Patent ID: 6244485
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A45F,B25H,Y10S

Abstract:
An article carrier adapted to be releasably mounted onto an external mounting member, said article carrier including a body portion to which at least one article is releasably securable, said article carrier further including:an elongated first attachment member fixedly secured to said carrier body at a pair of spaced-apart first and second attachment locations thereon in order to define a closed loop therebetween through which said external mounting member can be inserted;an elongated second attachment member fixedly secured to said carrier body at a third attachment location thereon and releasably securable to said carrier body at a fourth attachment location spaced apart from said third attachment location thereon in order to define a second loop therebetween through which said external mounting member can be inserted when said second attachment member is releasably secured to said carrier body at said fourth attachment location, a portion of said second attachment member being freely movable when released from said carrier body at said fourth attachment location in order to be movable around a portion of said external mounting member prior to being releasably secured to said carrier body at said fourth attachment location; andat least a pair of panels foldably interconnected with one another so that said panels can be folded between a closed configuration and an open configuration, each of said panels having an inner and an outer layer of flexible material and a stiffener between said inner and outer layers, said stiffener also being flexible but being substantially stiffer than said flexible inner and outer layers, each of said panels further having a layer of padding between said outer layer and said stiffener, said inner and outer layers being continuous from one panel to an adjacent panel and said stiffeners being discontinuous from said one panel to said adjacent panel in order to form a foldable hinge therebetween, said inner and outer layers being secured to each other along said foldable hinge.