FR3115019A1 - PORTABLE CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED OPENING - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable rigid container (10) formed by several walls defining between them an internal space for accommodating objects, the container comprising two rigid walls (12) having two respective free peripheral edges (B1, B2) which define between them an access opening to the internal space, an access wall (16b1) of the container being movable between the two rigid walls and capable of occupying, on the one hand, a first closed position in which the access wall is extends in front of the access opening in order to prevent access to the internal space and, on the other hand, a second open position leaving the access opening free and which is obtained from the first position closed by winding the access wall around a rigid part (18) linked to the access wall and which has a generally cylindrical shape with a longitudinal axis (X) placed perpendicularly to the two rigid walls, the rigid cylindrical part being linked to the two rigid walls by a at least one connection and displacement guide device (20, a1) of the rigid cylindrical part relative to the two rigid walls Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

Description

PORTABLE CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED OPENING

This disclosure relates to a portable container with improved opening.

Containers such as bags, saddlebags and other containers of the same type are known, which are carried by users when traveling and are thus qualified as “portable”. These are often leather goods accessories.

Such containers are generally formed of walls of various shapes assembled and which delimit between them an internal space in which the users store one or more objects, depending on the size of the containers.

A container of this type has one or more openings allowing access to the internal space of the container. It quite often includes a wall integral with the container, referred to as a flap, which covers the opening or openings in order to temporarily close them when the user does not wish to access the contents of the container. The flap is generally kept in the lower position folded down along one of the walls of the container when it closes the opening or openings.

This flap is not always easy to handle to open the container and quite often requires the user's two hands: one hand to raise the flap to the high position and thus make the opening(s) accessible to the user and to hold or lock the flap in the raised position to prevent it from returning naturally to the lower position covering the opening or openings and the other hand to access the internal space of the container through the opening or openings.

The flap is quite often held in the lower folded position along a wall of the container by a blocking or locking system, for example a snap or other mechanism. Unblocking or unlocking such a system adds complexity to the opening of the container since it requires two preliminary steps to be able to access the opening(s) and therefore inside the container.

In view of the foregoing, it would therefore be useful to be able to have a new container whose opening is facilitated compared to the containers of the aforementioned prior art, whether or not they are equipped with a blocking / locking system .

The present invention thus relates to a portable rigid container, characterized in that it is formed by an assembly of several walls delimiting between them an internal space intended to accommodate one or more objects, the container comprising two parallel rigid walls spaced apart one from the other and having two respective free peripheral edges which define between them an access opening to the internal space of the container, a third wall of the container, called the access wall, being movable between the two rigid walls and able to occupy, on the one hand, a first closed position in which the access wall extends in front of the access opening of the container adjacent to the two respective free peripheral edges of the two rigid walls in order to prevent the access to the internal space of the container and, on the other hand, a second open position allowing the access opening of the container to be left free and which is obtained from the first closed position by r winding of the access wall around a rigid part which is connected to the access wall and which has a generally cylindrical shape with a longitudinal axis arranged perpendicular to the two rigid walls, the rigid cylindrical part being able to move by resting on the two respective free peripheral edges of these two rigid walls, the rigid cylindrical part being connected to the two rigid walls by at least one device for connecting and guiding the movement of the rigid cylindrical part relative to the two rigid walls.

The aforementioned arrangement makes it possible to open and close the container very simply by simply rolling and unrolling the access wall around the cylindrical part. Such an operation can be carried out using a single finger of the user who rolls the access wall-cylindrical part assembly on the two free peripheral edges. At the end of the rolling movement of the access wall (or after having rolled up only part of the access wall), access to the inside of the container is possible and the hand having carried out the opening movement can be introduced directly through the access opening of the container without the need to use the other hand. The access opening being delimited by the two respective free peripheral edges of the two rigid walls which frame it, the shape of this opening is maintained during the winding movement and also once the movement has stopped, which allows the hand of the user to access the internal space of the container without needing the other hand to maintain one or the other of the walls of the container which could collapse if it were flexible. The winding movement of the access wall around the rigid cylindrical part is facilitated by guiding this part along the peripheral edges of the two rigid walls which thus act as reinforcement supports for the container. It will be noted that the access wall is relatively flexible compared to the thicker rigid side walls in that the access wall must be capable of being rolled up and unrolled without permanently deforming and without causing excessive effort. from the user.

