STORAGE DEVICE WITH AN ORGANIZING SYSTEM AND A LUGGAGE SYSTEM WITH SUCH A STORAGE DEVICE

Abstract

A storage device with a surface element that is forming an organizer system and that has multiple bag elements and/or reception appliances for receiving bag elements or functional elements arranged at a side of the surface element at a respectively defined position. One bag element is assigned to a content with a certain function, wherein the content of the bag elements represents basic equipment for a user, containing essential items that are to be carried along at all times, and the surface element is embodied so as to be transferrable for optional use in at least one piece of luggage or an item of clothing for definable functions, travel or day sections as a corresponding part of the storage device and can be fixedly attached to the same by means of a retaining appliance.

Claims

1. A storage device comprising a surface element that forms an organizer system and that has multiple bag elements and/or reception appliances for receiving bag elements or functional elements arranged on a side of the surface element at a respectively defined position, wherein respectively one bag element is assigned to a content with a certain function, wherein the content of the bag elements represents a basic equipment for a user, containing essential items that are to be carried along at all times, and the surface element is embodied so as to be transferable for an optional use in at least one piece of luggage or an item of clothing for definable functions, travel or day sections as a corresponding part of the storage device, and can be fixedly attached at the same by means of a retaining appliance.

2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the function is selected from at least one of the areas of a storage for a cellphone, credit, debit or visiting cards, identification documents, money, keys, pens and optical, pharmaceutical or cosmetics products.

3. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the bag elements have a closure appliance for securing the contents against falling out or being stolen from a retrieval opening of the bag element, wherein the retrieval opening is oriented vertically or horizontally or transversely in the closed state of the closure appliance inside the storage device, wherein the closure appliance is as a pressure button connection, a Velcro-type connection, a latch connection, a hook or zipper connection, a snap-in connection, a clip connection, or a magnetic connection.

4. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining appliance is a press button connection, a Velcro-type connection, a latch connection, a hook connection, a snap-in connection, in particular a clip connection, or a magnetic connection with associated retaining elements.

5. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the surface element is made of a flexible one-layer or multi-layer material of leather or a textile.

6. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein with respect to the dimensioning of the packed surface element, the retaining appliance is arranged with at least one retaining element so far from a bottom area of the piece of luggage receiving the surface element that, with its bottom edge, the packed surface element is at least approximately flush with the bottom area, or the bottom area is not touched by the packed surface element.

7. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining appliance is designed in such a manner that the surface element, in the packed state, can be transferred by actuating maximally two retaining elements.

8. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining appliance is formed with a retaining element forming a closure for affixing the surface element at the respective piece of luggage or item of clothing.

9. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein by folding, the surface element can be turned into a separate bag configured to open at its sides and towards the upper edge of the surface element.

10. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein with their retrieval openings and closure appliances, the bag elements are designed in such a manner that the accessibility of their content is ensured from both sides of the surface element also in a folded state of the surface element.

11. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the bag elements is configured with an access appliance with at least one ribbon, wherein the bag element is formed with at least one first and one second wall that are arranged opposite each other, delimiting an interior space, with the walls being connected to each other at least via the bottom area, wherein the ribbon is attached at one of the walls above the bottom area and with a free end is guided out of the interior space through an opening at the opposing wall above the bottom area, wherein the length and guidance of the ribbon are designed in such a manner that, when the ribbon is moved from the interior space, a content that is located therein and is gripped by the ribbon is moved away from the bottom area.

12. The storage device according to claim 11, wherein the surface element has a retaining element that acts together with the ribbon.

13. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the reception appliance fixedly attaching the bag element at the surface element has a loop strap, which is formed by two material slits at the surface element, a lug or a closure element of the closure appliance as the retaining element.

14. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the piece of luggage is configured as a bag, in the form of a travel bag, sports bag, briefcase, shopping bag or handbag, a suitcase or a backpack.

15. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the item of clothing is jacket or a coat.

16. The luggage system with at least two pieces of luggage and at least one storage device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining appliance for affixing the surface element at the respective piece of luggage is arranged with the same distance from a bottom area of the pieces of luggage in every one of the pieces of luggage, so that, with its bottom edge, the surface element is at least approximately flush with the bottom area.

Description

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0053] Exemplary embodiments of a storage device designed according to the invention with a surface element forming an organizer system are shown in a schematic and simplified manner in the drawing, and explained in more detail in the following

[0054] Herein:

[0055] FIG. 1 shows simplified three-dimensional view of a storage device with a bag that is illustrated in sections as well as a surface element that is attached in the interior space forming an organizer system, with bag elements arranged thereat;

[0056] FIG. 2 shows, in an isolated position, a three-dimensional view of the surface element of FIG. 1 that can be folded into a clutch;

[0057] FIG. 3 shows a three-dimensional view of the surface element of FIG. 2 in a state in which it is partially folded into a clutch;

[0058] FIG. 4 shows a three-dimensional view of the surface element of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 in a state in which it is completely folded into a clutch.

