Expandable hand and shoulder bag

- `totes`, incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an expandable hand and shoulder bag showing my new design in its folded and closed position, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a right end view of the first bag as shown in FIG. 1, the bag being shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 3 is a left end view of the first bag as shown in FIG. 1, the bag being shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the first bag in its folded and closed position, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of one side of the first bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the bag being shown with a shoulder strap;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the other side of the first bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the strap being broken away;

FIG. 7 is an end view of the right end of the first bag shown in FIG. 5 in its unfolded and expanded position, the strap being broken away;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the first bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the strap being omitted;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the first bag in its unfolded and expanded position;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the expandable hand and shoulder bag shown in its folded and closed position, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right end view of the second bag as shown in FIG. 10, the bag being shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 12 is a left end view of the second bag as shown in FIG. 10, the bag being shown in its folded and closed position;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the second bag in its folded and closed position, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of one side of the second bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the bag being shown with a shoulder strap;

FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of the other side of the second bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the strap being broken away;

FIG. 16 is an end view of the right end of the second bag shown in FIG. 14 in its unfolded and expanded position, the strap being broken away;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the second bag in its unfolded and expanded position, the strap being omitted; and

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of the second bag in its unfolded and expanded position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D280044
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 1983
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 1985
Assignee: `totes`, incorporated (Loveland, OH)
Inventor: James H. Allen (Covington, KY)
Primary Examiner: George P. Word
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans
Application Number: 6/486,049
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 3/48; D 3/71; D 3/77