Patent ID: 7565968
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A portable survival kit comprising: a housing defining an internal compartment, the housing comprising a body portion and a movable cover coupled to the body portion by a first connection, wherein the first connection permits the cover to be opened with respect to the body portion to provide access into the internal compartment, and wherein the body portion and the cover are adapted to mate with each other in a manner that seals the internal compartment; one or more rechargeable energy sources inside the internal compartment; one or more electrical generators inside the internal compartment, each electrical generator being adapted to facilitate charging of at least one of the rechargeable energy sources; one or more electrical elements inside the internal compartment, each electrical element being adapted to receive electrical energy from at least one of the rechargeable energy sources; a movable instrument panel including a proximal end and a distal end, the instrument panel disposed at a first location inside the internal compartment and having an upper surface exposing the one or more electrical elements located on the upper surface, wherein the one or more electrical elements are accessible for use by a user at the first location when the cover is opened; a source of edible human nourishment stored inside a storage compartment located inside the internal compartment, the storage compartment inaccessible to the user when the movable instrument panel is at the first location; wherein the proximal end of the movable instrument panel is rotatably coupled to an upper edge of the body portion by a second connection different from the first connection, such that moving the distal end of the instrument panel about the second connection moves the instrument panel to a second location outside the internal compartment and provides access into the storage compartment.