U.S. patent application number 17/273500 was filed with the patent office on 2021-10-28 for bag with changeable bag cover.
The applicant listed for this patent is Carina SVENSSON. Invention is credited to Carina SVENSSON.
Application Number | 20210330046 17/273500 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005764900 |
Filed Date | 2021-10-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210330046 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SVENSSON; Carina |
October 28, 2021 |
BAG WITH CHANGEABLE BAG COVER
Abstract
A base bag for changeable bag covers, a changeable bag cover,
and a bag kit comprising the base bag, wherein the base bag
comprises: a front wall and a back wall foldably connected to a
bottom of the base bag, wherein each of the front wall and back
wall are made of magnetic sheet material configured to attract to
magnets of a changeable bag cover.
Inventors: |
SVENSSON; Carina; (Halmstad,
SE) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
SVENSSON; Carina |
Halmstad |
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SE |
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Family ID: |
1000005764900 |
Appl. No.: |
17/273500 |
Filed: |
September 5, 2019 |
PCT Filed: |
September 5, 2019 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/SE2019/050836 |
371 Date: |
March 4, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 13/1069 20130101;
A45C 13/1076 20130101; A45C 13/1023 20130101; A45C 13/083 20130101;
A45C 3/08 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45C 3/08 20060101
A45C003/08; A45C 13/08 20060101 A45C013/08; A45C 13/10 20060101
A45C013/10 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 5, 2018 |
SE |
1851058-6 |
Claims
1. A base bag for changeable bag covers, comprising: a front wall
and a back wall foldably connected to a bottom of the base bag,
wherein the front wall and back wall are made of magnetic sheet
material configured to attract to magnets of a changeable bag
cover.
2. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein each of the front and
back walls further comprises a rim arranged to meet when the base
bag is in a closed position.
3. The base bag according to claim 2, wherein each of the rims
comprises a flange extending essentially perpendicular to the
respective rim.
4. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic sheet
material of the base bag comprises a non-magnetized ferromagnetic
material.
5. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the base bag is
configured to be used with the bag cover, such that the bag cover
is detachably fastened to the base bag by wrapping the bag cover
around the front wall, bottom and back wall and further folding the
bag cover around a top edge of each of the front and back walls of
the base bag.
6. The base bag according to claim 5, wherein, when the bag cover
is fastened to the base bag, the base bag is arranged to be closed
by means of magnetic force between the magnets of the bag cover and
the magnetic material of the opposing front and back walls of the
base bag.
7. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the bottom is made of
the magnetic sheet material.
8. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the base bag further
comprises a fabric material forming the bottom and/or two short
ends of the base bag.
9. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic sheet
material of the base bag is provided with an outer lining.
10. The base bag according to claim 8, wherein the fabric material
is a semi rigid material.
11. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the base bag
comprises a closing mechanism being one of a zipper, a snap
fastener or a magnet.
12. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the base bag further
comprises at least one handle or strap.
13. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the base bag further
comprises a pouch, which is configured to be attached to the inner
sides of the base bag.
14. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the bag is a clutch
bag, a hand bag or a purse.
15. The base bag according to claim 1, wherein the bag cover
comprises a fabric and at least two magnets arranged on the fabric,
and wherein the fabric is configured to be wrapped around at least
part of a base bag, such that the magnets can be detachably
fastened to a magnetic sheet material of a base bag via magnetic
force.
16. The base bag according to claim 15, wherein the fabric of the
bag cover is in the form of a rectangle, the rectangle being sized
to be wrapped around a front, bottom and back wall of the base bag,
and further folded over each of a respective top edge of the front
and back walls of the base bag, and wherein the cover is configured
to be detachably fastened to the inside of the base bag.
17. The base bag according to claim 15, wherein the magnets are
magnetically attached to a strip of magnetic material, so that the
magnets may be moved along the strip.
18. The base bag according to claim 17, wherein the bag cover is
configured with a channel along each of two short sides of the bag
cover, wherein the channel is open at least in one end for
receiving and removing the strip.
19. A bag kit for a bag with changeable bag covers, the bag kit
comprising: a base bag according to claim 1.
20. The bag kit according to claim 19, wherein the kit further
comprises at least one accessory comprising a magnet, and wherein,
when the bag cover is attached to the base bag, the accessory is
detachably attached to the bag cover via magnetic force between the
magnet of the accessory and the magnetic sheet material of the base
bag.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates generally to bags, and mote
particularly to a base bag for changeable bag covers, a changeable
bag cover, and a bag kit.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Bags, such as e.g. handbags, purses and clutch bags, are
often used as accessories. While being useful for carrying
necessary items, such as mobile phones, keys, money and make up, it
is often a desire of the user to match the bag with clothes or with
shoes. As different occasions call for different clothes and shoes,
the number of bags required to match the different outfits may be
numerous. To reduce the number of bags required to match the
different outfits it may be advantageous if the bag can be
customized to different outfits by changing an outer cover of the
bag.
