US20100142862A1

US20100142862A1 - Container bag with multiple sealable locks

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Publication number: US20100142862A1
Application number: US12/459,925
Authority: US
Inventors: Bassam Abed Sam
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-12-05
Filing date: 2009-07-08
Publication date: 2010-06-10

Abstract

The container bag includes a bag body, a resealable lock, and a detachable fastening arrangement. The bag body includes a first layer and a second layer overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets discretely provided between the first and second layers and a plurality of elongated sealing openings communicating with said sealing pockets respectively. The resealable lock includes a plurality of zip lockers provided at the sealing openings respectively to seal and enclose the sealing pockets, wherein each of the zip lockers is individually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket so as to permit each of the sealing pockets being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner. The detachable fastening arrangement is provided along at least one edge of each of the sealing pockets to detachably couple the sealing pockets edge-to-edge, so as to selectively rearrange a combination-configuration of the bag body.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION

This is a Continuation-In-Part application of a non-provisional application having an application Ser. No. 12/315,796 and a filing date of Dec. 5, 2008.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a container bag, and more particularly to a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein the container bag has a plurality of discrete sealing pockets adapted for individually packing different objects in an air-tight manner and selectively rearranging the combination-configuration of the container bag.
2. Description of Related Arts
A container bag usually made of a non-rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible material is used for packing or carrying items such as frozen food, fresh produce, snack foods etc. Most of the bags are heat sealed together. A press-to-close zipper or sliding zipper is used to close and open the bag in a resealable manner, and to seal the items in the bags to keep the items fresh or prevent leaking.
There are many different bags in the market for different purposes. Take a food bag as an example, a food bag is used for transporting food for picnicking, wherein a sandwich and fruits are packed in one bag. However, the sandwich may get wet or soaked by the fruits. Therefore, most people would like to separate the sandwich and the fruits into different food bags. Packing the sandwich with the snacks, as another example, a person may put the sandwich and snacks in one bag for convenience or utilizing the usage of the bag, so that the flavor may be mixed and destroyed the taste of the original food. It is worth mentioning that the food bag has a standard size that it is a waste for the food bag to store a small amount of food, such as the snacks.
For solving those problems, a bag having different pockets is provided for separating the different foods in one bag so as to utilize the space of the bag. Though this type of bag solved the mixing different foods problems, the shared opening makes no choose but opening all the pockets at the same time. It is not only inconvenient but also hard to keep it fresh when the single shared opening is opened for all the pockets.
In order to separate the different foods, a container bag for segregating the different foods in one container bag is also provided. The bag has more than two compartments for housing the different foods such as two liquid foods. However, the separated compartments are permanently sealed. It's impossible to reuse the bag or re-close the bag after the bag is unsealedly opened.
Sometimes, a set of separated containers need to be grouped together. They are either contained by a bigger container which costs extra, or are bundled together which is still not convenient and reliable.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

A main object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein the container bag has a plurality of discrete sealing pockets adapted for individually packing different objects in an air-tight manner and selectively rearranging the combination-configuration of the container bag.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, which is easy to combine and separate the discrete sealing pockets via a detachable fastening arrangement.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein the sealing pockets can be normally used when each of the sealing pockets is fastened to or detached from another sealing pocket so as to enhance the practice use of the container bag.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein each of the sealing pockets has its own sealable lock such that when one of the sealing pockets is opened, other sealing pockets are remained unsealed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein the sealable lock can reusable to permit each of the sealing pockets being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein the container bag can separate different foods in one bag for the convenience of a person to carry and transport the food so as to utilize the space the container bag.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, which does not require to alter the original structural design of the container bag, so as to minimize the manufacturing cost of the container bag incorporating with the sealable locks.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein no expensive or complicated structure is required to employ in the present invention in order to achieve the above mentioned objects. Therefore, the present invention successfully provides an economic and efficient solution for providing a container body with multiple sealing pockets and multiple sealable locks to individually access the sealing pockets.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, a container bag of the present invention comprises a bag body, a resealable lock, and a detachable fastening arrangement.
The bag body comprises a first layer and a second layer overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets discretely provided between the first and second layers and a plurality of elongated sealing openings communicating with said sealing pockets respectively.
The resealable lock comprises a plurality of zip lockers provided at the sealing openings respectively to seal and enclose the sealing pockets, wherein each of the zip lockers is individually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket so as to permit each of the sealing pockets being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner.
The detachable fastening arrangement is provided along at least one edge of each of the sealing pockets to detachably couple the sealing pockets edge-to-edge, so as to selectively rearrange a combination-configuration of the bag body.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container bag according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the container bag according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container bag according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the container bag according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 5A to 5C illustrate the alternative modes of the container bag according to the first and second preferred embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a manufacturing process the container bag according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a container bag according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the container bag according to the above third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9A to 9C illustrate the alternative modes of the container bag according to the above third preferred embodiments of the present invention, illustrating the combination-configurations of the bag body.

