Patent ID: 6113268
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A44B,A45C,Y10S

Abstract:
A weighted carrying case comprising, in combination:a base constructed from a flexible material and including a rectangular bottom face and a peripheral side wall integrally coupled to a periphery of the bottom face and extended upwardly therefrom for defining a rectangular open top with an upper peripheral edge defined by a pair of elongated side edges and a pair of short end edges, the base including a flexible rectangular lid having a periphery with a short end edge integrally coupled to one of the short end edges of the upper peripheral edge of the base, wherein a remaining portion of the periphery of the lid has a first zipper portion mounted thereon for releasably securing to a second zipper portion mounted to the upper peripheral edge of the base;a top assembly constructed from a flexible material and including a top face with a downwardly extending peripheral lip integrally coupled thereto and depending therefrom for defining an interior space and an open bottom with a lower peripheral edge, wherein a short end edge of the lower peripheral lip is integrally coupled to one of the short end edges of the base for affording a living hinge, the top assembly further including a flexible rectangular cover having a periphery with a short end edge integrally coupled to a short end edge of the lower peripheral edge of the top assembly, wherein a remaining portion of the periphery of the cover has a third zipper portion mounted thereon for releasably securing to a fourth zipper portion mounted to the lower peripheral edge of the top assembly;wherein a fifth zipper portion is mounted about the lower peripheral edge of the top assembly and depending downwardly therefrom and a sixth zipper portion is mounted about the upper peripheral edge of the base for releasably securing the top assembly on top of the base, whereby the lid of the base and the cover of the top assembly may be exposed upon the releasing of the fifth zipper portion and the sixth zipper portion;a carrying strap assembly including a pair of eyelets formed on opposed side faces of the side wall of the base just below opposed short end edges of the base and an elongated strap having ends equipped with couples for releasably connecting with the eyelets;a locking unit including a tab connected to a zipper associated with the fifth and sixth zipper portions via a string, the locking unit further including a cylindrical lock fixedly mounted to the top assembly adjacent to a termination of the fifth and sixth zipper portions for lockably receiving the tab, thereby precluding the exposure of the lid of the base and the cover of the top assembly; andat least 20 pounds of sand situated within the interior space of the base.