Overlapping pocket laundry bag

Abstract

An overlapping pocket laundry bag comprises a mesh fabric backing member, an inside member retained to backing member, a vertical pocket definition stitch, a horizontal pocket definition stitch. The stitches define rows and columns of pockets. A retaining flap formed from either the backing member in a top row or the inside member in lower rows, folds over each top edge of each pocket opening. The retaining flap stitched along left and right sides retain articles during washing or drying in a washing machine.

1 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag comprising: a backing member made of porous mesh fabric, at least one inside member retained to said backing member, at least one vertical pocket definition stitch extending from an upper edge of said backing member continuing to a lower edge of said backing member, said at least one vertical pocket definition stitch retaining said at least one inside member against said backing member and defining columns of pockets, at least one horizontal pocket definition stitch extending from a left edge of said backing member continuing to a right edge of said backing member to define rows of pockets, said at least one horizontal pocket definition stitch retaining said at least one inside member against said backing member and defining rows of pockets, a retaining flap formed from either the backing member in a top row or the inside member in lower rows folds over each top edge of each pocket opening, said retaining flap stitched along left and right sides to retain articles during washing in a washing machine.  
     
     
         2 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , wherein one inside member and one bisecting horizontal pocket definition stitch are provided to form two rows of pockets.  
     
     
         3 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , wherein two inside members are provided, a first inside member and a second inside member, and two horizontal pocket definition stitches are provided to form three rows of pockets.  
     
     
         4 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , wherein one bisecting vertical pocket definition stitch is provided to form two columns of pockets.  
     
     
         5 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , wherein two vertical pocket definition stitches are provided to form three columns of pockets.  
     
     
         6 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , wherein three vertical pocket definition stitches are provided to form four columns of pockets.  
     
     
         7 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 6 , wherein three vertical pocket definition stitches are provided to form four columns of pockets; and wherein one inside member and one bisecting horizontal pocket definition stitch are provided to form two rows of pockets, whereby creating eight pockets.  
     
     
         8 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , wherein different sized pockets are created by forming a vertical pocket definition stitch that does not travel the full distance of the backing member, said vertical pocket definition stitch need only travel from the top edge or bottom edge of the backing member to the midpoint of the backing member.  
     
     
         9 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , further comprising the reinforcing members stitched along the vertical pocket definition stitches in order to strengthen the laundry bag, further comprising reinforcing members stitched along the horizontal pockets definition stitches, further comprising the reinforcing members stitched along the outside edges of the overlapping pocket laundry bag.  
     
     
         10 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 1 , firther comprising loops formed from excess material at the top of vertical reinforcing members, said loops formed by folding excess material and attaching a free end of said excess material to said laundry bag.  
     
     
         11 . A method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag comprising the steps of: forming a backing member from porous mesh fabric, forming at least one inside member retained to said backing member, forming at least one vertical pocket definition stitch extending from an upper edge of said backing member continuing to a lower edge of said backing member, forming at least one vertical pocket definition stitch retaining said at least one inside member against said backing member and defining columns of pockets, forming at least one horizontal pocket definition stitch extending from a left edge of said backing member continuing to a right edge of said backing member to define rows of pockets, said at least one horizontal pocket definition stitch retaining said at least one inside member against said backing member and defining rows of pockets, forming a retaining flap from either the backing member in a top row or the inside member in lower rows, folds over each top edge of each pocket opening, said retaining flap stitched along left and right sides to retain articles during washing in a washing machine.  
     
     
         12 . The method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag according to  claim 11 , wherein heat formation replaces stitches to retain a fabric to another fabric, whereby heat forming can also produce a similar geometrically and topologically equivalent product in less time than by manual effort, and further comprising the step of: feeding continuous streams of two sheets of plastic polymer based fabric having thermoplastic properties which can be retained together by being melted together at an interface linear in nature and similar to a stitch pattern.  
     
     
         13 . The method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag according to  claim 11 , wherein apertures are formed in thermoplastic material along with any drawing.  
     
     
         14 . The method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of cutting a roll along its length to create two strips: one roll of backing sheet formed into mesh by heat and a plurality of rollers; one roll of inside sheet can formed in substantially the same process, wherein two streams of plastic sheet can be finished along their top and bottom edges before alignment, wherein rolls of material can continuously feed two streams of mesh fabric are aligned in the proper configuration using guides that fold and align two streams of plastic sheets, said top edge of the backing sheet folded over the top edge of the inside sheet, said bottom edge of the backing sheet folding over and tucking under the bottom edge of the inside sheet.  
     