[0003] AU2011100832 discloses a handbag with changeable covers
where the bag can be customized to have different appearances. The
bag covers are attached to the handbag by different fastening
means, such as snap clips, magnets or hook-and-loop means. The
various means for fastening the cover to the base bag are
complicated and require a precise fit between the base bag and the
cover. Further, the covers are complicated to make and are not
readily made by a layman.
[0004] EP2163169 also discloses a handbag with changeable covers,
where the hand bag is composed of a basic bag and different covers.
The covers are attached to the basic bag by means of permanent
magnets inside a lining of the basic bag, which attract permanent
magnets sewn into the cover. When changing the covers of the bag,
the magnets of the new cover must be in the right place, so that
they matches the position of the magnets of the basic bag.
[0005] KR20110006984 discloses a clutch bag with changeable covers,
which is similar to the hand bag of EP2163169. The clutch bag is
composed of a basic bag and different covers. The covers are
attached to the basic bag by means of permanent magnets on the
basic bag which attract permanent magnets sewn into the cover. When
changing the covers of the bag, the magnets of the new cover must
be in the right place so that they matches the position of the
magnets of the basic bag.
[0006] The bags with changeable covers of the prior art require bag
covers with complicated fastening means, which are difficult and
time consuming to attach to the bag. Further, due to the
complicated fastening means, prior art bag covers cannot easily be
made by the user to suit different occasions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] In view of the above, an object of the teachings herein is
to solve or at least reduce the above stated problems.
[0008] According to a first aspect, a base bag for changeable bag
covers is provided. The base bag comprises a front wall and a back
wall foldably connected to a bottom of the base bag. Each of the
front and back walls at least partly comprises a magnetic sheet
material configured to attract to magnets of a changeable bag cover
(20).
[0009] Each of the front and back walls may further comprise a rim
arranged to meet when the base bag is in a closed position.
[0010] Each of the rims may comprise a flange extending essentially
perpendicular to the respective rim.
[0011] The magnetic sheet material of the base bag may comprise a
non-magnetized ferromagnetic material.
[0012] The base bag may be configured to be used with the bag
cover, such that the bag cover is detachably fastened to the base
bag by wrapping the bag cover around the front wall, bottom and
back wall, and further folding the bag cover around a top edge of
each of the front and back walls of the base bag. When the bag
cover has been fastened to the base bag, the magnets of the bag
cover may be arranged to cause the base bag to close by means of
magnetic force between the magnets of the bag cover and the
magnetic material of the opposing front and back walls of the base
bag.
[0013] The bottom and/or each of the front and back walls may
consist of the magnetic sheet material.
[0014] The base bag may further comprise a fabric material forming
the bottom and/or two short ends of the base bag.
[0015] The magnetic sheet material of the base bag may be provided
with an outer lining.
[0016] The fabric material may be a semi rigid material.
[0017] The base bag may comprise a closing mechanism being one of a
zipper, a snap fastener or a magnet.
[0018] The base bag may further comprise at least one handle or
strap.
[0019] The base bag may further comprise a pouch, which is
configured to be attached to the inner sides of the base bag.
[0020] The bag may be a clutch bag, a hand bag or a purse.
[0021] According to a second aspect, a changeable bag cover is
provided. The bag cover comprises a fabric and at least two magnets
arranged on the fabric. The fabric is configured to be wrapped
around at least part of the base bag, such that the magnets can be
detachably fastened to a magnetic sheet material of a base bag via
magnetic force.
[0022] The fabric of the bag cover may be in the form of a
rectangle, the rectangle being sized to be wrapped around a front,
bottom and back wall of the base bag, and further folded over each
of a respective top edge of the front and back walls of the base
bag, the cover may be configured to be detachably fastened to the
inside of the base bag.
[0023] The magnets may be magnetically attached to a strip of
magnetic material, so that the magnets may be moved along the
strip.
[0024] The bag cover may be configured with a channel along each of
two short sides of the bag cover, wherein the channel is open at
least in one end for receiving and removing the strip.
[0025] According to a third aspect, a bag kit for a bag with
changeable bag covers is provided. The bag kit comprises a base bag
according to the first aspect and a bag cover according to the
second aspect.
[0026] The kit may further comprise at least one accessory
comprising a magnet. When the bag cover is attached to the base
bag, the accessory is detachably attached to the bag cover via
magnetic force between the magnet of the accessory and the magnetic
sheet material of the base bag.
[0027] Other objectives, features and advantages of the present
invention will appear from the following detailed disclosure, from
the attached claims, as well as from the drawings. It is noted that
the invention relates to all possible combination of features.
