U.S. patent application number 10/758259 was filed with the patent office on 2005-07-21 for combined storage apparatus.
Invention is credited to Chen, Shu-Ling.
Application Number | 20050155891 10/758259 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34749478 |
Filed Date | 2005-07-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050155891 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen, Shu-Ling |
July 21, 2005 |
Combined storage apparatus
Abstract
A combined storage apparatus including a vacuum-sealed
compression storage bag and a case; the bag having an open end
provided with a sealing line comprised of two strips; an air
suction outlet being provided on one side of the bag; a baseboard
is being attached to the outer peripheral of the base of the
compression bag; the case being integrated with a lid and both
being foldable, a handle being provided to all four sides of the
case; the object for storage being first placed in the vacuum
sealed compression storage bag; and then the compression storage
bag being placed into the case to allow multiple cases to stack up
in nice and tidy fashion.
Inventors: |
Chen, Shu-Ling; (Taipei
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
DENNISON, SCHULTZ, DOUGHERTY
612 Crystal Square 4
1745 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington
VA
22202-3417
US
|
Family ID: |
34749478 |
Appl. No.: |
10/758259 |
Filed: |
January 16, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/524.8 ;
206/514 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/46016 20130101;
B65D 77/02 20130101; B65D 81/2038 20130101; B65D 15/22 20130101;
B65D 5/3628 20130101; B65D 5/6602 20130101; B65D 81/203 20130101;
B65D 85/18 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/524.8 ;
206/514 |
International
Class: |
B65D 081/20 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A combined storage apparatus is essentially comprised of a
vacuum-sealed compression storage bag and a case; wherein, the bag
being provided with an open end, a sealing line comprised of two
strips being provided to the open end, an air suction outlet being
provided on the inner side of the bag, a board being attached to
the outer peripheral of the base of the bag; and the case being
integrated with a lid; both of the case and the lid are foldable
and able to pack and fold with a vacuum-sealed compression storage
bag when not used, a quilt or clothes being first placed into the
bag, the bag then placed into the case, and multiple cases thus
being able to be stacked up in order.
2. A combined storage apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the
sealing line at the open end of the bag is adapted with a slide
C-clamp.
3. A combined storage apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the
air suction outlet of the bag relates to an air suction valve.
4. A combined storage apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the
air suction outlet of the bag relates to a suction nozzle provided
with an airtight closing section.
5. A combined storage apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the
lid is made integrated with the case body.
6. A combined storage apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the
base of the case body is made of soft material and attached to the
bottom of each side of the case body.
7. A combined storage apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, a
handle is each provided to four sides of the case.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention is related to a combined storage
apparatus, and more particularly to one that combines a case and a
vacuum-sealed compression storage bag in a same structure.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Vacuum-sealed compression storage bags generally available
in the market for the storage of quilt or clothes due to the need
to create more storage space in the house. In addition, quilts and
clothes may get mildew or develop moldy smell during long-term
storage in areas of high humidity and high temperature. Therefore,
after winter season, all the quilts and clothes must be washed
before use. Exposing it to sunlight can get rid of the smell and
mildew but only if one is lucky enough to meet a clear sunny day.
With the vacuum-sealed compression storage bag, woven products can
be compressed for easy storage and significantly reduced storage
space while preventing the chance of quilts and clothes from
contacting the air and develop mildew or smell. If the use of quilt
or cloth is required, simply open the compressed bag for immediate
use. However, the stacking or storage of the compressed bags itself
could become another problem since each bag is in irregular shape
or size thus difficult to create a tidy stack in the storage
room.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a
combined storage apparatus comprised of a vacuum-sealed compression
storage bag and a case. The compression bag is build into the case
to solve or ease the storage problem of the compressed storage
bags. With a case, it permits more organized placement by
stacking-up multiple units in the corner or in the closet.
Relatively, to adapt to more convenient use of the present
invention, the case is made foldable for space saving, considering
the possibility that the entire combined storage apparatus may not
be used. Furthermore, a baseboard is provided to the bottom of the
vacuum-sealed compression storage bag to create a flat square shape
thus able to place flush in the case bottom for optimal use of the
space available.
[0006] To achieve the purpose, the present invention is comprised
of a vacuum-sealed compression storage bag and a case. The bag has
an open end provided with two sealing zipper strips attached. An
air suction outlet is disposed on one side of the compression bag
and a board is provided on the outer peripheral of the bottom of
the bag. The case is also integrated with a foldable lid when the
case is not in use. Quilts or clothes is folded and put into the
vacuum-sealed compression storage bag and then the bag with the
baseboard is placed into the case for easy and tidier storage.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is an expanded view of a preferred embodiment of the
present invention.