According to other possible characteristics:
- the container comprises temporary fastening members configured to temporarily hold the access wall in the first closed position, the temporary fastening members being partly linked to the access wall and partly to a fourth wall of the container which is adjacent to the access wall when the latter is in its first closed position;
- the temporary fastening members are partly linked to the rigid cylindrical part and partly to the fourth wall of the container which is adjacent, on the one hand, in a permanent manner to the two rigid walls with which it jointly defines the internal space of the containing and, on the other hand, temporarily to the access wall when the latter is in its first closed position;
- the temporary fastening members are partly made of a metallic material capable of being magnetized and partly of one or more magnets and, preferably, the rigid cylindrical part is made of a metal which is capable of being magnetized and one or more magnets are associated with the fourth wall of the container;
-said at least one device for connecting and guiding the rigid cylindrical part in displacement relative to the two rigid walls comprises a longitudinal element having two opposite ends, the longitudinal element extending in part longitudinally inside the cylindrical part which is hollow and partly against two respective external faces of the two rigid walls, each of the two opposite ends of the longitudinal element being fixed to the external face of the corresponding rigid wall so as to be able to rotate freely around an axis of rotation which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow rigid cylindrical part and perpendicular to the external face of each rigid wall;
the rigid cylindrical part is connected to a free end of the access wall from which the access wall is able to wrap around the rigid cylindrical part;
the free end of the access wall is permanently wound around the rigid cylindrical part (eg: hollow) so as to envelop the latter;
the rigid cylindrical part is hollow and has a through axial slot arranged parallel along the longitudinal axis of the rigid cylindrical part and into which the free end of the access wall is inserted;
the two free peripheral edges of the two respective rigid walls each have an outline which has a convex shape according to a view taken in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rigid cylindrical part.

The container can be a handbag, a medallion, a glasses case, a backpack (such a bag can be equipped with another bag temporarily attached to it)…

Other characteristics and advantages of the object of this presentation will emerge from the following description of embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the appended figures.

Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a container in the closed position according to one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 shows the container of Figure 1 in the open position;

FIG. 3A is a schematic perspective view showing a possible example of fixing the rigid cylindrical part 18 to the access wall 16b1 of the container of FIGS. 1 and 2 with the two parts separated;

Figure 3B is a schematic perspective view showing the two parts of Figure 3A fastened together;

FIGS. 4A-4C are schematic perspective views of a container according to another embodiment of the invention respectively in the closed, semi-open and completely open position;

Figures 5A-5B schematically illustrate two different ways of carrying the container of Figures 4A-4C;

FIGS. 6A-6B are schematic perspective views of a container according to another embodiment of the invention respectively in the closed and partially open position;

Figures 7A-7B schematically illustrate two different ways of carrying the container of Figures 6A-6C;

FIGS. 8A-8C are schematic perspective views of a container according to another embodiment of the invention respectively in the closed, semi-open and completely open position;

Figure 9 schematically illustrates one possible way of carrying the container of Figures 8A-8C;

FIGS. 10A-10C are schematic perspective views of a container according to another embodiment of the invention respectively in the closed, open and closed position but with the two bags separated from each other;

Figure 11 schematically illustrates one possible way of carrying the container of Figures 10A-10C.

detailed description

As shown in Figures 1 and 2 and designated by the general reference denoted 10, a container is in this embodiment a fashion accessory such as a handbag for example made of leather. Alternatively, this bag can be made of a rigid material other than leather, such as a rigid fabric, rubber, etc. The container 10 is shown in these figures in the normal vertical position of use, either worn by the user (for example over the shoulder by means of a strap or strap not shown) or resting on a horizontal support, with its bottom (not shown in the figures) facing downwards.

The container 10, like all the other containers which form part of the invention, is portable in the sense that its dimensions and its weight make it suitable for being transported by the user as opposed to a container which would be too bulky and/or too heavy to be carried by one person.

Similarly, such a container according to the invention is rigid in the sense that its shape is retained (that is to say that it does not deform during its use), whether the container is empty or whether it contains objects and whether worn by a user or not.

