Reconfigurable bag

Abstract

A reconfigurable bag has a bag body with a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls defining a cavity having an entrance; a first flap; a second flap; attachment components extending from the two side walls adjacent to the entrance and from the bottom; and straps fastenable to the attachment components and/or to another of the fasteners. The flaps are joined to the rear wall. The first flap encloses the entrance in a closed position. The second flap covers a portion of the rear wall. Each strap has a first fastener at a first end and a second fastener at a second end. Each fastener couples to the attachment components and/or to the fastener of an adjacent strap. The bag can hang from a wheelchair, a walker, or stroller handles. The bag can be used over-the-shoulder or crossbody.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reconfigurable bag, comprising:
 a bag body having a bottom with a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls joining the front wall to the rear wall, the bag body defining a cavity therebetween, the cavity having an entrance;   a first flap joined to the rear wall, operative to enclose the entrance in a closed position;   a second flap joined to the rear wall, operative to cover a portion of the rear wall;   attachment components extending from the two side walls adjacent to the entrance and from the bottom; and   straps having a first fastener at a first end and a second fastener at a second end, each fastener being operative to releasably fasten to the attachment components and/or to another of the fasteners.   
     
     
         2 . The reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein a number of the attachment components is equal to a number of the straps. 
     
     
         3 . The reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the front wall and the rear wall has a pocket having a zipper closure. 
     
     
         4 . The reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall has a closure element and the first flap has a closure element mated to the closure element of the front wall. 
     
     
         5 . The reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the rear wall has a closure element and the second flap has a closure element mated to the closure element of the rear wall. 
     
     
         6 . The reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the first flap has a handle centered between the attachment components adjacent to the entrance. 
     
     
         7 . The reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall has adjacent pockets formed therein, each of the adjacent pockets having a zipper closure. 
     
     
         8 . A method of configuring a bag, comprising:
 providing the reconfigurable bag of  claim 1 ;   coupling each fastener of each of the straps to at least one of the attachment components or to the fastener of another of the straps;   wherein each of the straps has a configuration selected from the group consisting of:   (a) the first fastener coupled to an adjacent one of the straps and the second fastener coupled to another adjacent one of the straps;   (b) the first fastener coupled to an adjacent one of the straps and the second fastener coupled to one of the attachment components;   (c) the first fastener coupled to one of the attachment components and the second fastener coupled to an adjacent one of the straps; and   (d) the first fastener coupled to one of the attachment components and the second fastener coupled to one of the attachment components.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the straps has a configuration in which the first fastener and the second fastener are coupled to a same one of the attachment components.