Invertible storage device

Abstract

The claimed invention discloses a storage device capable of rapid and substantially full inversion, permitting the rapid and substantially complete removal of its contents. Such a storage device is useful when its contents must be quickly removed, including, for example, where the storage device contains equipment useful to an emergency responder such as a police officer, a firefighter, or a paramedic. Such a storage device is also useful where its contents are otherwise difficult to remove, as where the contents include liquids or many small objects, such as grains of sand.

1 . A storage device comprising: 
 an outer container forming an exterior and an interior;    an inner container, having a first portion that is attached to the outer container and a second portion that is disposed on the interior; and    an exterior inversion means that allows a user to invert the second portion of the inner container to reside substantially on the exterior.    
   
   
       2 . The storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the inversion means comprises an elongate member attached to a surface of the inner container.  
   
   
       3 . The storage device of  claim 2 , further comprising a handle residing at an exterior end of the elongate member.  
   
   
       4 . The storage device of  claim 1 , further comprising a lid capable of substantially covering an opening in the outer container.  
   
   
       5 . The storage device of  claim 4 , further comprising an attachment means for attaching a portion of the lid to a portion of the outer container.  
   
   
       6 . The storage device of  claim 5 , wherein the attachment means is at least one of hooks-and-loops and snaps.  
   
   
       7 . An apparatus comprising: 
 means for carrying the apparatus;    a storage means comprising: 
 an outer container forming an exterior and an interior; and  
 an inner container, having a first portion that is attached to the outer container and a second portion that is disposed in the interior; and  
 an exterior inversion means that allows a user to invert the second portion of the inner container to reside substantially outside the outer container.  
   
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the inversion means is an elongate member attached to a surface of the inner container.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the storage means further comprises a handle residing at an exterior end of the elongate member.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein an opening in the outer container of the storage means is configured to be oriented horizontally.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein an opening in the outer container of the storage means faces downward.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the storage means is non-fixedly attached to the apparatus.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is selected from a group consisting of an article of clothing and a carrying apparatus.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the article of clothing is selected from a group consisting of a vest, a jacket, a coat, a shirt, and a pair of pants.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the carrying apparatus is selected from a group consisting of a backpack, a book bag, a handbag, a shoulder bag, a messenger bag, a duffle bag, a tote bag, and a fanny pack.  
   
   
       16 . A storage device comprising: 
 a member having a first side and a second side and an aperture therebetween;    a container having a first portion that is attached around the aperture on the first side of the member and a second portion that is unattached to the member; and    an inversion means that allows a user from the second side to invert the second portion of the container, moving it from the first side of the member to the second side of the member.    
   
   
       17 . The storage device of  claim 16 , wherein the inversion means comprises an elongate member attached to a surface of the container.  
   
   
       18 . The storage device of  claim 17 , further comprising a handle residing at an end of the elongate member opposite its point of attachment to the surface of the container.  
   
   
       19 . The storage device of  claim 16 , further comprising a lid capable of substantially covering the aperture.