The container 10 comprises several rigid walls which are assembled together, for example sewn together when it is a leather goods bag (other assembly means can be envisaged when the constituent material of the container is not not leather although leather can also be assembled by such means: gluing, etc., so as to delimit between these walls an internal space intended to accommodate one or more objects.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2 the container 10 comprises two rigid walls parallel to each other 12, 14 (called for example bellows in leather goods), facing each other, which are spaced apart from each other. another so as to define between them one of the dimensions (here for example its largest dimension, namely its length) of the internal space of the container. The container 10 also comprises a wall 16 which extends along the entire distance between the two side walls 12 and 14 adjacent to the latter and which is assembled with them so as to jointly define the internal space of the container.

The wall 16 extends between the side walls 12 and 14 from the rear of the container to the front thereof and thus successively forms the rear wall 16a, the bottom wall (bottom wall not visible on Figures 1 and 2) and the front wall 16b of the container. More particularly, the wall 16 is assembled, by its two opposite peripheral edges which extend from the rear to the front of the container, to the respective peripheral edges of the two side walls 12 and 14. The rear wall 16a is here higher than the side walls 12 and 14. It will be noted that the distance between the rear wall 16a and the front wall 16b defines the thickness or depth of the container 10 and corresponds to one of the dimensions of the two side walls 12 and 14 which are extends between the rear peripheral edge and the front peripheral edge of each of these walls. Although it is here a single piece, the wall 16 can alternatively be made up of several pieces and thus the rear wall 16a can be a separate wall from the front wall 16b and from the wall of access 16b1.

The front wall 16b of the container extends up to a given height (for example at mid-height) of the container (fig. 2) which constitutes a zone from which this wall 16b is no longer assembled/linked with the adjacent peripheral edges of the two side walls 12 and 14. The front wall 16b thus extends beyond this zone by a wall called the access wall 16b1 which, in the closed position of the container of FIG. 1, extends from manner adjacent to the two respective free peripheral edges B1 and B2 of the two side walls 12 and 140 without being assembled with these edges. In the open position of the container of FIG. 2, the access wall 16b1 is folded back on itself, more particularly rolled up, as will be explained below, thus releasing an access opening O to the internal space of the container. . This access opening O is defined, on the one hand, by the two opposite free peripheral edges B1, B2 and, on the other hand, by the free peripheral edge B3 of the rear wall 16a which is arranged at a height greater than that of the free peripheral edges B1 and B2. In the position of Figure 1, the access wall 16b1 is unrolled and extends so as to cover this opening, thus preventing access to the internal space of the container. It will be noted that the thickness of the access wall 16b1 is reduced compared to the thickness of the rest of the wall 16, in particular that of the rear wall 16a and of the front wall 16b, in order to confer a certain flexibility on the access wall so that it can roll up and unroll freely without requiring excessive effort from a user. The other walls of the container, in particular the side walls 12 and 14, have for example the same thickness as the wall 16 in order to confer characteristics of rigidity on the container.

The container 10 also comprises a rigid part of generally cylindrical shape 18, generally hollow, for example a cylinder or tube, which extends longitudinally along a longitudinal axis X arranged perpendicularly to the two side walls 12 and 14 (fig. 1). The cylindrical rigid part 18 is linked to the access wall 16b1 and thus the latter is able to wrap around the part 18, as illustrated in figure 2.

More particularly, the cylindrical rigid part 18 is linked to a free end of the access wall 16b1. This free end is that from which the access wall 16b1 is able to wrap around the cylindrical rigid part 18 from the position of figure 1.

In the embodiment described here, the free end of the access wall 16b1 is permanently wound around the cylindrical rigid part 18 so as to envelop the latter. In other words, part 18 is sheathed by the free end of the access wall.

In a variant embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3A-3B, the cylindrical rigid part 18' is here a cylinder having a through axial slot 18'a along the entire longitudinal dimension or length of the cylinder. The free end of the access wall 16b1' is inserted through the axial slot 18'a, as shown in Figure 3A, and is rolled up inside the cylinder, as shown in Figure 3B, being by example glued inside the latter to be maintained there.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the cylindrical rigid part 18 which is connected to the access wall 16b1 is connected to the two rigid side walls 12 and 14 via at least one connection and guide device in movement of part 18 relative to these two walls.

