Patent ID: 7575117

Claim:
A collapsible tool carrier comprising, in combination: a flexible material, generally rectangular bottom panel including a first lateral side edge, a second lateral side edge, a third end side edge extending between the first and second lateral side edges, a fourth end side edge generally parallel to the third end side edge and extending between the first and second lateral side edges; a generally rigid faux bottom panel generally congruent with the bottom panel and hinged thereto along said first lateral side edge; a first carrier side panel extending generally vertically from the first side edge of the bottom panel; a second carrier side panel extending generally vertically from the second side edge of the bottom panel; a first flexible, collapsible carrier end panel fastened to and extending generally vertically from the third end side edge of the bottom panel and connected to the first carrier side panel and the second carrier side panel, said first carrier end panel foldable to enable the carrier side panels to be moved into closely opposed relationship; a second flexible, collapsible carrier end panel fastened to and extending generally vertically from the fourth end side edge of the bottom panel and connected to the first carrier side panel and the second carrier side panel, said second carrier end panel foldable to enable the carrier side panels to be moved into closely opposed relationship; said panels forming alternatively a carrier case with the faux bottom panel folded is opposed relation to the bottom panel, and a compact folded carrier case with the faux bottom panel folded in opposed relation with the first carrier side panel intermediate between the first and second carrier side panels.