Abstract: A combined adjustable closure and carry mechanism for a bag comprising a bag including a flexible channel in surrounding relationship to an aperture through which any bag contents can be accessed, a slider, and a single webbing having first and second ends wherein the first end being affixed to the bag and the second end being affixed to the slider. The webbing having portions intermediate the first and second ends which pass through the slider and through the flexible channel and the slider being slidably positionable along the webbing.
Abstract: The invention relates to a bag that includes a shell having a predetermined maximum volume. A channel is connected to the shell. An elongated strip has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed within the channel, and the second portion is exposed from the channel. The strip is moveable with respect to the channel thereby causing the volume of the shell to vary from a maximum volume to a plurality of volumes less than the maximum value.