In the embodiment described here, such a guide link device comprises a longitudinal element 20 which has two opposite ends of which only one, denoted 20a, is represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 (the other opposite end is arranged so as to symmetrical against the external face of the opposite wall 14 of which only the internal face is visible in FIG. 2), secured to the external face of the wall 12. The longitudinal element 20 extends partly longitudinally inside the part 18 which it crosses, then forms an elbow (at about 90°) coming out at each opposite end of part 18 and extends downward along the outer face of each wall 12, 14 to the end of the longitudinal element which is secured to the outer face of the wall in question.

Each opposite end of the longitudinal element 20, such as the end 20a, is more particularly fixed to the outer face of the side wall 12, 14 concerned by means of a part a1 forming a fixing and rotation axis for this end. This part defines an axis of rotation which is parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the part 18 and perpendicular to the walls 12, 14. The fixing and rotation part is for example here formed by a collar button passing through each wall 12, 14 in its thickness. Any other part ensuring the same functions can also be suitable for fixing each free end of the longitudinal element 20 and allowing it to rotate freely around the corresponding axis of rotation. The longitudinal element 20 is for example a strap.

The arrangement which has just been described makes it possible, by a simple downward movement of the user's finger of the container, from the closed position of FIG. 1 (according to the arrow represented in FIG. 1), to wrap the access wall 16b1 around the rigid cylindrical part 18 until it reaches the open position of FIG. 2 where the front wall 16b is secured to the adjacent walls 12 and 14 (stop). More particularly, the access wall 16b1 wraps around the part 18 which rests on the two respective free peripheral edges B1 and B2 of the two walls 12 and 14 and which rolls on itself following the contour of these two edges. During this movement the longitudinal element 20 follows the part 18 which it crosses by pivoting around the axes of rotation a1 defined in the side walls 12 and 14 as described above. Part 18 must be rigid enough to withstand the forces exerted during the rolling and unrolling phases of the access wall. It will be noted that the angle of the rotational movement performed by the part 18 relative to the walls 12, 14 (in addition to the rotation of the part on itself) is approximately 90°.

The peripheral edges, in particular the free edges B1 and B2, of the two side walls 12 and 14 can adopt various shapes but they generally have an outline of convex shape according to a view taken in a plane perpendicular to the axis X of the part 18 or parallel to the plane each containing one of the walls 12 and 14 (side view). The convex shape directed outward from each wall is generally curved/curved in such a way that the (smooth) contour of the peripheral edges thus curved/curved facilitates the rotational movement of the piece 18 on these edges and the winding of the access wall 16b1 around this part (in the example of FIGS. 1 and 2, the contour resembles a rounded profile). It will be noted that during this movement the access wall 16b1 is in direct contact with the free peripheral edges B1 and B2 and the part 18 comes to roll on this wall to roll it up on itself.

As shown in Figure 2, the access wall 16b1 is wrapped around the part 18 to free access to the space inside the container. However, the access wall 16b1 is not intimately wrapped around the part 18 until it comes into contact with the latter but is rolled up on itself while maintaining a distance vis-à-vis the part 18 in due to the fact that the access wall 16b1 nevertheless has a certain rigidity due to its constituent material (leather) and its thickness (in FIG. 2, the access wall 16b1 is folded back on itself by adopting, following a profile view, a slightly domed or bulbous shape). The force exerted by a user's finger is enough to cause such a relatively natural rolling. It would of course be possible to wrap the access wall 16b1 more closely around the part 18, but the user would have to exert more force with one hand, or even with two hands, and this would eventually risk damaging the material of the access wall, here leather.

It should be noted that with other materials that are softer than leather, what has just been described can be reduced or even eliminated.

The container 10 may also include temporary fastening members which are configured to temporarily hold the access wall 16b1 in its closed position of FIG. 1. This holding is temporary insofar as the access wall 16b1 must be able to be rolled up in order to leave free access to the access opening O when the user so wishes. In general, the temporary fastening members are partly linked/associated with the access wall 16b1 and partly linked/associated with the rear wall 16a in order to be able to cooperate together when the access wall is in its closed position.

