U.S. patent application number 11/103324 was filed with the patent office on 2006-10-12 for bag and method of making.
Invention is credited to Joshua J. Anderson, Travis B. Anderson.
Application Number | 20060225603 11/103324 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37081917 |
Filed Date | 2006-10-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060225603 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Anderson; Joshua J. ; et
al. |
October 12, 2006 |
Bag and method of making
Abstract
This invention relates to a handbag comprising front and back
panels, which are joined along their sides and their bottom edges
to form a receptacle or a bag having an access opening at the top.
Each of the front and back panels is formed from a vinyl record.
Each panel has a record label disposed in a prominent position.
Further, the front and back panels are shaped into matching
configurations. In a further aspect of this invention, the handbag
is made by tracing a straight line through the center of a vinyl
record and disposing a label at the center of the vinyl record.
Next, a cylindrical rod is placed along said trace line and heat is
applied to the back of said record along said line. A flap is
extended from one of the upper edges of the U-shaped record and
extending therefrom to the second upper edge to enclose the
handbag.
Inventors: |
Anderson; Joshua J.;
(Gulfport, MS) ; Anderson; Travis B.; (Gulfport,
MS) |
Correspondence
Address: |
PATENT DOCKET CLERK;COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C.
1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK
NY
10036
US
|
Family ID: |
37081917 |
Appl. No.: |
11/103324 |
Filed: |
April 11, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
105/127 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 3/06 20130101; A45C
3/001 20130101; A45C 5/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
105/127 |
International
Class: |
B61C 9/00 20060101
B61C009/00 |
Claims
1. A handbag comprising: a. A front panel and back panel, joined
along side and bottom edges to form a receptacle having an access
opening at the top; b. Said front and back panels each formed from
a vinyl record, each said panel having the record label in a
prominent position; c. Said front and back panels shaped into
matching forms.
2. The handbag of claim 1, wherein said front and back panels are
joined along side and bottom edges by one strip of material.
3. The handbag of claim 1, wherein said front and back panels have
a wedge shape.
4. The handbag of claim 1, wherein said front and back panels have
a circular shape.
5. The handbag of claim 1, wherein a carrying means is coupled to
said front and back panels.
6. The handbag of claim 5, wherein said carrying means comprises a
strap.
7. The handbag of claim 1, wherein said handbag is closeable along
the upper edges of said front and back panels by releasable closure
means, said closure means enabling said bag to have open and close
positions.
8. The handbag of claim 7, wherein said closure means consists of
fasteners.
9. The handbag of claim 7, wherein said closure means consists of a
zipper.
10. A handbag comprising: a. A front panel, a back panel, two side
panels, and a top panel; b. Said front and back panels formed from
one bent vinyl record, having an access opening at the top, and
having the record label visible on both said front and back panels;
c. Said front and back panels joined along side edges by side
panels; d. Said top panel affixed to said back panel, creating a
flap to at least cover said access opening, said flap enabling said
handbag to have open and close positions.
11. The handbag of claim 10, wherein said vinyl record has a square
shape.
12. The handbag of claim 10, wherein a carrying means is coupled to
said side panels.
13. The handbag of claim 12, wherein said carrying means comprises
a strap.
14. The handbag of claim 10, wherein said top panel comprises
fastening means to fasten said top panel to said front panel.
15. A method of making a handbag comprising the steps of: a.
Tracing a straight line through the center of a vinyl record, said
vinyl record having a record label in its center; b. Placing a
cylindrical rod along said traced line and applying heat to the
back of said record along said line; c. Bending said record into a
U-shape around said cylindrical rod; d. Extending a flap from one
of the upper edges of said U-shaped record to said U-shaped
record's second upper edge, so as to enclose said handbag and
enable said handbag to have open and close positions; and e.
Attaching two side panels to the side edges of said U-shaped
record, so as to further enclose said handbag.
16. The method of making a handbag as claimed in claim 15, wherein
said vinyl record is cut into a particular shape by way of steps
comprising of: a. Tracing the edges of said shape onto said vinyl
record, said shape having said record label in its center, b.
