Patent ID: 7575376

Claim:
An apparatus for carrying articles capable of collapsing into a smaller configuration, the apparatus comprising: a first sidewall and a second sidewall interconnected by a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a top wall to form a collapsible bag, the top wall providing an opening to store articles and the opening concealed in the smaller configuration; a first zipper track substantially disposed on the rear wall and diagonally extending toward the first side wall, connecting between a point of the bottom wall, which is located at a center position along the bottom wall, and a first position, the first position proximally located between the first sidewall and the top wall, wherein the first zipper track continues to extend from the first position along a contour of the collapsible bag along the top wall, the front wall, the bottom wall, the rear wall and back to the top wall; and a second zipper track substantially disposed on the rear wall opposite to the first zipper track and diagonally extending toward the second side wall, connecting between the point of the bottom wall and a second position, the second position proximally located between the second sidewall and the top wall, wherein the second zipper track continues to extend from the second position along the contour of the collapsible bag along the top wall, the front wall, the bottom wall, the rear wall and returns to the top wall, wherein the first zipper track and the second zipper track extend from the same point of the bottom wall.