Flaccid Container Patents (Class 224/437)
  • Patent number: 10661720
    Abstract: An attachable holder has a holder portion with attachment openings in a base portion and a cover. The cover fits over the holder portion and is frictionally held in place. Attachment means such as cable ties or hook and loop straps is used to secure the attachable holder to a handle on a tool such as a weed trimmer, lawn mower etc. to hold safety glasses, ear protection, cell phones, etc. In one embodiment, the cover has retainer sockets or retainer slots in each end that releasably fit within retainer balls or retainer ridges found on the upper surface of the holder portion. In one embodiment, flexible clips and attachment wedges are used to secure the attachable holder to the handle. In another embodiment the cover is connected to the holder portion by an integrally formed hinge that allows the cover to close and open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Robert P Drnek
  • Patent number: 8882128
    Abstract: Stay members to which various parts are to be attached are provided at a rear portion of a motorcycle, and stay supporting portions that support the stay members are provided on a vehicle body frame. The various parts include side bag supporting members and a carrier member. The side bag supporting members and the carrier member are fastened together to the stay members by a plurality of fastening members, and the stay members to which the side bag supporting members and the carrier member are fastened together are fastened to the stay supporting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Komatsu, Shinichi Karube, Shin Yokoyama, Kaori Inada, Tomoki Fusano, Takaaki Kasai
  • Publication number: 20140263508
    Abstract: A carrier apparatus is disclosed for attachment to a bicycle to carry a number of items including sporting good items. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a receptacle suspended from a fixed rear support and a movable front support. The receptacle includes a panel having a rear end connected to the rear support and a front end connected to the front support to cause the receptacle to be suspended therefrom. The apparatus includes a resilient member connecting the front support to the rear support, wherein the front support is tetheringly movable toward and away from the rear support to vary the opening and closing of the receptacle to receive and thereafter secure therein a plurality of differently sized items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: R2 DESIGN LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Robert C. Jack, Ryan D. Jack
  • Patent number: 8056784
    Abstract: A bicycle accessory container constructed to be supported generally under a seat of a bicycle. The container includes a pair of sidewalls that generally enclose a cavity. A severable closure is attached to the sidewalls and allows the cavity to be selectively enclosed or exposed to atmosphere. A securing member is secured to one or both of the sidewalls within the cavity and is deformable between a first orientation wherein the securing member will pass freely between adjacent seat brackets and a second orientation wherein the securing member will not pass freely through the space between the seat brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Dacko
  • Patent number: 7225956
    Abstract: A rubber locking device for a bicycle seat bag is composed of a rubber strip which is fastened to the top of the seat bag by a clamp board, two hook bases correspondingly provided at two sides of the seat bag for fastening to the two ends of the rubber strip. The rubber strip is provided with pluralities of locking holes so that when the rubber strip goes through above the shafts under the bicycle seat, the two ends of the rubber strip are extensively pulled and the most appropriate locking holes can be fastened to the hook bases at the two sides of the seat bag to efficiently bind with the shafts under the seat and to obtain a preferred shock-absorbing function. A U fastener base provided at the front of the seat bag is composed of a U frame and a resilient rubber ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Lien, Kuo-Ping Ho
  • Patent number: 7000812
    Abstract: A wheel bag for enclosing a bicycle wheel and attaching to a bicycle for transport along with a method for using the bag are described. In one embodiment, the bag is configured to be secured to a bicycle at three points while the bicycle is in a rooftop carrier for transport on an automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventors: Keith Gilstrap, Doug Golenz
  • Patent number: 6902087
    Abstract: A carry bag for all-terrain vehicles having a top cover with paired zippers that open and close simultaneously during opening or closing of the top cover and that are protected by a sloped protection cover that releasably covers the top cover and the zippers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Stearns Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis H. Hancock, Jeffery D. Hancock
  • Publication number: 20040031834
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a carrier bag for attachment to the handlebars of a bicycle, including a panel. The panel has a first axis and a second axis. The second axis is perpendicular to the first axis and intersects the first axis at an intersection point to define, a right segment of the first axis and a left segment of the first axis, and to define a forward segment of the second axis and an after segment of the second axis. A right bar strap is attached to the panel on the right segment and spaced apart from the intersection point. A left bar strap is attached to the panel on the left segment and spaced apart a suitable distance from the intersection point. A stem strap is attached to the panel on the after segment and spaced apart from the intersection point and configured to encircle a stem cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Jarrod Barr
  • Publication number: 20030183668
    Abstract: A carry bag for all-terrain vehicles hafing a top cover with paired zippers that open and close simultaneously during opening or closing of the top cover and that are protected by a sloped protection cover that releasably covers the top cover and the zippers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis H. Hancock, Jeffrey D. Hancock
  • Patent number: 6328190
    Abstract: A bicycle bag having a coupling device arranged on a rear wall thereof for detachable coupling with a coupling section arranged on a bicycle. The elements of the coupling device are neither unsightly nor difficult to manipulate since the coupling device is designed with at least one window in a flat reinforcement plate which is built into the rear wall of the bicycle, is fitted on the outside with an external covering, and includes a cutout above the window, which can be closed by a cover and/or is fitted with an inner covering on the inner side of the reinforcement plate. Suspension elements are also included in the window to receive the coupling section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Lohr GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Gerhard Löhr
  • Patent number: 6253979
    Abstract: A carrying device for mounting on a bicycle. The bicycle has a frame constructed of a plurality of frame members that define an open area. The device is comprised of a bag having opposing side walls and having a shape that permits the bag to be positioned within the open area. The device also comprises an elastic connector for connecting the bag to the frame members whereby the bag is suspendable in the open area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: S. Lee Samson
  • Patent number: 5803328
    Abstract: The bag includes a cylindrical portion for a water bottle and a parallelepiped portion for food such as energy bars. Such shapes minimize the size of the bag and hence its weight and air resistance. The bag is elongate to maximize its size yet minimize air resistance. The tethers or straps which connect the bag to the aerobar extend from each of the receptacle portions to support such independently and are disposed at different levels so as to attach to portions of the bar which are oblique relative to each other. One tether or strap is connectable to the conventional handle bar to minimize longitudinal movement of the bag, while the other tethers or straps minimize lateral movement. The straps are adjustable in length to accommodate different aerobars of different widths. The cylindrical bag portion includes a perimeter portion drawable about such cylindrical bag portion to keep an article such as a water bottle tightly in such receptacle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Toshikazu Nakahara