Patent ID: 7699196
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A45F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A property and evidence bag consisting of: an outer container having a front panel, a back panel, and an opening at its top to an interior chamber; the outer container having belt loop means for securement to an officer wearing the property and evidence bag, said belt loop means being fixed to a back side of said outer container and extending generally from an approximate bottom of said outer bag to an approximate top of said outer bag; the outer container having an extended flap securement portion that extends from its back side above said belt loop means and is of sufficient length and width to cover the opening at the top of the interior chamber and secure to a front side of the outer container; means for securing the extended flap securement portion to the front side of the outer container; a foldable interior bag having a front panel, a back panel, and an opening at its top portion for access to an interior property and evidence collection chamber formed by the foldable interior bag when in its deployed position, the back panel of the foldable interior bag near its opening being permanently sewn, heat welded or clued directly on to the back panel of the outer container at an attachment location near the top of the interior chamber at an approximate center portion of a backside side of said respective outer container and foldable interior bag, the foldable interior bag further having means attached to a bottom of said foldable interior bag for manually deploying the foldable interior bag from the outer container, wherein said foldable interior bag is expandable and when said foldable interior bag is deployed and expanded for use outside the interior chamber confines of said outer container, said foldable interior bag has a width wider than a corresponding width of said outer container and a significantly longer depth of at least twice a corresponding depth of said outer container so as to provide an internal volume significantly larger than a corresponding interior volume formed by said outer container; and means for securing the opening of the foldable interior bag after property and evidence to be preserved for eventual itemizing by said officer has been placed therein, wherein said means for manually deploying the foldable interior bag for use and said means for securing said opening of said foldable interior bag after placement therein of said property and evidence are configured to be manipulated with the use of one hand.