Patent ID: 9119448
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
1. A carrying bag comprising: a. a body of the carrying bag surrounding an interior compartment and means by which the carrying bag is carried, the body having at least one wall to which at least one pocket is affixed, the at least one pocket having an interior compartment and is opened and closed by closing means; b. an expansion retainer having a bottom end and a top end and made of expandable material, the bottom end of the expansion retainer affixed within the interior compartment of the at least one pocket and the expansion retainer retained therein when not in use, and when the at least one pocket is open, the expansion retainer including the top end and a body can be caused to extend outwardly from the at least one pocket, the top of the expansion retainer having an opening through which objects can be placed into the expansion retainer, the expansion retainer having closing means including locking means adjacent its top end by which the opening can be closed and locked to retain an object therein; c. a first mating fastening means positioned adjacent the top of the expansion retainer and a second mating fastening means positioned at a location on the carrying bag which is remote from the location of the at least one pocket, the two mating fastening means being fastened together in addition to the top end of the expansion retainer that is closed to assure that the retained object will not fall out and to permit the body of the expansion retainer having the retained object anti to movably hang off a side of the carrying bag; d. the carrying bag is a backpack having a back wall and the at least one pocket is located on the back wall such that the expansion retainer and object retained therein hangs off the end of the backpack when it is being carried to thereby reduce the strain on the back of a person carrying the backpack; e. said expansion retainer is made of nylon mesh; f. said closing means is a drawstring which is tightened closed by a locking member; g. said first mating fastening means is a portion of a ring having an opening extending through it and said second mating fastening means is a D-clip having a hook portion and a closing member, the hook portion receiving the opening in the first mating fastening means and the closing means retaining the portion of a ring within the hook portion; and h. the expansion retainer retains objects which are either too large to fit within the backpack or not desirable to be retained within the backpack.