Product display and carrying bag

Abstract

A product display and carrying bag configured to conform to a juvenile product. The product display and carrying bag includes a carrying handle and a media tag configured to be inserted into a card-receiver pocket provided on a transparent panel of the product display and carrying bag.

1 . A packaged juvenile vehicle seat comprising
 a juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, and   a product display and carrying bag configured to include upper and lower chambers sized to substantially conform to exterior contours of the juvenile vehicle seat and to position the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the upper chamber and the seat bottom of the juvenile vehicle seat in the lower chamber, wherein the product display and carrying bag is made of a transparent material to allow a consumer to view the juvenile vehicle seat while the juvenile vehicle seat is retained in the upper and lower chambers of the product display and carrying bag.   
   
   
       2 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 1 , wherein the product display and carrying bag includes a front panel arranged to cover portions of the seat back and seat bottom, a first side panel coupled to the front panel, a second side panel coupled to the front panel and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side panel to locate the seat bottom and seat back therebetween, a bottom flap, and a fastener coupled to lower perimeter edges of the bottom flap and to the first side, front, and second side panels and configured to releasably mate the bottom flap to each of the first side, front, and second side panels to close a bottom aperture opening into the lower chamber when the juvenile vehicle seat occupies the lower and upper chambers to retain the juvenile vehicle seat in the lower and upper chambers of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       3 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 2 , wherein the product display and carrying bag further includes a rear panel arranged to cover rear portions of the seat back and seat bottom and coupled to rear perimeter edges of the first side, front, and second side panels, and the bottom flap is appended to the rear panel along a fold line extending between the first and second side panels to tether the bottom flap to the rear panel in response to operation of the fastener to unmate the bottom flap from each of the first side, front, and second side panels to open the bottom aperture so as to facilitate removal of the juvenile vehicle seat from the product display and carrying bag through the bottom aperture. 
   
   
       4 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 3 , wherein the bottom flap and the rear panel form a monolithic sheet. 
   
   
       5 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 3 , wherein the fastener is a zipper mechanism including an inside zipper track coupled to the lower perimeter edges of the first side, front, and second side panels, an outside zipper track coupled to the lower perimeter edges of the bottom flap, and a sliding piece mating with the inside and outside zipper tracks to provide means for closing the bottom aperture opening into the lower chamber by drawing together teeth included in each of the inner and outer zipper tracks to releasably couple the bottom flap to each of the first side, front, and second side panels. 
   
   
       6 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 2 , wherein the front panel is coupled to the first side panel along a first seam, the front panel is coupled to the second side panel along a second seam, and each of the first and second seams is serpentine shaped. 
   
   
       7 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 6 , wherein the fastener is a zipper mechanism including an inside zipper track coupled to a lower perimeter edge of the first side, front, and second side panels, an outside zipper track coupled to the perimeter edges of the bottom flap, and a sliding piece mating with the inside and outside zipper tracks to provide means for closing the bottom aperture opening into the lower chamber by drawing together teeth included in each of the inner and outer zipper trades to releasably couple the bottom flap to each of the first side, front, and second side panels. 
   
   
       8 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 2 , wherein the product display and carrying bag further includes a rear panel arranged to cover rear portions of the seat back and seat bottom and is coupled to rear perimeter edges of the first and second side panels and wherein the bottom flap and rear panel form a monolithic sheet. 
   
   
       9 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 2 , wherein the juvenile vehicle seat includes an upwardly facing child-receiving surface on the seat bottom, a forwardly facing child-receiving surface on the seat back, a first side portion arranged to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface, and a second side portion arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side portion and to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface, and wherein the front panel includes a first upright panel section lying alongside and in substantially conforming relation to the first side portion, a second upright panel section lying alongside and in substantially conforming relation to the second side portion, a third upright panel section interconnecting the first and second upright panel sections and lying alongside and in substantially conforming relation to the forwardly facing child-receiving surface, and a bottom panel section interconnecting the first, second, and third upright panel sections and lying alongside and in substantially conforming relation to the upwardly facing child-receiving surface of the seat bottom. 
   
   
       10 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 9 , wherein the front panel is coupled to the first side panel along a first seam, the front panel is coupled to the second side panel along a second seam, and each of the first and second seams is serpentine shaped, and wherein the first seam is located at a junction between the first side panel and the first upright panel section of the front panel and the second seam is located at a junction between the second side panel and the second upright panel section of the front panel. 
   
   
       11 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 10 , wherein the first side portion of the juvenile vehicle seat is formed to include an upwardly opening first notch and a concave portion of the serpentine-shaped first seam is arranged to extend downwardly into the upwardly opening first notch and the second side portion of the juvenile vehicle seat is formed to include an upwardly opening second notch and a concave portion of the serpentine shaped second seam is arranged to extend downwardly into the upwardly opening second notch. 
   
   
       12 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 9 , wherein the front panel further includes a fourth upright panel section interconnecting the first and second side portions and depending from a forward edge of the bottom panel section and lying alongside and in substantially conforming relation to a forwardly facing surface of the seat bottom. 
   