FIGS. 10A to 10C illustrate the alternative modes of the detachable fastening arrangement of the container bag according to the above third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the container bag according to the above third preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the sealing pockets being integrally attached edge-to-edge.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a container bag of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the container bag, which is adapted for storing different items in a separated air-tight manner, comprises a bag body 10 and a resealable lock 20.
The bag body 10 comprises a first layer 11 and a second layer 12 overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets 13 discretely provided between the first layer 11 and the second layer 12 and a plurality of elongated sealing openings 131 for communicating with the sealing pockets 13 respectively.
The resealable lock 20 comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21 provided at the sealing openings 131 respectively to seal and enclose the sealing pockets 13, wherein each of the zip lockers 21 is individually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket 13 so as to permit each of the sealing pockets 13 being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner.
According to the preferred embodiment, the first and second layers 11, 12 are made of flexible material and preferably have good oxygen barrier properties to keep the items, especially for edible products, within the sealing pockets 13. As shown in FIG. 1, two sealing pockets 13 are provided within the first and second layers 11, 12, wherein the two sealing pockets 13 are identical and each of the sealing pockets 13 is formed between half of the first layer 11 and corresponding half of the second layer 12.
In addition, the bag body 10 further has one or more sealing portions 14 that the first layer 11 is permanently sealed with the second layer 12 to form a partition between the two neighboring sealing pockets 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the sealing portion 14 is formed along a centerline of the bag body 10 to permanently seal the first and second layers 11, 12 with each other such that the centerline of the bag body 10 form the partition to separate the two sealing pockets 13. In other words, two different items, such as sandwich and snacks, can be stored in the sealing pockets 13 respectively.
Accordingly, each of the sealing openings 131 is a discrete opening formed at the bag body 10 that each of the sealing pockets 13 has an air-tight chamber 132 when the sealing opening 131 is sealed via the respective zip locker 21, in such a manner that the air-tight chamber 132 of each of the sealing pockets 13 is inaccessible to another the air-tight chamber 132 of the neighboring sealing pocket 13. In other words, the user is able to take out the item within the corresponding sealing pocket 13 via the respective zip locker 21 while the item within another sealing pocket 13 is remained sealed.
Preferably, each of the sealing pockets 13, which is formed in a rectangular shape, has three sealing edges 133 and a sealable edge to define the sealing opening 131 therealong. In other words, the three sealing edges 133 of each of the sealing pockets 13 are permanently sealed while the zip locker 21 is provided at the sealable edge of the sealing pocket 13. Accordingly, at least one of the sealing openings 131 is formed along a peripheral edge of the bag body 10.
The two air-tight chambers 132 of the sealing pockets 13 are formed to prevent the food from leaking so as to prevent the foods from mixing in different sealing pockets 13. In order words, two of the sealing pockets 13 are sharing one of the sealing edges as a common edge along the sealing portion 14 which is the partition for separating the two sealing pockets 13 to form two air-tight chambers 132 for sealing the foods in different sealing pockets 13.
In particularly, the sealing opening 131 of one of the sealing pockets 13 is formed along one side peripheral edge of the bag body 13 while the sealing opening 131 of another sealing pocket 13 is formed along another side peripheral edge of the bag body 13, as shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, at least two of the sealing openings 131 are provided at the bag body 10 and are extended in a parallel manner.
As shown in FIG. 2, each of the zipper lockers 21 comprises a first zipper 211 integrally provided along an opening edge of each of the sealing openings 131 at the first layer 11 and a second zipper 212 integrally provided along an opening edge of the respective sealing opening 131 at the second layer 12 to detachably engage with the first zipper 211 so as to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13. Accordingly, the two opening edges of each of the sealing opening 131 are detachably engaged with each other via the first and second zippers 211, 212 to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13.
According to the preferred embodiment, the first and second zippers 211, 212 are zipper-type-reclosable fasteners integrally provided at the first and second layers 11, 12 respectively along the sealing opening 131 thereof, wherein the user is able to joint the first and second zippers 211, 212 together through the zipper closure action as the user applies thumb and finger pressure in a sweeping motion across the first and second zippers 211, 212 at the sealing opening 131. Once the first and second zippers 211, 212 are engaged with each other, the air-tight chamber 132 is formed within the sealing pocket 13 to seal and enclose the item therein in an air-tight manner. The user is able to unseal and open the sealing pocket 13 by applying an opposite pulling force at the first and second layers 11, 12 to disengage the first zipper 211 with the second zipper 212.
