Soft-shell bag with removable liner

Abstract

A soft-shell bag comprising a flexible outer shell and including a removable resilient liner for placement inside the shell to provide the resultant bag with a resilient structure and with a barrier for protecting the flexible shell's construction materials from the contents of the bag.

1 . A soft-shell bag comprising: 
 a flexible shell base including a perimeter;    a flexible shell perimeter wall attached around said perimeter of said shell base to form a flexible shell having an inner surface, said inner surface of said flexible shell defining a shell storage area therein;    a resilient liner base including a perimeter; and    a resilient liner perimeter wall attached around said perimeter of said liner base to form a liner having an inner and outer surface, said inner surface of said liner defining a liner storage area therein;    wherein said liner is placed within said shell storage area with said outer surface of said liner adjacent to said inner surface of said shell.    
     
     
         2 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner is elastic.  
     
     
         3 . The bag of  claim 2  wherein said liner comprises plastic.  
     
     
         4 . The bag of  claim 3  wherein said plastic comprises a polyolifen.  
     
     
         5 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said flexible shell comprises fabric.  
     
     
         6 . The bag of  claim 5  wherein said fabric is Nylon®.  
     
     
         7 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner has a trough shape.  
     
     
         8 . The bag of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a flexible shell top, rotatably attached to at least a portion of said flexible shell wall, wherein said flexible shell top can be rotatably moved from a closed to an open position.  
 
     
     
         9 . The bag of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a resilient liner top attached to at least a portion of said resilient liner perimeter wall.  
 
     
     
         10 . The bag of  claim 9  wherein said resilient liner top is rotatably attached to said portion of said resilient liner perimeter wall.  
     
     
         11 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner has a non-porous surface.  
     
     
         12 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said outer surface of said liner is in contact with said inner surface of said shell.  
     
     
         13 . The bag of  claim 12  wherein said outer surface of said liner and said inner surface of said shell are in contact at all points.  
     
     
         14 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said resilient liner base, and said flexible shell base have similar dimensions.  
     
     
         15 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said resilient liner perimeter wall and said flexible shell perimeter wall have similar dimensions.  
     
     
         16 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner forms a barrier between said shell and an item placed in said bag.  
     
     
         17 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner is removably attached to said shell by friction.  
     
     
         18 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner is removably attached to said shell by an attachment device.  
     
     
         19 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said bag is adapted for use with an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV).  
     
     
         20 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is in the shape of a rectangular prism.  
     
     
         21 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein said liner includes a divider.  
     
     
         22 . The bag of  claim 21  wherein said divider is removable from said liner.  
     
     
         23 . A resilient liner for use in a soft-shell bag, said liner comprising: 
 a resilient liner base;    a resilient liner perimeter wall attached around the perimeter of said liner base to form a liner having an inner and outer surface, said inner surface of said liner defining a liner storage area therein;    wherein said liner has a trough shape, and is dimensioned such that when it is placed in a soft-shell bag it provides a barrier to all but one side of said soft-shell bag.    
     
     
         24 . The liner of  claim 23  wherein said liner comprises plastic.  
     
     
         25 . The liner of  claim 24  wherein said plastic comprises a polyolefin.  
     
     
         26 . The liner of  claim 25  further comprising at least one divider.  
     
     
         27 . A method of manufacturing a resilient liner for use in a soft-shell bag, said method comprising: 
 selecting dimensions for a liner such that when it is placed in a soft-shell bag it provides a barrier to all but one side of said soft-shell bag;    forming a planer cutshape having a liner base and a liner perimeter wall;    deforming said cutshape into a trough shape with said liner perimeter wall surrounding said liner base; and    securing said cutshape in said trough shape to form said liner having said dimensions.