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External bag support frame

US5518315A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 1994
Grant dateMay 21, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45C3/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An external bag support frame for attachment to a bag with side walls and a bottom wall. The external bag support frame has perimeter walls for attachment to the bag's side walls by stitching, adhesive, or with detachable means such as hook and loop material. The frame provides the bag with additional rigidity and abrasion resistance. In one embodiment, webbing straps passable through slots in the perimeter walls provide bottom support for the bags bottom. In another embodiment, a bottom grid, unitary with the perimeter side walls, form the bottom support for the bag.

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