Patent ID: 6983498

Claim:
A sleeping bag, comprising: a cinch mechanism for maintaining the sleeping bag in a rolled configuration, the cinch mechanism comprising: an elongate flexible material connected to the sleeping bag and configured so as to form a loop; a cord connected to the sleeping bag and that is a separate element independent of the elongate flexible material; and a clasp attached to the cord; wherein the loop, the cord, and the clasp are arranged and configured such that, when the sleeping bag is rolled, the elongate flexible material wraps around the sleeping bag, the cord is extended through the loop, and the clasp is attached to a portion of the cord so as to hold the elongate flexible material and the cord in place, and wherein pulling on the clasp relative to the loop prior to attaching the clasp to the portion of the cord pulls at connection points for the cord and elongate flexible material and thereby tightens the roll of the sleeping bag.