[0028] Generally, all terms used in the claims are to be
interpreted according to their general meaning in the technical
field, unless explicitly defined otherwise herein. All references
to "a, an, the [element, device, component, means, step, etc.]" are
to be interpreted openly as referring to at least one instance of
said element, device, component, means, step, etc., unless stated
otherwise. As used herein, the term "comprising" and variations of
that term are not intended to exclude other additives, components,
integers or steps.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] By way of example, embodiments of the present invention will
now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in
which:
[0030] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a base
bag;
[0031] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a base
bag;
[0032] FIG. 3a is a perspective view of an embodiment of a bag
cover;
[0033] FIG. 3b is a plan view of an unfolded bag cover as shown in
FIG. 3a;
[0034] FIG. 4a is a plan view of a part of a bag cover with a strip
with magnets;
[0035] FIG. 4b is a plan view of the strip with magnets as shown in
FIG. 4a.
[0036] FIG. 5a is a perspective view of a base bag with a bag
cover;
[0037] FIG. 5b is a cross sectional view of the base bag and cover
of FIG. 5a;
[0038] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a base bag and a bag
cover;
[0039] FIG. 7a illustrates an example of closing mechanism, where
the closing mechanism is a zipper;
[0040] FIG. 7b illustrates an example of closing mechanism, where
the closing mechanism is a zipper
[0041] FIG. 8 is a partial view of a base bag having snap clips for
fastening a handle or a strap; and
[0042] FIG. 9 illustrates a base bag, a bag cover and an outer
pocket.
[0043] FIG. 10a is a perspective view of an embodiment of a base
bag.
[0044] FIG. 10b is a perspective view of the base bag of FIG. 10a
with a bag cover.
[0045] FIG. 11a is a perspective view of a pouch.
[0046] FIG. 11b is a schematic partial view of a base bag with the
pouch of FIG. 11a.
[0047] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a base bag having a
strap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0048] The invention relates to a bag with changeable covers,
comprising a base bag and a bag cover. The bag can be e.g. a
handbag, a clutch bag, a purse, etc.
[0049] In the following sections, example embodiments of the base
bag and the bag cover will be described with reference to the
drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different
forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set
forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided by way of
example so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and
will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in
the art. Throughout the description, like numbers refer to like
elements.
[0050] With reference to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the base bag 10
is illustrated. The base bag 10 comprises a front wall 11, a back
wall 12 and a bottom 13. The front and back walls 11, 12 are
connected to the bottom 13 via a respective bottom edge 14a, 14b.
The front wall 11 has a top edge 18 and the back wall 12 has a top
edge 19. The front wall 11, the back wall 12 and the bottom 13 are
made of a magnetic sheet material 40, for example but not limited
to a magnetic metal. In some embodiments, the sheet material is not
a permanent magnet. The base bag 10 may be closed by moving the top
edges 18, 19 towards each other. Similarly, the bag is opened by
moving the top edges 18, 19 away from each other.
[0051] Turning now to FIG. 2, another embodiment of the base bag 10
of FIG. 1 is illustrated. In this embodiment the base bag 10 has
short ends 16 forming a complete base bag 10 including the front
wall 11, the back wall 12, the bottom 13 and the short ends. The
short ends 16 may include a fabric material. In variants of this
embodiment, the short ends 16 may include the same material as the
magnetic sheet material 40. The short ends 16 prevent any items
stored in the bag from falling out through the short ends 16 of the
base bag 10. Along each of the short ends 16 there is a crease 17
in the fabric material, such that the fabric material can fold
along the crease 17 when the top edges 18, 19 of the front 11 and
back walls 12 are brought closer to each other.
[0052] In variants of the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2, the
magnetic sheet material may include a ferromagnetic material. The
front and back walls 11, 12 may be partially of the magnetic
material and partially of other materials, such as e.g. fabric,
leather, plastics, etc. The bottom may be of a material that is not
magnetic, e.g. a fabric, leather, plastic, or other flexible
material.
[0053] The front and back walls 11, 12 may be covered by an outer
lining on their outer sides 11', 12'. This outer lining may also
cover an outer side 13' of the bottom 13. The outer lining may be
of the same material as the material of the short ends 16, if the
base bag has short ends 16.
[0054] In variants of the embodiment of FIG. 2, the short ends 16
may include a soft and flexible material. In that case, the short
ends 16 do not need to have the crease 17, as the flexible material
of the short sides easily can be folded without the crease 17.
Alternatively, the fabric material may be a semi rigid material. A
semi rigid material may be advantageous as the semi rigid material
stays in a folded position when the top edges 18, 19 of the front
11 and back walls 12 are brought in contact with each other.
Combinations of flexible and semi-rigid material is also plausible
within the scope of this disclosure, such that e.g. the short ends
16 comprise a semi rigid material and the outer lining comprises a
flexible material, or vice versa. The outer sides 11', 12', 13' of
the base bag 10, or only the parts visible when used with a bag
cover, may be covered with a semi-rigid material, such as e.g.
leather, suede etc. Alternatively, the outer sides 11', 12', 13',
or parts of them, may be covered by a softer material, such as e.g.
velvet.
[0055] The interior 15 of the base bag 10 may be covered by an
inner lining, such as e.g. a fabric. The inner lining may be of the
same material as the lining on the outer sides.
