Patent ID: 6220493
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
A multi-way bag comprising, in combination: a bag comprising front and back panels, a pair of side panels, a top panel and a bottom panel; a length-adjustable strap for carrying the bag; four pairs of strap guides allowing said strap to pass therethrough and comprising first two pairs of strap guides and second two pairs of strap guides; and four connectors for connecting said strap to said bag so that said bag is supportable by a user with said strap; said connectors connecting said strap to said bag such that said bag is supportable by means of said strap in one of a plurality of configurations selected by the user, said first two pairs of the strap guides extending transversely of and being fixedly mounted on said top panel such that one of said two pairs is located at a portion near one end of said top panel and the other of said two pairs is located at a portion near the other end of said top panel, said second two pairs of the strap guides extending transversely of and being fixedly mounted on the bottom panel such that one of said two pairs is located at a portion near one end of said bottom panel and the other of said two pairs is located at a portion near the other end of said bottom panel, each of said four connectors being rotatably and slidably mounted inside each pair of said strap guides so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of each of said top and bottom panels and to be slidable along said longitudinal axis for a predetermined distance.