Combination knapsack
AssigneeThe Pack Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJeffrey J. Kraft
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Abstract
A combination knapsack including a mat permanently attached to one of the walls of a main storage compartment and a flap permanently attached to another of the walls of the main storage compartment. In a storage mode of use, the mat is completely retained within the main storage compartment of the knapsack and the flap covers the opening to the main storage compartment. In an operational mode of use, the mat is fully extended outside the knapsack and the flap is either on the knapsack or on the mat to be used as a headrest or pillow. In another embodiment, the knapsack further comprises a blanket that may be closed about the legs of the wearer in a sitting position and an insulating handwarming muff.
Claims12
A combination knapsack comprising:
- a main storage compartment defined by a front wall, a back wall, side walls, and a base wall;
- carrying means connected to at least one of said front wall, back wall, side walls, and base wall for a user to readily carry said knapsack;
- a blanket permanently attached to one of said front wall, back wall, and base wall, said blanket adapted to cover the wearer's legs in a sitting position and said blanket closable about the wearer's legs, said blanket being switchable between a storage mode of use in which said blanket is completely retained within said knapsack and an operational mode of use in which said blanket is fully extended outside said knapsack;
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- flap means permanently attached to at least one of said front wall, back wall, and base wall and switchable to an open position during the operational mode of use and to a closed position for use as a protective covering during the storage mode of use,
- wherein said flap means further comprises an insulated tubular handwarming muff.
A combination knapsack comprising:
- a main storage compartment defined by a front wall, a back wall, side walls, and a base wall;
- carrying means connected to at least one of said front wall, back wall, side walls, and base wall for a user to readily carry said knapsack;
- a blanket permanently attached to one of said front wall, back wall, and base wall, said blanket adapted to cover the wearer's legs in a sitting position and said blanket closable about the wearer's legs, said blanket being switchable between a storage mode of use in which said blanket is completely retained within said knapsack and an operational mode of use in which said blanket is fully extended outside said knapsack;
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- flap means permanently attached to at least one of said front wall, back wall, and base wall and switchable to an open position during the operational mode of use and to a closed position for use as a protective covering during the storage mode of use,
- wherein said blanket further comprises an outer layer of strong, washable, pliable yet durable material and an inner insulating layer and wherein fabric hook material is attached to said blanket and said inner insulating layer has a surface substantially entirely comprised of fabric loop material, such that said blanket can be closed about the wearer's legs by pressing said fabric hook material against said fabric loop material and
- wherein said flap means further comprises an insulated tubular handwarming muff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.