Patent ID: 8636412

Claim:
A bag, comprising: a flexible front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges; a flexible rear panel having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges; the corresponding side edges joined together and the bottom edges folded into a rectangular shape and joined to form a closed rectangular bottom to form the bag with a rectangular open upper mouth; at least one of the front and rear panels having a slit substantially parallel to and adjacent to the top edge thereof; the other of the front and back panel having a small handle dimensioned to allow the top edge of the slit and small handle to be used to lift the bag; and the panel with the small handle having a shoulder strap extending from the top edge and away therefrom that is longer than the small handle and dimensioned to fit through the slit on the other panel; whereby when the shoulder strap is passed through the slit and the bag is lifted up, the front and back panels are drawn towards each other to close the open mouth of the bag.