Small animal backpack

An animal carrying case comprising, in combination:

• a generally parallelepiped bag having a relatively stiff back wall panel with an upper rim and an arcuate lower rim, said back wall panel curved in horizontal profile to accommodate fitting against a hip position, said bag further including an open top, flexible material front, a left hand end panel, a right hand end panel and a bottom panel to form an enclosure for an animal;
• a first shoulder strap, said strap attached to one side of the upper rim of the back wall panel, said strap positionable over the left or right shoulder of a person, said strap also connected to one of said end panels;
• a belt assembly connected to the left hand and right hand end panels;
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• at least one auxiliary support strap connecting the back wall panel to the front panel to prevent collapse and sagging of the enclosure.

An animal carrying case comprising, in combination:

• a generally parallelepiped bag having a relatively stiff back wall panel with an upper rim and an arcuate lower rim, said back wall panel curved in horizontal profile to accommodate fitting against a hip of a person, said bag further including an open top, flexible material front, a left hand end panel, a right hand end panel and a bottom panel to form an enclosure for an animal;
• a left hand wing member and a right hand wing member, each wing member attached to the back panel;
• said left hand wing member also attached to an end of the right hand shoulder strap;
• a first shoulder strap, said strap attached to the upper rim of the back wall panel and a wing member;
• a belt assembly connected to the left hand and right hand wing members;
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• first and second auxiliary support straps connecting respectively the back wall panel to the front panel to prevent collapse and sagging of the enclosure.

A carrying case comprising, in combination:

• a generally parallelepiped bag including a back wall panel with an upper rim and a lower rim, said back wall panel generally curved in horizontal cross-section to accommodate fitting against a back lumbar position or a front torso position, said bag further including an open top, flexible material front, a left hand end panel, a right hand end panel and a bottom panel to form an enclosure;
• a first right hand and a second left hand shoulder strap, said straps attached respectively to the right hand side and left hand side of the upper rim of the back wall panel, said straps crossing each other, slidable with respect to each other and positionable respectively over the left and right shoulder of a person, said right shoulder strap connected to the left hand end panel, and the left hand shoulder strap attached to the right hand end panel;
• a belt assembly connected to the left hand and right hand end panels;
• and
• first and second auxiliary support straps connecting respectively the right hand shoulder strap and the left hand shoulder strap to the front panel to prevent collapse and sagging of the enclosure.