Patent ID: 6869219
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: A45C,A45F

Abstract:
1. A shoe-storing saddlebag assembly comprising: strap members being extended and fastened about a backpack, said strap members including first and second straps being fastenable to one another about the backpack, and further including third and forth straps being fastenable to one another about the backpack; slack-adjustable straps also being extended about the backpack; fastening members for fastening said strap members about the backpack, said fastening members including female catches having latch release buttons and being attached to first ends of said first and third straps; and also including male latches having loop portions through which said second and fourth straps are adjustably extended, and being detachably connected to and received in said female catches; and further including loop members being disposed about said slack-adjustable straps; and saddlebag members being attached to said strap members and to said slack-adjustable straps and being draped upon the backpack for carrying and storing shoes, said saddlebag members being attached to second ends of said strap members and to said slack-adjustable straps, each of said saddlebag members including a bag having an upper mesh portion and a closed-end polyester bottom portion and being attached to said strap members and to said slack-adjustable straps, and having an opening therein, and also having an elastic band being disposed along an edge defining said opening for closing said opening.