Protective bag for covering equipment motors and the like

Abstract

A protective bag ( 1 ) for securely covering the motor ( 11 ) portions of equipment and appliances ( 12 ) which has side walls ( 2 ), a closed end ( 15 ) or bottom wall ( 4 ) and an opening ( 3 ). The opening is capable of being closed by use of a drawstring ( 6 ) inserted through the walls around the opening ( 7 ) and a squeeze-type cord lock ( 8 ) to be used to maintain the bag ( 1 ) in a closed position when it is covering a motor ( 11 ). The bag is preferably made of flexible or rigid material so as to remain open when resting on its bottom wall ( 4 ) while not in use. The bag may be waterproof and contain advertising material ( 13 ) on the walls ( 2 ).

Having thus described my invention, I claim:  
     
         1 . A protective bag for covering equipment motors, appliances and the like comprising: 
 a bag having side walls attached together having a closed end and an open end; and    closure means around the open end of the bag in order to secure the bag around the equipment.    
     
     
         2 . The protective bag of  claim 1  further comprising a bottom wall at the closed end surrounded by the side walls.  
     
     
         3 . The protective bag of  claim 1  wherein the closure means comprises a drawstring inserted through spaced apart holes in the walls around the opening.  
     
     
         4 . The protective bag of  claim 2  wherein the closure means comprises a drawstring inserted through spaced apart holes in the walls around the opening.  
     
     
         5 . The protective bag of  claim 3  further comprising a squeeze-type lock near ends of the drawstring through which the drawstring can be pulled to maintain the opening at a desired size.  
     
     
         6 . The protective bag of  claim 4  further comprising a squeeze-type lock near ends of the drawstring through which the drawstring can be pulled to maintain the opening at a desired size.  
     
     
         7 . The protective bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is made of flexible but rigid material so that it can rest by the bottom wall on a surface with the side walls extending upward to maintain the bag in an open condition so equipment can be inserted easily as needed.  
     
     
         8 . The protective bag of  claim 2  wherein the bag is made of flexible but rigid material so that it can rest by the bottom wall on a surface with the side walls extending upward to maintain the bag in an open condition so equipment can be inserted easily as needed.  
     
     
         9 . The protective bag of  claim 3  wherein the bag is made of flexible but rigid material so that it can rest by the bottom wall on a surface with the side walls extending upward to maintain the bag in an open condition so equipment can be inserted easily as needed.  
     
     
         10 . The protective bag of  claim 4  wherein the bag is made of flexible but rigid material so that it can rest by the bottom wall on a surface with the side walls extending upward to maintain the bag in an open condition so equipment can be inserted easily as needed.  
     
     
         11 . The protective bag of  claim 5  wherein the bag is made of flexible but rigid material so that it can rest by the bottom wall on a surface with the side walls extending upward to maintain the bag in an open condition so equipment can be inserted easily as needed.  
     
     
         12 . The protective bag of  claim 6  wherein the bag is made of flexible but rigid material so that it can rest by the bottom wall on a surface with the side walls extending upward to maintain the bag in an open condition so equipment can be inserted easily as needed.  
     
     
         13 . The protective bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is made of waterproof material.  
     
     
         14 . The protective bag of  claim 2  wherein the bag is made of waterproof material.  
     
     
         15 . The protective bag of  claim 3  wherein the bag is made of waterproof material.  
     
     
         16 . The protective bag of  claim 4  wherein the bag is made of waterproof material.  
     
     
         17 . The protective bag of  claim 5  wherein the bag is made of waterproof material.  
     
     
         18 . The protective bag of  claim 6  wherein the bag is made of waterproof material.  
     
     
         19 . The protective bag of  claim 1  wherein the walls contain desired advertising material.