Patent ID: 8235206
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A45C,A45F,B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A reusable bag for laundry and laundry hangers, comprising: an enclosure made from a flexible web material and having an open end and a closed end, the open end having a closure means, the closed end including an aperture adapted to receive a portion of each laundry hanger therethrough, the enclosure including an inside surface and an outside surface; at least one shoulder strap for facilitating carrying of the bag, the shoulder strap fixed at one end of the outside surface of the bag, proximate the closed end of the enclosure, and at another end to the outside surface of the bag, proximate the open end of the enclosure; and a handle strap affixed on a back sheet of the bag, proximate the open end, running substantially parallel to the opening, the handle strap centrally disposed between sides of the back sheet; the shoulder strap at least partially overlaps the handle strap whereby with the open end of the enclosure facing upward in a hamper configuration, dirty laundry may be collected and, when the bag is full, the open end of the enclosure may be selectively closed with the closure means, transported to a laundry cleaning facility by carrying with the at least one handle strap, and returned with clean laundry hanging on the laundry hangers inside the enclosure, each hanger traversing the aperture in the closed end of the enclosure, the closed end of the enclosure facing upward in a garment bag configuration for protecting the clean laundry.