Surfboard bag

Abstract

An equipment bag configured to secure and protect equipment within the equipment bag. The equipment bag may include a lid, a base, and an adjustable retaining member. The base may couple to the lid and define an internal volume between the lid and base. The base may include a front end disposed in a nose portion of the base, a rear end disposed in a tail portion of the base, and a perimeter wall extending around an edge of the base between the front end and the rear end. The adjustable retaining member may be configured to releasably couple to the base in a plurality of positions to adjust a retaining equipment length of the equipment bag to accommodate equipment with different lengths.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An equipment bag configured to secure and protect equipment within the equipment bag, the equipment bag comprising:
 a lid;   a base coupled to the lid and defining an internal volume between the lid and base, wherein the base comprises:
 a front end disposed in a nose portion of the base, 
 a rear end disposed in a tail portion of the base, 
 a perimeter wall extending around an edge of the base between the front end and the rear end; and 
   an adjustable retaining member configured to releasably couple to the base in a plurality of positions to adjust a retaining equipment length of the equipment bag to accommodate equipment with different lengths.   
     
     
         2 . The equipment bag of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable retaining member comprises a first padded side configured to contact the equipment. 
     
     
         3 . The equipment bag of  claim 2 , wherein the adjustable retaining member further comprises a second side comprising a pocket. 
     
     
         4 . The equipment bag of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable retaining member comprises a first end releasably coupled to a first coupling portion of the perimeter wall of the base and a second end releasably coupled to a second coupling portion of the perimeter wall. 
     
     
         5 . The equipment bag of  claim 4 , wherein the first coupling portion of the perimeter wall comprises a plurality of loops, and
 wherein the adjustable retaining member comprises a hook coupled to the first end of the adjustable retaining member and configured to couple with at least one of the plurality of loops.   
     
     
         6 . The equipment bag of  claim 5 , wherein the hook extends into a first one of the plurality of loops to dispose the adjustable retaining member in a first position to retain equipment having a first equipment length. 
     
     
         7 . The equipment bag of  claim 6 , wherein the hook extends into a second one of the plurality of loops to dispose the adjustable retaining member in a second position to retain equipment having a second equipment length greater than the first equipment length. 
     
     
         8 . The equipment bag of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable retaining member is spaced apart from the front end of the base in the first position. 
     
     
         9 . The equipment bag of  claim 7 , wherein the adjustable retaining member is closer to the front end of the base in the second position than in the first position. 
     
     
         10 . The equipment bag of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable retaining member comprises a plurality of stiffening members. 
     
     
         11 . The equipment bag of  claim 4 , further comprising a second adjustable retaining member comprising a first end releasably coupled to a third coupling portion of the perimeter wall of the base and a second end releasably coupled to a fourth coupling portion of the perimeter wall. 
     
     
         12 . The equipment bag of  claim 11 , wherein the retaining equipment length extends between the adjustable retaining member and the second adjustable retaining member. 
     
     
         13 . The equipment bag of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second coupling portions of the perimeter wall are disposed in the nose portion of the base, and the third and fourth coupling portions of the perimeter wall are disposed in the tail portion of the base. 
     
     
         14 . An equipment bag configured to secure and protect equipment within the equipment bag, the equipment bag comprising:
 a lid;   a base coupled to the lid defining an internal volume between the lid and base, wherein the base comprises:
 a nose portion, 
 a tail portion, 
 a middle portion disposed between the nose portion and the tail portion, and 
 a perimeter wall extending around the nose portion, the middle portion, and the tail portion; 
   an equipment cradle coupled to the base and configured to secure the equipment to the base, the equipment cradle comprising a cradle base, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a strap.   
     
     
         15 . The equipment bag of  claim 14 , wherein the first and second sidewalls of the equipment cradle releasably couple to the perimeter wall of the base. 
     
     
         16 . The equipment bag of  claim 15 , wherein the first and second sidewalls releasably couple to the perimeter wall with a snap-fit connection. 
     
     
         17 . The equipment bag of  claim 14 , wherein the strap comprises a first end coupled to the cradle base at a first anchor position, and a second end coupled to the cradle base at a second anchor position, wherein the first anchor position and the second anchor position are spaced apart by a first distance, and
 wherein the equipment comprises an equipment width, and the equipment width is greater than the first distance.   
     
     
         18 . The equipment bag of  claim 14 , further comprising a second equipment cradle coupled to the base and spaced apart from the equipment cradle. 
     
     
         19 . The equipment bag of  claim 14 , wherein the equipment cradle extends across at least half of a width of the middle portion of the base. 
     
     
         20 . The equipment bag of  claim 14 , wherein the equipment cradle further comprises a plurality of equipment separators extending from the first and second sidewalls of the equipment cradle, wherein the plurality of equipment separators are configured to separate a first equipment from a second equipment when at least two equipments are secured within the equipment bag. 
     
     
         21 . The equipment bag of  claim 14 , wherein the cradle base is coupled to the base of the equipment bag along an edge of the cradle base such that the cradle base is configured to pivot around the edge to move the equipment cradle from a storage configuration to an in-use configuration.