Portable carrying devices

Abstract

A container made of a flexible, durable and pliable material is disclosed. The container can hold bulky and odd shaped packages. In a preferred embodiment it is roughly cubic in shape and can be folded up into a compact unit when not in use for storage or transportation and deployed when needed. A variation of the container has pockets to receive rigid sheets to form the container into an upright case with reinforced sides. These sheets can be removed and the whole unit packed into a compact unit for storage and transport. The handles are placed on the container to reinforce it and facilitate movement of the container. Additionally, a strap based carrying device is disclosed to facilitate the carrying of boxes.

1 . A collapsible carrying case comprising: 
 a) six flexible sides,    b) four of the sides forming a peripheral wall with a first and second facing open ends;    c) a fifth side connected to the four edges of said first open end of the peripheral wall to thereby form a closed end;    d) a sixth side hingedly attached to one edge of said second open end of said peripheral wall;    e) said sixth side being detachably connectable to three remaining edges of said second open end of said peripheral wall to thereby form an enclosed interior space;    f) each of said six walls having a pocket to accept and securely hold a rigid panel so that when a rigid panel is inserted into each pocket on said six walls the case forms a rigid carrying case with an interior space; and    g) said case also includes manually graspable member on the exterior of one of its six walls to allow said case to be thereby picked up and carried.    
     
     
         2 . The case of  claim 1  wherein said pocket on each wall is located on an interior side of each of said walls.  
     
     
         3 . The case of  claim 1  wherein said case forms a cube shape when said panels are inserted into said pockets.  
     
     
         4 . The case of  claim 3  wherein said case is 21 inches high by 21 inches wide by 21 inches deep.  
     
     
         5 . The case of  claim 1  wherein said flexible material said case is made of is canvas.  
     
     
         6 . The case of  claim 1  wherein said flexible material said case is made of is nylon or a similar type of material.  
     
     
         7 . A carrying device comprising: at least a first and second strap with longitudinal lengths of each strap being positioned at a perpendicular angle to each other with an intersection of said straps positionable underneath an object to be carried such that when said intersection is adjacent to the bottom side of said object to be carried the ends of the first and second strap meet at a top of the object to be carried and said ends of said straps are detachably connected to each other to form a handle to thereby allow the object to be picked up and carried by said handle formed by said straps.  
     
     
         8 . The carrying device of  claim 7  wherein said straps are made of canvas.  
     
     
         9 . The carrying device of  claim 7  wherein said straps are made of nylon.  
     
     
         10 . The carrying device of  claim 7  wherein said intersection of said straps is permanently connected.  
     
     
         11 . A reinforced flexible bag comprising a bag body having at least an openable portion, with a carrying handle provided on said bag body, characterized in that said bag body is provided with rigidifying members, preferably made from plastic like materials, said rigidifying members being removably secured within said bag.  
     
     
         12 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 11  wherein said rigidifying members are positioned within every corner of said bag body.  
     
     
         13 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 11  wherein a transparent pocket is are provided on an exterior surface of said bag body.  
     
     
         14 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 11  wherein rollers are attached at a bottom of said bag to facilitate movement of the bag.  
     
     
         15 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 11  wherein said bag body is made of canvass.  
     
     
         16 . A reinforced flexible bag comprising a bag body having at least an openable portion, with a carrying handle provided on said bag body, characterized in that said bag body is provided with rigidifying members, preferably made from plastic like materials, said rigidifying members being removably secured within said bag, so that upon removal of said rigidifying members said bag can be compressed into a smaller size when not in use.  
     
     
         17 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 16  wherein said rigidifying members are positioned within every corner of said bag body.  
     
     
         18 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 16  wherein transparent pockets are provided on said bag body.  
     
     
         19 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 16  wherein rollers are attached at a bottom of said bag to facilitate movement of the bag.  
     
     
         20 . The reinforced flexible bag of  claim 16  wherein said bag body is made of canvass.  
     
     
         21 . A flexible bag comprising a bag body having at least an openable portion, said bag body being cubic in shape when formed into a carrying configuration and when formed into a carrying configuration, said bag has an openable portion being located at a top side of said bag and said bag includes carrying handles which project up from the side and are formed from a single band of material that extends down and around the bottom of the case and wherein when said bag when not in use can be folded up into a compact carrying configuration for storage and transport.  
     
     
         22 . The flexible bag of  claim 21  wherein said bag is formed into a cubic shape in said carrying configuration it has dimensions of from 18×18×18 inches to 20×20×20 inches.