Patent ID: 9604757
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A45C,B62B,B65D,Y02W

Claim:
1. A reusable bag comprising: a front panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge, a top edge, a stiffening hem positioned along the top edge, and piping positioned only along the first side edge, the second side edge, and the bottom edge, the front panel being comprised of a non-woven material; a back panel positioned opposite the front panel and having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge, a top edge, a stiffening hem positioned along the top edge, and piping positioned only along the first side edge, the second side edge, and the bottom edge, the back panel being comprised of a non-woven material; a first side panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge, a top edge, and a stiffening hem positioned along the top edge, the first side panel being comprised of a non-woven material, wherein the first side edge of the first side panel is interconnected to the second side edge of the back panel and the second side edge of the first side panel is interconnected to the first side edge of the front panel; a second side panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge, a top edge, and a stiffening hem positioned along the top edge, the second side panel being comprised of a non-woven material, wherein the first side edge of the second side panel is interconnected to the second side edge of the front panel and the second side edge of the second side panel is interconnected to the first side edge of the back panel; a bottom panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first edge interconnected to the bottom edge of the front panel, a second edge interconnected to the bottom edge of the first side panel, a third edge interconnected to the bottom edge of the back panel, and a fourth edge interconnected to the bottom edge of the second side panel, the bottom panel being comprised of a non-woven material; a cavity formed by the bottom panel, front panel, back panel, first side panel, and second side panel, the cavity having an open end proximate the top edges of the front panel, back panel, first side panel, and second side panel; a first channel wall having a first edge interconnected to the inner surface of the first side panel, a second edge interconnected to the inner surface of the second side panel, a top edge substantially perpendicular to the first and second edges of the first channel wall and positioned proximate the open end of the cavity, and a bottom edge positioned opposite the top edge of the first channel wall and positioned a distance above the bottom panel, wherein the first channel wall is substantially perpendicular to the first side panel; a second channel wall having a first edge interconnected to the inner surface of the first side panel, a second edge interconnected to the inner surface of the second side panel, a top edge substantially perpendicular to the first and second edges of the second channel wall and positioned proximate the open end of the cavity, and a bottom edge positioned opposite the top edge of the second channel wall and positioned a distance above the bottom panel, wherein the second channel wall is substantially parallel to the first channel wall, and wherein the first channel wall and the second channel wall form a channel in the cavity, wherein the channel in the cavity has a width between the first channel wall and the second channel wall, and wherein the channel in the cavity has a length that is parallel to the first and second channel walls and that is parallel to the front and back panels; a first divider having a first edge interconnected to the inner surface of the front panel and a second edge interconnected to the first channel wall, wherein the first divider, a portion of the first channel wall, a portion of the first side panel, and a portion of the front panel form a first compartment in the cavity, wherein the first compartment has a length, and wherein the first compartment has a width that is substantially the same as the length of the first compartment; a second divider having a first edge interconnected to the inner surface of the back panel and a second edge interconnected to the second channel wall, wherein the second divider, a portion of the second channel wall, a portion of the first side panel, and a portion of the back panel form a second compartment in the cavity, wherein the second compartment has a length and a width, wherein the length of the second compartment is substantially the same as the length of the first compartment and the width of the second compartment is substantially the same as the width of the first compartment, and wherein the width of the channel is about one-third of the width of the first compartment; a first handle having a first end interconnected to a first portion of the front panel proximate the top edge of the front panel and a second end interconnected to a second portion of the front panel proximate the top edge of the front panel, wherein the first handle generally extends in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second channel walls; and a second handle having a first end interconnected to a first portion of the back panel proximate the top edge of the back panel and a second end interconnected to a second portion of the back panel proximate the top edge of the back panel, wherein the second handle generally extends in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second channel walls.