It is worth to mention that the discrete sealing pockets 13 has the discrete sealing opening 131 having the respective zip locker 21 provided thereat, wherein each of the sealing pockets 13 is able to be enclosed and opened individually by press-to-close or pull-to-open the zip locker 21. Therefore, the individual zip lockers 21 provided at the individual sealing openings 131 for each sealing pocket 13 to enable the user to enclose and open the container bag in a reusable manner and to enable the sealing pockets 13 being enclosed or opened individually to avoid the unnecessary opening of the sealing pockets 13 which is not desired to reach. It is appreciated that when the zip locker 21 is closed, the three sealing edges and the sealable edge having the zip locker 21 provided at the sealing opening 131 are formed the air-tight chamber 132 to securely seal the foods into the respective sealing pocket 13.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the container bag of a second embodiment illustrates an alternative mode of the first embodiment, wherein the container bag comprises a bag body 10′ and a resealable lock 20′.
Having the similar structure of the first embodiment, the bag body 10′ comprises a first layer 11′ and a second layer 12′ overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets 13′ discretely provided between the first layer 11′ and the second layer 12′ and a plurality of elongated sealing openings 131′ for communicating with the sealing pockets 13′ respectively.
The resealable lock 20′ comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21′ provided at the sealing openings 131 respectively to seal and enclose the sealing pockets 13′, wherein each of the zip lockers 21′ is individually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket 13′ so as to permit each of the sealing pockets 13′ being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner.
The bag body 10′ further has one or more sealing portions 14′ that the first layer 11′ is permanently sealed with the second layer 12′ to form a partition between the two neighboring sealing pockets 13′. As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing portion 14′ is formed along a centerline of the bag body 10′ to permanently seal the first and second layers 11′, 12′ with each other such that the centerline of the bag body 10′ form the partition to separate the two sealing pockets 13′. Each of the sealing openings 131′ is a discrete opening formed at the bag body 10′ that each of the sealing pockets 13′ has an air-tight chamber 132′ when the sealing opening 131′ is sealed via the respective zip locker 21′, in such a manner that the air-tight chamber 132′ of each of the sealing pockets 13 is inaccessible to another the air-tight chamber 132′ of the neighboring sealing pocket 13′.
Each of the sealing pockets 13′, which is formed in a rectangular shape, has three sealing edges 133′ and a sealable edge to define the sealing opening 131′ therealong. In other words, the three sealing edges 133′ of each of the sealing pockets 13′ are permanently sealed while the zip locker 21′ is provided at the sealable edge of the sealing pocket 13′. Accordingly, at least one of the sealing openings 131′ is formed along a peripheral edge of the bag body 10′.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sealing opening 131′ of one of the sealing pockets 13 is formed along a top peripheral edge of the bag body 13′ while the sealing opening 131′ of another sealing pocket 13′ is formed along the same top peripheral edge of the bag body 13′. In other words, the sealing portion 14′ of the bag body 10′ is provided between two inner ends of the sealing openings 131′ of the sealing pockets 13′, such that the sealing portion 14′ forms the partition between the two sealing openings 131′.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each of the zipper lockers 21′ comprises a first zipper 211′ integrally provided along an opening edge of each of the sealing openings 131′ at the first layer 11′ and a second zipper 212′ integrally provided along an opening edge of the respective sealing opening 131′ at the second layer 12′ to detachably engage with the first zipper 211′ so as to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13′. Accordingly, the two opening edges of each of the sealing opening 131′ are detachably engaged with each other via the first and second zippers 211′, 212′ to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13′.
Each of the zipper lockers 21′ further comprises a zip slider 213′ slidably engaging with the first and second zippers 211′, 212′ to slide along each of the sealing openings 131′ so as to ensure the first and second zippers 211′, 212′ being secured with each other. Accordingly, when the zip slider 213′ is slid at one end of the sealing opening 131′, the first and second zippers 211′, 212′ are disengaged with each other to unseal and open the respective sealing pocket 13′. When the zip slider 213′ is slid at another opposed end of the sealing opening 131′, the first and second zippers 211′, 212′ are engaged with each other to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13′.
