US 12,434,797 B2
Sports bag with protective ribs
Truls Kristian Brataas, Oslo (NO); and Henrik J. S. Kax, Johanneshov (SE)
Assigned to DB Equipment AS, Oslo (NO)
Appl. No. 18/546,186
Filed by DB Equipment AS, Oslo (NO)
PCT Filed Feb. 11, 2022, PCT No. PCT/NO2022/050038
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 11, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/173311, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20210186 (NO), filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132183 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0227989 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B63B 32/87 (2020.01); A45C 7/00 (2006.01); A45C 13/36 (2006.01); A45F 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 32/87 (2020.02) [A45C 7/0077 (2013.01); A45C 13/36 (2013.01); A45F 3/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bag for carrying sports equipment comprising:
an upper wall, a bottom wall, and a side panel extending between the upper wall and bottom wall to form an enclosure for containing the sports equipment, wherein the upper wall is removably coupled to the side panel along at least a part of its perimeter to provide access to the enclosure;
a first strengthening rib comprising a first rib section extending across the upper wall, a second non-foldable rib section extending across the side panel on a first side of the bag, a third non-foldable rib section extending laterally across the bottom wall, and a fourth non-foldable rib section extending across the side panel on a second side of the bag opposite the first side, wherein the rib sections are arranged to abut each other such that they completely surround the enclosure;
a second strengthening rib offset longitudinally along a length of the bag from the first strengthening rib, the second strengthening rib having the same structure as the first strengthening rib;
a third strengthening rib offset longitudinally from the first and the second strengthening ribs, the third strengthening rib having the same structure as the first and second strengthening ribs; and
at least one foldable region adjacent the first strengthening rib,
wherein the upper and bottom walls are elongated and the first, second and third strengthening ribs are spaced longitudinally along the bag so as to be located adjacent a first end, about half way along the bag from the first to a second end, and adjacent the second end of the bag respectively and the at least one foldable region comprises a first foldable region located between the first and second strengthening ribs.