Patent ID: 6305587
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A45C,A45F,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A convertible tote for carrying a portable computer having an expandable storage volume defined by a front, a back, opposite sides, a top and a bottom, comprising:a computer compartment forming part of said storage volume sized to contain said portable computer, said computer compartment being accessed through an opening at least at said top having a first closure mechanism for opening and closing said computer compartment;a convertible compartment connected to said computer compartment and separated therefrom by a partition substantially parallel to said front and said back, said convertible compartment having a peripheral closure mechanism extending along the perimeter of said back for opening and closing said convertible compartment so as to transform said tote between an attache case configuration and a backpack configuration;a handle at said top suitable for grasping by hand so as to carry said case at least when in said attache case configuration; anda backpack harness disposed within and deployable from said convertible compartment for shoulder carrying said tote when in said backpack configuration;wherein said convertible compartment is expanded in said backpack configuration such that said tote storage volume is greater in said backpack configuration than in said attache case configuration.