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Portable costume case with a collapisble rack

Portable costume case with a collapisble rack description/claims

The present invention relates to a portable costume case with a collapsible costume rack and in particular to a portable costume case for use by skaters and dancers.

Performers such as skaters and dancers especially during performances and competitions require several different costumes for the different numbers, which they perform during the performance or competitions. Many of the venues in which the competitions or performances take place may not have proper facilities for hanging the costumes to ensure the costumes are in the proper condition as well as to allow for quick changes for the performers from one costume to another. In these circumstances, the performers will have to sort through the various costumes in the carrying case to select the proper costume and ensure it is in the proper condition.

There have been many containers and portable display racks developed for traveling salesman to allow them to display their wares, especially garments at a retail outlet. Examples of such containers and portable display racks are shown, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,982,820, 4,267,905, 2,639,793, and 1,894,485. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,639,793 describes a portable sample case with a collapsible display rack having a garment hanging rack, which is pivotable and extendable from the case to provide a rack supported at one end for hanging of garments. U.S. Pat. No. 4,982,820 describes a container for use by a traveling salesperson having a bag with a display stand therein and movable between a collapsed position within the bag for transportation and an erect state projecting from the bag for display purposes, the display stand having a centrally supported bar for hanging of garments thereon.

There thus remains a need for a portable costume case for use by performers such as skaters and dancers during a performance or competition to allow for hanging of the costumes to maintain them in proper condition, as well as to allow for quick changes by the performers from one costume to another.

The present invention is directed to a portable costume case for use by performers to allow for hanging of costumes to maintain them in proper condition, as well as to allow for quick changes by the performers from one costume to another. The costume case comprises a bag having a base and opposing end and sidewalls extending upwardly of the base and connected to one another and a top. The top is provided with a releasable opening means to allow the top to be opened for access to the interior of the bag and to be closed to maintain the contents within the interior of the bag. The case is provided with a reinforced framework attached to the opposing end and sidewalls and encircling the bag to maintain the opposing end and sidewalls in an upright position. The opposing ends of the bag are also provided with end stiffeners attached to the reinforced framework. Each of the end stiffeners are provided with a receiving means for an upright support for a costume rack. The costume rack comprises upright supports having one end to be received within the receiving means and having a means for attaching a horizontal support bar thereto to provide for a support for hanging costumes. During transport, the costume rack is removed from the receiving means and stored within the interior of the bag and when it is desired to use the bag for hanging of costumes the costume rack is removed from the bag and mounted to the receiving means.

In an aspect of the invention each of the upright supports and horizontal support bar of the costume rack are adjustable for height and length to not only allow for a collapsed position for storage within the bag but also to allow for varying heights of the costume rack, depending upon the nature of the costumes hanging on the support bar.

In another aspect of the invention the bag is provided with a collapsible handle at one end thereof and wheels at the other end thereof to allow for ease of transport of the bag by the user.

In another aspect of the invention the bag is provided with one or more exterior pockets for storage of accessories or ancillary equipment.

A preferred embodiment of the costume bag of the present invention is illustrated in the attached figures in which the:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from a first side of the costume bag of the present invention in the closed position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from a second side of the costume bag of FIG. 1 in the closed position;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the bottom of the costume bag of FIG. 1 in the closed position;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the insert of the costume bag of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is perspectivetion view partly in cross-section of the costume bag of FIG. 1 in the open position.

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