Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The Diane Von Furstenberg (DvF) “bag with tablet holder“ was more than a tablet carrier. It was designed to enable using and viewing a tablet secured within the bag. The DvF bag with tablet holder not only resolved the prior art problems of having to haul around a second bag to accommodate a tablet. The DvF bag with tablet holder also resolved having to constantly take the tablet in and out of a bag, to see or use the device. The assumption in both cases, based on observation, was that everyone was using a tablet, and in need to consult their device several times during the day.
The US utility patent application reciting this invention, US20130206527A1, titled Bag with tablet holder, was published on August 15th, 2013. The inventor on record is Diane von Fürstenberg.
Figure 3, extracted from the patent, is included below. The Figure 3 depicts a rear perspective of the bag with tablet holder 10, detailing the actual tablet holding aspects of the invention.
Specifically, the Figure 3 shows the body 12 of the bag 10, with a strap 16, and the top of the front flap 14. On the rear of the bag, the Figure 3 shows the device compartment 50, forming an open window 48. The tablet access flap 40 is open, with open zippers on the right 46 and on the left 44, and exposed male 56 and female 58 closure snaps. On each side of the open window 48, there are tablet panels 52, which might be padded to secure the tablet within the compartment 50. One of the side panels 52 depicts a half-circle notch, designed to accommodate the “home” button on former iPad® tablet models. The tablet compartment 50, might be accessed via a top rear opening 32, equipped with a zipper 42.
Below, an image of Diane von Fürstenberg, presenting her DvF bag with tablet holder. On the left, the image shows the front of the bag. On the right, the back flap is open, showing the tablet inside its compartment, accessible for use.
Disclosed herein is a bag with tablet holder that includes a body defining an inner compartment, a tablet pocket on the body defining a device compartment, a top opening defined by the body providing access to the inner compartment, and a rear opening to the tablet pocket providing access to the device compartment. An access flap extends from an edge of the tablet pocket and is movable between a closed position where it is secured over the pocket, and an open position where the pocket is uncovered and tablet is accessible. The device compartment includes a plurality of retention panels forming a border configured to receive and retain an electronic tablet in the pocket. The tablet can be accessed and used while remaining within the pocket in the bag. [Abstract US2013/0206527A1]
Reference
Diane von Fürstenberg (website)
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