Patent ID: 7213278
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of storing a sleeping bag, comprising: rolling the sleeping bag into a roll, the roll comprising side surfaces and a cylindrically shaped outer surface, the sleeping bag comprising a loop and a cord, the loop being formed out of an elongate flexible material connected directly to the sleeping bag at a first location and a second location, with material between the first and second locations the elongate flexible forming the loop, the cord being connected directly to the sleeping bag at a third location; extending the loop in a first circumferential direction around the cylindrically shaped outer surface of the sleeping bag; extending the cord in a second circumferential direction around the cylindrically shaped outer surface of the sleeping bag, the second circumferential direction being opposite the first circumferential direction; extending a first end of the cord through the loop; pulling the cord so as to tighten both the cord and the elongate flexible material around and against at least a portion of the cylindrically shaped outer surface of the roll; and attaching the cord so as to hold the cord and loop in place.