Abstract:
The invention relates to a bag that comprises two large compartments. The suitcase can be pulled by means of casters. The pouch can be removed, and all elements can be separated from each other.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is an U.S. national phase application under 35 U.S.C. §371 based upon co-pending International Application No. PCT/IB2009/005194 filed on Apr. 6, 2009. Additionally, this U.S. national phase application claims the benefit of priority of co-pending International Application No. PCT/IB2009/005194 filed on Apr. 6, 2009, and Switzerland Application No. 134706 filed on Feb. 28, 2008. The entire disclosures of the prior applications are incorporated herein by reference. The international application was published on Sep. 3, 2009 under Publication No. WO 2009/106989. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    The present invention relates to a tennis bag with removable sports bag for use in connection with athletes for carrying items in removable compartments. 
         [0004]    2. Description of the Prior Art 
         [0005]    The use of bags having removable compartments is known in the prior art. The bags have disadvantages that the present invention overcomes. 
         [0006]    While the above-described devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a tennis bag with removable sports bag that allows an athlete to carry items in removable compartments. 
         [0007]    Therefore, a need exists for a new and improved tennis bag with removable sports bag that can be used for carry items in removable compartments. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need. In this respect, the tennis bag with removable sports bag according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of carry items in removable compartments. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of bags now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved tennis bag with removable sports bag, and overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages and drawbacks of the prior art. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved tennis bag with removable sports bag and method which has all the advantages of the prior art mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a tennis bag with removable sports bag which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by the prior art, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
         [0009]    The tennis bag with its removable sports bag is manufactured in leather for adults, and in PVC-material for juniors. 
         [0010]    The tennis bag is composed of:
       a trolley suitcase,   a large compartment holding two rackets,   a large compartment with its laundry bag for wet sportswear,   a removable sports bag for packing tennis shoes and accessories,   two adjustable shoulder straps with a pouch for inserting a mobile phone and an iPod™,   an address tag,   closing member studded with rhinestones.       
 
         [0018]    There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. 
         [0019]    Numerous objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In this respect, before explaining the current embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
         [0020]    As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
         [0021]    It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved tennis bag with removable sports bag that has all of the advantages of the prior art bags and none of the disadvantages. 
         [0022]    It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved tennis bag with removable sports bag that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
         [0023]    An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved tennis bag with removable sports bag that has a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such tennis bag with removable sports bag economically available to the buying public. 
         [0024]    Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new tennis bag with removable sports bag that provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
         [0025]    Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a tennis bag with removable sports bag for carry items in removable compartments. This allows an athlete to carry all their equipment in a 3 in 1 bag. 
         [0026]    These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0027]    The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
           [0028]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the tennis bag with removable sports bag constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention. 
           [0029]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the removable sports bag of the tennis bag with removable sports bag of the present invention. 
           [0030]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the removable compartment of the tennis bag with removable sports bag of the present invention. 
           [0031]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the trolley suitcase of the tennis bag with removable sports bag of the present invention. 
       
    
    
       [0032]    The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the various figures. 
       DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0033]    Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to  FIGS. 1-4 , a preferred embodiment of the tennis bag with removable sports bag of the present invention is shown and generally designated by the reference numeral  10 . 
         [0034]    In  FIG. 1 , a new and improved tennis bag with removable sports bag  10  of the present invention for carrying items in removable compartments is illustrated and will be described. More particularly, the tennis bag with removable sports bag or suitcase  10  is a 3 in 1 item having a removable sports bag  12 , a bag  30  removably attached to the sports bag  12 , and a trolley suitcase  40  removably attached to the sports bag  12 . 
         [0035]    The sports bag  12  includes a handle  14 , at least two adjustable shoulder straps  16 , and a compartmented interior. The handle  14  has an address tag  20  thereon, and the shoulder straps  16  have a pouch  18  for carrying a personal item, such but not limited to, a mobile phone or an MP3 player. The sports bag  12  also features closing member  22  that can be studded with rhinestones, with the closing member being, but not limited to, a zipper, a clip mechanism, snap hook, eyelet, Velcro, or any other system suitable for the purpose of closing. 
         [0036]    The sports bag  12  may include, but is not limited to, a large compartment  24  having a laundry bag for wet sportswear, and a large compartment  26  for holding two racquets. The sports bag  12  can be made out of any soft material, such as but not limited to, leather, PVC, synthetic cloth, natural cloth, or any other material suitable for the purpose. 
         [0037]    The bag  30  is of similar construction to the sports bag  12 , and is removably attached to the sports bag  12  by a closing member  32 . The closing member  32  can be studded with rhinestones, and is located along a periphery of one side, with the closing member that being, but not limited to, a zipper, a clip mechanism, snap hook, eyelet, Velcro, or any other system suitable for the purpose of closing. The closing member  32  of the bag  30  engages with a corresponding closing member located on a side of the sports bag  12 . When the trolley suitcase  40  is attached to the sports bag  12 , the bag  30  is adjacent to the area where the shoulder straps  16  attach to the sports bag  12 , and the trolley suitcase  40 . The interior of the bag  30  has compartments for separately packing items therein. The bag  30  can be made out of any soft material, such as but not limited to, leather, PVC, synthetic cloth, natural cloth, or any other material suitable for the purpose. 
         [0038]    The trolley suitcase  40  is removably attached to the sports bag  12  by a closing member  48 , which can be studded with rhinestones. The closing member  48  that can be, but not limited to, a zipper, a clip mechanism, snap hook, eyelet, Velcro, or any other system suitable for the purpose of closing. The trolley suitcase  40  has at least two rollers  42 , a handle  44 , and an interior cavity  46 . The interior cavity  46  is configured by side walls to define a sunken interior to receive clothes. The removable bag  30  is of similar construction to the sports bag  12 . The closing member  48  is located along a periphery of a free end of the sidewalls that define the interior cavity  46 , and are engaged with a corresponding closing member located on a bottom side of the sports bag  12  opposite the handle  14 , shoulder straps  16 , and the closing member  22 . The handle  44  is retractable into the trolley suitcase  40 . 
         [0039]    The trolley suitcase  40  is manufacture in, but not limited to, aluminum for resistance while on the move, and is covered in leather and in a PVC-material. 
         [0040]    The overall finish of the tennis bag with removable sports bag is beautiful and solid. The interior is wholly protected by a special thermal barrier and lined with a biological textile made out of bamboo fibre. The back of the tennis bag is quilted for a feeling of comfort. Both the bag and the trolley are light and very easy to handle. 
         [0041]    The tennis bag with its removable sports bag is 100% Swiss-made. It is manufactured in a workshop in Geneva by a craftsman. 
         [0042]    The tennis bag with removable sports bag is also available in PVC for juniors and in a different range of colors. 
         [0043]    The bag may receive a personal touch by the inscription of the tennis player&#39;s name on it. 
         [0044]    While a preferred embodiment of the tennis bag with removable sports bag has been described in detail, it should be apparent that modifications and variations thereto are possible, all of which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. And although carry sport items and equipment have been described, it should be appreciated that the tennis bag with removable sports bag herein described is also suitable for carry any personal items or equipment personal or non-personal. 
         [0045]    Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.