U.S. patent application number 11/375123 was filed with the patent office on 2007-09-20 for magnetic sealing pocket.
Invention is credited to Kun-Lin Shiao.
Application Number | 20070214613 11/375123 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38516218 |
Filed Date | 2007-09-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070214613 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Shiao; Kun-Lin |
September 20, 2007 |
Magnetic sealing pocket
Abstract
A magnetic sealing pocket has a pocket and two sealing ridges.
The pocket has an opening. The opening has two edges. The two
sealing ridges are mounted respectively on the two edges of the
opening and is used to seal the opening. The sealing ridges have a
magnetic material held inside.
Inventors: |
Shiao; Kun-Lin; (Taoyuan
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HERSHKOVITZ & ASSOCIATES
2845 DUKE STREET
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
US
|
Family ID: |
38516218 |
Appl. No.: |
11/375123 |
Filed: |
March 15, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/303 ;
206/315.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 55/00 20130101;
Y10T 24/32 20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
024/303 ;
206/315.5 |
International
Class: |
A44B 1/04 20060101
A44B001/04; A63B 55/00 20060101 A63B055/00; A44B 11/25 20060101
A44B011/25 |
Claims
1. A magnetic seal pocket comprising a pocket having an opening
having two edges; and two sealing ridges formed respectively on the
two edges of the opening of the pocket and comprising a magnetic
material held inside in the sealing ridges.
2. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
pocket comprises a cover and a base jointed with the cover by a
pivotal hinge.
3. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
magnetic material is a bendable magnetic material.
4. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 3, wherein the
bendable magnetic material comprises magnetic powders combined with
gel.
5. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
magnetic material comprises multiple magnetic blocks.
6. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 1, wherein at
least one of the sealing ridges is bendable.
7. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 6, wherein at
least one of the two sealing ridges is made of plastic.
8. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 6, wherein at
least one of the two sealing ridges is made of cloth.
9. The magnetic sealing pocket as claimed in claim 8, wherein at
least one of the two sealing ridges is made of velvet.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a pocket, especially to a
pocket with two sealing ridges.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] The term "pocket"0 refers to a container that comprises a
containing space and at least one sealing edge.
[0005] With reference to FIG. 10, a conventional pocket is used to
contain compact disks (CD) and comprises a cover (71), a base (72),
a pivotal hinge (73) and a zipper (74).
[0006] The cover (71) has an edge.
[0007] The base (72) has an edge corresponding to the edge of the
cover (71). An opening is defined between the edges of the cover
(71) and the base (72).
[0008] The pivotal hinge (73) is mounted between the edges of the
base (72) and the cover (71) to pivotally connect the base (72)
with the cover (71).
[0009] The zipper (74) is formed on the edges of the cover (71) and
the base (72). The zipper (74) comprises a tab (741) for operating
the zipper (74). When the zipper (74) is unfastened, the opening is
opened to make the CD inside accessible.
[0010] However, the CD inside the pocket is not accessible until
the zipper (74) is totally unfastened, such that the use of the
conventional pocket is inconvenient. In addition, the zipper (74)
always generates a buzzing sound while the zipper (74) is opened
and this is annoying.
[0011] With reference to FIG. 11, another conventional pocket
attached to a golf bag is used to contain accessories of golf and
comprises a base, a side face (82), a cover (83) and a zipper
(84).
[0012] The base has four sides and is attached to the golf bag.
[0013] The cover (83) extends from one side of the base and has an
edge.
[0014] The side face (82) is attached to the base, forms a
containing space and has two edges. One of the two edges is
attached to the base and surrounds three sides of the base except
the side from which the cover (83) extends. The other edge
corresponds to the edge of the cover (83). The corresponding edges
of the cover (83) and the side face (82) form an opening, and the
opening has two edges.
[0015] The zipper (84) is mounted on the edges of the opening. When
the zipper is unfastened, the cover (83) opens and make the
containing space formed by the side face (82) accessible.
[0016] A buzzing sound is also generated when opening or closing
the zipper (84) of the conventional pocket attached to the golf
bag. Furthermore, the edges of the opening on which the zipper (84)
is mounted are along three sides of the cover (83), such that to
fasten or unfasten the zipper (84) along the edges of the opening
is difficult.
[0017] With reference to FIG. 12, a further conventional pocket
attached to a backpack is used to contain personal accessories and
comprises a cover (93) and a zipper (94).
[0018] The cover (93) has four sides. One side is attached to the
backpack, and the other three sides respectively have an edge. An
opening is defined in the cover (93) at an edge corresponding to
the surface of the backpack. The opening has two edges.
[0019] The zipper (94) is mounted on the edges of the opening. When
the zipper (94) is unfastened, the cover (93) opens and make the
personal accessories contained in the cover (93) accessible
conveniently.
[0020] However, if the cover is not completely closed, the personal
accessories easily escape from the pocket and the pocket is not
aesthetic in appearance.
[0021] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides
a magnetic sealing pocket to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned
problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0022] The main objective of the invention is to provide a magnetic
sealing pocket that is quiet and easy to use. The magnetic sealing
pocket in accordance with the present invention comprises a pocket
and two sealing ridges.
[0023] The pocket has an opening. The opening has two edges.
[0024] The two sealing ridge are mounted respectively on the two
edges of the opening of the pocket and are used to seal the
opening. The two sealing ridges comprise a magnetic material.