     
         15 . The method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of sealing mesh fabric with sets of rollers, a first roller making vertical seals at regular intervals to create columns of pockets, a second roller creating horizontal seals, whereby in a two row, four column configuration the horizontal roller seals the middle of the bag to segment the preferred four columns of pockets into eight individual pockets.  
     
     
         16 . The method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of attaching a plurality of reinforcing members at vertical and horizontal seals stitches.  
     
     
         17 . The method of making an overlapping pocket laundry bag according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of attaching a plurality of reinforcing members at vertical and horizontal seals.  
     
     
         18 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag comprising: a backing member made of mesh fabric, at least one inside member made of mesh fabric retained to said backing member, at least one vertical pocket definition stitch extending from an upper edge of said backing member continuing to a lower edge of said backing member, said at least one vertical pocket definition stitch retaining said at least one inside member against said backing member and defining columns of pockets, at least one horizontal pocket definition stitch extending from a left edge of said backing member continuing to a right edge of said backing member to define rows of pockets, said at least one horizontal pocket definition stitch retaining said at least one inside member against said backing member and defining rows of pockets, a retaining flap formed from either the backing member in a top row or the inside member in lower rows, folds over each top edge of each pocket opening, said retaining flap stitched along left and right sides to retain articles during washing in a washing machine.  
     
     
         19 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 18  wherein, a total of eight pockets in two rows of four pockets have an upper row of pockets over a lower row of pockets, an upper row of pockets having a pocket edge that defines an opening to the pocket where articles are stored, flaps retain articles and cover the pocket opening edge of the upper row and lower row, said pocket opening edge of the upper row is the upper edge of the inside member, the pocket opening edge of the lower row is this the bottom edge of the backing member folded under the inside member.  
     
     
         20 . An overlapping pocket laundry bag of  claim 18  wherein assembly begins with placement of the inside member against the backing member, said inside member placed between two fold lines that define pockets, said two fold lines close to the top and bottom edges of the inside member, and further comprising a top end of the backing strip folding over a top end of an inside member, a bottom end of the backing member folding over and tucking under a bottom end of an inside member, wherein three vertical pocket definitions stitches define four columns of pockets, reinforcing fabric stitched upon said three pocket definition stitches, a top edge of a backing member stitched to a reinforcing fabric, a left and right side of the laundry bag closed by vertical stitches along the height of the laundry bag, and reinforced with vertical strips of reinforcing fabric, said vertical strips of reinforcing fabric starting from a top middle, top left and top right locations, said three vertical strips of reinforcing fabric having excess material that can be used to form loops capable of hanging the bag, wherein horizontal pocket definition stitch across the middle of the backing member connects the backing member to the inside member, wherein said horizontal pocket definition stitch forming the upper portion of the lower pockets and the lower portion of the upper pockets, said horizontal and vertical pocket definition stitches retain the inside member to the backing member and also form retaining flaps, said retaining flaps in a two row repeating pattern configuration having an alternating flap formation, a top row of flaps formed from the backing member when folded and retained against the inside member, the top row of flaps retained by the vertical pocket definition stitches that define and retain the left and right sides of the flap, wherein the upper row of retaining flaps in a two row configuration having a top edge of a backing member folding over the top edge of the inside member, the lower row of retaining flaps in the two row configuration made from the lower half of the inside member, the lower edge of the lower row of retaining flaps is the lower edge of the inside member that initially covers the lower edge of the backing member folded under the lower portion of the inside member, a total of eight pockets in two rows of four pockets have an upper row of pockets over a lower row of pockets, an upper row of pockets having a pocket edge that defines an opening to the pocket where articles are stored, flaps retain articles and cover the pocket opening edge of the upper row and lower row, said pocket opening edge of the upper row is the upper edge of the inside member, the pocket opening edge of the lower row is this the bottom edge of the backing member folded under the inside member.  
       LIST OF ELEMENTS 
   31  top edge  
   32  cloth flap  
   89  fold lines  
   91  top edge backing sheet  
   92  bottom edge backing sheet  
   93  top edge of the inside sheet  
   94  bottom edge of the inside sheet  
   95  vertical three pocket definition stitches  
   99  vertical strips of reinforcing fabric  
   100  mesh cloth bag  
   101  pockets  
   113  clean clothes  
   114  dirty socks  
   115  hanging loops  
   416  bag hung next to the clean clothes  
   417  bag hung next to the hamper  
   818  inside sheet  
   828  second inside member  
   838  third inside member  
   888  backing sheet  
   997  horizontal pocket definition stitch