Patent ID: 8146787

Claim:
A carrying bag, comprising: a. a front panel; b. a back panel opposite the front panel; c. a first and second side panel, each adjacent to the front panel and the back panel at opposite ends; d. a bottom panel adjacent to the front panel, the back panel, and the two side panels, thereby defining a main compartment; e. a first side flap attached to the carrying bag adjacent to the first side panel and protruding laterally away from the carrying bag; f. a second side flap attached to the carrying bag adjacent to the second side panel and protruding laterally away from the carrying bag, wherein each side flap comprises a top edge, a medial edge adjacent to the carrying bag, a lateral edge opposite the medial edge away from the carrying bag, a bottom edge opposite the top edge and adjacent to the lateral edge, a flap fastener adjacent to the top edge and medial edge, and a reciprocal flap fastener to fasten with the flap fastener, the reciprocal flap fastener positioned adjacent to the lateral edge; g. wherein each side flap comprises a strap fastener attached to their respective top edges, each strap fastener having a first configuration wherein the flap fastener and the reciprocal flap fastener are unfastened and the strap fastener protrudes in a first direction, and a second configuration wherein each side flap is folded and the flap fastener is fastened to the reciprocal flap fastener leaving the strap fastener exposed and protruding laterally in a second direction away from the carrying bag and perpendicular to the first direction; h. a first handle attached to the back panel and a second handle attached to the front panel, each handle comprising an inner side facing each other and an outer side facing away from each other, wherein the inner sides each comprise a quick-release fastener to fasten the first handle to the second handle at the inner sides; i. an auxiliary fastening site located on a panel selected from the group consisting of the front panel and the back panel, wherein the first and second handles are fastenable to the auxiliary fastening site; j. a grip attached to the back panel; and k. a drop-in pocket insert configured to removably fit into the main compartment to define a plurality of pockets.