Fire-Extinguishing Bag

Abstract

A flexible bag includes an inner compartment for receiving a hot and/or burning object, the bag being able to be rolled up and/or folded, and including an opening for the insertion of the object into the inner compartment. The bag further includes an outer compartment that can be accessed from the exterior on the third of the bag lying opposite the opening. A fire extinguisher is housed in the outer compartment in order to hold and dispense a fire-extinguishing agent.

Claims

1-15. (canceled)

16. A flexible bag, comprising: an inner compartment for receiving a hot and/or a burning object, wherein the bag is rollable up and/or foldable; an opening for insertion of the hot and/or the burning object into the inner compartment, wherein the opening is disposed in an upper third of the flexible bag; wherein an extent of the flexible bag from an upper end to an opposite lower end defines a longitudinal direction of the flexible bag; and an outer compartment that is accessible from an outside of the bag, wherein a fire extinguisher that discharges a fire-extinguishing agent is housed in the outer compartment, wherein the outer compartment is disposed at a lower third of the flexible bag which is opposite the opening, and wherein the outer compartment is configured such that the fire extinguisher is disposed essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bag.

17. The flexible bag according to claim 16, wherein a part of the flexible bag on which the outer compartment is disposed is detachably connected to a rest of the bag.

18. The flexible bag according to claim 17, wherein the part of the flexible bag on which the outer compartment is disposed is detachably connected to the rest of the bag by a hook-and-loop connection.

19. The flexible bag according to claim 16, wherein the flexible bag or at least a part of the flexible bag on which the outer compartment is not disposed consists of a fire-retardant material or a fire-resistant material.

20. The flexible bag according to claim 16 further comprising a handle, wherein the handle is disposed on an end of the flexible bag that is opposite to the outer compartment.

21. The flexible bag according to claim 16, wherein the opening is closable with a hook-and-loop fastener.

22. The flexible bag according to claim 16 further comprising a second outer compartment, wherein a second fire extinguisher that holds and discharges a fire-extinguishing agent is housed in the second outer compartment.

23. The flexible bag according to claim 16 further comprising fire-resistant gloves and/or protective glasses disposed in the outer compartment.

24. The flexible bag according to claim 16, wherein the fire-extinguishing agent is disposed in an elastic filling bladder.

25. The flexible bag according to claim 16 further comprising a tab and wherein the outer compartment is closable by the tab.

26. The flexible bag according to claim 16, wherein the flexible bag has a rectangular cross section.

27. The flexible bag according to claim 16 further comprising a data carrier disposed on the flexible bag.

28. The flexible bag according to claim 27, wherein the data carrier is a radio frequency identification (RFID) data carrier.

29. The flexible bag according to claim 16 in combination with the hot and/or the burning object, wherein the hot and/or the burning object is disposed in the inner compartment and wherein the hot and/or the burning object contains a battery based on lithium compounds.

30. A method for extinguishing a hot and/or a burning object with the flexible bag according to claim 16, comprising the steps of: extinguishing the hot and/or the burning object with the fire extinguisher from the flexible bag; and inserting the object into the flexible bag after the extinguishing.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the bag according to the invention,

[0039] FIG. 2 shows a side view of the bag according to FIG. 1,

[0040] FIG. 3 shows the bag in the rolled-up state,

[0041] FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention, and

[0042] FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the invention of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a bag according to the invention which is suitable in particular for use on board aircraft.

[0044] The bag consists of a fire-retardant or fire-resistant flexible material, so that the bag can be easily rolled up and/or folded. The bag comprises an upper region 1, a middle region 2 and a lower region 3a, 3b.

[0045] The middle region 2 has a front part 4, a rear part 5 and side parts 6. The front part 4, the rear part 5 and the side parts 6 are connected to one another such that they form an inner compartment. It is also possible to dispense with the side parts 6 and to connect the front part 4 and the rear part 5 directly to each other. In a further variant, instead of separate front, rear and side parts, a tube-like structure is used.

[0046] Provided in the upper region of the front part 4 is a slot-like opening 7, which extends over more than 80%, preferably more than 90%, of the width of the front part 4. The opening 7 permits the insertion of an object 18 into the inner compartment of the bag.

[0047] Fitted underneath the opening 7 is a hook-and-loop tape 8a, which extends parallel to the opening 7 and over the entire length thereof. A corresponding hook-and-loop tape 8b which, together with the hook-and-loop tape 8a forms a detachable hook-and-loop fastener, is located above the opening 7. If the two hook-and-loop tapes 8a, 8b are brought on to one another, then they are connected reversibly and close the opening 7.

