Outerwear, bags and other gear including retaining structures particularly configured for carrying baby care articles

Abstract

A bag or garment having a pocket or retaining structure particularly configured to secure a baby wipes container. The bag or garment may include an elongate slot and a retaining mechanism secured across the slot such that a baby wipes container placed between the slot and the retaining mechanism is secured thereto such that an opening in the baby wipes container for accessing wipes therein is aligned with the slot. The bag and garment may further include a particularly arranged pocket for holding a baby changing mat, bottles, diapers, and other baby paraphernalia.

1 . A bag comprising: 
 a retaining structure adapted to secure a baby wipes container, the retaining structure comprising: 
 a portion of fabric defining a slot; and  
 at least one retaining portion of fabric positioned across the slot.  
   
   
   
       2 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the portion of fabric defines a substantially rectangular portion of fabric.  
   
   
       3 . The bag of  claim 2  wherein the substantially rectangular portion of fabric is coupled with a portion of the bag.  
   
   
       4 . The bag of  claim 3  wherein the substantially rectangular portion of fabric is coupled with a portion of the bag such that the slot is aligned with a second slot in the portion of the bag.  
   
   
       5 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the portion of the fabric defining a slot is an integral portion of the bag.  
   
   
       6 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one retaining portion defines an elastic rectangular piece of fabric coupled with the portion of fabric to either side of the slot.  
   
   
       7 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one retaining portion includes a first retaining fabric member coupled with the portion of fabric defining a slot to one side of the slot, the at least one retaining portion further includes a second retaining member coupled with the portion of fabric defining a slot on another side of the slot.  
   
   
       8 . The bag of  claim 7  wherein the first retaining fabric member includes a first coupling member and the second retaining fabric member includes a second coupling member adapted to releasably engage the first coupling member.  
   
   
       9 . The bag of  claim 8  wherein the first coupling member includes hook material and the second coupling member includes loop material, the hook material and loop material adapted to releasably connect in a hook and loop coupling arrangement.  
   
   
       9 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one retaining portion of fabric includes at least one first strap with a first coupling member connected to the portion of fabric defining a slot to one side of the slot, and further includes at least one second strap with a second coupling member connected to the portion of the fabric defining a slot to another side of the slot, the first and second coupling members adapted to releasably connect.  
   
   
       10 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one retaining portion of fabric includes a lacing arrangement in engagement with a plurality of eyelets fastened to the portion of fabric defining a slot.  
   
   
       11 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one retaining portion of fabric includes at least one elastic cord coupled with the at least one portion of fabric defining a slot.  
   
   
       12 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the at least one retaining portion of fabric is secured to the portion of fabric defining a slot along three sides of the slot to define a container pocket.  
   
   
       13 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is selected from the group comprising a backpack, a messenger bag, a briefcase, a roller bag, a suitcase, a garment bag, and a purse.  
   
   
       14 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is a backpack having a first side wall and second side wall, the backpack further including a diaper pocket comprising a bottom member extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, and a top member having an access slot to the diaper pocket.  
   
   
       15 . The bag of  claim 12  wherein the top member is a fabric panel defining at least a portion of a top of the backpack.  
   
   
       16 . The bag of  claim 12  further comprising a zipper operably connected with the access slot.  
   
   
       17 . The bag of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a baby wipes container secured between the at least one retaining portion of fabric and the portion of fabric defining a slot such that an access slot in the baby wipes container is aligned with the slot.    
   
   
       18 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is a messenger bag, the messenger bag further comprising: 
 a disconnectable front flap.    
   
   
       19 . The bag of  claim 18 , the removable front flap including a pocket.  
   
   
       20 . The bag of  claim 19 , the removable front flap including a section of hook and loop fastening material, the bag including a cooperating section of hook and loop fastening material to facilitate disconnection of the front flap from the bag.  
   
   
       21 . A garment comprising: 
 a baby wipes container pocket comprising: 
 a fabric panel secured to an inner portion of the garment, the fabric panel defining a slot oriented to provide access to a baby wipes container placed within the baby wipes container pocket.  
   
   
   
       22 . The garment of  claim 21  wherein the fabric panel is substantially rectangular and is secured to a portion of the garment along three sides.  
   
   
       23 . The garment of  claim 21  wherein the substantially rectangular fabric panel is dimensioned and secured to the portion of the garment along three sides such that an access slot in a baby wipes container is aligned with the slot when the baby wipes container is placed in the baby wipes container pocket.  
   
   
       24 . The garment of  claim 21  wherein the baby wipes container pocket further comprises a slot between an outer surface of the garment and the baby wipes container pocket.  
   
   
       25 . The garment of  claim 24  wherein the baby wipes container pocket further comprises a zippered slot between an outer surface of the garment and the baby wipes container pocket.  
   
   
       26 . The garment of  claim 21  further comprising: 
 a baby changing mat pocket particularly dimensioned to receive a baby changing mat, the baby changing mat pocket comprising: 
 a second fabric panel secured to an inner portion of the garment; and  
 an access slot in the garment, the access slot dimensioned and oriented to allow a user to insert the baby mat within the baby changing mat pocket.  
   
   
   
       27 . The garment of  claim 26  wherein the baby changing mat pocket further includes the baby changing mat.  
   
   
       28 . The garment of  claim 27  wherein the baby changing mat pocket further includes a zipper operably associated with the access slot.  
   
   
       29 . The garment of  claim 28  wherein the baby changing mat pocket further comprises a second access slot in the garment.  
   
   
       30 . The garment of  claim 29  wherein the first access slot and the second access slot are each vertically oriented on the garment and separated by a first distance.  
   
   
       31 . The garment of  claim 30  wherein the second fabric panel is substantially rectangular and is sewn to the garment along its four sides, the separation between two sides being a second distance that is greater than the first distance between the first access slot and the second access slot.  
   
   
       32 . The garment of  claim 31  further comprising: 
 a diaper pocket configured and dimensioned to hold at least one diaper, the diaper pocket comprising: 
 a third fabric panel secured to an inner portion of the garment such that there is an opening to deposit a diaper in the pocket.  
   
   
   
       33 . The garment of  claim 32  further comprising at least one bottle pocket, the at least one bottle pocket comprising a fourth fabric panel secured to an outside surface of the garment such that there is an opening to receive a bottle.