Mobile back-pack
OwnerMatthew M. Mc Kennainventor
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Abstract
A mobile back-pack for sports or military use is disclosed. A back-pack is devised in the form of a cabinet having the shape of a trapezoid, the cabinet being rotatably secured to a disc. The disc is dimensioned so as to permit an operator to grasp a handgrip railing at the top of the cabinet and then propel the disc at the operator's side. The cabinet glides smoothly within the circumference of the disc, riding on a peripherally positioned track within the disc. A battery powered motor and drive wheel propelled version of the mobile back-pack is also disclosed. Built-in support legs provide stability for the mobile back-pack in an upright, stationary position. Door latch secured trays within the cabinet provide for storing items to be transported, and for easy access to the items when needed.
Claims16
A mobile back-pack for use by an operator, comprising:
- (a) a container;
- (b) said container having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, a front wall, a left side extending between said top surface and said bottom surface, and a right side extending between said top surface and said bottom surface, said surfaces, walls and sides forming an enclosed volume within said container, said container further including in said enclosed volume, means for organizing any items placed within said enclosure, said front walls of said container having means for opening said front wall so that when said front wall opening means is activated by said operator said means for organizing is accessible to said operator;
- (c) a disc, said disc being of sufficient diameter so as to be able to entirely enclose said rear wall of said container within an inner surface area of said disc;
- (d) means for rotatably connecting said container to said disc, so that when said rotary connecting means is activated, said disc can be placed in an upright position by an operator, said disc being of sufficient height in said upright position in relation to said operator so as to permit said operator to grasp said container and then propel said container now supported by said disc at a side of said operator in any direction selected by said operator;
- (e) at least one handgrip being affixed to said top surface of said cabinet;
- (f) at least one guide wheel being affixed to a peripheral portion of said container;
- (g) a guide rail, said guide rail being affixed to and extending a spaced distance from a peripheral edge of said disc and along the full circumference of said disc, said guide wheel being positioned so as to make contact with, and glide on, said guide rail;
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- (h) a battery powered motor and attached drive wheel, said battery powered motor having operator controlled means for being turned on and off, and operator controlled means for said drive wheel being directed to rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise upon direction of said operator, said battery powered motor and said drive wheel being affixed to and positioned on said container so that an outer surface of said drive wheel contacts an outer surface of said guide rail, so that when said operator activates said means for turning on said battery powered motor, and said operator activates said drive wheel rotation means, said container and said disc are caused to be propelled by said motor and said drive wheel in any direction selected by said operator.
A method for transporting a back-pack at the side of an operator, comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a disc;
- (b) rotatably connecting a rear wall of said back-pack to a center area of said disc, said rear wall of said back-pack being completely enclosed within the circumference of said disc;
- (c) affixing a handgrip to a top surface of said back-pack;
- (d) affixing a guide rail adjacent the circumference of said disc;
- (e) affixing a pair of guide wheels at opposite corners of a base portion of said back-pack;
- (f) connecting said guide wheels to said guide rail;
- (g) affixing a battery powered motor and attached drive wheel to said back-pack;
- (h) positioning said drive wheel so that an outer surface of said drive wheel contacts an outer surface of said guide rail;
- (i) moving said disc and said back-pack into an upright position;
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- (j) having said operator grasp said handgrip and activate said battery powered motor, said operator then directing said drive wheel to rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise, thereby causing said back-pack to be propelled in a direction dictated by said operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.