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A convertible carrying assembly has separable upper and lower sections, and a removable lower outer covering. The upper section consists of a small handbag with external fasteners for holding the lower outer covering and lower section. When disconnected, the upper section may be used as a handbag. T

A convertible carrying assembly has separable upper and lower sections, and a removable lower outer covering. The upper section consists of a small handbag with external fasteners for holding the lower outer covering and lower section. When disconnected, the upper section may be used as a handbag. The lower section includes a removable drawer-style organizer. Side panels formed from the outer covering may be unzipped to give access to the drawers in the organizer. If desired, the organizer may be removed for stand-alone use. The outer covering may be used as a stand-alone bag, or may be unzipped to form a flat surface that can be further used or folded for a variety of functions.

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I claim: 1. A convertible carrying assembly comprising: a handle; an upper section, said upper section comprising a carrying bag having an interior volume, a top opening, and outer fasteners; a lower section being releasably attached to said upper section, said lower section comprising an interior

I claim: 1. A convertible carrying assembly comprising: a handle; an upper section, said upper section comprising a carrying bag having an interior volume, a top opening, and outer fasteners; a lower section being releasably attached to said upper section, said lower section comprising an interior volume and an outer covering, said outer covering having a base and vertical sidewalls, at least a portion of one of said sidewalls forming a flap that can be lowered to provide access to said interior volume in said lower section, the side edges of said flap being releasably attached to the edges of adjacent sidewalls when said flap is closed, the upper portions of said sidewalls of said lower section having fasteners that releasably attach to said outer fasteners of said upper section. 2. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 1, said sidewalls comprising a plurality of flaps, each said flap being releasably attached to an adjacent flap along their corresponding edges, the upper portion of each said flap being releasably attached to one or more of said outer fasteners of said upper section. 3. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 2, said lower section further comprising an organizer situated within said interior volume, said organizer having one or more drawers for retaining items to be carried, said one or more drawers being at least partially extractible from said organizer when said flap is lowered to expose said one or more drawers. 4. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 3, said organizer having a plurality of tiers wherein drawers on a first tier are extractible along a longitudinal axis of said organizer and drawers on a second tier are extractible along an axis that is orthogonal to said longitudinal axis, each said flap in said plurality of flaps being separately lowerable to permit the extraction of orthagonally situated drawers in said first and second tiers. 5. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 3, said organizer being removable from said lower section while retaining items to be carried in said one or more drawers. 6. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 2, said releasable attachments between adjacent flaps extending vertically from said base of said outer covering to the upper portion of said flaps whereby, when said releasable attachments are fully released and said upper portions of said sidewalls are fully released from said outer fasteners of said upper section, said outer covering will open to form a flat surface. 7. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 6, said outer covering having an inner surface and an outer surface, and the space between said inner and outer surfaces containing padding. 8. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 6, said outer covering having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least one of said surfaces being a waterproof material. 9. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 6, said outer covering having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner and outer surfaces forming a garment bag. 10. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 6, said outer covering being foldable to form a clutch handbag. 11. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 1 said handle further comprising one or more handles that fit over a shoulder. 12. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 11 wherein said one or more handles are releasably attached to said upper section. 13. A convertible carrying assembly as claimed in claim 11 wherein said lower section is releasable from said upper section and, when released, one or more handles are attached to said lower section. 14. A convertible carrying assembly comprising: an upper carrying bag, a lower carrying bag, and an organizer having drawers, said upper carrying bag having a closable top opening, a handle, and fasteners upon the lower portion of the outer surface of said upper carrying bag, said lower carrying bag having a base and a plurality of vertical sidewalls, the upper portion of each said sidewall having one or more fasteners that interface with said fasteners upon said upper carrying bag to support said lower carrying bag beneath said upper carrying bag, each said sidewall being attached to adjacent sidewalls along adjacent vertical edges, said edge attachments for each sidewall being progressively releasable from an uppermost attached position to a lowermost released position, whereby when said fastener for said sidewall is detached from said fastener on said upper carrying bag, said side-wall lowers to form an openable flap, said organizer being situated such that one or more drawers within said organizer may be extrated through the opening formed by said openable flap. 15. The convertible carrying assembly of claim 14 wherein said upper carrying bag can be fully released from said lower carrying bag to be a separate handbag. 16. The convertible carrying assembly of claim 14 wherein said lower carrying bag can be fully released from said upper carrying bag to be a separate carrying bag. 17. The convertible carrying assembly of claim 14 wherein said organizer having drawers is removable from said assembly to be a separate organizer without having to extract said drawers or remove items from said drawers.