UTILITY BACKPACK

• US 20160324300A1
• Filed: 01/15/2016
• Published: 11/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vicki C. Wronski
• Original Assignee: Vicki C. Wronski
• Inventors: WRONSKI, Vicki C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,070,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/40 Umbrella, stick, or glove holders attached to a bag
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/127 Dorsal or hip pads for the lumbar back or for the waist
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/04 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders

Abstract

A utility backpack is provided with the functionality to simultaneously accommodate and carry bulky and elongated unwieldy items, especially when the elongated items have a pointy end. The utility backpack provides a bottom wall, at least one sidewall, a rear wall and front wall forming a main enclosure dimensioned and adapted for accommodating the bulky unwieldy items. The rear wall provides a sleeve that extends to the bottom wall, whereat a bottom mesh provides the floor for the sleeve as well as at least a portion of the main enclosure. The sleeve is dimensioned and adapted to accommodate the elongated unwieldy items having a pointy end, wherein the pointy end(s) protrude(s) through the bottom mesh, further accommodating the unwieldy items as well as preventing puncture damage to the utility backpack.

Claims

1. A utility backpack for simultaneously accommodating and transporting at least one bulky item and at least one elongated item, comprising:

a plurality of walls defining a main enclosure dimensioned and adapted to accommodate the at least one bulky item;

the plurality of walls comprising a bottom wall and a rear wall generally orthogonally joined to the bottom wall;

an elongated sleeve disposed along the rear wall, wherein a terminus of the elongated sleeve is adjacent to the bottom wall, wherein the elongated sleeve forms a lumen dimensioned and adapted to accommodate the at least one elongated item; and

a bottom mesh provided along both the terminus of the elongated sleeve and along at least a portion the bottom wall.

2. The utility backpack of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated item is a beach umbrella.

3. The utility backpack of claim 2, wherein the at least one bulky item is a beach chair.

4. The utility backpack of claim 1, further comprising an inner main pouch disposed in a space afforded by the main enclosure.

5. The utility backpack of claim 4, further comprising a lumbar support foam and a rigid plate, both disposed in a pouch space afforded by the inner main pouch.

6. The utility backpack of claim 5, wherein the inner main pouch is disposed along the rear wall, and wherein the lumbar support foam is disposed nearer to the front wall than the rigid plate.

7. The utility backpack of claim 5, further comprising two should straps and a waist strap disposed on the plurality of walls.