Patent ID: 7188714

Claim:
A travel bag comprising: a base member, said base member being formed of rigid material to comprise a bottom, back and side portions each coupled to the other at curved joints to form a partially enclosed space operable to receive a bag member; said bag member affixed to said base member, said bag member being formed of flexible, durable material to comprise a top, bottom and body section, the body section being formed of a single piece of material having two mating edges, the material arranged about a longitudinal axis, one mating edge of the single piece of material being joined to the second mating edge to form a generally cylindrical shape, the top section being arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to a cylinder axis further being affixed to the body section, the bottom section being arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cylinder axis; webbing reinforcement, the webbing being affixed to said bag member and further affixed to said base member whereby tension and tearing forces are transmitted from said bag member to said base member and are resisted by said webbing, said webbing comprising a configuration being along a longitudinal direction from said bag member top section to said bag member bottom section; and a handle connected to said webbing reinforcement.