Combination carrying bag

Abstract

A combination carrying bag includes two bags for joining together by attachment means, such as a zipper and by placement of strap-slot guides for positioning the shoulder strap of each of the bags in such a way that after joining the bags to form the combination bag, it can be worn as a back pack, while in a another carrying mode, the shoulder straps of the two bags are being crossed and the bags are carried front and back by the person and the bags are connected to each other through connecting means to stabilize the bags on the person.

1 . A combination luggage bag for carrying on a person comprising: 
 two individual bags, each individual bag having at least one detachable shoulder strap attached to the bag for carrying the individual bag on a shoulder of the person, each said bags including a bottom panel and front-end panels, and    a strap-slot slot guide for guiding the shoulder strap therethrough, and    means for joining the bags and attaching them to each other to combine into the combination bag, wherein the individual bags are attached to each other bottom panel to bottom panel and wherein the strap slot guide is located near a side edge of each of the front end panels so that the shoulder strap is received in the strap-slot guide and extends parallel to a lower edge of the front end panel for carrying the combination bag in backpack type manner on the shoulder of the person.    
   
   
       2 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 1 , wherein at least two strap-slot guides are provided on each individual bag, each for guiding the shoulder strap through to realize a back-pack carrying position of the straps.  
   
   
       3 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of the individual bags is configured in a substantially rectangular shape.  
   
   
       4 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of the individual bags are configured in a substantially oval shape.  
   
   
       5 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of the individual bags are configured in a substantially square shape.  
   
   
       6 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of the individual bags are configured in a substantially round shape.  
   
   
       7 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of the attachment means consist of least one attachment member connected to one of the individual bags for mutual joining with a complementary attachment member on the other individual bag to form the combination bag.  
   
   
       8 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 9 , wherein the attachment means is selected from the group consisting of zipper, hook and loop-type closure, button/buttonholes, complementary snaps and straps.  
   
   
       9 . A combination luggage bag for carrying on a person comprising: 
 two individual bags, each bag having a bottom panel and a front end panel at each end of the bag and at least one detachable strap attached to the bag for carrying the bag on a shoulder of the person, the bottom panel of each bag being provided with attachment means for joining the individual bags to each other at their bottom panels for forming the combination bag, wherein the front end panels of each bag are provided with at least one strap slot guide for receiving the shoulder strap therethrough, and wherein the individual bags are attached to each other bottom panel to bottom panel for carrying the combination bags vertically in backpack type manner on the shoulders of the person.    
   
   
       10 . The combination luggage bag of  claim 9 , wherein the attachment means are selected from the group consisting of zipper, hook and loop type closure, buttons/buttonhole-type closure, complementary snaps and straps.  
   
   
       11 . A luggage bag assembly for carrying on a person comprising: 
 first and second bags, each bag having a front end panel at each end of the bag and at least one detachable strap attached to the bag for carrying the bag on a shoulder of the person, the strap of each bag being provided with a strap slot guide and each of the front end panels of the bag provided with connecting means for connecting the bags to each other, wherein in a carrying mode, the strap of the first bag is guided through the strap slot guide of the shoulder strap of the second bag to form a crossed portion, wherein the crossed portion of the straps is placed in back of the person such that the first bag is placed in front of the person and the second bag is placed in back of the carrier and wherein the connecting means at each front end panel of the two bags are connected to each other so as to retain each bag close to the person and to thereby stabilize the bags for carrying.    
   
   
       12 . The luggage bag assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each of the individual bags is configured in a substantially rectangular shape.  
   
   
       13 . The luggage bag assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the connecting means is a snap-type closure having a male and female portion or hooks and loops type closure.  
   
   
       14 . The luggage bag assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the connecting means are located at an upper edge of each of the front end panels.  
   
   
       15 . The luggage bag assembly of  claim 14 , wherein each of the front end panels of each bag is provided with two sets of connecting means, located at the upper edge and a lower edge of each of the front end panels.  
   
   
       16 . A combination luggage bag assembly comprising: 
 first and second bags, each bag having a front end panel at each end of the bag, a bottom panel and at least one detachable strap attached to the bag for carrying the bag on a shoulder of the person, a strap-slot guide for guiding the shoulder strap therethrough is provided at each front end panel and at each of the shoulder straps, and means for joining the bags and attaching them to each, wherein the bags can be carried in a first carrying mode as a combination bag whereby the first bag is attached to the second bag bottom panel to bottom panel and wherein the strap slot guide on each of the front end panel is located near a side edge of each of each panel and the shoulder strap is received in the strap-slot guide and extending parallel to a lower edge of the front end panel for carrying the combination bag in backpack type manner on the shoulders of the person, and wherein in a second carrying mode, the strap of the first bag is guided through the strap slot guide of the shoulder strap of the second bag to form a crossed portion, wherein the crossed portion of the straps is placed in back of the person such that the first bag is placed in front of the person and the second bag is placed in back of the person and wherein each of the front end panels is further provided with connecting means for connecting the first bag to the second bag so as to retain each bag close to the person and to thereby stabilize the bags for carrying.    
   
   
       17 . The luggage bag assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the connecting means are located at an upper edge of each of the front end panels.  
   
   
       18 . The luggage bag assembly of  claim 17 , wherein each of the front end panels of each bag is provided with two sets of connecting means, located at the upper edge and a lower edge of each of the front end panels.