Tote bag

A tote bag comprising:

• a bag main body that includes a bottom wall, an upper open end disposed opposite the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls and a pair of side gussets that extend from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall to the upper open end, the bag main body having an inner section that serves as an article storage space;
• and
• a pair of handle portions respectively attached to the pair of side walls of the bag main body, wherein
• the bag main body further includes:
• a partition member configured to partition the article storage space into an upper storage compartment on a side of the upper open end and a lower storage compartment on a side of the bottom wall;
• a side opening that is provided in one side wall of the pair of side walls and opens to the lower storage compartment;
• a lid portion configured to cover the side opening in an openable and closable manner;
• and
• a bag body that is connected to a peripheral edge of the side opening and is expandable in an inner section of the lower storage compartment,
• the partition member is attached to an inner surface of the one side wall in a foldable structure in which the one side wall serves as a support, and causes the article storage space to serve as a single-compartment space in a state where the partition member is disposed in a fallen orientation in a direction along the one side wall and causes the article storage space to serve as a double-compartment space having the upper storage compartment and the lower storage compartment in a state where the partition member is disposed in a raised orientation so as to be braced between the pair of side walls, and
• the bag body is expandable in the inner section of the lower storage compartment in the state where the partition member is disposed in the raised orientation, and is foldable for storage between the partition member and the lid portion or the one side wall in the state where the partition member is disposed in the fallen orientation,
• further, the partition member includes a partition plate configured to partition the article storage space into the upper storage compartment and the lower storage compartment and a pair of support plates extending from both end portions of the partition plate on sides of the pair of side gussets in a bendable manner,
• one ends of the pair of support plates on sides opposite to the partition plate are capable of supporting the partition plate in the raised orientation by abutting with the bottom wall in the state where the partition plate is disposed in the raised orientation, and
• the partition plate and the pair of support plates are folded along the one side wall in the state where the partition plate is disposed in the fallen orientation.