[0008] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing that a case of the
preferred embodiment of the present invention can be folded in for
storage.
[0009] FIG. 3 is another expanded view of the preferred embodiment
of the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing that a vacuum-sealed
compression storage bag with a board is placed into the case of the
preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an open end of the
vacuum-sealed compression storage bag of the preferred embodiment
of the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the preferred embodiment
of the present invention after the vacuum-sealed bag is compressed
and placed in the case.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0013] The present invention relates to a combined storage
apparatus including a vacuum-sealed compression storage bag 1 and a
case 2. The compression storage bag 1 preferably made of plastic
material to yield elasticity and foldable properties. The
compression bag 10 has an open end 11 adapted with a
doubled-stripped sealing lines 12; an air suction outlet 13 adapted
with an air suction valve 14 as illustrated in FIG. 1, or a suction
nozzle 14' having an airtight closing section 141' as illustrated
in FIG. 3 provided on one side of the bag 10; and a board 15
connected to the external peripheral of the bottom of the bag 10.
The case 2 includes a case body 21 integrated with a lid 27,
preferably made of harder material such as an inner paperboard or
its equivalent and an outer fabric or its equivalent. Two folding
lines 24, 25 are respectively provided at the middle of the left
side and the right side 22, 23 of the case body 21; and the base 26
of the case body 21 is made of soft material, preferably a single
layer fabric or its equivalent for easy folding and attachment to
the peripheral of the bottom of the case 2.
[0014] Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the case 2 when not
used can be folded in. A handle 20 is each provided to four sides
of the case body 21 and the handle 20 is also made foldable. One
edge 28 of the lid 27 is attached to the case body 21 while the
remaining three edges are each provided with a foldable lip 29. Two
bails 30 are respectively provided on both ends of the front lip 29
of the lid 27 and one socket is each provided on one end of both
side lips 29 at where close to the relative bail for all three lips
to be attached to one another to facilitate folding. The bails 30
and the sockets may be provided in the form of a magic tape or its
equivalent. Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a slider C-clamp
16 is adapted to the sealing line 12 provided at the open end 11 of
the bag 10 to achieve faster and secured sealing of the zipper 10.
When the object to be stored is placed into the vacuum-sealed
compression storage bag 1, the bag 1 is then placed into the case 2
as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 6 to able to achieve a nice and tidy
stack of multiple cases 2.
[0015] The case integrated with the lid containing the
vacuum-sealed compression storage bag of the present invention
provides excellent utility as illustrated in FIG. 4. Wherein, a
first piece of a quilt 3 is placed in the vacuum-sealed compression
storage bag 1, and then the compression bag 1 with the baseboard 15
is placed into the case 2. A head 4 from a vacuum unit is coupled
to the suction nozzle 14' disposed at the air suction outlet 13 as
illustrated in FIG. 3 or to the air suction valve 14 as illustrated
in FIG. 1 to draw the air out of the bag 10 to reduced from its
previous state as illustrated by the dotted line reduced to that as
illustrated by the solid line for the quilt 3 to be stored exactly
and completely in the case. The case 2 is then covered up with the
lid 27 as illustrated in FIG. 6. Multiple cases 2 can be stacked up
in a nice and tidy fashion. The baseboard 15 is provided to the
base of the bag 10 can be firmly settled at the bottom of the case
2 to provide good support to maintain the case shape. The purpose
is allow user to fully fill up the interior of the case, the base
board 15 is a must because it expand the compression bag to allow
easier placement or usage when storing quilts or clothes; thereby
the baseboard 15 makes the bag to position correctly before use,
and fully demonstrates the characteristics of the present invention
in conjunction of the function of positioning after the bag is
used.
[0016] Furthermore, both of the lid and the case of the present
invention are foldable and portable for saving space when not used
during different seasons. By providing excellent utility and
storage, the present invention discloses a storage mechanism that
is completely different from the prior art.
[0017] Specification of the preferred embodiment and the
accompanying drawings to the present invention given above are by
no means to restrict the teaching of the present invention. It is
to be noted that any changed and/or similar structure to that of
the present invention based on the teaching of the present
invention shall be included in those claims to be claimed in the
present invention.
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