Backpack with integrated rigid storage container

A carrying bag with multiple independent storage regions, comprising:

• a primary storage compartment for storing articles;
• a secondary storage compartment comprising a separate compartment from said primary storage compartment and wherein said secondary storage compartment is defined by a plurality of sidewalls to provide a protective space for storing articles;
• a substantially rigid door for selectively closing the secondary storage compartment, wherein the substantially rigid door is attached to the carrying bag at a hinge;
• the substantially rigid door comprising a flange, the flange extending substantially perpendicular to a planar portion of the door and substantially parallel to at least one side wall of the secondary storage compartment and wherein the flange extends at least partially into an interior volume of the secondary storage compartment and the flange is frictionally engaged with said at least one side wall when the door is provided in a closed position, and wherein the substantially rigid door is substantially flush with an exterior of the carrying bag;
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• wherein the secondary storage compartment is accessible from an exterior of the carrying bag and wherein the secondary storage compartment is separated from the primary storage compartment by a panel member that at least partially encloses the primary storage compartment.

A carrying bag with at least two independent storage compartments which are accessible from the exterior of the carrying bag, comprising:

• a primary storage compartment for storing articles;
• a secondary storage compartment comprising a separate compartment from said primary storage compartment and wherein said secondary storage compartment is defined by a plurality of sidewalls to provide a protective space for storing articles;
• a substantially rigid door for selectively closing the secondary storage compartment, wherein the substantially rigid door is attached to the carrying bag at a hinge;
• the substantially rigid door comprising a flange, the flange extending substantially perpendicular to a planar portion of the door and substantially parallel to at least one side wall of the secondary storage compartment and wherein the flange extends at least partially into an interior volume of the secondary storage compartment and the flange is frictionally engaged and forms a seal with said at least one side wall when the door is provided in a closed position;
• wherein the secondary storage compartment is accessible from an exterior of the carrying bag and wherein the secondary storage compartment is separated from the primary storage compartment by a panel member that at least partially encloses the primary storage compartment;
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• wherein the carrying bag comprises an outer fabric layer, the outer fabric layer extending over said hinge of said substantially rigid door and wherein closure of said substantially rigid door provides a substantially flush outer surface of the carrying bag.