It is worth to mention that the discrete sealing pockets 13′ has the discrete sealing opening 131′ having the respective zip locker 21′ provided thereat, wherein each of the sealing pockets 13′ is able to be enclosed and opened individually by sliding the zip slider 213′ of the zip locker 21′. Therefore, the individual zip lockers 21′ provided at the individual sealing openings 131′ for sealing each sealing pockets 13′ enables the user to enclose and open the container bag in a reusable manner and to enable the sealing pockets 13′ being enclosed or opened individually to avoid the unnecessary opening of the sealing pockets 13′ which is not desired to reach. It is appreciated that when the zip locker 21′ is closed, the three sealing edges and the sealable edge having the zip locker 21′ provided at the sealing opening 131′ are formed the air-tight chamber 132′ to securely seal the foods into the respective sealing pocket 13′.
It is worth to mention that the container bag according to the first and second embodiments can be manufactured via the conventional manufacturing method which provides two rolls of flexible sheets. By overlapping the flexible sheets with each other and forming the resealable lock 20, 20′, the first and second layers 11, 12, 11′, 12′ with the built-in first and second zippers 21, 21′ are formed. Then, by cutting and heat-sealing the two flexible sheets in a predetermined dimension, the container bag can be manufactured with multiple sealing pockets 13, 13′.
Referring to FIGS. 5A to 5C of the drawings, the container bag can have different pocket configurations according to the above first and second preferred embodiments. Accordingly, at least two of the sealing openings 131, 131′ of the sealing pockets 13, 13′ are extended in a parallel manner. It is appreciated that one of the sealing opening 131, 131′ is extended perpendicularly to another sealing opening 131, 131′.
An example is shown in FIG. 5A to illustrate the first alternative pocket configuration. The bag body 10 provides three sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, wherein the first sealing pocket 13A has a size larger than the size of each of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C, while the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C are identical.
In other words, the larger first sealing pocket 13A is combined with two smaller second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C to form a first alternative pocket configuration. Since the bag body 10 provides three sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, there are three sealing openings 131A, 13B, 13C and three zip lockers 21A, 21B, 21C.
The bag body 10 has a first sealing portion 14A provided along the centerline of the bag body 10 to form a first partition between the first sealing pocket 13A and the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C. A second sealing portion 14B is perpendicularly extended from the first sealing portion 14A to form a second partition between the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C.
The first zip locker 21A is provided along the first sealing opening 131A of the first sealing pocket 13A along the peripheral edge of the bag body 10. A second zip locker 21B and a third zip locker 21C are provided at the second sealing openings 131B of the second sealing pocket 13B and the first sealing opening 131C of the third sealing pocket 13C respectively, wherein the second zip locker 21B and the third zip locker 21C are aligned with each other end-to-end. In addition, the second and third zip lockers 21B, 21C are extended along the second and third sealing openings 131B, 131C respectively at a position adjacent and parallel to the first sealing portion 14A. In addition, the second and third zip lockers 21B, 21C are extended parallel to the first zip locker 21A. Therefore, three independent sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C are formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C can be opened individually via the respective zip locker 21A, 21B, 21C.
Another example is shown in FIG. 5B to illustrate the second alternative pocket configuration. The bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13D, 13E side-by-side, wherein the first sealing pocket 13D has a size larger than the size of the second sealing pocket 13E. In other words, since the bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13D, 13E, there are two sealing openings 131D, 131E and two zip lockers 21D, 21E. The bag body 10 has a sealing portion 14 provided along the centerline of the bag body 10 to form a partition between the first sealing pocket 13D and the second sealing pocket 13E.
The first zip locker 21D is provided along the first sealing opening 131D of the first sealing pocket 13D along the peripheral edge of the bag body 10. A second zip locker 21E is provided at the second sealing openings 131E of the second sealing pocket 13E. In addition, the second zip locker 21E is extended along the second sealing opening 131E at a position adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition, the second zip locker 21E is extended perpendicularly to the first zip locker 21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13D, 13E are formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13D, 13E can be opened individually via the respective zip locker 21D, 21E.