[0059] FIG. 5 shows a three-dimensional view of the organizer system of FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 in a state in which it is attached at a shopping bag as a further piece of luggage;

[0060] FIG. 6 shows a view in sections of an interior of a coat with a surface element of FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 forming an organizer system;

[0061] FIG. 7 shows, in an isolated position, a three-dimensional view of a bag element that is arranged at a surface element of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 with an access appliance in a state in which it lifts a content; and

[0062] FIG. 8 shows a simplified side view of the bag element of FIG. 7 in cross-section with the ribbon of the access appliance being in a lifted position;

EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

[0063] FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 show respectively one storage device 1 with an organizer system 2 or organizer in a luggage system, wherein the organizer system 2 is formed by a surface element 3 and bag elements 5 or reception devices 6 for receiving bag elements 5 or individual functional elements, i.e. items without any further containers surrounding them, formed at a side thereof.

[0064] Each of the bag elements 5 is assigned to a content 16 with a certain function, wherein the organizer system 2 as a whole has the function of keeping ready the basic equipment with the items that are essential for the personal needs of a user. In the present case, this includes a cellphone, credit, debit or visiting cards, cash, keys and identification documents, such as for example a driver's license or ID. To provide further adjustment to the individual needs of a user, it is useful to provide a further bag element for small items, such as glasses or pharmaceutic or cosmetic products. A limitation to these bag elements is helpful in particular with respect to the versatility of use.

[0065] In the present case, the surface element 3 is made of a flexible leather patch 18, onto which presently two bag elements 5 are sewn on a side 4 or sewn between two layers of the surface element 3, being closable by means of a closure appliance 9 that is embodied as a zipper. Further bag elements 7, 8 are attached in a detachable or permanent manner at corresponding reception appliances 6 of the surface element 3, wherein, depending on the content, bag elements adjusted and equipped for the purpose can be chosen.

[0066] Thus, the detachably attached bag elements 7 are separate sleeves, whichas can in particular be seen in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8have respectively a first wall 10 and a second, opposite wall 11, a bottom wall in a bottom area 12, and side walls 13, 14 for delimiting an interior space 15.

[0067] For retention at a surface element 3 as well as for closing the respective bag elements 7 and for facilitating the access to their content 16, the bag elements 7 have respectively one ribbon 17. In the shown embodiments, it simultaneously forms a retention element for attachment at a surface element 3, an element of a closure appliance 19 for securing the contents 16 in the interior space 15, and an element of an access appliance 20.

[0068] The surface element 3 that is provided with a basic equipment for the user can be optionally transferred depending on the requirement situation for example from a travel bag 21 as shown in FIG. 1 , which represents a part of a storage device 1, in another piece of luggage of the storage device 1, such as for example a shopping bag 22 as shown in FIG. 5 or also into piece of clothing 23, such as the coat as can be seen in FIG. 6, and can be attached to the same.

[0069] For affixing the surface elements 3 at an internal side or, depending on the application case, also an exterior side of a piece of luggage or item of clothing, respectively one retaining appliance 24 is provided, which may be formed by two retaining means 25 at the surface element 3 as well as corresponding counterparts 26 at the respective bag 21, 22 or piece of clothing 23. If in the shown embodiments the retaining appliance 24 is formed as a latch connection with passage hole openings 25 as retaining means at the surface element 3 and turn lock elements 26 that may be inserted through these retaining means at the bags 21, 22 or the coat 23, it can be actuated quickly and easily, which facilitates a particularly simple re-hanging of the surface element 3.

[0070] The retaining elements 25, 26 for fixedly attaching the packed surface element 3 at a wall of the bags 21, 22 are arranged at such a distance from a bottom area 27 of the bags 21, 22 at their upper edge area 28 that a lower edge 33 of the surface elements 3 is at least approximately flush with the bottom area 27, and consequently no stowage of the surface element as well as elements attached thereto at the bottom of the bag may occur. Thus, the packed surface element 3 hangs inside the respective bag 21, 22, which in total facilitates a design of the bag 21, 22 with a small depth perpendicularly to a basic plane of the surface element 3.

[0071] To design the surface element 3 containing the basic equipment for the user in such a way that it is as uncomplicated as possible to handle, in particular when it comes to rehanging it between pieces of luggage or items of clothing of different types, only two easy-to-use retaining means 25 are provided.

[0072] As can in particular be seen from FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the surface element 3 can also be used as a separate bag 35, such as a clutch without further handle or strap elements. For this purpose, the surface element 3 only has to be folded in a central area 29, in which in the present case a pen holder loop 49 is arranged as a further bag element that is provided for receiving a pen. What thus results is a bag that is open towards the upper edge 30 and at the sides 31, 32, wherein, in a further embodiment, the sides 31, 32 can of course also be embodied so as to be closable by a zipper. However, an embodiment of the clutch 35 that is open at the sides 31, 32 is unproblematic since all bag elements 5, 7, 9 are closed individually, and thus their content is secured against falling out. Thus, the open design has the advantage that the content of the bag elements 5, 7, 8 is immediately and easily accessible.

