Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/06—Ladies' handbags
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C3/00—Flexible luggage; Handbags
  • A45C3/06—Ladies' handbags
  • A45C3/08—Handbags provided with removable or washable covers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C9/00—Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
  • A45F3/00—Travelling or camp articles; Sacks or packs carried on the body
  • A45F3/04—Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
  • A45F4/00—Travelling or camp articles which may be converted into other articles or into objects for other use; Sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles or into objects for other use
  • A45F4/02—Sacks or packs convertible into other articles or into objects for other use
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C9/00—Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use
  • A45C2009/007—Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use into other hand or travelling articles

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a dual-use bag structure as defined in the preamble of claim 1, particularly a women's handbag.
• bag handles are long enough to allow use thereof as shoulder-length straps, allowing hand-free support of the bag, to make other actions, such as speaking on the mobile phone, opening a door or gate and others.
• bag handle support over the shoulder is not particularly stable, and the handles often slip off the shoulder and down the arm. This is bothering for the user and may be even dangerous in certain circumstances. Suffice it to think of the catastrophic consequences that might result from a handle falling off the shoulder and down the arm while the user is driving a scooter.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a bag structure that can fulfill the above mentioned need without suffering from the above mentioned prior art drawbacks.
• the idea behind the present invention is to provide the bag structure of the present invention with appropriate engagement means for removable attachment of handles or a bag-closing hood and shoulder straps to wear the bag as a backpack.
• FIG. 1 shows a front plan view of the bag structure of the invention
• Figure 2 shows a rear plan view of the bag structure of Figure 1;
• Figure 3 shows a side plan view of the bag structure of Figure 1;
• Figure 4 shows a plan view of the bag structure of Figure 1;
• Figure 5 shows a front plan view of the bag structure of the invention in the backpack configuration;
• Figure 6 shows a rear plan view of the bag structure of Figure 5;
• Figure 7 shows a side plan view of the bag structure of Figure 5;
• Figure 8 shows a partially exploded view of Figure 5 ;
• Figure 9 shows a front plan view of the hood of the bag structure of Figure 5;
• FIG. 10 shows a plan view of the hood of Figure 9 as viewed from the back;
• FIG. 11 shows a side plan view of the hood of Figure 9, with the closing flap in the closed position
• FIG. 12 shows a side plan view of the hood of Figure 9, with the closing flap in the partially lifted position
• FIG. 13 shows a front plan view of the shoulder straps of the bag structure of Figure 5;
• Figure 14 shows a plan view of the shoulder straps of Figure 13 as viewed from the back;
• Figure 15 shows a side view of the shoulder straps of Figure 13;
• Figure 16 shows a front plan view of the storage body of the bag structure of Figure 1 and
• Figure 17 shows a rear plan view of the storage body of the bag structure of Figure 1.
• numeral 1 generally designates a dual-use bag structure of the present invention .
• the bag structure 1 comprises a storage body 2 with handles 9 for holding it, which are removably attached to the storage body 2, such that a user of the bag structure 1 is allowed to attach or remove the handles 9 depending on the particular desired configuration of use of such bag structure (as more clearly explained hereinafter) .
• the storage body 2 comprises sidewalls projecting out of a lower end of the storage body 2, having a bottom 5 located thereat, toward an opposite upper end 2a.
• the storage body 2 has a top opening 6 through which a user may access the interior of the storage body.
• top opening 6 is closed by two closing flaps 20 connected together by a zip closure.
• a different closing system and/or different closing means may be provided, such as Velcro, snap fasteners or a fastening string.
• first sidewall 3 and a second sidewall 4 opposite thereto may be defined in the storage body 2, each of said walls having first engagement means for removable engagement of respective handles 9.
• each of the aforementioned sidewalls 3, 4 has a respective handle 9 associated thereto.
• the aforementioned first engagement means afford removable connection of opposed end portions of each handle 9 to a portion proximate to the upper end 2a of said storage body 2 of its respective sidewall 3, 4.
• the second sidewall 4 of said storage body 2 comprises second engagement means located proximate to the lower end of said storage body 2 and
• the bag structure 1 further comprises backpack shoulder straps 10, which are adapted to be removably attached to the second sidewall 4 of the storage body 2 by the aforementioned first engagement means and the aforementioned second engagement means, as better explained hereinafter.
• the bag structure 1 is susceptible of being used either in a first configuration of use, as a handbag with handles 9 (see Figures 1 to 4) or in a second configuration of use, as a backpack with shoulder straps 10 (see Figures 5 to 8), by allowing the user to remove either the shoulder straps 10 or the handles 9 from the storage body 2, when the bag structure is used in a handbag configuration (see Figures 1 to 4) or in a backpack configuration (see Figures 5 to 8) respectively .