Another example is shown in FIG. 5C to illustrate the third alternative pocket configuration. The bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13F, 13G as a top pocket and a bottom pocket, wherein the first and second sealing pockets 13F, 13G are identical in size and shape. Since the bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13F, 13G, there are two sealing openings 131F, 131G and two zip lockers 21F, 21G. The bag body 10 has a sealing portion 14 provided along the centerline of the bag body 10 to form a partition between the first sealing pocket 13F and the second sealing pocket 13G.
The first zip locker 21F is provided along the first sealing opening 131F of the first sealing pocket 13F along the peripheral edge of the bag body 10. A second zip locker 21G is provided at the second sealing openings 131G of the second sealing pocket 13G. In addition, the second zip locker 21G is extended along the second sealing opening 131G at a position adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition, the second zip locker 21G is extended parallel to the first zip locker 21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13F, 13G are formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13F, 13G can be opened individually via the respective zip locker 21F, 21G.
In order to manufacture the container bag with multiple sealing pockets 13, the present invention further provides a manufacturing process to make the container bag, as shown in FIG. 6. As an example shown in FIG. 5A, the three sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C are formed individually via the conventional process of the container bag. Accordingly, each of the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C has a peripheral margin portion 130A, 130B, 130C remained uncut.
Accordingly, the margin portion 130B, 130C of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C are overlapped and sealed with the margin portion 130A of the first sealing pocket 13A to form the first sealing portion 14A of the bag body 10. The margin portion 130B of the second sealing pocket 13B is overlapped and sealed with the margin portion 130C of the third sealing pocket 13C to form the second sealing portion 14 of the bag body 10. Then, the rest of the margin portions 130A, 130B, 130C of the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C will be cut to trim the margin edge of the bag body 10 such that the container bag having multiple sealing pockets and multiple sealable locks is formed. Accordingly, the container bag with multiple sealable locks can be produced in the way which is similar to the conventional producing method without other special machine or complicated steps involving, so as to minimize the manufacturing cost of the container bag.
Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 of the drawings, a container bag according to a third embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the container bag, having the similar structure of the first and second embodiments, comprises a bag body 10″ and a resealable lock 20″.
The bag body 10″ comprises a first layer 11″ and a second layer 12″ overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets 13″ discretely provided between the first layer 11″ and the second layer 12″ and a plurality of elongated sealing openings 131″ for communicating with the sealing pockets 13″ respectively.
As shown in FIG. 11, the bag body 10″ further has a tearing line 101″ extending therealong between the sealing pockets 13″, wherein the sealing pockets 13″ are adapted to be torn off along the tearing line 101″ to form the discrete sealing pockets 13″. In addition, the bag body 10″ further has a tearing notch 102″ formed at one end of the tearing line 101″ such that the user is able to separate the sealing pockets 13″ by tearing along the tearing line 101″ starting at the tearing notch 102″. It is appreciated that the tearing line 101″ and the tearing notch 102″ can be provided at the bag body 10, 10′ of the first and second embodiments to allow the sealing pockets 13, 13″ being detached from each other. Accordingly, the tearing line 101″ is preferably formed along the sealing portion 14, 14′ of the bag body 10, 10′ according to the first and second embodiments.
According to the a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sealing pockets 13″ can be used individually just like conventional container bags. But a group of sealing pockets can be detachably assembled together to form a one bag body 10″.
The resealable lock 20″ comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21″ provided at the sealing openings 131″ respectively to seal and enclose the sealing pockets 13″, wherein each of the zip lockers 21″ is individually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket 13″ so as to permit each of the sealing pockets 13″ being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner. Each of the sealing pockets 13″ has an air-tight chamber 132″ when the sealing opening 131″ is sealed via the respective zip locker 21″.
Each of the sealing pockets 13″, which is preferably formed in a rectangular shape, has three sealing edges 133″ and a sealable edge to define the sealing opening 131″ therealong. In other words, the three sealing edges 133″ of each of the sealing pockets 13″ are permanently sealed while the zip locker 21″ is provided at the sealable edge of the sealing pocket 13″. Accordingly, at least one of the sealing openings 131″ is formed along a peripheral edge of the bag body 10″.
