Patent ID: 6134712
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A41D,A45F

Abstract:
An integrated backpack and raincoat assembly comprising:A. a backpack including a bag provided with a front section and a pair of shoulder straps attached to the front section to form loops for supporting the bag; andB. a foldable full-length raincoat including a rear panel having an upper section joined to the front section of the bag and a lower section which when the raincoat is unfolded extends below the backpack to protect a wearer, a separable front panel to permit the wearer to don the raincoat, and a pair of sleeves, said assembly being operable in a passive mode in which the raincoat is folded to form a flat compact joined to the front section of the bag which is strapped by the loops over the shoulders of the wearer, said assembly being also operable in an active mode in which the compact is unfolded to cause the unfolded raincoat to depend from the front section of the bag and to extend below the backpack to fully protect the wearer, and the sleeves are extended through the loops whereby when the wearer dons the unfolded raincoat and inserts his arms through the sleeves, the backpack is then strapped over the raincoat, the front section of the bag being provided with a pair of hinged flaps which overlie and conceal the flat compact and are vertically hinged to fold out to permit unfolding of the raincoat so that it extends below the backpack.