Patent Publication Number: US-2004040872-A1

Title: Quick access feature

Description:
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION  
       [0001] Currently designed containers, especially those for mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and similar objects, require some level of attentiveness and dexterity from the user to access the object in the container. Also, with existing container designs, users have to compromise between accessibility and security of a contained object.  
       [0002] Thus, the inventor created Quick Access Feature to help assist users in the process of accessing objects in their containers. Therefore, quick access feature allows for the quick-draw of objects but does not compromise accessibility nor security.  
       SUMMARY OF INVENTION  
       [0003] It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a novel method of permitting instant accessibility to facilitate a quick-draw of a contained object. Another object of the present invention to provide a novel quick access feature that can be incorporated into existing containers or built-in by design.  
       [0004] Another object of the present invention to provide a quick access feature as described above that lends itself to a variety of economical manufacturing processes using a variety of economical materials. 
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
     [0005]FIG. 1 illustrates a pliable carrying bag with two implemented Quick Access features in two front pockets;  
     [0006]FIG. 2 illustrates a mobile phone, an object;  
     [0007]FIG. 3 illustrates a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), an object;  
     [0008]FIG. 4 illustrates objects are being carried inside the front pockets of the bag;  
     [0009]FIG. 5 illustrates a user retrieving an object via quick access feature 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
     [0010]FIG. 1 is a front view of a pliable carrying bag  1  with two attached front pockets  2  to carry objects. Quick Access feature consists of a reinforced piece  3 , made of rigid material, attached along the edge of a split gap  4 . The gap is wide enough to insert a finger.  
     [0011]FIG. 2 is a front view of a standard mobile phone.  
     [0012]FIG. 3 is a front view of a standard Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).  
     [0013]FIG. 4 is a see-through view, illustrates the positions of a mobile phone and a PDA inside the pockets while being carried.  
     [0014]FIG. 5 is a front perspective, illustrates how a user retrieves a PDA (an object) via the Quick Access feature. To retrieve an object in a container, a user inserts his/her finger via the split gap of the Quick Access feature, pushes the object toward the pocket&#39;s opening  5  and thus retrieves  6  the object.  
     [0015] It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative figures and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential attributes thereof. It is therefore desired that the present figures be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.