Backpack with adjustable shoulder harness

A backpack comprising:

• a bag having front and back walls;
• a support structure for the bag comprising a frame extending heightwise of the bag on the outside of the front wall of the bag adjacent opposite sides of the bag;
• a slider slidably connected to the frame for sliding up-and-down on the frame in front of the front wall of the bag, said slider having opposite sides adjacent respective sides of the frame;
• a shoulder harness attached to the slider for releasably securing the backpack to the shoulders of a person wearing the backpack, said slider and shoulder harness attached thereto being slidable up and down on the frame to adjust the position of the shoulder harness to suit a person wearing the backpack;
• sliding connections between the slider and the frame for permitting up and down movement of the slider relative to the frame;
• and
• means for releasably fastening the slider in adjusted position heightwise relative to the frame;
• said fastening means comprising:
• first VELCRO fastening members secured to the slider adjacent opposite sides thereof;
• fabric members secured to the support structure and generally fixed against up and down movement relative to the structure;
• and
• second VELCRO fastening members secured to said fabric members in position for being releasably engaged in interlocking manner by said first VELCRO fastening members in various adjusted positions of the slider heightwise with respect to the frame.