Bag for care of circular hydroplane boards

Abstract

A generally circular-shaped bag for care and transportation of a circular hydroplane board includes: (a) a main pouch formed by a generally circular-shaped bag rear panel and a bag front panel, the front panel being generally parallel to the rear panel; and (b) a main pouch closure flap attached to an upper edge of the rear panel and foldable over the main pouch; wherein a lower portion of the bag includes apertures open to the main pouch for washing the hydroplane board off in the bag; and a first portion of the circular-shaped hydroplane board is removably insertable in the main pouch and the main pouch closure flap is reversibly foldable over a second, upper portion of the hydroplane board. Alternatively, the bag includes matching, generally circular-shaped front and rear panels with a main pouch closure mechanism at the top of the bag.

1 . A generally circular-shaped bag for care and transportation of a circular-shaped hydroplane board, the bag comprising: 
 (a) a central main pouch formed by a generally circular-shaped bag rear panel and a bag front panel, the front panel being generally parallel to the rear panel; and    (b) a main pouch closure flap attached to an upper edge of the rear panel and foldable over the main pouch;    wherein a lower portion of the bag comprises a plurality of apertures open to the main pouch; and    wherein a first portion of the circular-shaped hydroplane board is removably insertable in the main pouch and the main pouch closure flap is reversibly foldable over a second, upper portion of the hydroplane board.    
   
   
       2 . The bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the front panel is generally semi-circular in shape, and the main pouch closure flap is generally semi-circular in shape.  
   
   
       3 . The bag according to  claim 2 , further comprising at least one bag side panel connecting the front panel and the rear panel; the bag side panel being generally rectangular in shape; wherein a longitudinal edge of the bag side panel is attached to a curved edge of the generally semi-circular-shaped front panel, and an opposite longitudinal edge of the bag side panel is attached to an edge of a lower half of the generally circular-shaped rear panel.  
   
   
       4 . The bag according to  claim 2 , wherein an edge of the generally semi-circular-shaped front panel is attached directly to an edge of a lower half of the generally circular-shaped rear panel.  
   
   
       5 . The bag according to  claim 3 , further comprising an upper side panel connecting an upper portion of an edge of the rear panel and, along an opposite side of the upper side panel.  
   
   
       6 . The bag according to  claim 4 , wherein an upper portion of the edge of the rear panel is attached to a mid-section of a curved edge of the main pouch closure flap.  
   
   
       7 . The bag according to  claim 5 , wherein at least one closure strap is attached at one end to the main pouch closure flap, the at least one closure strap comprising an opposite, unattached, free end comprising a strap connector, the strap connector being removably engageable with a corresponding connector sleeve, the connector sleeve being attached to the front panel.  
   
   
       8 . The bag according to  claim 5 , further comprising a net bottom panel.  
   
   
       9 . The bag according to  claim 5 , further comprising a carry strap comprising opposite ends each attached to the upper side panel, the opposite carry strap ends being spaced apart from one another, the carry strap being oriented longitudinally to the upper side panel.  
   
   
       10 . The bag according to  claim 5 , further comprising at least one side handle attached to the bag side panel and projecting from a side of the bag.  
   
   
       11 . The bag according to  claim 5 , further comprising a front handle attached to a front of the front panel, or a rear handle attached to a front of the rear panel.  
   
   
       12 . The bag according to  claim 5 , further comprising a secondary pouch attached to the front panel, and a storage loop attached to the rear panel.  
   
   
       13 . The bag according to  claim 8 , further comprising an aperture in the upper side panel, the aperture being sized to receive a hose nozzle, the bag further comprising a circular-shaped, threaded coupling fitted to the hose aperture.  
   
   
       14 . The bag according to  claim 6 , further comprising pouch dividers extending between the side panels across the main pouch.  
   
   
       15 . The bag according to  claim 14 , wherein the side panels comprise accordion pleats.  
   
   
       16 . The bag according to  claim 2 , wherein the front panel is mesh.  
   
   
       17 . The bag according to  claim 13 , wherein at least a lower portion of the rear panel is mesh, and a bottom panel extending between the front panel and the rear panel at the bottom of the main pouch is mesh.  
   
   
       18 . The bag according to  claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the rear panel and a lower portion of the front panel are net, the lower net portions comprising less than a third of the area of each of the panels.  
   
   
       19 . A generally circular-shaped bag for carrying, washing, and storing a circular-shaped hydroplane board, the bag comprising: 
 (a) a central, interior main pouch formed by a generally circular-shaped bag rear panel and a corresponding generally circular-shaped front panel adjacent to the rear panel; and    (b) a main pouch closure mechanism attached to an upper edge of the rear panel and a corresponding upper edge of the front panel;    wherein a lower portion of the front panel or rear panel comprises a plurality of apertures open to the main pouch; and    wherein the circular-shaped hydroplane board is removably insertable in the main pouch.    
   
   
       20 . The bag according to  claim 19 , wherein the main pouch closure mechanism is corresponding buckle portions, the corresponding buckle portion being attached along an upper edge of the front panel and an upper edge of the rear panel.