Patent ID: 7058997
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A45C,A45F,A47G

Abstract:
1. A sleeping bag which converts into a backpack, comprising: a. a fabric container having an exterior surface supporting at least one pocket having opening means to permit objects to be retained within the pocket, the fabric container having a bottom end to which are attached a pair of rollers, and two sides having lengthwise edges, the fabric container sewn together along the lengthwise edges and along the bottom end and being open along its edge opposite the bottom; b. a bedspread comprising a top portion and a bottom portion each having a bottom end, a pair of lengthwise edges and a top end, the bottom ends of the bedspread sewn into the interior of the fabric container adjacent the closed bottom end of the fabric container, the top and bottom portions of the bedspread sewn together along one pair of lengthwise edges and attached together by fastening means along the opposite pair of lengthwise edges so that an occupant can separate the top and bottom portions to enter the bedspread; c. the bedspread capable of being folded along its lengthwise edges so that its width fits within the fabric container so that the length of the bedspread is folded into a multiplicity of sections and thereafter placed within the fabric container; d. the bottom portion of the bedspread further comprising an opening adjacent its top end to facilitate the insertion of a pillow therein; and e. an elongated strap member movably and slidably affixed to the exterior surface of the fabric container so that the strap member is positioned as a pair of straps adjacent opposite sides of the fabric container so that the fabric container may be worn as a backpack over a person's shoulders, or alternatively, the strap can be formed as one long strap so that the fabric container may be worn as a shoulder bag with the strap resting over one of the person's shoulders, or alternatively, the strap can be used as a pull strap to permit the fabric container to be rolled along the ground on its pair of rollers; f. whereby, when in use as a sleeping bag, the fabric container is placed on the ground and folded inside out and the bedspread is extended out of the container while still being attached thereto at its bottom end and is unfolded so that the bedspread is unrolled and spread along the ground and laid flat on the ground and opened along one lengthwise edge so that the person can enter the bedspread and thereafter close the lengthwise edge with the person's head resting adjacent the top end of the bedspread and when in use as a backpack, the bedspread is once again folded along its lengthwise edges so that its width fits within the fabric container and the fabric container is folded back outside to receive the bedspread which is folded into a multiplicity of folds along its length to be inserted into the fabric container, which is then transported as a backpack or a shoulder bag or rolled along the ground on its rollers.