In the embodiment described here, the part of the fixing members linked/associated with the access wall 16b1 is more particularly linked/associated with the rigid cylindrical part 18.

Even more particularly, the temporary fixing members are partly formed by a metallic material which is capable of being magnetized and partly by one or more elements, in particular permanent magnets, which make it possible to magnetize the metallic material when it is it is in the magnetic field created by these magnets, that is to say close to each other. This temporary fixing mode allows the container to be opened and closed easily with one hand in a single gesture. It suffices to bring the access wall close to the rear wall for the attraction linked to the magnets to temporarily unite the two walls and, conversely, it suffices to move the access wall away from the rear wall to release the access wall of the magnetic attraction and open the container. No specific mechanism for locking/unlocking the container is necessary.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the cylindrical rigid part 18 is made of a metallic material such as steel (steel tube) and the wall 16a incorporates permanent magnets, for example here two magnets A1 and A2 shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 because they are arranged in the thickness of the wall. The elements are more particularly arranged in the upper zone of the wall which protrudes with respect to the side walls 12 and 14 and with which the cylindrical part 18 comes into contact in the position of FIG. 1, that is to say the zone of the wall 16a which includes the upper free edge B3. Thus, when the user closes the container with his hand, from the open position of FIG. 2 (in the direction of the arrow indicated in FIG. 2), he unfolds/unrolls the access wall 16b1 thanks to the rotation of the cylindrical part 18 on the edges B1 and B2 until the cylindrical part 18 is close enough to the magnets A1 and A2 to be attracted by them and comes to press against the wall 16a. The container is then temporarily closed by means of the temporary fastening members described above.

It will be noted that an inverse configuration can be envisaged as a variant: the permanent magnet or magnets are integrated into the cylindrical part 18 and one or more metal parts capable of being magnetized are integrated into the wall 16a, in geometric correspondence with the permanent magnets when the access wall is in the closed position.

As a variant not shown, the fasteners may alternatively be formed by press studs, male and female attachment parts, for example of the hook and loop type (for example of the Velcro registered trademark type) intended for s engage with each other…

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the container 10 may also include an opening forming a handle in its upper part which allows, when the container is in the closed position as in Figure 1, to carry the container using a hand. This opening forming a handle is for example formed by two openings O1 and O2 which are respectively arranged in the access wall 16b1, below the cylindrical part 18 in FIG. 1 and in the rear wall 16a in the form of a hook O2 at peripheral edge B3. The user can then introduce one of his hands through the two openings and then use the cylindrical part 18 to carry the container.

It will be noted that the shape of the different constituent walls of the container can of course vary without departing from the scope of the present invention. The container thus formed has for example the shape of a rigid box.

FIGS. 4A-4C illustrate another embodiment of container according to the invention in which the elements corresponding or identical to those of the first embodiment will receive the same reference sign, to the nearest hundreds digit, and will not be described below. new.

In this other embodiment, the container 100 has a general shape similar to that of the container 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2, but it is however shorter than the latter, that is to say that the distance between the two rigid side walls vis-à-vis 112 and 114 is smaller than between the walls 12 and 14 of Figures 1 and 2. The container 100 may also include an opening O'1 (shown in dotted lines) as shown in Figure 4A to make handle office as described above. All features and benefits described above also apply to this mode and will not be repeated here. In particular, the position of FIG. 4B shows that it is possible to partially open the opening of the container in certain circumstances (partial winding of the access wall 116b1 around the cylinder 118) without it being necessary to go as far as completely opening the latter as illustrated in FIG. 4C (complete winding of the access wall around the cylinder).

Figures 5A-5B illustrate two different ways for a user to carry the container 100: slung over the shoulder using a shoulder strap 102 or using a handle 104 which can correspond to the shoulder strap 102 whose length has been adjusted.

Figures 6A-6B illustrate another embodiment of container 200 according to the invention which differs from containers 10 and 100 by its general shape in the form of a cylindrical box. It is for example a fashion accessory such as a medallion.