   
       13 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 12 , further comprising an interior panel located in the lower chamber of the product display and carrying bag, the interior panel being coupled to the fourth upright panel section of the front panel to form a tag-receiving pocket therebetween, and a media tag located in the tag-receiving pocket and arranged to be visible to a consumer through a transparent portion of the fourth upright panel section of the front panel. 
   
   
       14 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 1 , wherein the product display and carrying bag includes a top shell formed to include the lower and upper chambers and a bottom aperture opening into the lower chamber and a bottom flap coupled to the top shell for movement between an opened position opening the bottom aperture to allow movement of the juvenile vehicle seat into and out of the lower and upper chambers formed in the product display and carrying bag and a closed position closing the bottom aperture to retain the juvenile vehicle seat in the lower and upper chambers formed in the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       15 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 14 , wherein the top shell includes a front panel arranged to cover top portions of the seat back and bottom, a rear panel arranged to cover rear portions of the seat back and bottom, a first side panel coupled to the front and rear panels, and a second side panel arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side panel and coupled to the front and rear panels, and perimeter edges of the first side, front, and second side panels cooperate to form a boundary of the bottom aperture. 
   
   
       16 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom flap and the rear panel form a monolithic sheet. 
   
   
       17 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 15 , wherein the front panel is coupled to the first side panel along a first seam, the front panel is coupled to the second side panel along a second seam, and each of the first and second seams is serpentine shaped. 
   
   
       18 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 15 , wherein the product display and carrying bag further includes a fastener coupled to perimeter edges of the bottom flap and the first side, front, and second side panels of the top shell and configured to releasably mate the bottom flap to the top shell to establish the closed position of the bottom flap. 
   
   
       19 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 18 , wherein the fastener is a zipper mechanism including an inside zipper track coupled to the perimeter edges of the first side, front, and second side panels, an outside zipper track coupled to the perimeter edges of the bottom flap, and a sliding piece mating with the inside and outside zipper tracks to provide means for closing the bottom aperture by drawing together teeth included in each of the inner and outer zipper tracks to releasably couple the bottom flap to each of the first side, front, and second side panels. 
   
   
       20 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 14 , wherein the product display and carrying bag further includes a fastener coupled to the top shell and to the bottom flap and configured to releasably mate the bottom flap to the top shell to close the bottom aperture so that the juvenile vehicle seat is retained in the lower and upper chambers of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       21 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 20 , wherein the fastener includes a first fastener member coupled to the top shell and a companion second fastener member coupled to the bottom flap. 
   
   
       22 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 20 , wherein the fastener is a zipper mechanism and the zipper mechanism includes an inside zipper track coupled to the top shell, an outside zipper track coupled to the bottom flap, and a sliding piece mating with the inside and outside zipper tracks to provide means for closing the bottom aperture by drawing together teeth included in each of the inner and outer zipper tracks to releasably couple the bottom flap to the top shell. 
   
   
       23 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 1 , further comprising an interior panel coupled to the product display and carrying bag to form a tag-receiving pocket therebetween and a media tag located in the tag-receiving pocket and arranged to be visible to a consumer through a transparent portion of the product display and carrying bag while the juvenile vehicle seat occupies the lower and upper chambers. 
   
   
       24 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 23 , wherein the media tag includes a first message on a first side thereof and a second message on a second side thereof and the media tag is configured to be flipped over and inserted in the pocket to reveal one of the first and second message through the transparent portion of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       25 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 23 , wherein the interior panel is located in the lower chamber of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       26 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 23 , wherein the product display and carrying bag includes a front panel arranged to cover portions of the seat back and seat base and the interior panel is coupled to the front panel. 
   
   
       27 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 26 , wherein the interior panel is located in the lower chamber of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       28 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 26 , wherein the media tag is located in the lower chamber and positioned to lie between the front panel and the seat bottom of the juvenile vehicle seat. 
   
   
       29 . A packaged juvenile vehicle seat comprising
 a juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom having an upwardly facing child-receiving surface, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom and having a forwardly facing child-receiving surface, a first side portion arranged to lie on one side of the seat bottom and seat back and to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface, and a second side portion arranged to lie on another side of the seat bottom and seat back to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface, and   a product display and carrying bag made of a flexible and transparent material, the product display and carrying bag being configured to conform substantially to the seat bottom and seat back and to the first and second side portions of the juvenile vehicle seat.   
   
   
       30 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 29 , wherein the product display and carrying bag includes a shell formed to include an interior region containing the juvenile vehicle seat and an aperture opening into the interior region and a flap coupled to the shell for movement between a closed position closing the aperture to retain the juvenile vehicle seat in the interior region and an opened position opening the aperture to allow movement of the juvenile vehicle seat into and out of the interior region through the aperture formed in the shell. 
   
   
       31 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 30 , wherein the flap is arranged to underlie the seat bottom. 
   