[0056] With reference to FIGS. 3a and 3b, an example of a
detachable bag cover 20 will be described. The bag cover 20 can be
used with any base bag 10 described herein. The bag cover 20
comprises a fabric material in the shape of a rectangle with two
long sides 27, 28 and two short sides 21, 22. In this embodiment
the bag cover 20 has four magnets 30, which are positioned two near
the short side 21 and two near the short side 22.
[0057] The bag cover 20 is configured to be attached to the base
bag 10 by wrapping the bag cover 20 around the front wall 11, the
bottom 13 and the back wall 12 of the base bag 10. Each of the
short sides 21, 22 of the bag cover 20 is then folded around a
respective one of the top edges 18, 19 of the front and back walls
11, 12 of the base bag 10. The bag cover is folded along a line, so
that the magnets 30 are positioned on the inside of the base bag
after folding, e.g. along a folding line, as illustrated by dashed
lines 25 in FIGS. 3a and 3b. The bag cover 20 is then fastened to
the base bag 10 via a magnetic force between the magnets 30 of the
bag cover 20 and the magnetic sheet material 40 of the base bag 10.
In other embodiments of the bag cover 20, there may be more than
two magnets 30, for example, but not limited to, 3, 4, 5, etc. on
each short side 21, 22. The bag cover 20 of the invention also
works with only two magnets 30, i.e. one magnet 30 per short side
21, 22. In the case of only two magnets 30, each magnet 30 is
preferably elongated, such that it can be used to fasten a large
portion of the short side 21, 22 to the base bag 10.
[0058] The bag cover 20 of FIG. 3a is configured to be used with a
base bag 10 having short ends 16, such as the base bag 10 of FIG.
2. The bag cover 20 can then easily be folded around the base bag
10 and attached to and detached from the base bag 10 by way of
magnetic force between the magnets 30 and the magnetic sheet
material 40 of the base bag 10.
[0059] If instead the bag cover is to be used with a base bag 10,
which does not have short ends 16, the bag cover 20 may have closed
sides, such that content of the bag does not fall out through the
sides. In this case the bag cover 20 can be shaped such that, when
the bag cover 20 is wrapped around the base bag 10, each long side
27, 28 of the bag cover 20 closes the short ends 16 of the base bag
10. I.e. each long side 27, 28 of the bag cover 20 may, when the
bag cover 20 is in a folded state, be partially e.g. sewn, glued or
stapled together.
[0060] A further effect of a fastening solution with magnets 30
provided in the bag cover 20 and magnetic sheet material 40 in the
base bag 10, is that it may be used as an alternative closing
mechanism, or as a complement to another closing mechanism. When
the bag cover 20 has been wrapped around and fastened to the base
bag 10, the magnets 30 of the cover can cause the base bag 10 to
stay in a closed state due to the magnetic force between the
magnets 30 of the bag cover 20 and the magnetic sheet material 40
of the opposing wall of the base bag 10. To achieve this effect,
the magnets 30 of the opposing sides of the bag cover 20 may need
to be positioned asymmetrically. In this case the magnets 30
attaching the bag cover 20 to the inside of the front wall 11 of
the base bag 10 are offset with respect to the magnets 30 attaching
the bag cover 20 to the inside of the back wall 12 of the base bag
10. The offset is illustrated in FIG. 3b by way of the distances D1
and D2, where the distance D1 is the distance between the magnets
30 along the short side 21 and D2 is the distance between the
magnets 30 along the short side 22. D1 is different from distance
D2. Alternatively, or additionally, the magnets 30 may be attached
at different distances from the short sides 21, 22 of the bag cover
20 such that, when the bag cover 20 is attached to the base bag 10,
the magnets 30 are placed at different distances from the top edges
18, 19 of the front and back walls 11, 12 of the base bag 10.
[0061] Alternatively, the magnets 30 may be fastened to the bag
cover 20 in a movable manner such that, when the bag is pushed into
a closed state by the user, the magnets 30 are configured to be
moved by the magnetic repelling force if the opposing magnets 30
are too close to each other. The magnets 30 can e.g. be fastened to
the bag cover 20 via a piece of an elastic. Another option for
movable magnets 30 in the bag cover 20 is illustrated in FIGS. 4a
and 4b. The magnets 30 are magnetically attached to a strip 31 of
magnetic material, for example metal, so that they may be moved
along the strip 31. The bag cover 20 is configured with a channel
26 along each of the two short sides 21, 22. The channel 26 is open
at least in one end so that the strip 31 can be slid into the
channel 26. When the bag cover 20 has open channels 26, the same
strip 31 can be re-used with other bag covers 20 which are
configured to be used with the same base bag 10. Each of the bag
covers 20 may be made from any piece of fabric, or other flexible
or at least semi-flexible material, by just cutting an area wide
enough to cover the outer sides of the front and back walls 11, 12
and of the bottom 13 of the bag, and long enough to be wrapped
around the top edges 18, 19 of the front and back walls 11, 12, as
illustrated in FIG. 5A. Then a channel 26 can be formed in the bag
cover 20 by folding near the short sides 21, 22 of the bag cover 20
and attaching the folded parts of the short sides 21, 22 by e.g.
sewing, stapling or gluing. The channel 26 is then ready to receive
the re-usable strip 31 to be slid into the channel 26. When the bag
cover 20 is to be changed for another bag cover 20, the strip 31
can be taken out through the open end of the channel 26, so that
the same strip 31 can be used with the other bag cover 20.
