Article carrier

Abstract

A carrying bag for transporting biomaterials can comprise a plurality of pockets. Each of the plurality of pockets can be coupled to an adjacent of the plurality of pockets. Based on a configuration of the plurality of pockets, an interstitial void of flexible dimension can be disposed between adjacent pockets in the plurality of pockets. The interstitial void of flexible dimension can facilitate an open configuration that allows an opening for each pocket to converge into a respective cavity of that pocket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A carrying bag for transporting biomaterials, the carrying bag comprising:
 a plurality of panels joined to define a plurality of pockets including a first pocket and a second pocket, each of the plurality of pockets configured to receive an article for carrying, the first pocket having a first front panel and first back panel from the plurality of panels, the second pocket having a second front panel and a second back panel from the plurality of panels, the first back panel joined to the second front panel to form two or more joints, the first back panel and the second front panel defining an interstitial void of flexible dimension therebetween.   
     
     
         2 . The carrying bag of  claim 1 , wherein the interstitial void of flexible dimension is configured to facilitate separation of the first pocket and the second pocket for access thereto. 
     
     
         3 . The carrying bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of panels is a textile panel. 
     
     
         4 . The carrying bag of  claim 3 , wherein the textile panel for each of the plurality of panels comprises cellulosic fibers. 
     
     
         5 . The carrying bag of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile panels further comprises a first side panel and a second side panel, wherein:
 the first side panel is spaced apart longitudinally from the second side panel, and   each of the plurality of pockets is disposed between the first side panel and the second side panel.   
     
     
         6 . The carrying bag of  claim 5 , further comprising a first handle coupled to a first top portion of the first side panel and a second handle coupled to a second top portion of the second side panel. 
     
     
         7 . The carrying bag of  claim 6 , wherein responsive to separating the first handle from the second handle the carrying bag is transitioned to an open configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The carrying bag of  claim 7 , wherein in the open configuration,
 each of the plurality of pockets comprises a mouth,   the mouth of the first pocket includes an opening defined between a top portion of the first front panel and a top portion of the first back panel,   the top portion of the first front panel defines a first obtuse angle with a bottom portion of the first front panel,   the top portion of the first back panel defines a second obtuse angle with a bottom portion of the first back panel, and   the opening of the mouth of the first pocket includes an opening angle between the top portion of the first front panel and the top portion of the first back panel that is between 10 degrees and 180 degrees.   
     
     
         9 . The carrying bag of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more joints further comprises:
 a first seam coupling the first back panel to the second front panel, the first seam extending in a lateral direction and defining a bottom joint for each the first back panel and the second front panel, and   a second seam coupling the first back panel to the second front panel, the second seam extending in the lateral direction, the first seam disposed vertically opposite the first seam.   
     
     
         10 . The carrying bag of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first pocket comprises a first pocket seam and a second pocket seam,   the first pocket seam and the second pocket seam each couple the first front panel to the first back panel,   the first pocket seam extends in a vertical direction and defines a first side joint for the first pocket,   the second pocket seam extends in the vertical direction and defines a second side joint for the first pocket, and   the first side joint is disposed on an opposite side in the lateral direction from the second side joint.   
     
     
         11 . A carrying bag for transporting biomaterials, the carrying bag comprising:
 a first side panel comprising a first handle;   a second side panel comprising a second handle; and   a plurality of pockets comprising a first side pocket, a second side pocket, and a plurality of middle pockets disposed between the first side pocket and the second side pocket, each of the plurality of pockets configured to form an opening that converges into a cavity of the respective pocket from a first cross-sectional area to a second cross-sectional area in response to separating the first handle from the second handle.   
     
     
         12 . The carrying bag of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first handle extends vertically from the first side panel above the opening defined by the first side pocket, and   the second handle extends vertically from the second side panel above the opening defined by the second side pocket.   
     
     
         13 . The carrying bag of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of middle pockets comprises:
 a front panel; and   a back panel, the front panel coupled to the back panel of a first adjacent pocket in the plurality of pockets, the back panel coupled to a second adjacent pocket in the plurality of pockets.   
     
