Patent Publication Number: US-2023150109-A1

Title: Storage bag

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a storage bag. 
     Description of the Prior Art 
     In many operations, such as the assembling, disassembling and connection of devices or structures, hand tools or power tools are often needed to achieve better work efficiency and greatly save manpower and time. Generally speaking, the tools, such as sockets, screwdrivers, screwdriver heads, wrenches or the like, need to be stored in a storage device. 
     In a conventional storage bag, such as a foldable tool storage bag, a plurality of storage seats are mounted to a flexible sheet body for storing different types of tools. However, in the conventional storage bag, a plurality of blocking walls need to be additionally provided on the flexible sheet body, in order to support the flexible sheet body to form an inner space after the flexible sheet body is folded. Therefore, there are many components, the structure is more complicated, and it is not easy to assemble and manufacture. In addition, the plurality of blocking walls are swingably connected to the flexible sheet body and cannot not be positioned in a fixed position relative to the flexible sheet body, so that each of the plurality of blocking walls cannot serve as a stable support when there is a need for vertical placement of the storage device. 
     The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above-mentioned disadvantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The main object of the present invention is to provide a storage bag which is simple in structure, and is easy to assemble and manufacture. 
     To achieve the above and other objects, a storage bag is provided, including: a flexible sheet body, including an inner surface; a fastener, including a base and at least one buckling portion connected to the base, the base extending laterally beyond the at least one buckling portion; a tool storage member, including a first side wall and a second side wall located on different sides, the at least one buckling portion being disposed through the flexible sheet body and being inserted within and connected to the first side wall, and the base being positioningly blocked at a side of the flexible sheet opposite to the inner surface, the first side wall being connected to the inner surface, the second side wall extending along an edge of the flexible sheet and extending in a direction away from the inner surface; wherein when the flexible sheet body is folded about the second side wall to form a bag body, the second side wall serves as an outer side wall of the bag body and is exposed. 
     The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a stereogram folded according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  2    is a breakdown drawing of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  3    is a stereogram unfolded according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS.  4  and  5    are drawings showing operation of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  6    is a drawing showing application of a preferable embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  7    is a drawing showing a storage bag before completely folded according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG.  8    is a stereogram unfolded according to another preferable embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Please refer to  FIGS.  1  to  7    for a preferable embodiment of the present invention. A storage bag  1  of the present invention includes a flexible sheet body  10 , a tool storage member  20  and a fastener  30 . 
     The flexible sheet body  10  includes an inner surface  11 ; the fastener  30  includes a base  31  and at least one buckling portion  32  connected to the base  311 , and the base  31  extends laterally beyond the at least one buckling portion  32 ; the tool storage member  20  includes a first side wall  21  and a second side wall  22  located on different sides, the at least one buckling portion  32  is disposed through the flexible sheet body  10  and is inserted within and connected to the first side wall  21 , the base  31  is positioningly blocked at a side of the flexible sheet body  10  opposite to the inner surface  11 , the first side wall  21  is connected to the inner surface  11 , and the second side wall  22  extends along an edge of the flexible sheet body  10  and extends in a direction away from the inner surface  11 ; and when the flexible sheet body  10  is folded about the second side wall  22  to form a bag body, the second side wall  22  serves as an outer side wall of the storage bag  1  and is exposed. Whereby, the second side wall  22  serves as the outer side wall of the storage bag  1  to support the flexible sheet body  10  to form an inner space for storage without any additional blocking wall, and thus it is simple in structure, and is easy to assemble and manufacture. Moreover, when the flexible sheet body  10  is unfolded, the second side wall  22  can be configured for supporting the flexible sheet body  10  so that the flexible sheet body  10  can stand uprightly on a face (as shown in  FIGS.  3  and  6   ). 
     The first side wall  21  includes at least one buckling hole  211 , and the at least one buckling portion  32  is inserted and buckled within the at least one buckling hole  211 . Preferably, the first side wall  21  includes a plurality of buckling holes  211 , the plurality of buckling holes  211  are arranged equidistantly, the fastener  30  includes a plurality of the buckling portions  32  arranged equidistantly, and each of the plurality of the buckling portions  32  is detachably inserted and buckled within one of the plurality of the buckling holes  211 , for easy, quick and stable assembling. The base  31  is connected to the plurality of the buckling portions  32  laterally, which provides a large abutment area against the flexible sheet body  10  so that it enhances combination of the tool storage member  20  and the flexible sheet body  10  and make the plurality of the buckling portions  32  uneasy to detach from the flexible sheet body  10 . Preferably, the first side wall  21  further includes at least one recession  212  which is in communication with the at least one buckling hole  211  and open at an end face of the first side wall  21 . Specifically, the first side wall  21  includes a plurality of recessions  212  which are respectively in communication with the plurality of buckling holes  211  and open at the end face of the first side wall  21 . Each of the plurality of the buckling portions  32  includes a hooking end  321  engaged within one of the plurality of recessions  212  so that the at least one fastener  30  is not or less protrusive beyond the at least one recession  212 . 