[0062] Alternatively, the strip 31 with magnets 30 can be sewn
onto, or glued to, the bag cover 20. The strip 31 can easily be
sewn into closed channels 26 along the short edges of the bag cover
20.
[0063] The bag cover 20 may be made from flexible materials other
than fabric, such as e.g. thin plastic materials. In one
embodiment, the bag cover 20 is made from two parallel layers of
thin clear plastic. The bag cover 20 can then be customized by
inserting e.g. pieces of paper or pictures between the two
layers.
[0064] The bag cover 20 may be of other shapes than a rectangle, as
long as it is large enough to be wrapped around the front wall 11,
bottom 13 and back wall 12 of the base bag 10.
[0065] Embodiments of a bag comprising the base bag 10 and the bag
cover 20 are described with reference to FIGS. 5a, 5b, 6a, and
6b.
[0066] In the example illustrated in FIGS. 5a and 5b, the base bag
10 comprises the front wall 11, the back wall 12 and the bottom 13.
Each of the front and back walls 11, 12 comprises the magnetic
sheet material 40. The magnetic sheet material 40 is magnetic but
not magnetized. Therefore, the front and back walls 11, 12 are
magnetic but are not themselves so called permanent magnets.
Preferably large areas of the front and back walls are of the
magnetic material, e.g., but not limited to, 30%-100. Large areas
of magnetic material provide for use of less complicated covers.
The areas of magnetic material ensures that a bag cover 20 can be
attached to the base bag 10 using magnets 30. Large areas of
magnetic material 40 allows for tolerances of the placement of the
magnets 30. Thereby, the bag cover 20 can be fastened to the base
bag 10 at a variety of positions as long as the positions of the
magnets 30 of the bag cover 20 can be matched with positions of the
magnetic material 40 of the base bag 10, when the bag cover 20 has
been folded about the base bag 10.
[0067] In this embodiment the bag cover 20 is made of a rectangular
piece of fabric having two long sides 27, 28 and two short sides
21, 22. Along each of the short ends 21, 22 there is a channel 26.
In this example the channel 26 has been made by making the bag
cover 20 from a rectangle with extra length in the long sides 27,
28. The rectangular piece of fabric is then folded along a line
near and parallel with each of the two short sides 21, 22, such
that the folded parts form the channels 26 and the outermost part
of the folding forms new short sides 21', 22', as illustrated in
FIGS. 5a and 5b. Another option for making the channels 26 is e.g.
sewing, stapling or gluing an extra piece of fabric along the short
ends.
[0068] The bag cover 20 further comprises two magnets 30 on a strip
31, inserted into each of the channels 26. The bag cover 20 is
wrapped about the front wall 11, bottom 13 and back wall 12 of the
base bag 10, and folded around the top edges 18, 19 of the front
and back walls 11, 12, such that the magnets 30 are positioned on
the inside 15 of the base bag 10. The bag cover 20 is fastened to
the base bag 10 through magnetic force between the magnets 30 of
the bag cover 20 and the magnetic sheet material 40 of the base bag
10. The magnetic sheet material 40 of the base bag 10 ensures that
a bag cover 20 can be attached to the base bag 10 using the magnets
30 and that the tolerances of the placement of the magnets 30 are
very forgiving. Since the front and back walls 11, 12 both comprise
the magnetic sheet material 40 over their entire extent, the
position of the magnets 30 on the bag cover 20 can be matched with
the position of the magnetic sheet material 40 of the base bag 10
anywhere on the front and back walls 11, 12. In some embodiments,
the bottom 13 may be made of a non-magnetic material, for example,
but not limited to, metal or plastic.
[0069] In this example, the strip 31 is a re-useable strip. The two
channels 26 are open at both ends, such that the strip 31 of each
channel 26 can be taken out and re-used with another bag cover
20.
[0070] Preferably the bag cover 20 is sized so that it can be
wrapped also around the top edges 18, 19 of the front and back
walls 11, 12 of the base bag 10, such that the bag cover 20 can be
detachably fastened to the inside of the base bag 10, as described
above. Alternatively, the bag cover 20 may have shorter long sides
27, 28 such that the bag cover is not folded over the top edges 18,
19 but instead attached to the base bag 10 on the outer sides 11',
12' of the base bag 11, 12.
