Double handled bag - foldable to two sizes

Claim 1

An improved bag and handle construction comprising: a. a bag formed from a single piece of material in sleeve form, having a single generally vertically extending seam securing generally vertically extending abutting edges of said bag, a closed bottom section with horizontal edges stitched together and gusset members formed on opposite ends of the bottom section by stitching extending transversely to the stitches of the horizontal edges, said bag being inverted so that all seams appear in the interior thereof; and b. a handle assembly formed from a single piece strap with superimposed ends stitched to each other to provide an endless elongate closed loop having a pair of generally parallel strips terminating in a pair of spaced apart loop ends, said loop ends constituting a first set of handles for said bag, and a second set of handles of inverted U-shape configuration with downwardly directed ends adhered to said closed loop intermediate the loop ends thereof; c. said handle assembly extending with said generally parallel strips along two opposite exterior sides of said bag, around the bottom thereof and being stitched to said bag and said loop ends projecting above the top of said bag, said second set of handles extending intermediate the top and the bottom of said bag; d. said bag including an upper portion above said second set of handles being foldable into the interior of said bag whereby said second set of handles will become functionable.