[0025] Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a
magnetic sealing pocket in accordance with the present
invention;
[0027] FIG. 2 is an operational perspective view of the magnetic
sealing pocket in FIG. 1 with the cover being partially opened;
[0028] FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of the cover of the
magnetic sealing pocket in FIG. 1;
[0029] FIG. 4 is an operational perspective view of the magnetic
sealing pocket in FIG. 1 with the cover being totally opened;
[0030] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of a cover of a second
embodiment of a magnetic sealing pocket in accordance with the
present invention;
[0031] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a
magnetic sealing pocket in accordance with the present
invention;
[0032] FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a forth embodiment of a
magnetic sealing pocket in accordance with the present
invention;
[0033] FIG. 7B is an operational perspective view of the magnetic
sealing pocket in FIG. 7A with the cover being opened;
[0034] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the
magnetic sealing pocket in FIG. 1 attached to a golf bag;
[0035] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the forth embodiment of the
magnetic sealing pocket in FIG. 7A attached to a backpack;
[0036] FIG. 10A is a perspective view of a conventional pocket in
accordance with the prior art;
[0037] FIG. 10B is an operational perspective view of the
conventional pocket in FIG. 10A with the cover being opened;
[0038] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a golf bag with
another conventional pocket in accordance with the prior art;
and
[0039] FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a backpack with a
further conventional pocket in accordance with the prior art.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0040] With reference to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of a magnetic
sealing pocket in accordance with the present invention is a cubic
pocket, may be made of cloth and comprises a rectangular base (11),
a cover (13) and a side face (12).
[0041] The base (11) has four sides.
[0042] The cover (13) extends from one side of the base (11) and
has an edge. A tab (132) attaches to a distal portion of the
edge.
[0043] The side face (12) has two edges. One is attached to the
base (11) and surrounds three sides of the base (11) except the
side from which the cover (13) extends. The other edge corresponds
to the edge of the cover (13). An opening is defined between the
corresponding edges of the cover (13) and the side face (12). The
opening has two edges.
[0044] With further reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, each edge on the
side face (12) and the cover (13) comprises a hollow sealing ridge
(121) (131) and a magnetic material (133). The two sealing ridges
(121) (131) are used to seal the opening.
[0045] The sealing ridges (121) (131) are formed respectively along
the corresponding edges on the side face (12) and the cover (13).
The ridges (121) (131) may be made of plastic or cloth, preferably
made of velvet.
[0046] The magnetic material (133) is made of magnetic powders with
gel and is stuffed inside the hollow sealing ridges (121) (131).
With the attraction between the magnetic material (133) in the
sealing ridges (121) (131), the opening between the side face (12)
and the cover (13) is closed.
[0047] With further reference to FIG. 4, when the tab (132) is
pulled, the cover (13) can be partially or completely opened in
convenient to make objects contained inside the pocket be
accessible. To open the opening throughout the whole edges of the
opening is not necessary, so that the use of the pocket is
convenient and versatile.
[0048] With the magnetic attraction between the magnetic materials
(133) inside the sealing ridges (121) (131), the cover (13) will
automatically close when the tab (132) on the cover (13) is
released. If the cover (13) is completely opened, the distance
between the sealing ridges (121) (131) is enlarged. Due to the
enlarged distance, the magnetic attraction between the magnetic
materials (133) is not powerful enough to close the cover (13)
automatically and the pocket is kept at an open condition for the
user to conveniently trim or pick the objects inside the pocket.
When the cover (13) is slightly pushed near the side face (12), the
cover (13) automatically closes the pocket with the attraction of
the magnetic material (133).
[0049] With reference to FIG. 5, a second embodiment of a magnetic
sealing pocket in accordance with the present invention has a
structure similar to that of the first embodiment except that
[0050] the magnetic material inside the sealing ridge (231)
comprises multiple magnetic blocks (233).
[0051] A gap (234) is formed between each pair of adjacent magnetic
blocks (233), which makes the ridge (231) bendable and allows the
cover (23) to be partially opened.
[0052] With reference to FIG. 6, a third embodiment of a magnetic
sealing pocket in accordance with the present invention has a
structure similar to that of the first embodiment, except that
[0053] the third embodiment further comprises a net retainer (341)
mounted between the side face (12) and cover (13) to keep the cover
(13) from being completely opened.
[0054] With reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B, a forth embodiment of a
magnetic sealing pocket in accordance with the present invention
attached to a backpack is used to contain personal accessories and
comprises a cover (41), a base (42), a pivotal hinge (43), and two
sealing ridges (411) (421).
[0055] The cover (41) has an edge.
[0056] The base (42) has an edge corresponding to the edge of the
cover (41). An opening is defined between the edges of the cover
(41) and the base (42). The opening has two edges.
[0057] The sealing ridges (411) (421) are formed respectively on
the edges of the opening. The sealing ridges (411) (421) are hollow
and each contains a magnetic material inside. The magnetic material
is made of magnetic powders with gel and is stuffed in the sealing
ridge (411) (421).
[0058] The pivotal hinge (43) is mounted between the cover (41) and
base (42) to pivotally connect the cover (41) with the base
(42).
[0059] To open the magnetic sealing pocket, the ridges (411) (421)
on the opening have to be pulled away. When the pocket is partially
opened, the magnetic attraction of the magnetic material in the
sealing ridges (411) (421) draws the cover (41) to close back when
the cover (41) is released.
[0060] In addition, the sealing ridges (411) (421) provide a
cushion effect to prevent annoying sounds like buzzing noises from
occurring.
[0061] As shown in FIG. 8, the first embodiment of the magnetic
sealing pocket can be applied to a golf bag and serves as an
accessory container that is convenient in use.
[0062] As shown in FIG. 9, the forth embodiment of the magnetic
sealing pocket is applied to a backpack and serves as a container
for rapidly accessing to personal accessories.
[0063] Accordingly, the magnetic sealing pocket can automatically
close and provides a tidy appearance to prevent the possibility of
losing personal possessions.
[0064] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and features of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made
in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and
arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the
full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in
which the appended claims are expressed.
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