Patent ID: 8220510

Claim:
A carrying bag assembly comprising: a bag assembly comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, a bottom panel, and a cover panel, where the front panel, rear panel, left side panel, right side panel, and bottom panel are joined together to define a bag opening, and the cover panel is joined to the rear panel to define a connection pocket; a flap defining first and second flap surfaces; and a first connection system, where the first connection system detachably attaches the flap to the bag assembly such that the flap may be in one of a first attached configuration, a second attached configuration, and a detached configuration, and when in either of the first and second attached configurations, the flap may be moved between a closed configuration in which the flap covers the bag opening and an open configuration in which the flap does not cover the bag opening; wherein when in the first attached configuration, the first flap surface is visible when the flap is in the closed configuration; when in the second attached configuration, the second flap surface is visible when the flap is in the closed configuration; and when the flap is in either of the first or the second attached configurations, the first connection system is substantially located within the connection pocket.