   
       32 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 31 , wherein the shell includes a rear panel arranged to lie alongside and in substantially conforming relation to a rearwardly facing surface of the seat back facing away from the seat bottom and the flap is coupled to the rear panel along a fold line to tether the flap to the rear panel of the shell in the opened and closed positions of the flap. 
   
   
       33 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 32 , wherein the product display and carrying bag further includes a fastener coupled to the shell and to the flap and configured to releasably mate the flap to the shell upon movement of the flap to the closed position to retain the juvenile vehicle seat in the interior region of the shell. 
   
   
       34 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 30 , wherein the product display and carrying bag further includes a fastener coupled to the shell and to the flap and configured to releasably mate the flap to the shell upon movement of the flap to the closed position to retain the juvenile vehicle seat in the interior region of the shell. 
   
   
       35 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 30 , wherein the fastener is a zipper mechanism including an inside zipper track coupled to the shell, an outside zipper track coupled to the flap, and a sliding piece mating with the inside and outside zipper tracks to provide means for retaining the flap in the closed position by drawing together teeth included in each of the inner and outer zipper tracks. 
   
   
       36 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 29 , wherein the product display and carrying bag includes a front panel arranged to cover portions of the seat back and bottom, a first side panel arranged to lie on one side of the seat back and bottom and coupled to the front panel along a first seam, and a second side panel arranged to lie on another side of the seat back and seat bottom and coupled to the front panel along a second seam, and each of the first and second seams has a serpentine shape. 
   
   
       37 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 36 , wherein the first side portion of the juvenile vehicle seat is formed to include an upwardly opening first notch and a concave portion of the first seam is arranged to extend downwardly into the upwardly opening first notch and the second side portion of the juvenile vehicle seat is formed to include an upwardly opening second notch and a concave portion of the second seam is arranged to extend downwardly into the upwardly opening second notch. 
   
   
       38 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 29 , further comprising an interior panel coupled to the product display and carrying bag to form a tag-receiving pocket therebetween and a media tag located in the tag-receiving pocket and arranged to be visible to a consumer through a transparent portion of the product display and carrying bag while the juvenile vehicle seat occupies an interior region of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       39 . The packaged juvenile vehicle seat of  claim 30 , wherein the interior panel is located in the interior region of the product display and carrying bag. 
   
   
       40 . A packaged juvenile vehicle seat comprising:
 a juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, a notched first side portion formed to include an upwardly opening first notch and arranged to lie on a first side of the seat bottom and seat back, and a notched second side portion formed to include an upwardly opening second notch and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side portion on a second side of the seat bottom and seat back, the first side portion including a first armrest portion and a first headrest portion located in spaced-apart relation to the first armrest portion to locate the upwardly facing first notch therebetween, the second side portion including a second armrest portion and a second headrest portion located in spaced-apart relation to the second armrest portion to locate the upwardly facing second notch therebetween, and   a product display and carrying bag formed to include an interior region containing the juvenile vehicle seat and made of a flexible and transparent material to conform substantially to the seat bottom and seat back and notched first and second side portions of the juvenile vehicle seat contained in the interior region of the product display and carrying bag, the product display and carrying bag including a front panel arranged to cover portions of the seat bottom and seat back, a first side panel arranged to lie on the first side of the seat bottom and seat back and coupled to the front panel along a serpentine-shaped first seam configured to conform substantially to an exterior shape of the notched first side portion of the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second side panel arranged to lie on the second side of the seat bottom and seat back and coupled to the front panel along a serpentine-shaped second seam configured to conform substantially to an exterior shape of the notched second side portion of the juvenile vehicle seat to provide an ergonomically balanced position of the juvenile vehicle seat in the interior region of the product display and carrying bag when a consumer carries the juvenile vehicle seat to cause a portion of the consumer's body to extend into the first and second notches to locate portions of the serpentine-shaped first and second seams of the product display and carry bag between the portion of the consumer's body and the juvenile vehicle seat.   
   
   
       41 . A juvenile vehicle seat and carrier combination comprising
 a juvenile vehicle seat including   a seat bottom having an upwardly facing child-receiving surface,   a seat back having a forwardly facing child-receiving surface,   a first side portion arranged to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface,   a second side portion arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side portion and to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface, and   a base portion, and   means for displaying the juvenile vehicle seat and for carrying the juvenile vehicle seat, the means being ergonomically balanced and cradled about a portion of a user's body thereby providing a space-saving and stable carrying position.   
   
   
       42 . A juvenile vehicle seat and carrier comprising
 a juvenile vehicle seat including   a seat bottom having an upwardly facing child-receiving surface,   a seat back having a forwardly facing child-receiving surface,   a first side portion arranged to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface,   a second side portion arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side portion and to extend upwardly from the upwardly facing child-receiving surface and forwardly from the forwardly facing child-receiving surface, and   a base portion, and   a carrier configured to contain and display the juvenile vehicle seat, the carrier including a handle configured and located to ergonomically carry the juvenile vehicle seat such that it is balanced and is cradled about a portion of a user's body to provide a space-saving balanced and stable carrying position.