Patent ID: 7591496

Claim:
A carrier apparatus comprising: a rectangular base member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a first rectangular side member connected at the first end of said base member, said first rectangular side member having a first cutout handle portion formed near an outer edge of said first rectangular side member, said first cutout handle portion comprising a longitudinal opening substantially parallel to the outer edge of said first rectangular side member; a second rectangular side member connected at the second end of said base member, said second rectangular side member having a second cutout handle portion formed near an outer edge of said second rectangular side member, said second cutout handle portion comprising a longitudinal opening substantially parallel to the outer edge of said second rectangular side member; a pocket member having four sides with three of said sides secured to said base member and forming an opening at said fourth side having a face extending substantially perpendicular to said base member, wherein said first side member and second side member are movable with respect to said base member between a first position and a second position, said opening accessible at said first position, and further wherein at said second position said first side member directly abuts said opening, and the face of said opening remains substantially perpendicular to said base member, and further wherein at said second position said first cutout handle portion and said second cutout handle portion align to form a single opening through said first side member and said second side member; and wherein said rectangular base member and said first and second rectangular side members retain their respective shapes in said first position and said second position.