Abstract
A pocket system that integrates a bag and apparel, including a fabric storage compartment when in use as a bag, and a bag component storage compartment when in use as apparel, with a continuous compartment for storing items while as a bag, apparel and through conversion from bag to apparel and vice versa. When in a bag embodiment, the fabric of the apparel is drawn out of the fabric storage compartment, inverting said compartment, forming a new compartment into which the bag components are drawn and stored. When in apparel mode, the process is reversed to complete the transformation, i.e. the bag components are removed from the storage pocket, drawing the apparel material into the newly formed pocket.
Claims
1. A bag convertible into wearable apparel, comprising: a first panel comprising a first surface, and a second surface; a second panel comprising a third surface, and a fourth surface; a third panel comprising a fifth surface, and a sixth surface; a first opening in the first panel; a second opening in the second panel; a third opening in the third panel; wherein the bag has a bag configuration and an apparel configuration, wherein in the bag configuration, the first panel is disposed directly adjacent to the second panel, the second panel is disposed directly adjacent to the third panel, a dedicated storage space is defined between the second surface disposed directly adjacent to the third surface, and an apparel fabric storage space is defined between the fourth surface disposed directly adjacent to the fifth surface, and wherein in the apparel configuration, the second panel is disposed directly adjacent to the first panel, the third panel is disposed directly adjacent to the first panel, the dedicated storage space is defined between the third surface disposed directly adjacent to the first surface, and a bag component storage space is defined between the second surface disposed directly adjacent to the sixth surface.
2. The bag of claim 1, wherein an apparel fabric is a single layer material.
3. The bag of claim 1, wherein the apparel fabric is a multi-layer material.
4. The bag of claim 1, wherein the bag configuration is selected from a group consisting of a rucksack, a bum bag, and a shoulder bag.
5. The bag of claim 1, wherein the apparel configuration is selected from a group consisting of a poncho, a smock, a jacket, a t-shirt, a shirt, a sweatshirt, and a sweater.
6. The bag of claim 1, further comprising: a first zip disposed in the first opening.
7. The bag of claim 1, further comprising: a second zip disposed in the second opening.
8. The bag of claim 1, further comprising: a third zip disposed in the third opening.
9. The bag of claim 1, further comprising: a first zip disposed in the first opening; a second zip disposed in the second opening; and a third zip disposed in the third opening.
10. The bag of claim 8, wherein the third zip is reversible.
11. The bag of claim 9, wherein the third zip is reversible.
12. The bag of claim 1, further comprising at least one handle.
13. The bag of claim 1, further comprising at least one shoulder strap.
Description
(1) The present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
(2) FIG. 1 is a general schematic frontal view of an embodiment of the invention as a rucksack, in accordance with the invention, with a vertical aligned zipped pocket for the opening of the dedicated storage compartment;
(3) FIG. 2 is a general schematic frontal view of an embodiment of the invention as a rucksack with an alternate, horizontal zip arrangement for the opening of the dedicated storage compartment;
(4) FIG. 3 is a perspective front view of the outer, inner and intermediate layers of the invention in exaggerated spaced-apart relationship;
(5) FIG. 4 is a general schematic reverse view of an embodiment of the invention as a rucksack, in accordance with the invention, with a vertical aligned zipped pocket for the opening of reversible apparel storage pocket;
(6) FIG. 5 is a general schematic reverse view of an embodiment of the invention as a rucksack with an alternate, horizontal zip arrangement for the of reversible apparel storage pocket;
(7) FIG. 6 is a perspective front view of the outer, inner and intermediate layers of the invention as it appears in the apparel embodiment in exaggerated spaced-apart relationship;
(8) FIG. 7 a diagram of an embodiment of the invention as a jacket, with substantially vertically aligned zips as closure to the designated storage space and matching pocket;
(9) FIG. 8 a diagram of an embodiment of the invention as a poncho, with substantially horizontally aligned zip as closure to the designated storage space;
(10) FIG. 9 is a process flow chart showing a method for converting the bag, with apparel storage into an item of apparel with storage 5 for bag components
(11) FIG. 10 shows the initial removal of apparel stage of the conversion of the bag embodiment into the apparel embodiment in accordance with the invention.
