Configurable bag having faceplates

Abstract

A configurable bag includes a bag body, a removable faceplate, horizontal and vertical straps, a cover attachment and storage compartments. The bag body has a front panel, a back panel and sides. The removable faceplate extends over at least a portion of the back panel, while the horizontal and vertical straps are formed on the front panel to define a webbed pattern. The cover attachment connects the back panel and the removable faceplate. Upon folding the bag body about its elongate axis, the back panel and attached removable faceplate are folded on themselves to transition the bag body from a first configuration to a second configuration. Each of the storage compartments have corresponding straps that may form an interwoven cooperation with the webbed pattern such that the storage compartments are situated on opposing sides of the foldable bag body while the foldable bag body is maintained in the second configuration.

1 . A configurable bag comprising:
 a bag body having a front panel and a back panel that are spaced apart from one another by a plurality of sides to define a main compartment within the bag body;   a removable faceplate extendable over at least a portion of the back panel;   a plurality of horizontal and vertical straps formed on an area of the front panel to define a webbed pattern thereby;   cover attachment means disposed between the back panel and the removable faceplate and configured to form a secure connection therebetween, the bag body, removable faceplate, webbed pattern and cover attachment means all configured such that upon folding the bag body about a relative center of the bag body along an elongate axis thereof that extends from between a relative bottom and a relative top of the bag body, the back panel and attached removable faceplate are folded on themselves to transition the bag body from a first configuration to a second configuration the latter of which defines a facing relationship between folded-over portions of the faceplate; and   a plurality of storage compartments each comprising a plurality of storage compartment straps formed on a surface thereof such that the plurality of storage compartments are removably attachable to the front panel through interwoven cooperation between the plurality of storage compartment straps and the webbed pattern, the plurality of storage compartments configured to be disposed on opposing sides of the foldable bag body while the foldable bag body is maintained in the second configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The configurable bag of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of side panels each of which are affixed to at least one of an adjacent front panel, back panel and side of the bag body, each of the plurality of side panels securable to an adjacent other one of the plurality of side panels through attachment means. 
     
     
         3 . The configurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the cover attachment means is at least one of a zipper, a hook and a loop closure and a plurality of snaps. 
     
     
         4 . The configurable bag of  claim 3 , wherein the back panel and the cover attachment means are configured to allow a bag accessory to be disposed between the body portion and the removable faceplate. 
     
     
         5 . The configurable bag of  claim 4 , wherein the bag accessory comprises a belt that is attachable to the back panel and the faceplate via disposal between the faceplate and the cover attachment means. 
     
     
         6 . The configurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the webbed pattern of straps formed on an area of the front panel are intermittently sewn into the front panel. 
     
     
         7 . The configurable bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bag body defines a substantially rectangular shape. 
     
     
         8 . The configurable bag of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a first strap that at one end is secured to the bag body at one corner thereof and at a second end terminates in a first connecting means;   a second strap that at one end is secured to the bag body at an opposing corner of the bag body from the first strap and at a second end terminates in a second connecting means, the first and second connecting means configured such that when the first and second straps are joined together, the configurable bag defines a messenger bag with a single diagonal strap that extends over the back panel.   
     
     
         9 . The configurable bag of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second straps are padded. 
     
     
         10 . The configurable bag of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a first strap comprising a first end that is secured to the bag body at a first corner thereof and a second end that is secured to the bag body at a second corner thereof that is spaced from the first corner along the elongate axis;   a second strap comprising a first end that is secured to the bag body at a third corner thereof that is spaced from the first corner along a width axis and a second end that is secured to the bag body at an adjacent corner thereof that is spaced from the one corner along the elongate axis;   a first connecting means formed adjacent the second end of the first strap; and   a second connecting means formed adjacent the second end of the second strap, wherein the first and second connecting means are configured such that when joined together, the configurable bag defines a backpack with a pair of substantially parallel single straps that extends over the back panel over the elongate axis.   
     
     
         11 . The configurable bag of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second straps are padded. 
     
     
         12 . The configurable bag of  claim 10 , further comprising a belt attached to the back panel with a belt attachment means. 
     
     
         13 . The configurable bag of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of the belt and the belt attachment means comprises a plurality of horizontal and vertical belt straps formed on a surface thereof to define a webbed belt pattern thereby. 
     
     
         14 . The configurable bag of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of storage compartment straps are removably attachable to the belt through interwoven cooperation with the webbed belt pattern.