As it is mentioned in the first embodiment, each of the zipper lockers 21″ comprises a first zipper 211″ integrally provided along an opening edge of each of the sealing openings 131″ at the first layer 11″ and a second zipper 212″ integrally provided along an opening edge of the respective sealing opening 131″ at the second layer 12″ to detachably engage with the first zipper 211″ so as to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13″. Accordingly, the two opening edges of each of the sealing opening 131″ are detachably engaged with each other via the first and second zippers 211″, 212″ to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13″.
As an alternative mode of the first and second embodiments, the sealing pockets 13″ of the third embodiment can be physically separated from each other. In another word, the sealing pockets 13″ are not permanently affixed together.
As shown in FIG. 7, the container bag further comprises a detachable fastening arrangement 15″ for detachably fastening the sealing pockets 13″ edge-to-edge in a selectively re-arranging manner, so as to adjustably arrange the combination-configuration of the bag body 10″.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the detachable fastening arrangement 15″ comprises a first fastener 151″ and a second fastener 152″ selectively provided at the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively and detachably fastened with each other. Accordingly, the first fastener 151″ is provided along at least one edge of each of the sealing pocket 13″ while the corresponding second fastener 152″ provided along another edge of each of the sealing pocket 13″ to detachably fasten with the first fastener 151″ so as to detachably fasten the sealing pockets 13″ with each other edge-to-edge. The first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are selectively provided along the sealing edges 133″ and the sealable edge to detachably couple the sealing pockets 13″ edge-to-edge.
As shown in FIG. 11, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are formed adjacent to the tearing line 101″ of the bag body 10″ such that after the bag body 10″ is torn off along the tearing line 101″ to separate the sealing pockets 13″, the sealing pockets 13″ are adapted to couple with each other via the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″. In other words, the bag body 10″ is initially formed in a one piece structure to integrally couple the sealing pockets 13″ with each other. The user is able to separate the sealing pockets 13″ by tearing along the tearing line 101″ and to re-couple the sealing pockets 13″ by fastening the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″.
As shown in FIG. 8, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are identical and are detachably fastened with each other. Accordingly, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are two adhering layers provided along the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein the adhering layers are adapted to re-coupled with each other and are adapted to re-detach from each other. In other words, the adhering layers can be integrally provided along the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ that the adhering layers can be reusably coupled with each other. Therefore, the user is able to selective re-arrange the configuration of the bag body 10″ by detachably coupling the sealing pockets 13″ in different formations or combinations, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C.
Similar to FIGS. 5A to 5C of the above first and second preferred embodiments as an example, the container bag can have different pocket combination-configurations illustrated in FIGS. 9A to 9C. Accordingly, at least two of the sealing openings 131″ of the sealing pockets 13″ are extended in a parallel manner. It is appreciated that one of the sealing opening 131″ is extended perpendicularly to another sealing opening 131″.
An example is shown in FIG. 9A to illustrate the first alternative pocket combination-configuration. The bag body 10″ provides three sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, wherein the first sealing pocket 13A has a size larger than the size of each of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C, while the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C are identical.
In other words, the larger first sealing pocket 13A is combined with two smaller second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C to form a first alternative pocket configuration. Since the bag body 10″ provides three sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, there are three sealing openings 131A, 13B, 13C and three zip lockers 21A, 21B, 21C.
The first fastener 151″ is provided at one of the edges of the first sealing pocket 13A and the second fasteners 152″ are provided at the corresponding edges of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C respectively to detachably couple the first sealing pocket 13A with the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C at the first combining portion 14A. In addition, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are provided the corresponding edges of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C respectively to detachably couple the second sealing pocket 13B with the third sealing pocket 13C at the second combining portion 14B.