Applying heat to the back of said record along said traced edges;
and c. Cutting said record along said traced edges.
17. The method of making a handbag as claimed in claim 16, wherein
said shape is a square.
18. The method of making a handbag as claimed in claim 15, wherein
said flap overlaps with the front panel of said handbag.
19. The method of making a handbag as claimed in claim 18, wherein
a fastening mechanism is attached to fasten said flap to said front
panel, so as to enable enclosure of said handbag.
20. The method of making a handbag as claimed in claim 15, wherein
a carrying means is coupled to said side panels of said handbag.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to bags, handbags or the like and the
method of making them. In particular, this invention relates to
bags, which are formed of vinyl records and are used to construct
bags, and the method of configuring and assembling such vinyl
records to form the bags of this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Handbags are made of many different materials and of many
different configurations. In Great Britain Patent No. 270,219,
there is disclosed a bag for carrying gramophone records. The
disclosed bag includes two sides. One of the two sides includes a
pair of flaps which are disposed on opposing sides of one of the
sides. Openings are disposed centrally in each of the sides. The
bag is formed by folding one side on the other and pasting the
flaps of one side to the edges of the other flap. This bag is
designed to carry records.
[0003] People are pleased with music records primarily because they
are used to produce music. This invention recognizes the
pleasurable experience created by such records and proposes to use
them to construct bags from such records.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] The foregoing aspects and many of the attended advantages of
this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same
becomes better understood by reference to the following written
description, when taken in conjunction with accompanying drawings,
wherein:
[0005] FIGS. 1A, B, and C are plan views of the respective steps of
constructing the bag of this invention;
[0006] FIGS. 1D, E, and F disclose respectively the further steps
of bending, shaping and assembling the record into the bag;
[0007] FIGS. 2A, B, and C are plan views of a record illustrating
how the record is shaped to form a bag;
[0008] FIGS. 2D, E, F, and G show respectively the further steps of
shaping and cutting the record and assembling the record to form
the bag of this invention;
[0009] FIGS. 3A and B illustrate a further embodiment of this
invention and in particular the cutting and assembling of records
to form the bag of this invention; and
[0010] FIGS. 3C and D show respectively the steps of attaching
straps to the records and of securing the records together to
provide the completed bag of this invention;
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011] In accordance with these and other objects of the invention,
there is shown a new and improved handbook comprising front and
back panels, which are joined along their sides and their bottom
edges to form a receptacle or a bag having an access opening at the
top thereof. Each of the front and back panels is formed from a
vinyl record. In a further aspect of this invention, each panel has
a record label disposed in a prominent position. Further, the front
and back panels are shaped into matching configurations.
[0012] In a further aspect of this invention, there is disclosed a
handbag comprising a front panel, a back panel, two side panels and
a top panel. Each of the front and back panels is formed from a
bent vinyl record. The panels are configured and attached to each
other to create an access opening at the top of the bag and to
permit at least one record label to be disposed prominently upon
the bag. Each of the front and back panels is joined along their
side edges by the respective side panels. The top panel is affixed
to the back panel, whereby a flap is created to at least cover the
top access opening. The flap is configured and attached to the
other panels such that each flap enables the handbag to have open
and closed positions.