     The tool storage member  20  further includes a mounting seat  23  and a storage seat  24  movably disposed on the mounting seat  23 . Specifically, the mounting seat  23  includes the first side wall  21  and the second side wall  22 , the mounting seat  23  further includes at least one third side wall  25  located on a side different from the different sides on which the first side wall  21  and the second side wall  22  are located, and the storage seat  24  is rotatably connected to the at least one third side wall  25  and located between the first, second and third side wall  21 ,  22 ,  25 . In this embodiment, the mounting seat  23  includes two third side walls  25 , and each of the two third side walls  25  is connected to corresponding ends of the first side wall  21  and the second side wall  22 , for stable connection of the storage seat  24 . The third side wall  25  includes at least one pivoting hole  251  and at least one guiding groove  252  which is in communication with the at least one pivoting hole  251  and open at an end face of the third side wall  25 , and the storage seat  24  includes at least one pivoting portion  241  rotatably connected to the at least one pivoting hole  251 , so that the storage seat  24  can be rotated at an angle for easy access to tool such as driver bits, sockets, connection rod or the like. In this embodiment, the storage seat  24  includes two pivoting portions  241 , and the third side wall  25  includes two pivoting holes  251  and two guiding grooves  252  which are respectively in communication with the two pivoting holes  251  and open at the end face of the third side wall  25 . The two pivoting portions  241  are slidable along the two guiding grooves  252  to be inserted into the two pivoting holes  251 , which is easy and quick to assemble. 
     Preferably, the at least one third side wall  25  further includes at least one concave  253 , and the storage seat  24  further includes a projection  242  disengageably engaged within the at least one concave  253  in a rotation direction of the storage seat  24 , for positioned the storage seat  24 . A peripheral portion of each of the at least one concave  253  includes a protrusion  255  so that the projection  242  can sufficiently and stably engaged within the concave  253 . The at least one third side wall  25  further includes at least one slot  254  adjacent to the at least one concave  253 . Preferably, an extent of each said slot  254  is larger than a span of the concave  253 , thus allowing some deformation of the third side wall  25  to facilitate engagement of the projection  242  into the at least one concave  253  and disengagement of the projection  242  from the at least one concave  253 . 
     Preferably, the tool storage member  20  further includes an extension wall  26  extending from the second side wall  22 , a second tool storage member  40  is disposed on the inner surface  11  of the flexible sheet body  10 , and the second tool storage member  40  includes an insertion hole  41  for receiving a tool  50  such as power tool, wrench, driving tool or the like. When the flexible sheet body  10  is folded to form the bag body, the insertion hole  41  corresponds to the extension wall  26 , and the third side wall  25  and the extension wall  26  are in an L-shaped configuration and form a space for receiving the tool  50 . When the flexible sheet body  10  is unfolded, the extension wall  26  and the second side wall  22  provides a large supporting area, so that the flexible sheet body  10  can stand uprightly and stably (as shown in  FIGS.  3  and  6   ). 
     Preferably, a blocking wall  60  is connected to the inner surface  11 , and when the flexible sheet body  10  is folded to form the bag body the bag body, the blocking wall  60  faces the second side wall  22  and serves as another outer side wall of the storage bag  1 , and thus the flexible sheet body  10  is well supported to provide a sufficient space for storage. Preferably, a first engagement portion  70  is disposed on the inner surface  11 , and a second engagement portion  80  is disposed on an outer surface of the flexible sheet body  10 . When the flexible sheet body  10  is folded to form the bag body, the first engagement portion  70  and the second engagement portion  80  are releasably secured with each other, thus effectively maintaining the shape and configuration of the flexible sheet body  10  and the storage bag  1 . The first engagement portion  70  and the second engagement portion  80  may be provided with a male-female structure, a hook-and-loop structure, re-adhesive structure, magnetic components, or any mechanism that can be positioned and connected to each other. 
     In an alternative embodiment as shown in  FIG.  8   , none of blocking wall is disposed on the flexible sheet body  10 , the storage bag includes another tool storage member  20   a , and the tool storage member  20   a  and the tool storage member  20  are located at opposing sides of the flexible sheet body  10  so that it can be used to receive more tools. The tool storage member  20   a  and the tool storage member  20  may be identical or unidentical. 
     Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.