IP Library Granted Patent US 12,414,616
Granted Patent B2
US 12,414,616 · App. 16/801,409 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Utility bag with workstation

Inventors: Clark McCune (Roanoke, TX); Josephine Benkers (Grand Prairie, TX)
Assignee: Plano Molding Company, LLC
A45C13/10A45C7/0077H02S20/30
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Patent No.
US 12,414,616
App. No.
16/801,409
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility bag system having a body that includes a first shell. The utility bag system can include a utility extension having a second shell. The utility bag system can include a fastener arranged to removably attach the utility extension to the body. The body can include at least one of a body portion, a lid portion, and a storage unit. The utility extension can include a pair of opposite planar surfaces. At least one of the body and the utility extension can have a magnetozone arranged to form a workstation. The workstation can be arranged to secure a metallic or magnetized article to the first or second shell. The first and second shell can be made of the same or a different material.

Claims (39)

1. A utility bag system, comprising:

a body portion including at least a bottom and a side wall;

a lid portion that is releasably attachable to the body portion;

a utility extension having a pair of opposite planar surfaces;

a solar panel positioned and located on one of the lid portion and the body portion; and

a charging station, wherein the charging station is charged by the solar panel;

wherein at least one of an exterior portion of the lid portion and the utility extension comprises a first magnetozone arranged to secure a metallic or magnetized article; and

wherein the utility extension is selectively attachable to at least one of the lid portion and the side wall of the body portion.

2. The utility bag system in claim 1 , wherein the side wall comprises a second magnetozone.

3. The utility bag system in claim 1 , wherein the lid portion comprises a second magnetozone.

4. The utility bag system in claim 1 , wherein the lid portion is arranged as a workstation when in an open position.

5. A utility bag system, comprising:

a body portion including at least a bottom and one or more side walls;

a lid portion that is releasably attachable to the body portion;

a utility extension having a pair of opposite planar surfaces;

a solar panel positioned and located on one of the lid portion and the body portion;

wherein at least one of the lid portion and the utility extension comprises a magnetozone arranged to secure a metallic or magnetized article; and

wherein the utility extension is selectively attachable to at least one of the lid portion and the one or more side walls of the body portion.

6. A utility bag system, comprising:

a body portion; and

a lid portion attached to the body portion;

a utility extension having a first magnetozone that is arranged to secure a metallic or magnetized article to the utility extension; and

a solar panel positioned and located on one of the lid portion and the body portion;

wherein the utility extension is arranged to removably attach to each of the body portion and the lid portion such that when the utility extension is attached to one of the body portion and the lid portion, the first magnetozone is on an exterior surface of the utility extension.

7. The utility bag system in claim 6 , wherein a second magnetozone is located on a surface of the lid portion.

8. The utility bag system in claim 6 , wherein a second magnetozone is located on the body portion.

9. The utility bag system in claim 6 , wherein the utility extension comprises a fastener arranged to attach to the body portion.

10. The utility bag system in claim 6 , wherein the first magnetozone is located on an exterior of the utility extension.

11. The utility bag system in claim 10 , wherein the first magnetozone is formed by a magnet located between an outer layer and an inner layer of the utility extension.

12. A utility bag system, comprising:

a body portion having a plurality of walls;

a lid portion attached to the body portion;

a utility extension that is configured to selectively attach to the body portion and the lid portion, the utility extension being arranged to removably attach to each of the body portion and the lid portion such that when the utility extension is attached to one of the body portion and the lid portion, a first magnetozone is on an exterior surface of the utility extension;

a workstation having a second magnetozone; and

a solar panel positioned and located on one of the lid portion and the body portion;

wherein the workstation is formed on a top surface of the lid portion such that metallic or magnetized articles placed on the top surface of the lid portion remain secured to the top surface of the lid portion,

wherein the lid portion or at least one of the plurality of walls is flexible.

13. The utility bag system in claim 12 , wherein the body portion is formed as a soft-body with the plurality of walls made of a flexible material.

14. The utility bag system in claim 12 , wherein the body portion has a rigid bottom and the body portion is collapsible.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 056911/0458 Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS AGENT
To: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 069180/0173 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2024
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 069175/0587 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2021
From: PLANO SYNERGY HOLDING INC.; PLANO HOLDING LLC; PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC; PJJL, LLC; FRABILL, INC.; PSV II, LLC; HHS IP, LLC; 431 EAST SOUTH LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ABL COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056951/0459 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (PATENTS) Recorded Jul 20, 2021
From: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056911/0458 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2021
From: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056910/0206 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 053414/0945 Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, AS AGENT
To: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 056464/0006 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2020
From: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
To: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053414/0945 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 051933 FRAME: 0988. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Jul 29, 2020
From: MCCUNE, CLARK; BENKERS, JOSEPHINE
To: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 054219/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2020
From: MCCUNE, CLARK; BENKERS, JOSEPHINE
To: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 051933/0988 →