Patent ID: 7552825

Claim:
A tote bag for organizing, securing and safely transporting laundry supplies which comprises: a) a box-shaped housing having a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a rear wall and a lower front wall; b) a flap having a rear edge integral with a top edge of said rear wall of said box-shaped housing, whereby said flap can be folded over to cover a top and an upper front portion area of said box-shaped housing; c) a plurality of box-shaped laundry supply containers sized and proportioned so that they can fit within said box-shaped housing in a side-by-side relationship to utilize most of the confines of said box-shaped housing without any appreciable left over wasted space therein; d) means for securing all of said box-shaped laundry supply containers snugly within said box-shaped housing, wherein when said flap is opened and said securing means is removed therefrom all of said box-shaped laundry supply containers can be easily taken out of said box-shaped housing; e) a strap attached at opposite ends to said side walls of said box-shaped housing, so as to allow a person to safely transport said box-shaped laundry supply containers within said box-shaped housing, when said securing means is in place and said flap is closed; f) a first hook and loop pile fastener material strip affixed to a front surface near a top edge of said lower front wall of said box-shaped housing; g) a second hook and loop pile fastener material strip affixed to a rear surface near a free edge of said flap, wherein when said flap is folded closed over the top and upper front portion area of said box-shaped housing, said second hook and loop pile fastener material strip will engage with said first hook and loop pile fastener material strip to hold said flap in a retained closed position; h) a first box-shaped laundry supply container is for holding detergent and is of a height slightly lower than said side walls and said rear wall of said box-shaped housing; i) a second box-shaped laundry supply container is for holding fabric softener and is a height of about half that of said first box-shaped laundry supply container but higher than said lower front wall of said box-shaped housing; j) said third box-shaped laundry supply container is for holding bleach and is the same height as said first box-shaped laundry supply container; k) said first box-shaped laundry supply container having a recessed top corner with a threaded neck and a closure cap; l) said second box-shaped laundry supply container having a top wall with a threaded neck and a closure cap; and m) said third box-shaped laundry supply container having a recessed top corner with a threaded neck and a closure cap.