Abstract: A multi-compartment, expansible luggage bag has a main storage compartment with one or more expansible joints to increase the size of the main storage compartment. In conjunction with the main storage compartment, there is also provided a separable end storage compartment having an inner flexible membrane that can be extended inwardly beyond each of the expansion joints to maximize the volume of the end storage compartment when the expansion joints are open.

Abstract: A holder for a pita bread sandwich or other similar article of food is disclosed. The holder is constructed from a cardboard blank which is cut and scored to define a pair of bottom panels, a pair of side panels hingedly connected to the bottom panels, a pair of outer panels hingedly connected on either side of the side panels, each outer panel having a finger receiving slot thereon, a pair of locking tabs hingedly connected to one of the outer panels, and a pair of locking slits on the outer panel. When assembled in one orientation, the two bottom panels extend down and the two side panels define a pocket open at the top for receiving and holding a pita bread sandwich, the two outer panels serving as supports for standing the holder upright on a table top or other surface. However, by pivoting the two outer panels upward, the outer panels become a combination handle and cover for use in transporting a pita bread sandwich which may be contained in the pocket from one location to another.

Abstract: Expandable luggage which includes a case forming a first compartment and having a hinged cover, and a collapsible bag located at the top of the case and forming a second compartment to provide additional packing space when required. A removable panel is also attached to the top of the case, and the panel forms a pocket for the collapsible bag when the second compartment is not in use.

Abstract: A coffee bag is provided and consists of a housing fabricated out of two sheets of water-permeable paper material heat sealed around its perimeter for holding a portion of very fine ground coffee therebetween for making an individual cup of coffee. In a modification the housing is cylindrical and expandable when inserted within hot water and contains a ground coffee agitating device built into the housing.

Abstract: An adjustable size soft body luggage case is provided with a lid that is capable of pivoting outwardly of the remainder of the case, whereby access to the entire interior storage space is provided. The body of the case includes side walls, end wall, a top wall and a lower periphery. An access opening formed between one of the end walls and the top, bottom and at least one of the side walls, whereby a lid is defined. At least one collapsable gusset having side and end walls is secured to the lower periphery of the body. Each gusset has a fastener assembly means including a slider and a pair of fastener elements having a base end and a distal end. One of the pair of fastener elements is secured to the upper periphery of a respective gusset. The other of the pair of fastener elements is secured to the lower periphery of the same respective gusset. The slider has a male connector element secured thereto. A female connector element is secured to the lid portion of each gusset.

Abstract: A packing bag made of a strong cloth material, combined with a tensioning device which facilitates simple but effective adjustment of the volume of the compressible contents therein. A high degree of compression is achieved by placing two substantially rigid, elongated, stiffening members along the sides of the bag and attaching one or two straps thereto with fasteners. The distance between the stiffening members is controlled by the straps, allowing for the alteration of the volume of the bag. The pressure which appears at compression is divided along the sides of the bag because of the stiffening members, and is not confined to the areas where the straps are attached. The bag can be designed with the opening at either end, thus taking the shape of a cylinder, or with the opening at a wider end, thus taking on a conical shape prior to compression and a cylindrical shape after compression.

Abstract: In a drawstring handbag, a series of pockets having top openings which are less than or equal to 3/5 of the distance from the bottom to the top of the bag. The walls of the handbag are flexible and a strip, less flexible than the walls, is secured about the bag so as to facilitate the folding of the top portion of the bag downward over the exterior of the bottom portion of the bag. A cup is secured to the base of the bag for the holding of Bingo chips and the like.

Abstract: A mailer in the form of a receptacle having a base and upstanding sides is foldable into an essentially planar configuration. The receptacle surfaces are adapted for informational indicia, and are provided with means to seal the receptacle in the folded state. The mailer can be used for the transport of materials either within the folded receptacle or the receptacle can be wrapped about an item, such as a catalog, to serve both as a mailer and as a protective cover.

