Environmentally-friendly, customizable consumer goods products

Abstract

The present invention relates to components of and methods of manufacture of environmentally-friendly, customizable consumer goods products. The invention disclosed herein relates to assembly features and methods involved with the manufacture of soft-good products as well as products incorporating soft-good materials with rigid structural materials to generate a product minimizing costly processes, chemicals, materials and/or shipping cost and the associated adverse environmental effects involved with production of consumer goods products using attachment features and interfaces. Embodiments of the attachment features and interfaces feature notches and mechanisms to affix discrete components to others through processes of interlocking with notches.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A carrying apparatus comprising:
 a first rigid section having a halved joint in the bottom edge and a halved joint on a lateral edge;   a second rigid section defining a base portion, said second rigid section having a halved joint in the top edge and a toggle feature at distal top corners defining a base portion;   a third rigid section defining a first side portion, said third rigid section having a halved joint in the inward facing edge and a plurality of toggle features at the corners of the outward facing edge;   a fourth rigid section defining a second side portion, said fourth rigid section having a halved joint in the inward facing edge and a plurality of toggle features at the corners of the outward facing edge;   a flexible section having an aperture at each distal end;   said halved joint in said second rigid section slidably mating with said halved joint in the bottom edge of said first rigid section;   said halved joints in said third and fourth rigid sections slidably mating with said halved joints in said lateral edges of said first rigid section thereby placing the toggle features of said second rigid section and said third rigid section and said fourth rigid section in close proximity;   wherein said apertures of said flexible section are placed over the plurality of said toggle features at the distal ends of said third and fourth side rigid sections and said second rigid sections thereby constraining said third and fourth sections, said second rigid section and said first rigid sections together.   
     
     
         2 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said base portion comprises two rigid sections. 
     
     
         3 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said base portion further comprises a recess adjacent to said toggle features matching the thickness of said side portions;
 wherein the engagement of said base portion with said halved joint in the bottom edge of said main rigid section results in said recess aligning with said side rigid sections when engaged with said halved joints in the lateral edges of said main rigid section; 
 said recess receiving the toggle features of said side rigid sections mates within said recess creating a combined toggle feature thereby allowing a singular aperture of said flexible section to constrain a plurality of toggle features simultaneously. 
 
     
     
         4 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the length of said flexible section allows the constraint of the plurality of toggles of said side portions and said base portion by traversing the length of said base portion between said toggles. 
     
     
         5 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said base portion further comprises a slot offset from said halved joint in said base portion;
 wherein said slot has a height measuring at least the thickness of said side rigid section; 
 said side rigid section comprising a tab feature having a length less than or equal to the measurement of said slot; 
 wherein the engagement of said base portion with said halved joint in said bottom edge of said first rigid section results in said slot aligning with said apertures in said base rigid section, thereby disposing said tab feature within said aperture. 
 
     
     
         6 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the width of said flexible section is at least equal to the measurement of a space located between said rigid sections of said base portion thereby creating an open compartment. 
     
     
         7 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said side portions further comprise apertures with a predetermined diameter to accommodate an object having a minor diameter and a major diameter. 
     
     
         8 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first rigid section further comprises an opening proximal to the top edge. 
     
     
         9 . The carrying apparatus of  claim 8  further comprising a handle proximal to the top edge of the first rigid section.