[0071] Now, turning to the base bag and bag cover of FIG. 6. In
this embodiment the front and back walls 11, 12 are only partially
of magnetic sheet material 40, as illustrated by the bold line. The
bag cover 20 is wrapped around the base bag 10 and attached to the
inside 15 of the base bag 10 in the same manner as in the previous
example disclosed in connection with FIGS. 5a and 5b. The
tolerances of the placement of the magnets 30 are still very
forgiving, as long as the position of the magnets 30 on the bag
cover 20 can be matched with the position of the magnetic sheet
material 40 of the base bag 10, when the bag cover 20 is fastened
to the base bag 10. To achieve desired tolerances it is preferable
that large areas of the front and back walls have magnetic
material, e.g. 30%-80% of the total area. The tolerances enables
use of bag covers 20 that are less complicated to make than the bag
covers of the prior art. The length of the long sides 27, 28 of the
bag cover 20 can be made within a range of lengths as long as the
bag cover 20 can be wrapped around the front wall 11, bottom 13,
and back 12 wall of the base bag 10, then folded about the top
edges 18, 19 of the base bag 10 and attached to the inner sides 15
of the base bag 10 at a position where the base bag 10 has the
magnetic sheet material 40. Although, there is a visual gap in the
figures between the base bag 10 and the bag cover 20, this is only
for an illustrative purpose. Preferably, the cover 20 is more or
less close-fitting around the base bag 10. This may be applicable
to all embodiments disclose herein.
[0072] An advantage of this embodiment is that the base bag 10 can
be made partially in a light weight material 41 such as e.g.
plastic, and partially in the sheet magnetic material 40. Thereby,
the base bag 10 may be more light weight than when it has the
magnetic material 40 in the entire extent of the front and back
walls 11, 12.
[0073] The fastening means, for fastening the bag cover 20 to the
base bag 10, has so far been described as magnetic material 40 in
the base bag 10 and magnets 30 in the bag cover 20. An alternative
embodiment of the fastening means, which can be combined with the
other features of the above embodied base bags 10 and bag covers
20, will now be described. In this example, the magnets 30 have
instead been placed on the base bag 10, and the magnetic material
40 has been placed on the bag cover. The front and back walls 11,12
of the base bag 10 may be made of any material and the magnets 30
may be glued or otherwise attached to the front and back walls 11,
12. The bag cover 20 may look like the above embodied bag covers 20
but with the magnets 30 exchanged for pieces of magnetic material
40. The magnetic material 40 may be placed in the channel 26 of the
bag cover 20, either in a permanent manner or in a re-useable
manner, as described above with reference to the re-useable strip
31. The bag cover 20 is thus fastened to the base bag 10 by means
of magnetic force between the magnets 30 of the base bag 10 and the
magnetic material 40 of the bag cover 20.
[0074] The base bag 10 may have a closing mechanism. The closing
mechanism may be e.g. a zipper or a snap fastener. To accommodate
room for the fastening of the bag cover 20 to the base bag 10, the
closing mechanism may be positioned on the inside 15 of the front
and back walls 11, 12 at a distance from the upper edges 18, 19 of
the front and back walls 11, 12, below an area for fastening the
bag cover 20. This is illustrated in FIGS. 7a and 7b, in which a
zipper z is used in different variants of the closing mechanisms.
In FIG. 7a, the zipper z has been sewn onto two pieces of fabric.
Each of the two pieces of fabric (hereafter referred to as zipper
fabric) is attached to the inside 15 of the front or back walls 11,
12, respectively. Both pieces of zipper fabric are attached to the
inside 15 at a distance Dz from the top edges 18, 19 of the front
and back walls 11, 12. The distance Dz is chosen so that the bag
cover 20 can be folded around the top edges 18, 19 and be attached
to inside 15 of the base bag 10 between the attachment point of the
pieces of zipper fabric and the top edges 18, 19 of the front and
back walls 11, 12. The zipper z runs from one short end 16 to the
other short end 16. In FIG. 7b, the pieces of zipper fabric, which
the zipper is sewn onto, are attached to the insides of the front
and back walls in the same manner as in FIG. 7a, but are formed
differently such that they also form part of the short ends 16. The
zipper runs from near the bottom of one of the short ends 16, and
runs to near the bottom of the other short end 16 in a bent manner.
Thereby, the zipper z and the pieces of zipper fabric form the
short ends 16.
[0075] The base bag 10 of any of the embodiments disclosed herein
may further have a handle or strap. The handle or strap may be
fixed, such that it is used with any changeable cover.
Alternatively, it may be fastened to the base bag 10 in a
detachable manner, e.g. with snap clips. FIG. 8 shows a partial
view of a base bag 10 with a snap clip 70. A detachable handle or
strap is advantageous for customizing the base bag 10 to different
bag covers 20. It is also advantageous when the base bag can be
used as both handbag, clutch bag and purse. Adding a strap or a
handle to the purse, easily changes it into a handbag.
