Portable storage system

Abstract

A storage system for a seating unit comprising storage means having first and second pannier portions for storing articles. The storage system has securing means in the form of at least one strip of material extending between said pannier portions for securing said storage means to said seating unit. Each pannier portion is arranged to depend from the securing means on a respective side of the seating unit in use and the strip of material is selectively securable around a portion of the seating unit. The strip of material comprises releasable fastening means such that the strip can be passed around the seating unit dining use and selectively fastened together so as to form of a closed loop about said seating unit.

1 . A storage system for a seating unit, comprising: 
 storage means having first and second pannier portions for storing articles, and    securing means including at least one strip of material extending between the first and second pannier portions for securing the storage means to the seating unit;    wherein each pannier portion is arranged to depend from the securing means on a respective side of the seating unit in use and the at least one strip of material is selectively securable around a portion of the seating unit;    and wherein the at least one strip of material includes releasable fastening means such that the at least one strip of material can be passed around the seating unit and releasably fastened so as to form of a closed loop about the seating unit.    
   
   
       2 . A storage system according to  claim 1 , wherein the securing means comprises a first material strip portion having first fastening means.  
   
   
       3 . A storage system according to  claim 2 , wherein the first fastening means are fastenable to opposing fastening means provided on an opposing material strip portion.  
   
   
       4 . A storage system according to  claim 2 , wherein the first fastening means are fastenable to opposing fastening means provided on one of the first and second pannier portions.  
   
   
       5 . A storage system according to  claim 1 , wherein the securing means comprise first and second strips of material, the first strip being configured to extend over an upper surface of the seating unit, and the second strip being configured to extend around an underside of the seating unit.  
   
   
       6 . A storage system according to  claim 5 , wherein one of the first and second material strip includes opposing strip portions, each including corresponding fastening means attached thereto.  
   
   
       7 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the opposing strip portions are each attached at one end to a respective one of the first and second pannier portions and each have a free end to which the fastening means is attached such that the opposing portions are fixable to one another to form a continuous loop with the other of the first or second strip.  
   
   
       8 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the first and second opposing strip portions are fixable to one another using at least one of a hook and eye pad pair, mutually engageable clip halves, and popper means.  
   
   
       9 . A storage system according to  claim 5 , wherein the fastening means are provided on the second strip of material.  
   
   
       10 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the first and second pannier portions depend from an interface between the first and second strips of material.  
   
   
       11 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the securing means is adjustable in length.  
   
   
       12 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the strip of material is elastically stretchable.  
   
   
       13 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the material strip includes an adjustor buckle through which the strip passes for allowing a length of the strip to be adjusted.  
   
   
       14 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the securing means includes a plurality of strips arranged substantially parallel to one another.  
   
   
       15 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second pannier portions are configured to be securable to one another to form a unitary portable carrier for carrying articles stored therein.  
   
   
       16 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the first and second pannier portions each include releasable attachment means disposed along at least one edge thereof.  
   
   
       17 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the securing means is configured to act as a shoulder strap for carrying the carrier.  
   
   
       18 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the securing means includes the first and at least one further material strip, the first strip being configured to act as a shoulder strap for the carrier and the at least one further strip being configured to form a substantially closed loop between the first and second pannier portions for supporting one or more articles therein during transit.  
   
   
       19 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second pannier portions includes a plurality of pockets of different sizes for holding the articles.  
   
   
       20 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein at least one of the pockets includes a large pocket extending a full width of the first or the second pannier portion, the or each remaining pocket being located on the pocket.  
   
   
       21 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second pannier portions is substantially formed of a textile material.  
   
   
       22 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the first and second pannier portions have a stiffened back portion.  
   
   
       23 . A storage system for selective attachment to a seating unit, comprising: 
 storage means comprising first and second pannier portions, each of the first and second pannier portions including attachment means for releasably attaching the first and second pannier portions together, and    securing means including at least one strip of material,    wherein the storage system is configured to be convertible between a first configuration in which the first and second pannier portions are releasably attached together by way of the attachment means and a second configuration in which the first and second pannier portions are spaced apart such that the securing means extends therebetween,    and wherein the at least one strip of material is releasable such that the storage system is configured to be securable to the seating unit in the second configuration by passing the strip around the seating unit and subsequently fastening the strip so as to form a closed loop around the seating unit.