     
         14 . The carrying bag of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the front panel of each of the plurality of middle pockets is coupled to the back panel of the first adjacent pocket in the plurality of pockets along a bottom seam extending laterally across the front panel, and   the front panel of each of the plurality of middle pockets is coupled to the back panel of the first adjacent pocket in the plurality of pockets along a top seam extending laterally across the front panel.   
     
     
         15 . The carrying bag of  claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of middle pockets includes:
 a first pocket seam that couples the front panel to the back panel,   a second pocket seam that couples the front panel to the back panel,   the first pocket seam extends in a vertical direction and defines a first side joint for the respective middle pocket,   the second pocket seam extends in the vertical direction and defines a second side joint for the respective middle pocket, and   the first side joint is disposed on an opposite side in a lateral direction from the second side joint.   
     
     
         16 . The carrying bag of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first side pocket is formed from a first sheet configured in a flat pattern, and   the second side pocket is formed from second sheet configured in the flat pattern.   
     
     
         17 . A method of loading a cryogenic articles transport assembly, the method comprising:
 transitioning a carrying bag from a closed configuration to an open configuration, the open configuration comprising a plurality of pockets configured to receive an article therein, the open configuration including an opening to each of the plurality of pockets of the carrying bag that converges into a cavity from a first cross-sectional area to a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area being smaller than the first cross-sectional area;   loading a plurality of cassettes into the carrying bag, each of the plurality of cassettes disposed in the cavity defined by one of the plurality of pockets; and   transitioning the carrying bag from the open configuration to the closed configuration.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the transitioning the carrying bag from the open configuration to the closed configuration further comprises coupling a first handle of the carrying bag to a second handle of the carrying bag. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein responsive to the transitioning the carrying bag from the open configuration to the closed configuration, the first cross-sectional area is reduced to be substantially equal to the second cross-sectional area. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein substantially equal is plus or minus 10%. 
     
     
         21 . A method of manufacturing a carrying bag for transporting cryogenic articles, the method comprising:
 forming a first flat pattern for a first side pocket;   forming a second flat pattern for a second side pocket;   forming a plurality of a third flat pattern for a plurality of middle pockets, each of the first flat pattern, the second flat pattern, and the third flat pattern comprising a front panel and a back panel; and   assembling, by an assembly step, the first flat pattern, the second flat pattern, and the plurality of the third flat pattern to form the carrying bag, the carrying bag comprising a plurality of pockets, the plurality of pockets including the first side pocket, the second side pocket, and the plurality of middle pockets, each of the plurality of pockets defining an interstitial void of flexible dimension therebetween.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the assembly step comprises:
 joining, by a joining step, (i) the front panel of each of the plurality of the third flat pattern to one of the back panel of an adjacent of the plurality of the third flat pattern or the back panel of the first flat pattern, and (ii) the back panel of one of the plurality of the third flat pattern to the front panel of the second flat pattern, the joining step performed along a lower joint and an upper joint, the lower joint extending laterally across the front panel or the back panel of each of the plurality of the third flat pattern, the upper joint extending laterally across the front panel or the back panel of each of the plurality of the third flat pattern, the lower joint spaced apart vertically from the upper joint; and   joining the front panel and the back panel together for each of the first flat pattern, the second flat pattern, and the plurality of the third flat pattern to form the plurality of pockets of the carrying bag.   
     
     
         23 . The method of manufacture of  claim 22 , wherein the joining step further comprises sewing (i) the front panel of each of the plurality of the third flat pattern to one of the back panel of an adjacent of the plurality of the third flat pattern or the back panel of the first flat pattern, and (ii) the back panel of one of the plurality of the third flat pattern to the front panel of the second flat pattern to form each of the lower joint and each of the upper joint. 
     
     
         24 . The method of manufacture of  claim 21 , wherein the first flat pattern, the second flat pattern, and the third flat pattern are each formed from a textile sheet. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the first flat pattern, the second flat pattern, and the plurality of the third flat pattern are each formed from a thermoplastic material. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the assembly step further comprises:
 forming a first handle for the first side pocket from the first flat pattern; and   forming a second handle for the second side pocket from the second flat pattern.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first flat pattern and the second flat pattern each comprise a common flat pattern. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising coupling one or more fasteners to at least one of the first handle and the second handle. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the one or more fasteners are configured to couple the first handle to the second handle to form a closed configuration.