The first zip locker 21A is provided along the first sealing opening 131A of the first sealing pocket 13A along the peripheral edge of the bag body 10″. A second zip locker 21B and a third zip locker 21C are provided at the second sealing openings 131B of the second sealing pocket 13B and the first sealing opening 131C of the third sealing pocket 13C respectively, wherein the second zip locker 21B and the third zip locker 21C are aligned with each other end-to-end. Therefore, three independent sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C are formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C can be opened individually via the respective zip locker 21A, 21B, 21C and can be detached from each other via the detachable fastening arrangement 15″.
Another example is shown in FIG. 9B to illustrate the second alternative pocket combination-configuration. The bag body 10″ provides two sealing pockets 13D, 13E side-by-side, wherein the first sealing pocket 13D has a size larger than the size of the second sealing pocket 13E. In other words, since the bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13D, 13E, there are two sealing openings 131D, 131E and two zip lockers 21D, 21E.
The first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are provided the corresponding edges of the first and second sealing pockets 13D, 13E respectively to detachably couple the first sealing pocket 13D with the second sealing pocket 13E at the combining portion 14.
The first zip locker 21D is provided along the first sealing opening 131D of the first sealing pocket 13D along the peripheral edge of the bag body 10. A second zip locker 21E is provided at the second sealing openings 131E of the second sealing pocket 13E. In addition, the second zip locker 21E is extended along the second sealing opening 131E at a position adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition, the second zip locker 21E is extended perpendicularly to the first zip locker 21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13D, 13E are formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13D, 13E can be opened individually via the respective zip locker 21D, 21E and can be detached from each other via the detachable fastening arrangement 15″.
Another example is shown in FIG. 9C to illustrate the third alternative pocket combination-configuration. The bag body 10″ provides two sealing pockets 13F, 13G as a top pocket and a bottom pocket, wherein the first and second sealing pockets 13F, 13G are identical in size and shape. Since the bag body 10″ provides two sealing pockets 13F, 13G, there are two sealing openings 131F, 131G and two zip lockers 21F, 21G.
The first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are provided the corresponding edges of the first and second sealing pockets 13F, 13G respectively to detachably couple the first sealing pocket 13F with the second sealing pocket 13G at the combining portion 14.
The first zip locker 21F is provided along the first sealing opening 131F of the first sealing pocket 13F along the peripheral edge of the bag body 10″. A second zip locker 21G is provided at the second sealing openings 131G of the second sealing pocket 13G. In addition, the second zip locker 21G is extended along the second sealing opening 131G at a position adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition, the second zip locker 21G is extended parallel to the first zip locker 21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13F, 13G are formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13F, 13G can be opened individually via the respective zip locker 21F, 21G and can be detached from each other via the detachable fastening arrangement 15″.
FIGS. 10A to 10C illustrate the alternative modes of the detachable fastening arrangement 15″ to re-arrange the combination-configuration of the bag body 10″. As shown in FIG. 10A, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are first and second zippers provided at the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein the first and second zippers are detachably fastened with each other to detachably couple the sealing pockets 13″ with each other. As shown in FIG. 10B, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are hook and loop fasteners provided at the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein the hook and loop fasteners are detachably fastened with each other to detachably couple the sealing pockets 13″ with each other.
As shown in FIG. 10C, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are snap buttons and button holes provided at the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein the snap buttons and button holes are detachably fastened with each other to detachably couple the sealing pockets 13″ with each other. Accordingly, the arrangement of the snap fastener has a standard such as a unique size and distance, therefore different sealing pockets 13″ can be assembled.
It is appreciated that each of the sealing pockets 13″ can have one or more first or second fasteners 151″, 152″. For example, both the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ can provide at different sealing edges 133″ of the rectangular sealing pocket 13″. The sealing opening 131″ of the sealing pocket 13″ can have one of the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ provided therealong. In this way, the present invention provides a big flexibility to assemble the sealing pockets 13″ in different combination-configuration.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Claims