• the bag structure 1 further comprises a closing cuff 11, which is designed to be fitted onto the upper end 2a of the storage body 2, such closing cuff 11 being adapted to be removably attached to the sidewalls of the storage body 2 by removable engagement means when the bag structure 1 of the invention is to be used in the backpack configuration (see Figures 5 to 8).
• a closing cuff 11 which is designed to be fitted onto the upper end 2a of the storage body 2, such closing cuff 11 being adapted to be removably attached to the sidewalls of the storage body 2 by removable engagement means when the bag structure 1 of the invention is to be used in the backpack configuration (see Figures 5 to 8).
• the aforementioned closing cuff 11 can be used to close the upper end of the storage body 2, having a top opening 6 located thereat, as is convenient for a backpack.
• a backpack user to access the interior of the storage body 2 when the closing cuff 11 is fitted on the upper end 2a, such closing cuff 11 has an opening 12 with a respective closing flap 13 associated thereto.
• the aforementioned opening 21 of the closing cuff 11 is a front opening.
• removable engagement means may be provided, such as a zipper, Velcro, fastening strings, snap fasteners, magnetic elements and the like, for holding the front opening 12 closed by the flap 13 (see Figure 7) .
• the aforementioned first engagement means comprise:
• first clamping elements 14 preferably screw or snap clamping elements, associated with end portions of the handles 9 or upper portions of the shoulder straps 10 as well as
• the aforementioned portions of the first sidewall 3 and the second sidewall 4 with the through holes 15 formed therein are the portions of the sidewalls of the storage body at which the ends of the handles 9 are intended to be attached.
• Each of the aforementioned first clamping elements 14 engages a respective first through hole 15, thereby rigidly joining the end portions of the handles 9 with the first sidewall 3 and the second sidewall 4, or the upper portions of the shoulder straps 10 with the portions of the second sidewall 4 that are proximate to the upper end 2a of the storage body 2.
• the second engagement means comprise:
• the second clamping element 18 engages the aforementioned second through hole 19 of the sidewall 4, thereby removably rigidly joining together the lower portion 27 of the shoulder straps 10 and the second sidewall 4.
• the closing cuff 11 is fitted on the upper end 2a of said storage body 2, as shown in Figures 5 to 7, the first through holes 15 of the second sidewall 4 and the corresponding first through holes 16 of the closing cuff 11 are engaged by the first clamping means 14.
• the closing cuff 11 has through holes 16, 17 formed therein such that, when the closing cuff 11 is fitted on the upper end 2a of the storage body 2 as shown in Figures 5 to 7, the first through holes 16 of the closing cuff 11 are located in alignment with the first through holes 15 of the first sidewall 3, whereas the first through holes 17 of the closing cuff 11 are located in alignment with the first through holes 15 of the second sidewall 4.
• the first clamping elements 14 associated with upper portions of the shoulder straps 10 engage the aforementioned first through holes 15 of the second sidewall 4, as well as the corresponding first through holes 17 of the closing cuff 11, whereas
• the present invention also relates to a kit comprising the bag structure 1 as described above, namely comprising the storage body 2, the handles 9, the shoulder straps 10, the closing cuff 11 and the engagement means.
• the closing cuff 11 will be fitted onto the upper end 2a of the storage body 2, with the through holes 16 and 17 of the closing cuff 11 corresponding to the first through holes 15 of the first sidewall 3 and the second side wall 5 of the storage body 2.
• first clamping means 14 the first clamping means 14
• the bag structure 1 of the invention will be turned into a backpack.
• first clamping elements 14 and the second clamping elements 18 comprise clamping bolts composed of a flange head screw and a nut consisting of a threaded flanged boss.
• flanges helps to distribute the clamping forces over wide portions of the handles 9, the sidewalls 3 and 4, the closing cuff 11 and the shoulder straps 10.
• Alternative clamping elements may consist of two opposed bosses press-fitted together or other equivalent systems.
• shoulder straps 10 include length-adjustment means 25, e.g. tongue-and-buckle systems as shown in Figure 6.
• the shoulder straps 10 comprise two opposed longitudinal straps 25, whose length is adjustable by buckles 24, which project out of a lower cross member 27 toward respective free upper ends 26
• each strap 25 is connected to the upper portion of the second sidewall 4 by the clamping elements 14.
• the clamping element 18 connects the lower cross member 27 of the shoulder straps 10 to the lower portion of the second sidewall 4.
• the bag structure of the invention is able to fulfill the aforementioned need, as the user is free to use it either in a handbag configuration with handles, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, or in a backpack configuration with shoulder straps, as shown in Figures 5 to 8.
• a further advantage of the bag structure of the invention is its easy convertibility, as well as the firmness of support/attachment of the handles or shoulder straps by/to the storage body of the bag structure, although these parts are mounted in a removable and exchangeable manner.

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