[0076] FIG. 9 illustrates a partial view of a bag composed of a
base bag 10 and a bag cover 20. The bag cover has an outer pocket
35. In this embodiment, the pocket 35 is detachably fastened to an
outer side of the bag cover 20 by means of one or more permanent
magnets 30, such that the one or more magnets 30 attaches to the
bag cover 20, when wrapped about a base bag 10, through magnetic
force between the magnets and the magnetic material 40 of the base
bag 10. If large parts or all of the front and/or back walls 11, 12
of the base bag 10 are of the magnetic sheet material 40, the
pocket 35 can easily be attached to an outer side of the bag, e.g.
on the outer side of the bag cover 20 when the bag cover 20 is
attached to the base bag 10. The pocket 35 can then be detached and
later attached again at another position. One pocket 35 can be used
together with several bag covers 20. In other embodiments, the
pocket 35 may be fastened to the bag cover 20 by use of e.g. snap
clips, hook-and-loop fasteners etc.
[0077] The base bag 10 may be equipped with an inner pocket. The
inner pocket may be the same as the outer pocket 35, as illustrated
in FIG. 9.
[0078] FIG. 10a illustrates a further embodiment of the base bag 10
of FIG. 1. FIG. 10b illustrates the base bag 10 when used with a
bag cover 20. In this embodiment, the uppermost parts of the front
and back walls 11, 12 are bent towards each other, such that a rim
50 is formed at the top of each of the front and back walls 11, 12.
The respective rims 50 of the front and back walls 11, 12 are
formed so that, when the base bag 10 is closed, the rims 50 meet.
The rims 50 may be formed such that they meet in the same or
essentially the same plane, edge to edge, as illustrated in FIGS.
10a and 10b. Alternatively, the rims may be formed so that they,
when the base bag 10 is closed, are in parallel planes and
overlapping each other. Due to the rims 50, the base bag 10 will,
when closed, hold a larger volume than it would have without the
rims 50. To achieve a desired volume, the width of the rims 50 may
be in the range of, but not limited to, 1-4 cm, such as e.g. 1.5,
3.5 and 4.5 cm. The width of the bottom 13 of the base bag 10 may
be broadened as well. As shown in FIG. 10a, each of the rims 50 may
further be formed with a flange 52, extending essentially
perpendicular to the respective rim. The flange 52 can be formed by
further bending the edge of the rim 50 downwards, thus forming a
rim edge 51 and the flange 52. The width of the flanges 52 is
preferably at least 0.3 cm to around 1 cm. Preferably, the rims 50
and the flanges 52 comprises the magnetic sheet material 40. When
the base bag 10 is closed, the respective rim edges 51 meet and the
flanges 52 are in parallel planes and overlapping or meet against
each other. As a locking mechanism, one or both of the flanges 52
may have a magnet. The magnet causes the base bag 10 to stay in a
closed position due to the magnetic force between the magnet and
the magnetic sheet material of the opposing flange.
[0079] The base bag 10 of FIG. 10a can be used with any of the
above described embodiments of the bag cover 20. Turning now to
FIG. 10b, the base bag 10 with the bag cover 20 is illustrated. The
bag cover 20 is wrapped around the base bag 10 in a manner similar
to that which was described in relation to FIGS. 5a-6b, with the
difference that the bag cover 20 is now also folded around the rim
and around the flange (if any). The bag cover is fastened to the
base bag 10 by magnetic force between the magnets 30 of the bag
cover 20 and the magnetic material 40 of the rim 50 and/or of the
flange 52. An advantage of this embodiment with rims 50 on the base
bag 10 is that the bag cover 20 can be folded around the rims 50
and attach to the magnetic sheet material 40 on the inside of the
rims 50. This way the rims 50 and/or the flanges 52 protect the
short sides 21, 22 of the bag cover 20 from wear during use of the
bag. The short edges will be hidden in the channel formed by the
rim and flanges. This advantageous effect is achieved with the rims
50 alone. The effect is further enhanced if the base bag 10 also
has the flanges 52.
[0080] The base bag 10 may further be provided with a pouch 60. The
pouch 60 is sized to fit inside the base bag 10, so as to form an
inner lining of the base bag 10. FIG. 11a illustrates an embodiment
of the pouch 60, suitable for any base bag 10 disclosed herein. The
pouch 60 has a front 61 and a back 62 similar to the front wall 11
and the back wall 12 of the base bag 10. Each of the front 60 and
the back 61 has an upper edge 68, 69 corresponding to the top edges
18, 19 of the base bag 10 as seen in e.g. FIGS. 1 and 2. The pouch
60 is configured with a channel 26 with a strip 31 along each of
the two upper edges 68, 69. The channels 26 and the strips 31 are
configured in the same manner as the channels 26 and the strips 31
described in relation to the bag cover 20 of e.g. FIGS. 3a and 3b,
4a and 4b. As described with respect to the bag cover 20, the pouch
60 may have open channels 26 such that the strip 31 can be re-used
with other pouches 60, which are configured to be used with the
same base bag 10. The pouch 60 is attached to the base bag 10 by
first inserting the pouch 60 into the base bag 10. Then the bag
cover 20 is wrapped around the base bag 10 and, at least partly
overlapping the pouch 60, attached to the inside 15 of the base bag
10 by magnetic force between the magnets 30 of the bag cover 20 and
the magnetic sheet material 40 of the base bag 10. This way the bag
cover 20 fastens the pouch 60 to the base bag 10. In a preferred
embodiment, the pouch 60 is configured such that, when assembled,
the magnets 30 of the bag cover 20 overlap the strip 31 of the
pouch 60. Thus, the magnets 30 (and optionally, the strips 31) of
the bag cover 20 will secure the pouch 60 to the base bag 10.
