610 and the secondary main compartment 620 may each be sized and configured to store one or more tennis rackets in their respective interior spaces. In an example, the length LB of the bag 600 may be from 28 inches to 32 inches and the foldable chair compartment 630 may be disposed along the length LB of the bag 600, and may include an opening sized and configured to receive the foldable chair 699.
The bag 800 may include the cover 839 configured to selectively cover a top opening of the foldable chair compartment 830, and may further include a zipper 837 operable to provide access to the foldable chair compartment 830. Referring to
For example, the main compartment 1100 and the foldable chair compartment 1300 may be disposed adjacent to each other (e.g., side-by-side) in a width direction of the bag 1000. The accessory compartments 1800 may be disposed on outer sides of the main compartment 1100 and the foldable chair compartment 1300, respectively.
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The first rear stand leg 1391 of the foldable chair 1390 may have ends rotatably coupled to the first pin member 1310 and the second pin member 1320 of the foldable chair compartment 1300 such that the first rear stand leg 1391 rotates with respect to the foldable chair compartment 1300. In this example, the foldable chair 1390 may rotate back (RB) and forth (RF) with respect to the foldable chair compartment 1300.
The first and second rear stand legs 1391 and 1392 may extend in the direction of the length LB of the bag 1000. The third rear stand legs 1393 may be pivotally connected to each other at a center pivot point, and may each have first ends pivotally connected to the first rear stand leg 1391 and second ends pivotally connected to the second rear stand leg 1392. For example, when the foldable chair 1390 is in an unfolded configuration (UF) suitable for accommodating the user in a seated position, the third rear stand legs 1393 may form an X-shaped structure.
For example, the first side stand legs 1394 may have first ends pivotally connected to joints with the first rear stand leg 1391, and second ends pivotally connected to joints with the front stand legs 1396. The first side stand legs 1394 may be connected to each other at a center pivot point, and may form an X-shaped structure when the foldable chair 1390 is in the unfolded configuration (UF).
For example, the second side stand legs 1395 may have first ends pivotally connected to joints with the second rear stand leg 1392, and second ends pivotally connected to joints with the front stand legs 1396. The second side stand legs 1395 may be connected to each other at a center pivot point, and may form an X-shaped structure when the foldable chair 1390 is in the unfolded configuration (UF).
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It is to be understood that other mounting members including detachable/removable interfaces or mechanisms may be substituted for the first and second pin members 1310/1410 and 1410/1420 with respect to the foldable chair 1390/1490 in other embodiments. For example, a hinge having a pin and a knuckle may be provided, wherein a first leaf part of the knuckle is attached to the foldable chair compartment of the bag and a second leaf part of the knuckle is configured to receive the first rear stand leg 1391/1491. The second leaf part may include a quick release mechanism, for example, a quick release pin, to detachably couple the first rear stand leg 1491 of the foldable chair 1490 to the bag.
In response to a user opening the latches 6305 and pulling the first shell 6301 and the second shell 6302 apart from each other, the foldable chair unfolds and reveals itself (not shown). Referring to
According to an embodiment, the bag 6000 may be a tennis bag and the first and second main compartments 6100 and 6200 may each be sized and configured to store one or more tennis rackets. According to another embodiment, the first and second main compartments 6100 and 6200 may be constructed of a material softer than a material of the foldable chair compartment 6300. For example, the first and second main compartments 6100 and 6200 may be constructed of a material such as nylon and polyester with or without thermoplastic polyurethane coating. For example, the foldable chair compartment 6300 may be constructed of a material harder than the material of the first and second main compartments 6100 and 6200, for example, materials such as polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and polypropylene. As can be appreciated, the foldable chair may be quickly stored in or retrieved from the bag 6000, by being housed by the foldable chair compartment 6300. When a user the bag 6000 opens and pulls apart the first shell 6301 and the second shell 6302, the foldable chair may unfold from the foldable chair compartment 6300 to allow the user to sit.
Although the description herein makes numerous references to a “tennis bag,” it is to be understood that a bag as described herein may also refer to a bag for other racket sports, such as, but not limited to, racquetball and squash. Additionally, a bag as described herein may also refer to a bag for golf clubs, baseball bats, or fishing rods, for example. Thus, a main compartment of a bag disclosed herein may also be sized and configured to accommodate various rackets, such as, but not limited, to racquetball racket or a squash racket, or to accommodate one or more golf clubs, baseball bats, or fishing rods.