[0073] For easily locking the bottom area of the surface element 3 in the folded state at the upper area of the surface element 3, further retention means 34, which are formed in an analogous manner to the retaining means 26 provided at the bags 21, 22 as turn lock elements, can be provided at the bottom edge 33, referring to the hung-up state. In the folded state of the clutch 35, the turn lock elements 34 can be passed through the passage hole openings 25 at the upper edge 30 of the surface element, and can be locked thereat.

[0074] Since, in a state of the surface element 3 in which it is folded into a clutch 35, a part of the bag elements 7 that are attached thereat are now present in a upside down arrangement on an internal side of the clutch 35, it is useful to provide a bag element 8 that is arranged at this side with two retrieval openings 36, 37 upwards as well as downwards with respect to the hung-up state of the surface element 3, which can be respectively secured by a suitable closure element 38 of the closure appliance 19 of the bag elements 7. In the shown embodiment, the closure elements 38 are press button elements, respectively.

[0075] Through the closure appliance 19 of the respective bag element 7, its content 16 is secured independently of the arrangement of a retrieval opening 36, 37, so that the bag elements 7 can be arranged vertically or horizontally or transversely or also upside down inside the respective piece of luggage or clothing.

[0076] In the rendering of the partially and completely folded clutch 35 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, it may be seen that the access to the bag elements 5 that are formed between two layers of the surface element 3 and are accessible via a zipper 9 from the main side 4 of the surface element 3 is also possible from the exterior side of the closed clutch 35 via a further zipper 42.

[0077] As can in particular be seen from FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, for a simplified retrieval of items from the interior space 15 of the bag element 7 by means of the ribbon 17, the access appliance 20 is embodied in such a manner that the ribbon 17 is attached at an outer wall 11 of the walls 10, 11 of the bag element 7 above its bottom area 12 in an area of the bag element 7 that is facing away from the same, and is guided out of the interior space 15 with a free end 17A through a slit-like opening 40 at the opposite wall 11 above the bottom area 12.

[0078] The length and guidance of the ribbon 17, which in the present case is made of leather like the respective bag element 7 itself, are designed in such a manner that, when the ribbon 17 is pulled out of the interior space 15 according to the state as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the content 16 that is gripped by the ribbon 17 is lifted away from the bottom area 12 and partially pushed out of the interior space 15 of the bag element 7.

[0079] For embodying the reception appliance 6, by means of which the bag elements 7 are held at the surface element 3, respectively one loop strap is provided in the shown embodiments, wherein the loop strap 6 is formed by two material slits 38, 39 at the surface element 3. The ribbon 17 is thus guided, with its free end 17A, through the opening 40 in the bag element 7 that is embodied as a slit and through the material slits 38, 39 of the surface element 3 g, wherein the free end 17A of the ribbon 17 has a closure element 41 of the closure appliance 19 which here is realized as a press button closure.

[0080] In the closed state of the closure appliance 19, the ribbon 17 is guided via a retrieval opening 36 of the bag element 7 located opposite the bottom area 12 between the first wall 10 and the second wall 11, locking in place the content 16 in the interior space 15 of the bag element 7.

[0081] By contrast, also all other known attachment and closure means that are suitable for this purpose may be chosen for affixing the bag elements 7 at the surface element 3, as well as for closing the respective bag element.

PARTS LIST

[0082] 1 storage device [0083] 2 organizer system [0084] 3 surface element [0085] 4 side of the surface element [0086] 5 bag element [0087] 6 reception appliance, loop strap [0088] 7 bag element [0089] 8 bag element [0090] 9 closure appliance, zipper [0091] 10 first wall [0092] 11 second wall [0093] 12 bottom area [0094] 13 side wall [0095] 14 side wall [0096] 15 interior space [0097] 16 content [0098] 17 ribbon [0099] 17A free end [0100] 18 leather patch [0101] 19 closure appliance [0102] 20 access appliance [0103] 21 piece of luggage, travel bag [0104] 22 piece of luggage, shopping bag [0105] 23 item of clothing, coat [0106] 24 retaining appliance [0107] 25 retaining means, passage hole openings [0108] 26 retaining means, turn lock element [0109] 27 bottom area of the piece of luggage [0110] 28 upper edge area of the piece of luggage [0111] 29 central area of the surface element [0112] 30 upper edge of the surface element [0113] 31 side [0114] 32 side [0115] 33 bottom edge of the surface element [0116] 34 retaining means [0117] 35 clutch [0118] 36 retrieval opening [0119] 37 retrieval opening [0120] 38 material slit [0121] 39 material slit [0122] 40 slit-like opening [0123] 41 closure element [0124] 42 zipper [0125] 43 bag element, pen holder loop