[0013] In another aspect of this invention, a method of
constructing a handbag is disclosed as comprising the steps of
tracing a straight line through the center of a vinyl record and
disposing a label at the center of the vinyl record. Next, a
cylindrical rod is placed along said trace line and heat is applied
to the back of said record along said line. Further, each record is
bent into a U-shaped configuration about the cylindrical rod. Next,
a flap extending from one of the upper edges of the U-shaped record
and extending therefrom to the second upper edge to enclose the
handbag. In particular, the U-shaped record comprises first and
second side panels extending from the bend respectively to each of
the first and second upper edges. Further, the flap is disposable
between open and closed positions. Next, the first and second
panels are attached respectively to the side edges of the U-shaped
record to further enclose the bag.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
[0014] Referring now to the drawings and in particular to FIG. 1F,
there is shown an illustrative embodiment of this invention, namely
a bag 8, comprising a bent record 10 with front and back panels 22a
and 22b, a vinyl top 28, vinyl sides 26a and 26b, a fastening
mechanism 32, and a strap 30. These elements are attached together
so as to comprise the bag 8 and provide the option of fastening it
shut with the fastening mechanism 32. The record 10 has a square
form and is bent into a U-shape so as to expose the record label 12
from both the front and back views of the bag. The vinyl top 28
connects the two upper edges 18a and 18c (see FIGS. 1A and C) of
the U-shaped record 10, providing a flap for opening and closing
the bag 8 and an option to install a fastening mechanism 32. The
sides 18b and 18d of the bag 8 are enclosed by means of two vinyl
sides 26a and 26b, binding each of the side edges 18b and 18d of
the record together. An optional strap 30 may be attached to the
bag 8, each end of the strap 30 being secured to one of the side
vinyl straps 26a and 26b by means of fasteners 42a and 42b.
[0015] FIGS. 1A through 1F illustrate the method of constructing
the bag 8 of FIG. 1F. In a first step, as shown in FIG. 1A, a
writing or tracing device 36 is used to trace the edges 14a, 14b,
14c and 14d of a square shape onto the vinyl 331/2 or 45 record 10,
having the record label 12 in its center, such that each corner of
the square shape coincides with the perimeter of the record 10.
[0016] Referring now to a second step in the method, illustrated in
FIG. 1B, a heat source 34, e.g. example of source?, is used to
apply heat to the back of record 10 along the traced edges 14a,
14b, 14c and 14d. The record is then cut along edges 14a, 14b, 14c
and 14d, using a cutting device 40, e.g. such as a pair of kitchen
scissors, to yield a square shaped record 10, having the record
label 12 in its center, and four discarded slices 16a, 16b, 16c and
16d.
[0017] FIG. 1C illustrates a third step of tracing a straight line
20 through the center of the record 10 and simultaneously through
the center of record label 12, parallel to one of the record's
edges 14a and c, using a tracing or writing device 36.
[0018] As shown in FIG. 1D, a fourth step places a cylindrical rod
38 in the center of record 10 and aligned with line 20, and the
heat source 34 is used to apply heat to the back of the record 10
along line 20 to permit the record 10 to be bent into a U-shape
around the cylindrical rod 38. FIG. 1E illustrates the resulting
bent record 10, comprising front and back panels 22a and 22b, and a
U-shaped byte 19 interconnecting these panels, and having four
edges 18a, 18b, 18c and 18d.
[0019] As shown in FIG. 1F, a vinyl top 28 is used in the fifth
step to bind the edges 18a and 18c of the front and back panels 22a
and 22b, and may overlap with front panel 22a in order to enable
the use of the fastening mechanism 32 for closing the bag 8. Vinyl
sides 26a and 26b are bound to the edges 18b and 18d respectively
to enclose the bag 8. A strap 30 may be fastened to vinyl sides 26a
and 26b using fasteners 42a and 42b.
[0020] Referring now to FIG. 2G, which shows another illustrative
embodiment of this invention in the form of the bag 108, where
similar elements are marked with like numerals except in the one
hundred series. The bag 108 comprises two records 110 and 110', a
vinyl strip 126, straps 130 and 131, and fasteners 142a, 142b, 142c
and 142d. These fasteners are attached together as explained in the
detail below so as to enclose the bag 108. The records 110 and 110'
are wedge shaped and connected together via a vinyl strap 126,
which binds the side and bottom edges of the two records, so as to
prominently display a record label 112 from both the front and back
views of the bag 108. The upper edges of the records 110 remain
unconnected so as to provide an opening for the bag 108. Straps 130
and 131 may be attached to the bag 108, each attached to the upper
part of one record by means of two fasteners as can be best shown
in FIG. 2G, where strap 130 is attached to record 110 by fasteners
142a and 142b.
