Equipment transport bag

Abstract

Equipment transport bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182) each including an upright, open-top, equipment-receiving bag (22, 110, 158) with associated equipment-handling assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184). The assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184) have load-bearing strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) operably associated with the transport bags (22, 110, 158) so that the strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) bear the primary loads during lifting and handling of the bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182).

We claim: 
     
         1 . An equipment transport bag assembly operable to handle equipment having a lifting lug, said bag assembly comprising:
 an upright bag defining an interior configured to receive the equipment therein; and   an equipment-handling assembly including a load-bearing strap unit,   said load-bearing strap unit comprising a single strap that has a first section and a second section,   said first section including a lug loop extending into the bag interior,   said lug loop configured to engage the lifting lug when the equipment is within the bag interior,   said second section including a lifting loop extending away from the bag interior and generally away from the lug loop,   said bag being operably connected to the single strap such that the equipment is supported by the single strap within the bag interior and the bag does not function as the primary load-bearing component during lifting and handling of the equipment.   
     
     
         2 . The bag assembly of  claim 1 ,
 said first section including a first-section end,   said lug loop being formed adjacent the first-section end,   said second section including a second-section end,   said lifting loop being formed adjacent the second-section end.   
     
     
         3 . The bag assembly of  claim 2 ,
 said first-section end and said second-section end being continuous with one another.   
     
     
         4 . The bag assembly of  claim 2 ,
 said first-section end being secured in an orientation generally opposite that of the second-section end.   
     
     
         5 . The bag assembly of  claim 4 ,
 said first-section end extending upward from the lug loop,   said second-section end extending downward from the lifting loop.   
     
     
         6 . The bag assembly of  claim 1 ,
 said equipment-handling assembly including a pair of said load-bearing strap units.