bag
A bag is a container made of flexible material for carrying goods. Bags usually have handles, handles or other devices to hold them by hand or to carry them on the body and to carry them with you. Bags are usually made of textiles , flexible plastic , leather or paper .
In addition to bags that you carry in your hand or in the crook of your arm, there are also those that are carried by means of straps, cords or belt (s) on the back, in front of the chest, in front of the stomach and in many other places or in the middle Belts are strapped around parts of the body (e.g. fanny packs strapped around the hips / waist ).
In items of clothing such as trousers and jackets , pockets are often sewn or attached. An outdated name for a bag or trouser pocket that is still in use in some dialects is Ficke (related to the Swedish Ficka ).
Demarcation
Bags , bags , bags , suitcases , crates , chests and baskets have similar functions such as bags, but differ but essential points:
The conceptual demarcation between bags and sacks is particularly fuzzy. There is an overlap between the three names as to which objects they designate. Bags are similar to bags made of flexible material and are usually filled from above. The same applies to bags, which are usually larger. While sacks and bags usually do not have any devices for comfortable carrying over long distances, bags can usually be carried in the hand or otherwise on the body for long periods of time using special devices or a specific shape. The devices are mostly handles, handles, shoulder straps, belts for buckling, etc. Forearm pockets are so flat that they can be conveniently clamped under the arm (i.e. between the torso and upper arm) without a handle.
Suitcases are often (but not always) made of rigid material. In contrast to bags, suitcases usually cannot be filled from above. Suitcases usually consist of two shell-like elements that are hinged to one another at one edge. For packing and unpacking, cases can be opened so that both shell-like elements can be packed. Both are folded up for carrying.
Transport boxes are usually made of rigid material and, unlike most suitcases, are filled from above.
Baskets also have a similar function to bags, but are usually made of rigid braided material.
Bag styles
There are different types of bags. Bags are differentiated on the one hand according to their area of use and on the other hand according to the way they are carried.
Shoulder bags
These are bags with a long strap or strap so that the strap can be worn over one shoulder. There are two carrying options: In the first version, the strap runs diagonally across the chest and back, starting from one shoulder, so that the actual bag is carried on the other side of the body or in the area of the diagonals in the chest or back area. In the other variant of carrying a shoulder bag, the belt runs vertically parallel to one side of the body, so that the actual bag then usually dangles relatively loosely at about hip height (or higher or lower, depending on the length of the belt). Sports bags and travel bags are often offered as shoulder bags, but also handbags and cotton shopping bags. Fanny packs are sometimes worn as a shoulder bag instead of a belt bag.
Briefcase
A briefcase is a bag for transporting documents and books . Briefcases are mostly used at work, e.g. B. by office workers, teachers and other activities in which papers and the like are transported. The papers can usually be put in the pocket in landscape format . With briefcases you can choose between more robust and elegant variants. Elegant shapes are often smaller and therefore less practical, but much more beautiful to look at than the larger versions. Briefcases are very often made of leather.
Pilot case
Pilot cases were originally used by pilots to transport maps and changing clothes. B. used by lawyers or representatives of the Heimtex area for several folders or as a sample case. Today they are often equipped with rollers and a pull rod to make them easy to transport. Pilot cases are hard-shell pieces with hard, robust walls and are often unadorned and plain. Many have combination locks . They are usually made of sturdy plastic .
Sometimes they are also referred to as board cases because they can be taken on board as hand luggage due to their size when traveling by air .
Neck pouch
The pouches is a small, shallow pocket that is worn with a belt, a ribbon or a cord around the neck. Valuables (money, papers) are often kept in it. Sometimes it is worn under outer clothing for safety reasons .
Travel bag
Travel bags count as luggage . They are used in particular to transport clothing when traveling . Travel bags usually have a long, slit-like opening in the upper part of the bag that can be greatly widened.
Sports bag
Sports clothing and, if necessary, care products are transported in a sports bag. As a rule, students have gym bags with them when they have physical education classes.
schoolbag
Schoolchildren transport their binders, books and other school items in school bags (knapsacks, satchels) . They are made of sturdy material and have a large snap fastener with buckles. Often they also have minor subjects for drinks, sandwiches and the like. Ä.
Handbag and wallet
Handbags and wallets are small bags that can be carried with you on the go and contain everyday items such as handkerchiefs, cosmetics or identification papers. Women's handbags are either hung over the shoulder or worn on the arm and so-called men's handbags on the wrist.