(12) FIG. 11 shows the final stage of the bag components being stored in the internal apparel pocket
(13) The invention embodied as bag 10 is depicted in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. Consisting of bag front surface A, 11, vertically aligned dedicated storage space bag zip 12 for access to the dedicated storage space 21 (FIG. 3), bungee cord 13 to hold extra items, straps 14 to hold this embodiment of the invention to the wearers torso, sternum strap 15 to secure the bag in place while in use, waist strap 17 for extra stability, reinforcement corners 18 to add strength and direction to the straps 14, bungee supports 19 to hold the bungee cord 13 in place. FIG. 2 presents an alternate arrangement of the vertically aligned dedicated storage space bag zip 12 as horizontally aligned dedicated storage space bag zip 20. Other configurations of this representation of the invention are possible including bum bag type waist attached bags and shoulder type bags, with associated horizontally or vertically aligned dedicated storage space bag zips.
(14) FIG. 3 is an expanded front view of bag 10, showing the dedicated storage space 21, the internal dedicated storage space surface A, 23, used to separate the two storage pockets 21 and 26, the apparel surface zip 24 for accessing the items when in the apparel configuration, reversible zip 25 which facilitates transformation from a bag into apparel and, apparel fabric storage space 26 which contains the fabric for the apparel and helps to form the structure of the bag.
(15) The alignment of the invention in the state of a bag 10 is depicted in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. consisting of the bag reverse surface 27. FIG. 4 specifically depicts the vertically aligned bag component/apparel fabric storage space reversible zip 25. FIG. 5 specifically depicts the horizontally aligned bag component/apparel fabric storage space reversible zip 28. The alignment of the zips effects the size of the access to the dedicated storage space 21 (FIG. 3), one may be preferable to the other depending on the nature of the items intended for the storage space.
(16) The alignment of the invention in the state of apparel is shown in FIG. 6, whereby the external apparel pocket panel 31 is visible on the outside of the 5 apparel, forming the dedicated storage space 21 with the intermediate panel made up from the internal dedicated storage space surface B. 32, and the internal dedicated storage space surface A. 23, (FIG. 3). The bag component storage space 28 contains the components of the bag 12-19 in this embodiment.
(17) FIG. 7 shows the alignment of the apparel zip 24 applied to a jacket embodiment 34 of the invention, which can be balanced with the addition of an additional zip 33 to make the jacket look normal. FIG. 8 shows the application of the invention to a poncho or smock type embodiment 35 whereby the apparel zip 24 is aligned.
(18) FIG. 9 shows the process diagram for converting the bag into the apparel. To convert the apparel back into the bag function, using the invention, the process is reversed with the beginning step being to open reversible zip 25 (FIG. 6) and remove the bag components, whilst either stuffing or folding the apparel fabric into the newly formed apparel fabric storage space 26 (FIG. 3).
(19) FIG. 10 shows the beginning of the apparel conversion process, whereby reversible zip 25 on the reverse surface 27 of bag 10 is opened and the apparel fabric 29 is extracted. The entirety of the fabric is removed and as a result of the removal of the fabric, the front surface 11 (FIG. 1) and the reverse surface 27 become inverted, exposing the internal pocket surface panel.
(20) FIG. 11 shows the final step of the conversion from the bag into the apparel, whereby the bag components 12-19 are stuffed into the bag component storage space 28 through the reversible zip 25, the apparel is then straightened out and ready to wear.
(21) Although illustrative embodiments of the invention have been disclosed in detail herein, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments shown and that various changes and modifications can be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
(22) It is evident to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the methods and apparatus of the invention as disclosed herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
