US2532517A - Shoe bag - Google Patents

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Dec. 5, 1950 D. B. scHwARTzMAN ETAL I 2,532,517

SHOE BAG Filed May 15, 1948 Il II i f y M INVENTOR5` Patented Dec. 5, 1950 SHOE BAG Daniel B. Schwartzman, Glen Garden, and William Jindella, North Bergen, N. J., assignors to Protex Company, Jersey City, N. J.,`a corpora y tion of New Jersey Application May15, 1948, Serial No. 27,116 Y This invention relates to shoe bags. An cbjectof this invention is to provide a shoe bag comprising a back sheet of synthetic plastic sheeting, a pocket sheet made of,l synthetic plastic -formed and stitched to the backing sheet at its lower edge and at its side edges and intermediate portions of the pocket sheet being fused to the backing sheet along parallel spaced lines to form a plurality of pockets open at their upper ends.

Yet a further object of this invention ,is to provide a shoe bag of the character described, in which each fused area terminates above the bottom stitched edge of the pocket sheet so'that the lower ends of the pockets are interconnected by spaces to facilitate cleaning the bottoms of the pockets. Still another object of this inventionjs to provide a construction of the character described, in which each fused area comprises an enlarged portion at the top, from which an elongated narrow portion extends and the enlarged portion being curved, thereby making it difiicult to tear the pocket sheet away from the backing sheet, vparticularly when strain is exerted on the pocket in Y a downward direction due to heavy shoes being inserted into the pockets.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly `consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements. and arrangement of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of inventionwill be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown a preferred embodiment of thisA invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a shoe bag embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 ofFig.l.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, there is shown a shoe bag embodying the invention. The same comprises a backing sheet I I which may be made of synthetic plastic sheeting of thermoplastic type. The sheet I I is substantially of rectangular shape with rounded corners. Attached to the front of the sheet I I are a plurality of pocket sheets I2, likewise made of thermoplastic sheeting, similar to the material of which the backing sheet I I is made. The pocket sheets I2 are parallel to each other, and spaced one above the other. The border of the backing sheet I l is covered by binding tape I3, stitched thereto, as at I4. The binding tape I3 is folded over the edgeof the backing sheet and the edges of the binding tape are folded inwardly as shown in Fig, 5 of the drawing. The bottom and sides of the lowermost pocket sheet I2, are attached to the backing -she'et by means of the binding 'I3 and stitching I4. The sides of the other pocket sheets are attached to the backing sheet likewise by said binding I3 and stitching I4. However, the lower ends vof the pocket sheets above the bottom one are stitched to the backing sheet by means of parallel tapes I6 stitched by lines of stitching I1. Each pocket -sheet I2 comprises a plurality of pockets I8 having inwardly pleated portions I9 at opposite sides of each pocket. The lower ends of the inwardly pleated portions I9 of each pocket are stitched in pleated condition either by the stitchingv Ill at the bottom, or bythe transverse lines of stitching I1. The portions I9 areattached to the backing Vsheet by means of fusing parts thereof to the backing sheet. as at 28. The fusion may be accomplished either by application of high freouency current or heat. or by use of solvents. f vWhichever method of fusion is used. there is a fused area between each pair of adjacent pockets I8 for attaching parts of portions I9 between the pockets to the backing sheet. Each area 20 has an upper rounded or substantially circular portion 2| located somewhat below the upper edge of sheet I2. Extending downwardly from the enlarged rounded area or portion 2| is a narrow area 22, bisecting the circular portion 2l. The portions 22 of the various fused areas 2n, are parallel to one another. The fused area 20 terminates well above the lower ends of the pockets. In fact, the fused area may comprise only about 1/3 of the length or height of each pocket. Thus, the insides of the pocket may communicate with each other at their lower ends. In other words, the lower ends of portion I9 are not fused to the backing sheet, but may be separated therefrom, so that a cleaning clothmay be (SIE inserted and the bottom of the pockets cleaned readily from one side of the shoe bag to the other. The enlarged rounded area 2| makes it more dilicult for the pockets to tear away from the backing sheet. When heavy shoes are inserted into the pockets, the pull on the pockets is downwardly, thus the pull would be exerted mainly against the upper ends of the fused areas, and since the upper ends of the fused areas are enlarged and rounded, the chance oi tearing is minimized.

