Combination carrying case and detachable garment carrier

Claim 1

In a carrying case of the type wherein flexible material is configured to define a plurality of generally rectangular polyhedral compartments having at least one of an opposed pair of spatially related sidewalls forming at least a portion of a common wall between adjacent compartments, and at least one panel forming a bottom, opposed end walls, and a top for each of said plurality of compartments, each compartment having an opening extending along the top and opposing sidewalls of same with closure means adjacent each opening, means on said case facilitating the carrying of same, and one of said compartments being a substantially hollow primary storage compartment, an improvement comprising: a second compartment positioned adjacent said first compartment, said second compartment including file means mounted on said common wall between said first and second compartments for segregating any documents positioned in said case, a third compartment positioned adjacent said first compartment and opposite said second compartment, said third compartment including a plurality of storage compartments mounted on said common wall between said first and third compartments for storing equipment, small documents and the like; and umbrella storage means positioned in one of said second and third compartments for retention of a collapsible umbrella therein.