ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,206, issued on March 24.
"Bag convertible between folded and unfolded configurations" was invented by Lisa Nentwig Nieman (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a convertible bag that transitions from a first folded orientation configured as a handbag clutch. The clutch includes a flap with a removable interior flap portion. When the flap portions are separated, a portion of fabric is released and wrapped around the clutch. The interior flap portions are then rejoined to close the expanded bag configured as a shoulder bag. The clutch remains intact within the interior of the expanded bag. The interior of the ...