Patent ID: 6966439

Claim:
A multipurpose bag comprising a flexible material panel having a perimeter, the flexible material panel being divided into a center section, a first end section and a second end section arranged in a series along a longitudinal direction, a fastener arrangement that closes along an edge of at least one end section of the flexible material panel and along a pair of opposite longitudinal side edges, so that upon folding the bag along a longitudinal dividing line the fastener arrangement can be closed along the edge of the at least one end section and a longitudinal side formed by the opposite longitudinal side edges, the at least one end section being foldable along a transverse line to overlie portions of the center section before the bag is folded along the longitudinal dividing line, the fastener arrangement being closeable when the bag is folded along the longitudinal dividing line to form an open top bag, and wherein the first and second end sections both are of size to fold over said center section before the bag is folded along the longitudinal dividing line, and the bag then being foldable along the longitudinal dividing line so that the opposite longitudinal side edges thereof mate, and a separate fastener along the opposite longitudinal edges of the center section only for holding the folded center section in a closed position with both of the end sections enclosed by the folded center section.