Patent ID: 8851089

Claim:
An expandable travel bag system ( 100 ) to aid in organizing toiletries when travelling, wherein the system ( 100 ) comprises: (a) a flexible, planar anterior bag panel ( 110 ) having an anterior bag panel front surface ( 111 ), an anterior bag panel rear surface ( 112 ), an anterior bag panel top edge ( 113 ), an anterior bag panel bottom edge ( 114 ), an anterior bag panel first edge ( 115 ), and an anterior bag panel second edge ( 116 ), wherein a first anterior flap ( 120 ) is disposed on the anterior bag panel top edge ( 113 ), wherein a second anterior flap ( 121 ) is disposed on the anterior bag panel bottom edge ( 114 ), wherein a second anterior hook and loop component ( 123 ) is disposed on the entire anterior bag panel second edge ( 116 ), wherein a pair of item holding straps ( 124 ) is disposed on the anterior bag panel front surface ( 111 ), wherein the holding straps ( 124 ) are disposed only in pairs only on an axis parallel to the anterior bag panel first edge ( 115 ) and the anterior bag panel second edge ( 116 ) on the anterior bag panel front surface ( 111 ), wherein an attachment strap ( 128 ) is disposed on the anterior bag panel rear surface ( 112 ), wherein the attachment strap ( 128 ) comprises a first hook and loop component ( 125 ) disposed thereon; and (b) a posterior bag panel ( 130 ) having a posterior bag panel front surface ( 131 ), a posterior bag panel rear surface ( 132 ), a posterior bag panel top edge ( 133 ), a posterior bag panel bottom edge ( 134 ), a posterior bag panel first edge ( 135 ), and a posterior bag panel second edge ( 136 ), wherein a first posterior flap ( 140 ) is disposed on the posterior bag panel top edge ( 133 ), wherein a second posterior flap ( 141 ) is disposed on the posterior bag panel bottom edge ( 134 ), wherein a first posterior hook and loop component ( 142 ) is disposed on the entire posterior bag panel first edge ( 135 ), wherein a pair of item holding straps ( 124 ) is disposed on the posterior bag panel front surface ( 131 ), wherein the holding straps ( 124 ) are disposed only in pairs only on an axis parallel to the posterior bag panel first edge ( 135 ) and the posterior bag panel second edge ( 136 ) on the posterior bag panel front surface ( 131 ), wherein an attachment pad ( 148 ) is disposed on the posterior bag panel rear surface ( 132 ), wherein the attachment pad ( 148 ) comprises a mated second hook and loop component ( 145 ) disposed thereon; wherein the anterior bag panel ( 110 ) is disposed on the posterior bag panel ( 130 ) via the second anterior hook and loop component ( 123 ) attached to the first posterior hook and loop component ( 142 ), wherein the anterior bag panel ( 110 ) and the posterior bag panel ( 130 ) are flexibly rolled into a cylindrical form for transport, wherein the anterior bag panel ( 110 ) and the posterior bag panel ( 130 ) are held into a rolled-up position via the attachment strap ( 128 ) connecting to the attachment pad ( 148 ).