Travel Bag

Abstract

This invention is directed toward a waterproof/leak proof container that can be used to store a wet loofah, body sponge, shower pouf, mesh bath sponge, puff or other wet article for traveling. The invention has a body portion that holds the wet article, and a top portion that can be zipped up through means of a Zip-Lock type of closure, or folded over on itself, and then secured with hook-and-loop, Velcro or another type of fastener so that it does not unfold.

Claims

1. A container for transporting wet articles, consisting of: a body portion and a top portion, where the body portion comprises a container with a bottom and two sides, where the two sides each have a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, where the bottom edges of each of the two sides is permanently attached to the other of each of the bottom edges of each of the two sides, and where the where the two side edges of each of the two sides are permanently attached to the other of each of the side edges, such that the container has an open top and a closed bottom and two closed sides, where, the body portion consists of PEVA material, and where the body portion consists of PEVA material that has a thickness of 0.4 mm, and where the body portion additionally comprises a gusset, where the gusset is an expandable fold in the bottom of the body portion allowing a user of the invention to store the container in a flat position when not in use, and to expand the container through expanding the gusset to allow for the insertion of a loofa or other similar article, and where the top portion comprises an opening, and a means of sealing and unsealing the container, where the means of sealing and unsealing the container is a Zip-Lock sealer, where the top portion additionally comprises a tab, where the tab allows a user to more easily open the container.

2. The container of claim 1, where the PEVA from which the body portion is made is clear.

3. The container of claim 1, where the PEVA from which the body portion is made is opaque.

4. A container for transporting wet articles, comprising: a body portion and a top portion, where the body portion comprises a container with a bottom and two sides, where the two sides each have a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, where the bottom edges of each of the two sides is permanently attached to the other of each of the bottom edges of each of the two sides, and where the where the two side edges of each of the two sides are permanently attached to the other of each of the side edges, such that the container has an open top and a closed bottom and two closed sides, and where the top portion comprises an opening, where the body portion has a thickness, and a means of sealing and unsealing the container.

5. The container of claim 4, where the body portion comprises PVC.

6. The container of claim 4, where the body portion comprises PEVA material.

7. The container of claim 5, where the body portion consists of PEVA material that has a thickness of between 0.2 and 0.6 mm.

8. The container of claim 7, where the thickness is between 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm.

9. The container of claim 7, where the thickness is 0.4 mm.

10. The container of claim 4, where the body portion additionally comprises a gusset, where the gusset is an expandable fold in the bottom of the body portion allowing a user of the invention to store the container in a flat position when not in use, and to expand the container through expanding the gusset to allow for the insertion of a loofa or other similar article.

11. The container of claim 10, where the body portion consists of PEVA material that has a thickness of between 0.2 and 0.6 mm.

12. The container of claim 10, where the thickness is between 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm.

13. The container of claim 10, where the thickness is 0.4 mm.

14. The container of claim 4, where the top portion additionally comprises a tab, where the tab allows a user to more easily open the container.

15. The container of claim 14, where the means of sealing and unsealing the container is a Zip-Lock sealer.

16. The container of claim 14, where the means of sealing and unsealing the container is a top portion that can be folded over on itself in a number of folds.

17. The container of claim 16, where the number of folds is between one and four.

18. The container of claim 17, where the top portion additionally comprises hook-and-loop fasteners, where the hook-and-loop fasteners comprise a hook face and a loop face, and where the hook face is attached to the body portion, and the loop face is attached to the top portion, such that after the top portion is folded over on itself, the hook face and the loop face are in alignment such that the top portion can be restrained in a folded position by the hook-and-loop fasteners.

19. The container of claim 18, where the thickness is between 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm.

20. The container of claim 18, where the thickness is 0.4 mm.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0018] One preferred form of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] FIG. 1 is a bottom view of the invention according to a preferred form of the invention with the bottom gusset extended.

[0020] FIG. 2 is side view of the invention.

[0021] FIG. 3 is a front, perspective view of the invention showing a loofa inside a transparent version of the invention.

[0022] FIG. 4 is a side, perspective view of the invention showing the container in an open configuration, before the top has been secured.

[0023] FIG. 5 is a top, perspective view of the invention showing the container before the top has been secured.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0024] Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with references made to the drawings below. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Instead, emphasis is placed upon clearly illustrating the components of the present invention. Moreover, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts through the several views in the drawings. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention are not limited in their application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiments of the invention are capable of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

REFERENCE NUMBERS USED

[0025] 1. Body Portion [0026] 2. Top Portion [0027] 3. Gusset. [0028] 4. Tab [0029] 5. Zip-Lock closure [0030] 6. Loofah, body sponge, shower pouf, mesh bath sponge, puff

[0031] FIG. 1 is a bottom, perspective view of the invention with its bottom gusset expanded, according to a preferred form of the invention. A loofah, body sponge, shower pouf, mesh bath sponge, or puff can be stored in a Body Portion 1. The body portion 1 is waterproof and leak proof through an effective means of temporarily sealing the top portion. At the bottom of the invention is a gusset 3, which is a pleated bottom which can be folded flat when not being used, but can expand laterally when a loofa or other object is placed in it. The gusset 3 allows a user to store the invention when not in use taking up very little spacebarely more than a sheet of thick paperand yet expand the gusset during travel.

[0032] FIG. 2 is side view of the invention. The top of the invention has a tab 4 that allows a user to more easily open the container. This view also shows the Zip-Lock 5 closure device that secures the top of the container. The top of the invention can be secured using a Zip-Lock or similar device, or folded over and secured so that water cannot seep out the top portion, thereby making the container waterproof/leak proof such that water from the loofah, body sponge, shower pouf, mesh bath sponge, or puff does not soak other items in the suitcase, duffel bag or toiletry bag.

[0033] FIG. 3 is a front, perspective view of the invention showing a loofa 6 inside a transparent version of the invention. The tab 4 can be used to open the container. A user can put in a loofah 6, body sponge, shower pouf, mesh bath sponge, puff or other wet item, then close the top portion 2 through the Zip-Lock type of closure 5. By sealing the top portion 2 of the invention, a user can use the loofa 6 at a hotel room, then seal it up while traveling to another destination.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a side, perspective view of the invention showing the container in an open configuration, before the top has been secured. The top portion 2 has been loosened and opened, allowing a user to insert a loofah 6, body sponge, shower pouf, mesh bath sponge, puff or other wet article in the bottom portion. The Zip-Lock closure means 5 is shown in its open position. After the loofa 6 has been inserted, the top portion 2 is closed by means of the Zip-Lock 5.

[0035] FIG. 5 is a top, perspective view of the invention showing the container before the top has been secured. The Zip-Lock 5 has been opened, allowing for a user of the invention to insert a loofa 6 into the body portion 1, or to remove the loofa 6 once the user of the invention gets to a new location and wants to use the loofa 6.

[0036] It should be understood that while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention.

[0037] All of the material in this patent document is subject to copyright protection under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in official governmental records but, otherwise, all other copyright rights whatsoever are reserved.