[0048] In addition, a handle opening 9 is incorporated in the upper region 1. Instead of the handle opening 9, a handle or a tab can also be provided, which is fixed to the upper region 1 or directly to the middle region 2. In the latter case, the upper region can also be omitted.

[0049] Provided in the lower region 3a, 3b of the bag are two compartments 3a, 3b, which are each used to hold an essentially cylindrical fire extinguisher 10a, 10b. The compartments 3a, 3b are arranged one under the other and each extend in the transverse direction, which means perpendicular to the connecting line of upper region 1 and lower region 3a, 3b (longitudinal direction). The compartments 3a, 3b are shorter than the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b which are put into the compartments 3a, 3b, so that the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b project somewhat out of the compartments 3a, 3b and can be gripped and removed quickly.

[0050] In FIG. 3, the bag can be seen in the rolled-up state. The bag is rolled up in such a way that the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b are located on the inside and the middle region 2 is wound around the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b. The upper region 1 having the handle opening 9 is located on the outside. In addition, protective gloves 11 and protective glasses 12 are rolled into the bag.

[0051] The bag is, for example, kept in the passenger compartment on board an aircraft. Should an electronic device of a passenger, for example a notebook or a smartphone, catch fire, the bag is taken at the handle opening 9, as a result of which the bag automatically rolls up. This is effected by the gravity acting on the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b located in the compartments 3a, 3b.

[0052] The protective gloves 11 and the protective glasses 12 fall out in the process and can be put on or donned by the user. The user then removes one of the fire extinguishers 10a and extinguishes the burning device 18 therewith. Following the extinguishing of the fire, the extinguished device 18 is laid in the bag through the opening 7. If the device 18 has started to burn again, fire-extinguishing agent can be sprayed into the bag with the fire extinguisher 10a or with the second fire extinguisher 10b. Then, the two hook-and-loop tapes 8a, 8b are brought onto each other and the opening 7 of the bag is closed. In this way, the device 18 is kept in a fireproof manner.

[0053] An alternative embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 4. The same designations refer to the same elements in all the Figures.

[0054] The design according to FIG. 4 differs from that according to FIGS. 1 to 3 in that the opening 14 of the bag is located at its upper end. The interior of the bag is directly accessible from above.

[0055] Instead of the handle opening 9, one or two handle grips 13 are provided. In the design with two handle grips 13, one of the handle grips 13 is fixed to the front part 4 and the other hand grip 13 to the rear part. By moving the two handle grips 13 apart, the opening 14 of the bag is opened, so that an object 18 can be brought simply into the inner compartment of the bag. If only one handle grip 13 is provided, then this is fixed either to the front part 4 or the rear part. In another embodiment, the bag has no handle,

[0056] All further elements of the bag correspond to the bag shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. The bag according to FIG. 4 is rolled up in an analogous way and unrolled as needed and is used as explained above by FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0057] Finally, a further variant of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 5. Once more, the same designations refer to the same elements.

[0058] The bag according to FIG. 5 has the opening 14 at the upper end, in a way analogous to the design according to FIG. 4. The upper edge of the bag can be provided with a reinforcing strip, so that the opening 14 can be opened more easily.

[0059] To close the inner compartment, a roll hook-and-loop fastener 19 is provided. For this purpose, the bag is rolled together from the top as far as a hook-and-loop fastener strip 19, after that it is rolled a second time and in the process it is closed with a second hook-and-loop fastener strip, not illustrated in the Figure. (This second hook-and-loop fastener strip is fitted to the rear side underneath the opening 14) The inner compartment is closed in an essentially gas-tight manner as a result.

[0060] The lower region 3 of the bag is fixed by means of a further hook-and-loop tape 20 in the middle region 2 of the bag. The hook-and-loop tape 20 projects beyond the edge of the bag on at least one side of the bag, so that the hook-and-loop tape 20 can easily be gripped and released. The lower region having the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b can therefore be separated quickly and easily from the rest of the bag.

[0061] In FIG. 5, the outer compartments 3a, 3b are provided with two tabs 21a, 21b. The two tabs 21a, 21b are fixed to the lower part 3 of the bag and can be folded inward in the transverse direction. When they are folded inward, the two tabs 21a, 21b close the openings of the outer compartments 3a, 3b and hold the fire extinguishers 10a, 10b. Two hook-and-loop tapes 22a. 22b, which are each attached to the tabs 21a, 21b, can be connected to each other, by which means the tabs 21a, 21b are fixed in the state folded inward.

[0062] None of the details shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are restricted to the respective embodiment but can also be used in other variants.