Appeal No. 97-0032
Application No. 08/095,295
33. A container which can be carried on a torso of a person,
comprising:
a strap which can be extended around said torso of said
person, said strap having a front surface and a back surface, and
a bellows compartment having an outer wall, an inner wall, a
pair of opposite walls connecting said outer and inner walls, a
bottom connecting said outer and inner walls, and a top opening
extending between said outer and inner walls, said pair of
opposite sides comprising a plurality of expandable pleats so
that said bellows compartment can be compressed to a collapsed
state where said outer wall is relatively close to said inner
wall or extended to an expanded state where said outer wall is
relatively far from said inner wall, and
pivot means pivotably attaching said inner wall of said
bellows compartment to said strap, said pivot means enabling said
bellows compartment to pivot with respect to said strap about an
axis generally normal to said front surface of said strap and
said inner wall of said bellows, said pivot means enabling said
bellows compartment to be pivoted to a horizontal position
independent of any orientation of said strap on said torso of
said person.
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