CANTEEN

• US 3,843,032 A
• Filed: 09/13/1972
• Issued: 10/22/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Carl O. Swenson, Richard L. Moran
• Original Assignee: Carl O. Swenson, Richard L. Moran
• Inventors: Swenson, Carl O., Moran, Richard L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Spar, Robert J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Forsberg, Jerold M.
• Application Number:
  US05/288,511
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 224/5W,26R,5R,26B,26E 220/9R 215/1C,1R 222/175 D9/175,10 D2/400,381,383
• US Class Current: 224/148.7
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/16 Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups

Abstract

A canteen to be fastened across the small of the back of a wearer by a belt, and which is fashioned like a bridge, with two abutments engaging the back of the wearer just at or above the waist line, and a body portion spanning between said abutments out of contact with the wearer'"'"''"'"'s back.

Claims

1. In a canteen for support across the back of a wearer in the region of the waist line;

a molded canteen body to extend horizontally across the back of the wearer, generally above the waist line, said canteen body including an inner side wall to confront the wearer'"'"''"'"'s back, said inner side wall being provided at its extremities with end area portions shaped and spaced to engage and fit the wearer'"'"''"'"'s back at two points spanning approximately two-thirds to threequarters the width of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s back, said side wall being contoured between its said end area portions to clear the wearer'"'"''"'"'s back, said body including also end walls joining and forming corners at opposite ends of said inner side walls, and walls forming a top, a bottom, and a rearward side wall, belt tunnels integrally molded in said canteen body for a bodyencircling belt at said corners, said tunnels opening inwardly through said inner side wall adjacent to said end area portions of said inner side walls and outwardly through said end walls, the stretch of belt between said tunnels being adapted to be tautened across and in contact with the back of the wearer, and there being clearance space between the so-tautened belt and the portion of said inner side wall between said tunnel openings.

2. The subject matter of claim 1, wherein said belt tunnels open through the inner side wall of the canteen just inwardly of said end area portions of said inner side walls.

3. The subject matter of claim 1, wherein said corners are solidly filled in, and are pierced by said tunnels.

4. The subject matter of claim 2, wherein said tunnels are rectilinearly aligned with one another.