Patent ID: 8393450
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A duffel which comprises a shell that has a base, end walls, sides and a top portion, one or more carrying straps and one or more handles, a zippered flap closure at the center of the top portion for accessing the interior of the duffel, the flap closure extending laterally to left and right edge portions of the flap closure; a pair of zip up reconfigurable interior panels that can be zipped into place along respective closure lines on the inside of said shell at positions that are between the respective left and right extents of said zippered flap and the respective end walls to divide the duffel interior into a central compartment and one or more end compartments, and capable of being detached from the sides and top portion of said duffel and rolled up to create a combined compartment from said central compartment plus one or both end compartments; and a pair of transverse zippers disposed transversely on the bag beyond the edges of the zippered flap to permit access to the respective end compartment that is formed between the zip-up interior panel and the associated end wall of the duffel; wherein the interior panels each include an upper portion and a lower strip, the upper portion being formed of a tough flexible membrane that can be unzipped from the sides and top portion of the shell and rolled up and retained against the base of the duffel, and said lower strip extending transversely across said duffel and having a predetermined width, a lower edge, an upper edge, and two ends, with said lower edge being affixed to the base of the duffel and said ends being affixed to corresponding bottom portions of the sides of said shell adjacent said base, and the upper portion divider being sewn along its lower edge to the upper edge of said lower strip; such that when unzipped and rolled down to open and join the center compartment to the respective end compartment, the rolled up interior panel upper portion can be strapped in place alongside the associated lower strip at the base of the duffel.