[0021] FIGS. 2A through 2G illustrate a further illustrative
embodiment of the method of constructing the bag 108 of FIG. 2G.
The method begins with the vinyl 331/2 or 45 record 110, having a
record label 112 in its center, as shown in FIG. 2A. In the first
step, as shown in FIG. 2B, a writing or tracing device 136 is used
to trace the lines 114a and 114b of a triangle shape onto record
110, with the record label 112 being centered in the triangle shape
so that the perimeter of the record 110 lies, for example, tangent
to a center point of the base of the triangle.
[0022] Referring now to the second step in the method, illustrated
in FIG. 2C, a heat source 134 is used to apply heat to the back of
the record 110 along the traced lines 114a and 1 14b. In the third
step, illustrated in FIG. 2D, record 110 is cut along the lines
114a and 114b, using a cutting device 140, to yield a wedge shaped
record 110, having the record label 112 disposed at its center, and
two discarded slices 116a and 116b.
[0023] FIG. 2E illustrates the resulting cut record 110 comprising
two straight edges 118a and 118b, and the record label 112 in its
center. The method up to this point should now be repeated with a
second vinyl 331/2 or 45 record to yield a second cut record 110',
having the same characteristics as record 110 shown in FIG. 2E.
[0024] As shown in the fourth step in FIG. 2F, a vinyl strip 126 is
used to extend between the two records 110 and 110' along their
side and bottom edges using an adhesive 124, such that record
labels 112 and 112' are displayed from both the front and back
views of the bag 108. As illustrated in FIG. 2E, edge 118a of
record 110 is secured to the edge 118b' of record 110', and edge
118b of the record 110 is secured to the edge 118a' of record 110'
.
[0025] FIG. 2G illustrates the final step of the method discussed,
where straps 130 and 131 may be attached to the bag 108. Each strap
is attached to the upper part of each record 110 by means of two
fasteners, for instance as shown in FIG. 2G, strap 130 is connected
to record 110 using fasteners 142a and 142b respectively.
[0026] There is shown a third illustrative embodiment of this
invention in FIG. 3D, wherein like elements are identified by
similar numbers except in the 200 series. In particular, there is
shown a bag 208, comprising two shaped records 210 and 210', a
vinyl strip 226, and straps 230 and 231. The records 210 and 210'
both have the same shaped slice cut out, indicating the tops of the
records, and they are bound together along their perimeters, except
for the portions where they have been cut, by means of a vinyl
strip 226, so as to expose the record labels 212 and 212' from both
the front and back views of the bag 208. Two straps 230 and 231 are
attached to the bag, each connected to one of the records 210 and
210' at the portion where a slice has been cut out.
[0027] FIGS. 3A through 3D illustrate the method of constructing
the bag 208 of FIG. 3D. In the first step, as shown in FIG. 3A, the
bottom half of an oval shape is traced onto record 210, having a
record label 212 in its center, in a similar manner to the method
disclosed in FIGS. 1A through 1F and in FIGS. 2A through 2G. In the
second step this process is repeated with a second vinyl 331/2 or
45 record 210'.
[0028] FIG. 3B illustrates two records 210 and 210' having the same
shaped slice cut out, having record labels 212 and 212' in their
centers. As shown in the third step in FIG. 3C, an adhesive 224 is
used to bind the records 210 and 210' along their perimeters of a
vinyl strip 226, except for the portion where a slice has been cut
out, such that the record labels 212 and 212' are exposed from both
front and back views of the bag. Straps 230 and 231 may be attached
to the bag, each strap being attached to one record 210 or 210' at
the portion where a slice has been cut out, by means of two
fasteners, for example as shown in FIG. 3C, strap 230 is connected
to record 210 using fasteners 242a and 242b.
[0029] In a further aspect of this invention, these bags 8, 108 or
208, may included a music reproducing device, e.g., an MP3,
installed in them to play the song or songs that were originally
recorded on the record 10 as indicated on the label 14. It is also
contemplated that other music or conversation could be recorded on
the device.
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