The container 200 more particularly comprises two rigid side walls spaced apart from each other and each in the shape of a disc 212, 214. As for the previous embodiments, these two side walls 212, 214 define between them an internal space in which the user can store one or more objects. These two walls are spaced from each other by means of a third wall 216 which, as for the previous modes, comprises a fixed rigid part 216a-b and a more flexible mobile part 216b1 which can occupy two positions. , namely, on the one hand, a first closed position (FIG. 6A) in which the movable wall or access wall 216b1 extends in front of the access opening O′ of the container and, on the other hand, a second open position (FIG. 6B) in which the access wall 216b1 is wrapped around a hollow cylindrical rigid part 218.

In the example illustrated in Figures 6A-6B the wall 216 has the shape of an annular strip or ring which, in the closed position (Fig. 6A), completely surrounds the space between the side walls facing each other. 212, 214 and, in the open position, partially surrounds this space since it leaves open the opening O' (FIG. 6B). The wall 216 extends between the two opposite side walls 212, 214 from a rear part 216a to a front part 216b, these two parts forming the fixed rigid part of the wall 216. The mobile part 216b1 extends, to it, from the terminal end of the fixed front part 216b and is either deployed (unrolled) as in Figure 6A to cover the opening O', or rolled around the cylindrical piece 218 as in Figure 6B to clear access to this opening.

The same characteristics as those described above for the modes of FIGS. 1 and following apply here, in particular as regards the attachment of the cylindrical part 218 to the end of the access wall 216b1, the connection between this cylindrical part and the side walls 212, 214 by means of the longitudinal element 220 whose opposite ends are fixed to the outer faces of these walls by means of fixing and rotating parts. It is the same for the winding and unwinding mechanisms of the access wall 216b1 around the cylindrical part 218 via the respective free peripheral edges B'1, B'2 of the two side walls 212, 214 Furthermore, in the closed position of FIG. 6A, the cylindrical piece 218 is positioned above the terminal end of the rear part 216a of the wall 216 and temporary fixing elements such as those described above are also provided in geometric correspondence with each other, respectively in the terminal end of the rear part 216a and in the cylindrical part 218. All the characteristics and all the advantages described above also apply to this mode and will not be repeated here.

It will however be noted that the round shape of this container makes it possible to open it over an angle or angular sector of the order of 180°, which is a value greater than that of the angle or angular sector of opening of the modes of the previous figures.

Figures 7A-7B illustrate different ways for a user to wear the container 200, namely attached to a belt or around the neck by means of a collar or a link, lace, strap, etc.

Figures 8A-8C illustrate another embodiment of container according to the invention in which the container 300 here takes the form of a case for glasses, or even a kit for containing pens. The same principle of opening and closing the container as that described above with reference to Figures 1 and following applies here. All features and benefits described above also apply to this mode and will not be repeated here.

The difference with the previous embodiments lies in the shape of the rigid side walls facing each other 312, 314 (ears) which serve as a support for the winding and unwinding movements of the access wall 316b1 in cooperation with the cylindrical rigid part 318. Indeed, in the present embodiment, the walls 312, 314 each have a shape of a semicircle following a side view in the axis of the cylindrical part 318. This wall shape allows to open the container at an angle or angular sector of the order of 180°.

Figure 9 illustrates a possible way for a user to transport the container 300 by carrying it by hand.

Figures 10A-10C illustrate another embodiment of container according to the invention in which the container here takes the form of a backpack (first module) 450 which is able to accommodate another bag (second module) 460 on its front wall.

Each of the two bags uses the same principle of opening and closing the container as that described above with reference to Figures 1 and following, namely using an access wall (flexible relative to the other rigid walls of the bag) in cooperation with a rigid cylindrical part (connected to the opposite rigid side walls facing the bag) to roll up the access wall around this part and thus open the bag, or vice versa, to unroll the access wall and close the bag. All features and benefits described above also apply to this mode and will not be repeated here.

Two straps 401 and 402 are for example fixed to the back of the bag 450 to allow transport on the back of a user as illustrated in Figure 11.

The first bag 450 is equipped on the outer face of each of the two rigid side walls facing each other 412, 414 with a longitudinal element such as a strap 415 which is fixed by one of its two opposite ends to the wall side concerned and which has at its opposite end a fastening member 415a such as a male or female part of a press stud, for example the female part. This arrangement makes it possible to temporarily fix the second bag 460 by cooperation between the fixing member 415a of the first bag 450 and the fixing and rotation axis a1 of the second bag 460 which can, here, play the role of the male part of the snap button. Of course, other fastening devices between the two bags can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In the position of Figure 10C, the two bags are separated from each other.

