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A sports equipment bag with an integrated stool for storing, carrying and transporting sporting equipment while providing a foot support to aide a user in donning their sporting equipment. The foot support can be utilized by a single person alone to aid in putting their own equipment on or the foot

A sports equipment bag with an integrated stool for storing, carrying and transporting sporting equipment while providing a foot support to aide a user in donning their sporting equipment. The foot support can be utilized by a single person alone to aid in putting their own equipment on or the foot support can be used in combination with the integrated stool to assist a first person in aiding a second person in donning equipment. The stool and foot support are integrated into the bag and the foot support is positioned within the bag's internal compartment. Along the bottom portion of the bag are a pair of spaced apart ground engaging wheels rotatably and a telescopic handle may be extendable from the bag, thus making the bag, stool and foot support easily storable and transportable.

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I claim: 1. A sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool, comprising: a bag body including top, bottom, front, back, and a pair of side panels defining an internal compartment; a stool including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a slanted wall portio

I claim: 1. A sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool, comprising: a bag body including top, bottom, front, back, and a pair of side panels defining an internal compartment; a stool including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a slanted wall portion extending from an upper edge of said front wall to a forward edge of said top wall, and a pair of side walls; said stool being positioned within said internal compartment with said top wall juxtaposed said top panel, said bottom wall juxtaposed said bottom panel, and said pair of side walls extending between said top and bottom panels; a seat member attached to said top wall sandwiching said top panel therebetween; and wherein said stool is attached to said bag body, whereby said bag body can be placed on a ground surface with said bottom panel and bottom wall adjacent the ground surface and providing a seating surface defined by said seat member and a foot supporting surface defined by said slanted wall portion to aid in the donning of an article of footwear. 2. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 1, wherein said top panel includes an opening permitting unrestricted access to said internal compartment and at least said slanted wall portion of said stool, such that a persons foot can be inserted through said opening and placed upon said slanted wall portion. 3. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 2, further comprising: a flap attached to said top panel and being releasably engagable therewith to close said opening formed through said top panel. 4. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 1, further comprising: a pair of spaced apart ground engaging members attached said bottom panel approximate said bottom wall and extending outwardly therefrom between said pair of side panels, whereby each ground engaging member is engagable with the ground surface when said bag body is placed on the ground surface with said bottom wall adjacent the ground surface to prevent the bag body from slipping when a person sits on the stool or a foot is placed onto said slanted wall portion. 5. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 1, further comprising: a pair of spaced apart ground engaging wheels rotatably attached to said bottom panel approximate said back panel. 6. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 5, further comprising: a handle engaged on a telescopic tube assembly which is upwardly extendable and retractable from the bag body above said pair of wheels when the bag body is positioned upright. 7. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 1, wherein said stool is hollow and an opening is formed through said slanted wall portion; and a door is hingidly attached to said stool and covers said opening formed through said slanted wall portion. 8. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 1, wherein said front wall includes a lip extending therefrom along a lower edge of said slanted wall portion. 9. A sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool, comprising: a bag body including top, bottom, front, back, and a pair of side panels defining an internal compartment; a stool including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a slanted wall portion extending from an upper edge of said front wall to a forward edge of said top wall, and a pair of side walls; said stool being positioned within said internal compartment with said top wall juxtaposed said top panel, said bottom wall juxtaposed said bottom panel, and said pair of side walls extending between said top and bottom panels; said top panel including an opening therethrough permitting unrestricted access to said internal compartment and at least said slanted wall portion of said stool; and a flap attached to said top panel and being releasably engagable therewith to close said opening formed through said top panel, whereby said bag body can be placed on a ground surface with said bottom panel adjacent the ground surface providing a seating surface defined by said top wall and a foot supporting surface defined by said slanted wall portion such that a persons foot can be inserted through said opening and placed upon said slanted wall to aid in the donning of an article of footwear. 10. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 9, wherein said slanted wall portion includes a lip extending outwardly therefrom along at least a partial length thereof approximate the junction between said slanted wall and said front wall. 11. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 9, further comprising: a pair of spaced apart ground engaging wheels rotatably attached to said bottom panel approximate said back panel. 12. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 11, further comprising: a handle engaged on a telescopic tube assembly which is upwardly extendable and retractable from the bag body above said pair of wheels when the bag body is positioned upright. 13. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 9, further comprising: a pair of spaced apart ground engaging members attached said bottom panel approximate said bottom wall and extending outwardly therefrom between said pair of side panels, whereby each ground engaging member is engagable with the ground surface when said bag body is placed on the ground surface with said bottom wall adjacent the ground surface to prevent the bag body from slipping when a person sits on the stool or a foot is placed onto said slanted wall portion. 14. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 9, wherein said stool is hollow and an opening is formed through said slanted wall portion; a door is hingidly attached along a lower edge thereof to said front wall, said door covering said opening formed through said slanted wall; and said door includes a lip extending outwardly therefrom along at least a partial length approximate a bottom edge thereof. 15. A sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool, comprising: a bag body including top, bottom, front, back, and a pair of side panels defining an internal compartment; a stool including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a slanted wall portion extending from an upper edge of said front wall to a forward edge of said top wall, and a pair of side walls; said stool being positioned within said internal compartment with said top wall juxtaposed said top panel, said bottom wall juxtaposed said bottom panel, and said pair of side walls extending between said top and bottom panels; said top panel including an opening therethrough permitting unrestricted access to said internal compartment and at least said slanted wall portion of said stool; a flap attached to said top panel and being releasably engagable therewith to close said opening formed through said top panel; a seat member attached to said top wall sandwiching said top panel therebetween; a pair of spaced apart ground engaging wheels rotatably attached to said bottom panel approximate said back panel; and a handle engaged on a telescopic tube assembly which is upwardly extendable and retractable from the bag body above said pair of wheels when the bag body is positioned upright, whereby said bag body can be placed on a ground surface with said bottom panel adjacent the ground surface providing a seating surface defined by said top wall and a foot supporting surface defined by said slanted wall portion such that a persons foot can be inserted through said opening and placed upon said slanted wall to aid in the donning of an article of footwear. 16. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 15, further comprising: a pair of spaced apart ground engaging members attached said bottom panel approximate said bottom wall and extending outwardly therefrom between said pair of side panels, whereby each ground engaging member is engagable with the ground surface when said bag body is placed on the ground surface with said bottom wall adjacent the ground surface to prevent the bag body from slipping when a person sits on the stool or a foot is placed onto said slanted wall portion. 17. The sports equipment carrying bag with an integrated footwear donning stool of claim 15, wherein said stool is hollow and an opening is formed through said slanted wall portion; a door is hingidly attached along a lower edge thereof to said front wall, said door covering said opening formed through said slanted wall portion; and said door includes a lip extending outwardly therefrom along at least a partial length approximate a bottom edge thereof.