Additionally, examples described herein include zippers, hook-and-loop fastening members, and/or latches operable to provide access to various corresponding compartments. However, it is to be understood that other closure members may be used in place of the zippers, hook-and-loop fastening members, and latches.
While this disclosure includes specific examples, it will be apparent after an understanding of the disclosure of this application that various changes in form and details may be made in these examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims and their equivalents. The examples described herein are to be considered in a descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects in each example are to be considered as being applicable to similar features or aspects in other examples. Suitable results may be achieved if the described techniques are performed in a different order, and/or if components in a described system, architecture, or device are combined in a different manner, and/or replaced or supplemented by other components or their equivalents. For example, various foldable chair compartments in accordance with various embodiments described above may be applicable to various bags, including but not limited to, tennis bags, sports bags, rucksacks, and carry-on bags. For examples, the bags described above according to the disclosed embodiments may further include one or more roller wheels. Also, the bags may further include a retractable handle. In addition, respective embodiments may be combined with each other.
Claims
1. A bag comprising:
- a chair compartment with an opening that is closeable;
- a collapsible chair configured to expand to a deployed position and collapse to a storage position;
- a coupling that couples the collapsible chair within the chair compartment at an upper portion of the chair compartment and at a lower portion of the chair compartment;
- the chair compartment configured to fully enclose the collapsible chair when the opening is closed and collapsible chair is in the storage position; and
- the collapsible chair configured to expand out of the chair compartment through the closeable opening to the deployed position, the collapsible chair further configured to remain coupled, by the coupling at the top end and the bottom end when in the deployed position.
2. The bag of claim 1, further comprising shoulder straps.
3. The bag of claim 2, further comprising a storage compartment.
4. The bag of claim 3, wherein the storage compartment and the chair compartment are parallel to each other.
5. The bag of claim 3, wherein the storage compartment has at least a partial tennis racquet shape and is configured to store a tennis racquet.
6. The bag of claim 1, wherein the coupling enables the collapsible chair to rotate while coupled to the bag.
7. The bag of claim 6, wherein the collapsible chair comprises a back leg secured by the coupling such that the back leg functions as an axis for the collapsible chair to rotate about.
8. The bag of claim 1, wherein the bag comprises a hinge configured to allow the bag to open and close.
9. The bag of claim 8, wherein the chair compartment is configured to split open using the hinge.
10. The bag of claim 1, further comprising shoulder straps that are upright when the bag is upright, wherein the shoulder straps are upright while the chair is deployed on the ground, and wherein a leg of the chair is parallel with the shoulder straps when the collapsible chair is in the deployed position and when the collapsible chair is in the storage position.
11. A bag with a vertical axis comprising:
- a chair compartment parallel to the vertical axis configured to be in a closed state and contain an expandable chair when the expandable chair is not in an expanded state and configured to be in an open state when the expandable chair is in the expanded state; and
- the expandable chair configured to expand out of the chair compartment in two directions away from the bag, the two directions perpendicular to the vertical axis, wherein the expandable chair is coupled with the chair compartment when in the expanded state and when not in the expanded state.
12. The bag according to claim 11, further comprising a holding compartment with a profile shaped like at least a portion of a head of a tennis racket.
13. The bag according to claim 12, further comprising a shoulder strap aligned with the vertical axis.
14. The bag according to claim 13, wherein the shoulder strap is parallel with the vertical axis.
15. The bag according to claim 12, further comprising a second holding compartment with a profile shaped like at least a portion of a head of a tennis racket.
16. The bag according to claim 11, further comprising a rod, wherein the rod is coupled with the bag and wherein the expandable chair is coupled with the rod.
17. The bag according to claim 16, wherein the rod is parallel with the vertical axis.
18. The bag according to claim 11, wherein the chair compartment is configured to pivot open about the vertical axis.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 8, 2023
Publication Date: Jul 13, 2023
Inventors: William PARK (McLean, VA), Edward PARK (McLean, VA), Richard PARK (McLean, VA)
Application Number: 18/118,895