Abstract: A garment bag can selectively neatly retain either men's or women's clothing. The garment bag includes a garment receiving compartment defined by front and rear panels which are interconnected by respective side panels. A closable opening in the front panel permits access to the compartment. The compartment also includes a selectively closable bottom opening. Connected to the edges defining the bottom opening is a pocket which is movable between a first position in which it received within the compartment and second position in which it extends outward from the bottom opening to increase the effective length of the compartment.

Abstract: A collapsible and reusable spill containment bag for containing spills of liquid material is flexible and includes a main body portion and a tubular extension portion at the upper end thereof. The extension portion which can be folded or inserted into the main body portion enhances the storage capacity of the bag and may form a closure for the upper end of the bag. Engagement means are provided on both the main body portion and the extension portion. In using the bag, the engagement means are used to suspend the bag in various positions on a tanker truck with a liquid transport system to receive or contain a leak. The containment bag may also be utilized to collect liquid leaking from a drum or barrel.

Abstract: A thermoplastic bag with side or bottom gussets each defined by a pair of overlying panels having selected ends thereof sealed together and between the sealed edges of the front and rear walls of the bag. Each gusset includes a transverse tear line inward of the sealed lower ends of the panels of the gusset, and a transverse glue line bonding the two panels of the gusset to each other inward of the tear line and across the width of the gusset.

Abstract: A device for containing live aquatic animals, e.g., lobsters, fish, etc., after they have been caught comprises a open mesh bag clamped or tied to a tubular member behind its entrance opening. A flexible flap is cantilevered to the tubular member and structured so that its free end extends fully across the exit end of the tubular member. When an animal is caught, it is shoved into the tubular member flexing the flap and passing into the attached bag whereupon the flap snaps back over the exit end to prevent escape of the contained animal. The bag may have closeable end or side openings for removing animals therefrom and/or flexible, transparent panels to permit the contents of the bag to be viewed.

Abstract: A backpack and sleeping bag system comprised of a backpack of generally "delta" or trapezoidal configuration and an expandable diameter, elongate bag that is used to contain a sleeping bag of various conventional means.The backpack is comprised of two generally trapezoidal front and back panels, two side panels, a bottom panel, and a top panel arranged in a flap configuration. Integral to the main body of the back pack are metal snap fasteners which allow two pockets to be attached to either the back or side panels of the main body.

Abstract: Soft ground is improved by a sand drain method wherein a casing pipe is inserted in the soft ground followed by insertion of a cylindrical bag composed of a water-permeable material into the casing pipe; sand is filled in the cylindrical bag and then only the casing pipe is drawn out from the soft ground whereby a sand drain is constructed in the soft ground; and then, a load is imposed on the sand drain-constructed region to remove water through the sand drain and consolidate the soft ground. The diameter of at least a part of the cylindrical bag is capable of being increased when the consolidation load is imposed on the sand drain-constructed region.

Abstract: A portable wine bottle carrier is characterized by a tote bag having a non-rigid bottom and sides and an open top, and a cushion divider for dividing the interior of the bag into two vertical compartments suitable for receipt of a wine bottle in each whereby bottles carried in the bag in the compartments are maintained in spaced, cushioned relationship. In one form of carrier, the cushion divider consists of a flexible padded tongue secured at its lower end to the bottom of the bag, which divides the bag into the vertical compartments or alternatively the divider may be adjusted or positioned to the side to accommodate a single wine bottle of standard or larger size. Also with the use of a larger size wine bottle, the tongue may be folded upon itself and on the bottom of the bag to provide a padded base support for the bottle. In another form of carrier, the cushion divider consists of an inverted T-shape cardboard insert.

Abstract: A rucksack assembly including a plurality of hollow container sections to be stacked vertically, with each section provided with support flaps along the upper and lower opening edges thereof circumferentially being furnished with respectively a part of a divisible connecting element and with covering and bottom faces of corresponding sizes being disposed on the top and bottom of each section and the same along the free edges thereof being provided with corresponding opposite connecting elements.