In the position of Figure 10A the two bags are both closed, while in the position of Figure 10B the two bags are both open according to their maximum opening.

Although the present description refers to specific embodiments, modifications can be made to these examples without departing from the general scope of the invention as defined by the claims. Furthermore, individual features of the different illustrated or mentioned embodiments can be combined in additional embodiments. Accordingly, the description and the drawings should be considered in an illustrative rather than restrictive sense.

Claims (10)

Portable rigid container (10; 100; 200; 300; 400), characterized in that it is formed by an assembly of several walls defining between them an internal space intended to accommodate one or more objects, the container comprising two rigid walls ( 12, 14; 112, 114; 212, 214; 312, 314; 412, 414) parallel spaced from each other and having two respective free peripheral edges (B1, B2; B'1, B'2) which define between them an access opening (O; O') to the internal space of the container, a third wall of the container, called the access wall (16b1; 116b1; 216b1; 316b1), being movable between the two rigid walls and capable of occupying, on the one hand, a first closed position in which the access wall extends in front of the access opening (O; O') of the container adjacent to the two respective free peripheral edges of the two rigid walls in order to prevent access to the internal space of the container and, on the other hand, a second open position allowing to leave lib re the access opening (O; O') of the container and which is obtained from the first closed position by winding the access wall around a rigid part (18; 118; 218; 318) which is linked to the access wall and which has a generally cylindrical shape with a longitudinal axis (X) arranged perpendicular to the two rigid walls, the rigid cylindrical part being able to move by resting on the two free peripheral edges of these two rigid walls, the rigid cylindrical part being connected to the two rigid walls by at least one device (20, a1; 220; 320) for connecting and guiding the rigid cylindrical part in displacement relative to the two rigid walls. Container according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises temporary fastening members configured to temporarily hold the access wall (16b1; 116b1; 216b1; 316b1) in the first closed position, the temporary fastening members being partly linked to the access wall and partly to a fourth wall (16a; 116a; 216a; 316a) of the container which is adjacent to the access wall when the latter is in its first closed position. Container according to Claim 2, characterized in that the temporary fastening members are partly connected to the rigid cylindrical part (18; 118; 218; 318) and partly to the fourth wall of the container which is adjacent, on the one hand , permanently to the two rigid walls (12, 14; 112, 114; 212, 214; 312, 314; 412, 414) with which it jointly defines the internal space of the container and, on the other hand, temporarily to the access wall when the latter is in its first closed position. Container according to Claim 3, characterized in that the temporary fastening members are partly made of a metallic material capable of being magnetized and partly by one or more magnets and, preferably, the rigid cylindrical part (18; 118; 218 ; 318) is made of a metal which is capable of being magnetized and one or more magnets (A1 A2) are associated with the fourth wall of the container. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the said at least one device for connecting and guiding the rigid cylindrical part in displacement relative to the two rigid walls comprises a longitudinal element (20; 220; 320) having two opposite ends (20a; 220a), the longitudinal element extending partly longitudinally inside the rigid cylindrical part (18; 118; 218; 318) which is hollow and partly against two respective outer faces of the two rigid walls, each of the two opposite ends of the longitudinal element being fixed to the external face of the corresponding rigid wall so as to be able to rotate freely around an axis of rotation (a1) which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rigid cylindrical part hollow and perpendicular to the outer face of each rigid wall. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rigid cylindrical part (18; 118; 218; 318) is linked to a free end of the access wall from which the access wall is able to wrap around the rigid cylindrical part. Container according to claim 6, characterized in that the free end of the access wall is permanently wound around the rigid cylindrical part so as to envelop the latter. Container according to Claim 6, characterized in that the rigid cylindrical part (18') is hollow and has a through axial slot (18'a) arranged parallel along the longitudinal axis (X) of the rigid cylindrical part and in which the free end of the access wall is inserted. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two free peripheral edges (B1, B2; B'1, B'2) of the two respective rigid walls each have an outline which has a convex shape according to a view taken in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rigid cylindrical part.
Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a handbag, a medallion, a spectacle case, a backpack.