Messenger bag
A courier bag (engl. Messenger bag ) - including body bag - is a bag with a strap which transversely is hung over the shoulder and chest, and in particular for bicycle couriers was designed.
Bum bag
Fanny packs (also: hip bag , waist bag , belly bag , pimple or especially in elongated version if their form Nierentasche (not to be confused with the medieval Nierentasche) or in Austria and banana . As in French) are small pockets that are intended by a belt to be buckled around the waist or waist. The actual bag can be carried in front (in front of the stomach or in front of the genital area) as well as on the side or back (in the buttocks area or in the back area). In contrast to this, it is sometimes worn like a shoulder bag on the chest or back. They are traditionally often used on excursions to store necessary utensils where a backpack would be oversized. The practical thing about these bags is that despite carrying the bag you have both hands free and your freedom of movement is hardly restricted by the concentration of the weight on the hips, which is why they have been used for skiing for a long time . The shape of the bag has been popular as a fashion accessory since the early 1990s, after the backpack had previously conquered the urban world.
backpack
The backpack is usually carried on the back or at least over one shoulder. There are now so-called city backpacks. The overlap between school bag and backpack is often so great that a distinction is no longer clearly recognizable.
Shipping bag
Mailers are shipping packaging for relatively flat items such as letters, catalogs and CD-ROMs.
Sauna bag
A sauna bag is a container for transporting sauna utensils. The sauna bag has handles and / or handles. It consists of water-repellent and insensitive materials. There are additional (secondary) compartments in the sauna bag that make it easier to pack and find utensils. Sauna accessories are z. As bathrobes, towels, slippers, toiletry bags , water bottles, books or magazines and snacks that can be stored without problems in the sauna bag.
See also
Web links
- In the depths of the pocket - talking about yourself and your things , master's thesis on the symbolic use of things
Individual evidence
- ↑ compare entries in the Swedish Wiktionary and the Swedish Wikipedia
- ↑ a b c d e f g Bruno Seiser: The little knapsack is buckled up. The comeback of the kidney bag from the series: Nachrichten vom Promenadendeck , Volume 67, Wirtschaftswoche, Volume 50, 1995, p. 86 (Google Book: RA5-PA86): “In those times when touring in the Vienna Woods was still an all-day adventure, they carried on excursions like this we strapped to kidney bags in which climbing and glide wax was stowed and which were called ›Wimmerl‹ or ›Banana‹. Today it is the streets of the big city where real adventures happen. It is therefore only logical if the tourers in the asphalt jungle have rediscovered the bum bag as the latest craze. If the backpack has become too cumbersome or too commonplace and still wants to have the essentials within reach, the handy leather thing ties around your hips. [...] The good old banana is not only particularly comfortable, it is by far the best secured against theft of all bags and pouches. After all, the city is not quite as peaceful as the snow-covered Vienna Woods. The most useful of all belt bags is undoubtedly the one. the passengers in the Amadeus class of the Luda-air received as a gift. It is so recommendable because it is already equipped with everything. what a traveler needs: sleeping pad, aftershave, spare socks, perfume, plastic beard scraper and a lot more. […] The most expensive bum bags are made of hand-tanned leather, come from Moschino and cost at least 1290 schillings. [about 100 euros…] Belly pouches are available as an opera ball-fine silver pouch (598 Schillings at GM am Graben), as a suitable part of an entire suitcase set or in brightly colored leather. [...] Bananas are also still sold in the sports trade. "
- ↑ Dirk Böttger: Professional photography with the Canon EOS system , Hüthig Jehle Rehm, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8266-5946-1 , p. 276 “The hip bag does not offer the highest level of comfort, but it allows quick access on lenses and accessories. "
- ↑ NIERENTASCHE - mobile unit for ski courses to take with you into the terrain and for hiking days (PDF), daten.schule.at, May 29, 2008
- ↑ Bernd W. Böttiger, Jens Scholz, Peter Sefrin, Volker Dörges: Emergency Medicine , 3rd Edition, Georg Thieme Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-13-158983-5 , p. 544: "[52.5.6 Emergency medical measures im Terrain] Material for venous access as well as nasally applicable analgesics are easily accessible and usable by the doctor, e.g. B. carried in a rescue gilet or a kidney bag. "
- ↑ Stefan Wolf: TKKG - The Secret of the Castle Ruins , Volume 107, cbj Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-641-01862-7 , no pagination, approx. P. 30: “His first handle was the kidney pocket. But it warmed his lower back as always and felt full. "