[0081] Alternatively, or in addition, the pouch 60 may be
configured with magnets 30. The magnets 30 may be placed adjacent
the upper edges 68, 69 of the pouch 60 instead of the channels 26
and the strips 31. Or, the magnets 30 may be placed on the strip 31
to secure the pouch 60 to the base bag 10.
[0082] FIG. 11b illustrates an example of how the pouch 60 may be
attached to the base bag 10 of FIGS. 10a and 10b. For illustrative
purposes a partial view of the upper part of the back wall 12 of
base bag 10, with the bag cover 20 and the pouch 60 is shown. The
same example applies also for attaching the pouch 60 to the front
wall 11. As shown, the pouch 60 has been inserted into the base bag
10 such that the channel 26 and the strip 31 of the pouch 60 are
underneath and parallel to the rim 50 of the base bag 10. The bag
cover 20 has been wrapped around the base bag 10, including around
the rim 50 and the flange 52 of the base bag 10. The channel 26,
the strip 31 and the magnets 30 have then been placed underneath
and parallel to the rim 50 and to the channel 26 and strip 31 of
the pouch 60. This way the magnets 30 of the bag cover 20 secures
the pouch 60 to the rim 50. The channels 26 and the strips 31 of
the pouch 60 and the bag cover 20 may alternatively be placed in
the same manner but adjacent to the flange 52, thereby securing the
pouch 60 to the flange 52.
[0083] FIG. 12 illustrates the base bag 10 of FIGS. 10a and 10b,
when provided with a strap 80. The strap 80 is a loop strap, i.e.
the strap 80 does not have open ends. In this embodiment, the strap
80 is attached to the base bag 10 by hanging one of the rims 50
over part of the strap 80. Due to the flange 52, the base bag 10
will not slide of the strap 80. To fasten the strap 80 to the bag,
a section of the strap 80 may be placed under the rim 50 and then
secured by fastening the bag cover 20 and optionally the pouch 60
to the base bag 10. The bag cover 20 will then keep the strap 80 in
place. Alternatively, the strap 80 may be provided with magnets for
fastening the strap 80 to the base bag 10. The strap 80 may be e.g.
a chain, a leather band or plastic band. In case of a chain forming
the strip, the links will keep the chain in position under the rim
50 due to the weight of the base bag.
[0084] In one embodiment, the strap 80 is a D-shaped strap 80, such
that the straight part of the "D" fits under the rim 50.
[0085] The base bag 10 and bag cover 20, as described in relation
to the examples of this disclosure, may be provided as a bag kit
forming a bag. The bag kit can comprise a base bag 10 and one or
more bag covers 20. The bag kit may include a pouch 60. In
addition, the bag kit may include a strap or a handle. The bag kit
may also include an accessory comprising a magnet. The accessory
can be a pocket or an ornament detachably attached to the bag via
magnetic force between the magnet and the magnetic material of the
base bag 10. The accessory may be purely aesthetic for decorative
purposes, or may be an accessory which turns e.g. a purse or a
clutch bag into a handbag, such as handles or straps. The kit may
include a reusable strip 31 or a reusable strip with magnets 30,
such that the strip can be inserted into a duct or a channel 26 in
the cover for fastening the bag cover 20 to the base bag 10, as has
been described in relation to FIGS. 3a and 3b, 4a and 4b. The base
bag 10 may be provided with an alternative fastening means. The bag
cover may not have any fastening means for fastening it to the base
bag 10. The base bag 10, such as the base bag 10 of FIG. 1 or 2,
may comprise a foldable upper part on each of the top edges 18, 19
of the front and back walls 11, 12. Each of the foldable upper
parts comprises the at least one magnet 30. The front and back
walls 11, 12 of the base bag 10 is made at least partially of
magnetic material 40. When the foldable upper parts are folded onto
the inside 15 of the front and back walls 11, 12, the foldable
upper parts detachably attach to the magnetic material 40 of the
base bag 10. The bag cover 20 can be any bag cover as described
above, but without magnets or magnetic material. The bag cover is
fastened to the base bag 10 by wrapping the cover around the front,
bottom and back walls 11, 13, 12 of the base bag 10. Each of the
short sides 21, 22 is then folded around the foldable upper part of
the base bag such that it is fastened to the base bag 10 when the
foldable upper part attaches to the inner side 15 of the base bag
10. It will be appreciated that the invention has been illustrated
with reference to exemplary embodiments, and that the invention may
be varied in many different ways within the scope of the
claims.
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