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US 9,254,940 · App. 13/866,931 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Multi-compartment resealable storage bag and container

Inventor: MaBelle Bray (Studio City, CA)
B65D33/12B65D25/04B65D31/12B65D33/008B65D33/16B65D33/2591
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Patent No.
US 9,254,940
App. No.
13/866,931
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a storage apparatus having multiple compartments. In one aspect, a multi-compartment bag can be formed of a flexible material, and each compartment of the multi-compartment bag can have two or more seams and one resealable opening edge. The seams in each compartment can include at least one tearable seam that can include at least a perforated seam configured to physically separate one of the compartments from the multi-compartment bag. In another aspect, a multi-compartment container can be formed of a rigid material having one or more removable lids, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The upper portion and the lower portion can each have a plurality of compartments. The upper portion can be separated from the lower portion by an intermediate layer.

Claims (20)

1. A storage apparatus comprising:

a multi-compartment bag formed of a flexible material having two or more rectangular compartments in a lower portion of the multi-compartment bag and at least one pair of substantially right triangular compartments in an upper portion of the multi-compartment bag, each compartment of the multi-compartment bag having two or more seams and one resealable opening edge that is sealed or unsealed using a resealing element, at least one resealing element being shared by at least two adjacent compartments, the multi-compartment bag having a front surface, a back surface, and a generally rectangular peripheral edge defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposing side edges, each of the rectangular compartments having their resealable opening edge along the bottom edge of the multi-compartment bag, each of the right triangular compartments being arranged such that their respective hypotenuses are substantially coincident with each other and form a common seam, each of the right triangular compartments having their resealable opening edge along the opposing side edges of the multi-compartment bag perpendicular to the bottom edge of the multi-compartment bag, the seams in each compartment including at least one tearable seam, the tearable seam including a perforated seam positioned between a first solid seam and a second solid seam, the perforated seam configured to physically separate one of the compartments from the multi-compartment bag.

2. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the perforated seam is positioned along a horizontal axis, a vertical axis, or at an angle.

3. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resealing element is selected from a group consisting of a zippered closure, a press lock, a magnetic closure, a snap closure, and a heat seal.

4. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible material is selected from a group consisting of hemp, cotton, cloth, burlap, mesh, plastic, and a laminated material.

5. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible material is water proof or moisture proof.

6. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first handle comprising a first hole positioned on the front surface; and

a second handle comprising a second hole positioned on the back surface,

wherein the first hole and the second hole are substantially aligned with each other.

7. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first handle attached to the front surface at a front first position and a front second position;

a second handle attached to the back surface at a back first position and a back second position;

wherein the front first position and the back first position are substantially aligned with each other; and

wherein the front second position and the back second position are substantially aligned with each other.

8. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the multi-compartment bag further comprises three or more rectangular compartments in the upper portion of the multi-compartment bag and three or more rectangular compartments in the lower portion of the multi-compartment bag.

9. The storage apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more chambers disposed between the compartments of the multi-compartment bag; and

one or more chamber closures removably attached to each of the one or more chambers.

10. The storage apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more chamber closures are selected from a group consisting of a twist-off cap and a pop-off cap.

Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 12474250 · May 28, 2009
Provisional Application 61056440 · May 28, 2008
Related Publication 20130236128A1 · Sep 12, 2013