Stitched to the upper end of the rear of the back sheet II is a transverse strip 30. The strip 30 is stitched at its upper end to the back sheet by means of the binding I3. The ends of the strip 30 are likewise bound to the backing sheet by the bindingr I3. The lower edge of the strip 30 may be stitched to the backing sheet byf a transverse line of stitching 3l.

Thus, between the backing sheet II and the strip 3D is formed a chamber 32. Received within the 'chamberiu riseaimetalframe533 .of-wire having nartopwportion `34, a `bottomfportion 35 and end portions 36. The wire frame is thus rectangular, but may be split. The portions 34 and 35 are fairly close together. The sheetll and strip 3U are further interconnected and pressed together by meansnof a pairfofspaced grommets 31 located within the V'rectangular frame 33. Thus, the grommets 3I-'xriayengage hooks on which to hang the shoe bag. A skirted ornamental member 40 may be employed to overlie and hide the grommets. The member 4l)` is stitched to the upper edge of the backing sheet H by the lbinding I3. Member 40 may comprise af-pair lof spaced `sheets iM :of synthetic plastic sheeting between `which is 4padding '42. "The sheets M together-With the paddingffllzrmay be quiltstitohedfas' at-44. The-*member .40 "does not extend fully lto the sidesof 'thefshoe 'bagan'd its' bottom andsde'edges maybe bound by 'binding41.

`It-Will thus beseenthat there'is provided a device `inwliiehntl'ie several objects #fof this invention are acheved-andrwhich is.well-adapted to ymeet the conditions of practicaleuse.

As various possible yenibodiments lmight 'he made :of Athe Yabove invention, Vand as various changes might "be fma'de in vthe embodiment above set `forth, itjis to Vbe understood that "all matter herein V*set i forth or shown v `in-` the raccompanying drawingsis' to be interpreted V.as Avill-ustrative and not `inia limiting sense.

'Having thus vdescribed 4our inventiomfwe Vclaim as new and ldesire'tov secure byLetters' Patent:

"-lxln combination ha backing sheetya vpocket sheet attached to thefrontef` the backing sheet at-itssides-and*bottom edges,--portions of 'th'e pocket sheet `being-fused 'tdthebacking V'sheet along parallel spaced lines forming'pockets thereL bottom edges of the pockets communicate, said vbacking sheet and pocket sheet being made of y iexible thermoplastic material.

2. In combination a backing sheet, a pocket .sheet Vattached to the front of the backing sheet` at 'its sides land bottom edges, portions of the '"pocketsheet: being fused to the backing sheet along parallel spaced lines forming pockets thererbetweemsaidffused portions terminating short of thebottom edges of the pockets, whereby the bottom edges of the pockets communicate, said backing sheet and pocket sheet being made of exible thermoplastic"material,' each Vfused area having A-z zfflarger upperen'd andfanarrower and enlarged *poi-tion.

.f "DANIEL B. v

4j-li/'ILLIAM JINDEILA.

'REFERENCES CITED The:followingreferences are loi? record linthe file of,.this;rpatent:

-UNITED STATES PATENTS longer lportion Vlezirtemiing downwardly' 'from said Number Name Date vD. 140,519 Pascal Mar. 6, 1945 V1,513,514 London 'Oct.'28, 1924 1,684,232 Levit Sept. 11,1928 1,874945 Ferguson Aug."30, 1932 `2,359,372 "Leader Oct.'3, 1944 '2,471,612 'Freeman May 31,1949

` .FOREIGNIPATENTS Number "Country "Date $67,790 "France Dec. 12,1923 336,215 Great Britain Apr.'=6, 1929

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