Tote Bag

Abstract

A collapsible divider for a bag may include an internal divider panel attached to an interior wall of a bag and may be configured to transition from a first position to a second position in which the first position is a stowed configuration and the second position is an extended configuration. The internal divider panel may include a pull tab positioned at an upper portion of the internal divider panel, the internal divider panel may include an internal divider panel reinforcement layer along a top border of the internal divider panel, and an internal material may be positioned around an upper portion of the interior wall of the bag in which the internal divider panel reinforcement layer is seated beneath a lower portion of the internal material when the internal divider panel is in the first position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A collapsible divider for a bag comprising:
 an internal divider panel attached to an interior wall of a bag and configured to transition from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a stowed configuration and the second position is an extended configuration,
 wherein the internal divider panel comprises a pull tab positioned at an upper portion of the internal divider panel, and 
 wherein the internal divider panel comprises an internal divider panel reinforcement layer along a top border of the internal divider panel; and 
   an internal material positioned around an upper portion of the interior wall of the bag,
 wherein internal divider panel reinforcement layer is seated beneath a lower portion of the internal material when the internal divider panel is in the first position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the pull tab sits flush against the internal material positioned around an upper portion of the interior wall of the bag. 
     
     
         3 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the internal divider panel sits flush with the interior wall of the bag in the first position. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the pull tab is constructed of a nylon material. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the pull tab comprises an isosceles trapezoid, a trapezoid, a square, an oval, an ellipsoid, a rectangle, or a crescent shape. 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the pull tab is integrally formed with the internal divider panel. 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein a top and a bottom of the internal divider panel are not attached to the bag. 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bag further comprises a closure device. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 8 , wherein the closure device comprises a clasp configured to engage a loop of material positioned opposite the clasp. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 8 , wherein the closure device comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 1 , wherein the pull tab comprises a ridge positioned on a top border of the pull tab. 
     
     
         12 . The collapsible divider for a bag of  claim 11 , wherein the ridge is formed by a fold of material on the top border of the pull tab. 
     
     
         13 . A pair of collapsible dividers for a bag comprising:
 a first internal divider panel attached to an interior wall of a bag and configured to transition from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a stowed configuration and the second position is an extended configuration,   a second internal divider panel attached to the interior wall of the bag opposite the first internal divider panel and configured to transition from the first position to the second position,
 wherein the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel comprise a pull tab positioned at an upper portion of the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel, and 
 wherein the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel comprise a reinforcement layer positioned along a top border of the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel; and 
   an internal material positioned around an upper portion of the interior wall of the bag,
 wherein the first internal divider panel reinforcement layer and the second internal divider panel reinforcement layer are seated beneath a lower portion of the internal material when the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel are in the first position. 
   
     
     
         14 . The pair of collapsible dividers for a bag of  claim 13 , wherein the pull tabs are constructed of a nylon material. 
     
     
         15 . The pair of collapsible dividers for a bag of  claim 14 , wherein the pull tabs are integrally formed with the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel. 
     
     
         16 . The pair of collapsible dividers for a bag of  claim 13 , wherein a top and a bottom of the first internal divider panel and a top and a bottom of the second internal divider panel are not attached to the bag. 
     
     
         17 . The pair of collapsible dividers for a bag of  claim 13 , wherein the bag further comprises a closure device. 
     
     
         18 . The pair of collapsible dividers for a bag of  claim 17 , wherein the closure device comprises a clasp configured to engage a loop of material positioned opposite the clasp. 
     
     
         19 . The pair of collapsible dividers for a bag of  claim 17 , wherein the closure device comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 a bag comprising a storage compartment, a pair of carry straps, an internal material positioned around an upper portion of an interior wall of the bag, and a closure device,
 wherein the closure device comprises a clasp configured to engage a loop of material positioned opposite the clasp or a zipper; and 
   a pair of collapsible dividers positioned within the storage compartment, the pair of collapsible dividers comprising:
 a first internal divider panel attached to an interior wall of a bag and configured to transition from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is a stowed configuration and the second position is an extended configuration, 
 a second internal divider panel attached to the interior wall of the bag opposite the first internal divider panel and configured to transition from the first position to the second position, 
 wherein the first internal divider panel and second internal divider panel comprise a pull tab positioned at an upper portion of the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel, 
 wherein the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel comprise a reinforcement layer positioned along a top border of the first internal divider panel and second internal divider panel, and 
 wherein the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel reinforcement layer is seated beneath a lower portion of the internal material when the first internal divider panel and the second internal divider panel are in the first position.