Expandable multi-compartment bag

- `totes` incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of one side of an expandable multi-compartment bag showing my new design in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the other side of the bag, the bag being shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 3 is a left end view of the bag as shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 4 is a right end view of the bag as shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the bag as shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the bag as shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of one side of the bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the bag being shown with a shoulder strap;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the other side of the bag, the bag being shown in its unfolded and expanded position, but with the shoulder strap being broken away;

FIG. 9 is an end view of the bag in its unfolded and expanded position, but with the shoulder strap being broken away, other end view of the bag being a mirror image of this view;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the bag in its unfolded and expanded position but with the shoulder strap being omitted; and

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the bag in its unfolded and expanded position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D279525
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 1983
Date of Patent: Jul 9, 1985
Assignee: `totes` incorporated (Loveland, OH)
Inventor: James H. Allen (Covington, KY)
Primary Examiner: George P. Word
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans
Application Number: 6/486,053
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 3/71; D 3/48; D 3/76