Tote bag

1. A vertically expanding bag that is carried as a purse or tote when the bag is not expanded, and is wheeled when the bag is expanded, comprising:

a substantially rigid and substantially planar bottom panel;

an internal support connected to the bottom panel, the internal support capable of telescoping from a collapsed position to an extended position;

a collapsible pocket comprised of a flexible material connected to the bottom panel and the internal support, the collapsible pocket disposed such that it creates a collapsible cavity or pocket within and surrounded by the collapsible material when the internal support is telescoped into an extended position;

non-collapsible side walls that form a cavity or pocket, the non-collapsible side walls attached to the internal support;

a bottom surface in the cavity or pocket formed by the non-collapsible side walls, the bottoms surface separating the non-collapsing cavity or pocket from the collapsible pocket; and

at least four wheels deployably attached to the substantially rigid and substantially planar bottom panel, the wheels configured that when deployed the vertically expanding bag sits in a substantially vertical position.

2. The vertically expanding bag of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more handles, straps, or other carrying elements attached to the non-collapsible side walls.

3. The vertically expanding bag of claim 1 , wherein the internal support comprises one or more telescopic shafts.

4. The vertically expanding bag of claim 1 , wherein the internal support comprises one or more nesting frameworks.

5. The vertically expanding bag of claim 1 , further comprising one or more wheels attached to the substantially rigid and substantially planar bottom panel.

6. The vertically expanding bag of claim 5 , wherein the substantially rigid bottom panel comprises a mechanism to raise and lower the one or more wheels.

7. The vertically expanding bag of claim 5 , wherein the mechanism to raise and lower the one or more wheels is connected to the internal support, such that when the internal support is extended the one or more wheels are lowered, and when the internal support is retracted, the one or more wheels are raised.

8. The vertically expanding bag of claim 5 , wherein the one or more wheels are raised or lowered together.

9. The vertically expanding bag of claim 5 , wherein the one or more wheels are attached to a pivot such that the wheels may be folded into the substantially rigid and substantially planar bottom panel when not in use.

10. The vertically expanding bag of claim 5 , wherein the substantially rigid and substantially planar bottom panel comprises one or more cavities into which the one or more wheels are attached.

11. The vertically expanding bag of claim 10 , further comprising doors that cover the cavities when the one or more wheels are not in use.

12. A vertically expanding bag that is carried as a purse or tote when the bag is not expanded, and is wheeled when the bag is expanded, comprising:

a substantially rigid and substantially planar bottom panel, comprising:

one or more cavities formed in the bottom panel;

at least four wheels disposed inside the one or more cavities and deployably attached to the bottom panel, the wheels configured that when deployed the vertically expanding bag sits in a substantially vertical position; and

a mechanism to raise and lower the one or more wheels between positions inside the cavity and positions extending from the cavity, such that in a lowered position the wheels may be used;

an internal support connected to the bottom panel, the internal support capable of telescoping from a collapsed position to an extended position;

a collapsible pocket comprised of a flexible material and connected to the bottom panel and the internal support, the collapsible pocket disposed such that it creates a collapsible cavity or pocket within and surrounded by the collapsible material when the internal support is telescoped into an extended position, the cavity or pocket formed by the non-collapsible side wall comprising a bottom surface, the bottoms surface separating the non-collapsing cavity or pocket from the collapsible pocket;

a non-collapsible pocket, comprised of:

side walls that form a cavity or pocket, the non-collapsible side walls attached to the internal support; and

a bottom surface separating the non-collapsing cavity or pocket from the collapsible pocket.

13. The vertically expanding bag of claim 12 , further comprising doors that cover the cavities when the one or more wheels are not in use.