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Apparatus and method for personal supplemental storageRelated Patent Categories: Special Receptacle Or Package, Combined Or Convertible, Packaged Assemblage Or Kit, Cosmetic Or ToiletApparatus and method for personal supplemental storage description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070175791, Apparatus and method for personal supplemental storage. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to a supplemental container, and in certain embodiments to a purse carried container with an expandable pocket for carrying baby care items. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Purses for women to store their personal items are well known. In today's hectic world, women shuttle between a variety of activities each day. During the week, a woman may visit the gym, go to work, attend a reception afterwards or go out for a night on the town. Weekends may mean juggling family, house and personal time commitments. Just as women change clothes for each of these plans, women may have different purses for different occasions. For example, a woman might have a small black purse appropriate for cocktail parties, and a large blue nylon purse for going to family soccer games. Parents with babies need to carry items for taking care of their children. Traditional purses are not equipped to carry items for both the parent and the baby. The prior art has developed the diaper bag, e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 3,117,607, a device adapted to store items instead of a purse and items for tending to the hygienic needs of a baby. [0005] However, these prior art devices are bulky, and too large for traveling without the baby. Other inventors alighted on the idea of selling sets of bags, such as U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2003/0164321. This improved the situation in that a person could select how much carrying capacity they needed. The advantage to the manufacturer is that by selling both bags together, they are able to make more money. This solution left consumers with a number of problems. First, a parent who owns a handbag and desires a diaper bag must buy both a diaper bag and a new handbag to be able to connect the two. Second, if the woman desires to take the diaper bag with her, she may only use the purse (or backpack) that it comes with. This would be like having various sizes of a single dress. Women have been left without a way to interchange purses and diaper bags. This has been especially problematic for women who have busy schedules and may need a variety of purses throughout the day. [0006] Thus, what is needed is are apparatuses and methods for time and cost efficient personal supplemental storage. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] A container for providing supplemental storage to a bag and method of attachment therebetween are disclosed. The bag includes a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, and a strap that loops from a first position to a second position. The container includes a first and a second suspending member adapted for removable attachment to the strap at the first and second positions, respectively, and a body coupled to the first and second suspending members, the body including one or more waterproof pockets. FIGURES [0008] These and other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art upon review of the following description of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures, wherein: [0009] FIG. 1 illustrates a bottom view of a folded container according to certain embodiments of the present invention; [0010] FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of an unfolded container according to certain embodiments of the present invention; [0011] FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of a folded container according to certain embodiments of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 4 illustrates a facing view of the container according to certain embodiments of the present invention and a purse; [0013] FIG. 5 illustrates the container according to certain embodiments of the present invention with a diaper enclosed; [0014] FIG. 6 illustrates a facing view of the container according to certain embodiments of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom view of the container according to certain embodiments of the present invention with an open flap; [0016] FIG. 8 illustrates a bottom view of the container according to certain embodiments of the present invention; and [0017] FIG. 9 illustrates a facing view of the container according to certain embodiments of the present invention and a purse. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0018] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings, which are provided as illustrative examples of the invention so as to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. Notably, the figures and the examples below are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention. Where certain elements of the present invention can be partially or fully implemented using known components (or methods), only those portions of such known components (or methods) that are necessary for an understanding of the present invention will be described, and the detailed descriptions of other portions of such known components (or methods) will be omitted so as not to obscure the invention. Further, the present invention encompasses present and future known equivalents to the components referred to herein by way of illustration. [0019] FIG. 1 illustrates a top view of a container 100 according to an embodiment. In certain embodiments, the container 100 may be particularly suited for attaching to a bag 400 to provide supplemental storage. One example may be attaching to a purse 400 while enclosing a diaper 500. To be clear, the title, the abstract and the phrase "purse carried container with pocket" are illustrative, and not intended to be limiting. For example, certain embodiments of the invention may be attached to a gym bag. Further, reference to a specific gender is intended to be illustrative, and not limiting. Men may carry purses, and many fathers use diaper bags. In certain embodiments, the container 100 may comprise straps 104, which may be used to form loops 300. These loops 300 may be formed around part of a bag 400 such that the loops 300 suspend the container 100 from the bag 400. In certain embodiments, each of the container's 100 straps 104 may be formed into a loop 300 and held in place by attaching a snap member 112 of the free position (e.g., an end or middle) into a snap member 112 of the body 102. More generically, the loop body connect may be any suitable attachment means, such as: hook and loop tape, a button, a zipper, a snap button, snap member, or other means for attachment. In certain embodiments, the loops 300 may be coupled to another suspending member 106, such as a loop, a strap, a cable, a rope, a metal bar, a wood stick, a ring, a clip, carabiner 600, hook, snap clip, strap 104 or clamp, which are suitably adapted to connect container 100 to a bag 400. [0020] FIG. 1 also illustrates a pocket 110. In certain embodiments, the pocket 110 may be formed by sewing a piece of fabric parallel to the body 102. In certain embodiments, the pocket 110 may be formed from nylon, which can be laminated on both sides with Polyvinyl Chloride to become waterproof. In certain embodiments, the inner side of the walls 114 of the pocket 110 might be coated with some polyurethane (e.g. between 3%-20%) to form a waterproof covering 700. In certain embodiments, seams 108 of the pocket 110 may be sealed with seam sealing tape to become waterproof. In certain embodiments, the outer side of the pocket 110 walls 114 may be coated in plastic. In certain embodiments, the container 100 may include two pockets 110 coupled together by the mid-section 118. In certain embodiments, the pockets 110 will be, but do not have to be, of substantially equal size. The Figure illustrates pockets 110 of equal size. Continue reading about Apparatus and method for personal supplemental storage... 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