Patent ID: 7849984
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A collapsible bag comprising: a flexible bag including a first side panel having a bottom edge and a bottom panel connected to the bottom edge of the first side panel to define a juncture between the first side panel and the bottom panel; a bracket connected to the flexible bag adjacent the juncture and including a transport wheel assembly; a telescoping handle connected to the bracket and the first side panel and extending from the juncture; and a support assembly movably connected at a proximate end to the bracket and connected at a distal end to the bottom panel such that the bottom panel is configured to selectively move between an operable orientation defined when the bottom panel is disposed transverse to the telescoping handle and the first side panel and a storage orientation defined when the bottom panel is disposed parallel to the telescoping handle and the first side panel, wherein the bottom panel comprises a support area located adjacent to the juncture and a bottom plate contiguous to the support area, the support area comprising a cutout portion to which a portion of the support assembly is inserted when the bottom plate moves from the operable orientation to the storage orientation, and wherein the bracket comprises a pivot mechanism attached to the support area of the bottom panel to pivot the support assembly between the operable orientation and the storage orientation, the support area configured not to move between the operable orientation and the storage orientation when the bottom plate moves between the operable orientation and the storage orientation.