1. A container bag, comprising:

a bag body comprising a first layer and a second layer overlapped therewith, and defining a plurality of sealing pockets detachably and discretely provided between said first and second layers and a plurality of elongated sealing openings communicating with said sealing pockets respectively;

a resealable lock which comprises a plurality of zip lockers provided at said sealing openings respectively to seal and enclose said sealing pockets, wherein each of said zip lockers is individually actuated to unsealed and open said sealing pocket so as to permit each of said sealing pockets being reclosably sealed; and

a detachable fastening arrangement provided along at least one edge of each of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge, so as to selectively rearrange a combination-configuration of said bag body.

2. The container bag, as recited in claim 1, wherein said detachable fastening arrangement comprises first and second fasteners selectively provided at said edges of said sealing pockets respectively and detachably fastened with each other such that when said first and second fasteners are detachably fastened with each other, said sealing pockets are detachably coupled with each other edge-to-edge.

3. The container bag, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said sealing openings is a discrete opening formed at said bag body that each of said sealing pockets has an air-tight chamber when said sealing opening is sealed via said respective zip locker, in such a manner that said air-tight chamber of each of said sealing pockets is inaccessible to another said air-tight chamber of said neighboring sealing pocket.

4. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said sealing openings is a discrete opening formed at said bag body that each of said sealing pockets has an air-tight chamber when said sealing opening is sealed via said respective zip locker, in such a manner that said air-tight chamber of each of said sealing pockets is inaccessible to another said air-tight chamber of said neighboring sealing pocket.

5. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein said first and second fasteners are two adhering layers provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

6. The container bag, as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second fasteners are two adhering layers provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

7. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein said first and second fasteners are first and second zippers provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

8. The container bag, as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second fasteners are first and second zippers provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

9. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein said first and second fasteners are hook and loop fasteners provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

10. The container bag, as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second fasteners are hook and loop fasteners provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

11. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein said first and second fasteners are snap buttons and button holes provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

12. The container bag, as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second fasteners are snap buttons and button holes provided along said edges of said sealing pockets to detachably couple said sealing pockets edge-to-edge so as to re-arrange the combination-configuration of said bag body.

13. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said sealing pockets, which is formed in a rectangular shape, has three sealing edges and a sealable edge to define said sealing opening therealong, wherein said first and second fasteners are selectively provided along said sealing edges and said sealable edge of each of said sealing pockets respectively.

14. The container bag, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said sealing pockets, which is formed in a rectangular shape, has three sealing edges and a sealable edge to define said sealing opening therealong, wherein said first and second fasteners are selectively provided along said sealing edges and said sealable edge of each of said sealing pockets respectively.

15. The container bag, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said zip lockers comprises a first zipper integrally provided along an opening edge of each of said sealing openings at said first layer and a second zipper integrally provided along an opening edge of said respective sealing opening at said second layer to detachably engage with said first zipper so as to seal and enclose said respective sealing pocket.

16. The container bag, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said zip lockers comprises a first zipper integrally provided along an opening edge of each of said sealing openings at said first layer and a second zipper integrally provided along an opening edge of said respective sealing opening at said second layer to detachably engage with said first zipper so as to seal and enclose said respective sealing pocket.

17. The container bag, as recited in claim 14, wherein each of said zip lockers comprises a first zipper integrally provided along an opening edge of each of said sealing openings at said first layer and a second zipper integrally provided along an opening edge of said respective sealing opening at said second layer to detachably engage with said first zipper so as to seal and enclose said respective sealing pocket.

18. The container bag, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said zip lockers further comprises a zip slider slidably engaging with said first and second zippers to slide along each of said sealing openings so as to ensure said first and second zippers being secured with each other.

19. The container bag, as recited in claim 16, wherein each of said zip lockers further comprises a zip slider slidably engaging with said first and second zippers to slide along each of said sealing openings so as to ensure said first and second zippers being secured with each other.

20. The container bag, as recited in claim 17, wherein each of said zip lockers further comprises a zip slider slidably engaging with said first and second zippers to slide along each of said sealing openings so as to ensure said first and second zippers being secured with each other.