Bag storable in closure pouch

A bag assembly for storing and carrying goods, comprising:

• a carrying bag made of foldable materials and having an opening;
• a pouch attached to said carrying bag for storing said bag in a folded condition thereof and having dimensions which are substantially smaller than the dimension of said carrying bag in an unfolded carrying condition thereof;
• wherein said pouch comprises a front wall, a rear wall and means for connecting side and bottom edges of said front and rear wall to each other;
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• wherein said rear wall includes, at an upper edge thereof, means for attaching said pouch at an edge of said carrying bag defining said bag opening, and said front wall includes a flap pivotally attached to an upper edge thereof;
• a means for detachably attaching said flap to said rear wall of said pouch, wherein said detachably attaching means serves to close said pouch when said bag is folded within said pouch;
• wherein said flap attaching means comprises two laterally spaced fasteners each having a first fastening member secured adjacent to a respective one of lateral sides of said rear wall and a second fastening member secured to said flap for engaging said first member;
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• wherein said rear wall and said flap have a width such that said flap closes said bag opening and said pouch in the unfolded condition of said carrying bag, with a portion of said bag adjacent said bag opening being compressed between said rear wall and said flap in a space limited by said two fasteners in a closed position of said two fasteners.