Patent ID: 6739652
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A backpack unit comprising:a frame of a material selected from one of a metal alloy and a plastic in the form of a folding chair including a U-shaped seat frame pivotally coupled at its ends to ends of a U-shaped back frame through a cross-member, a U-shaped front leg frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame and pivotally coupled at its ends to ends of a U-shaped back leg frame, the frame capable of being folded such that the back frame, the seat frame, the front leg frame, and the back leg frame fold substantially parallel and adjacent to one another; a pair of armrests pivotally coupled to the back frame and positionally coupled along a first diagonal between the ends of the front leg frame and the back leg frame, the pair of armrests each having a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the first side is positioned so that the first side may come in contact with an arm of a person seated on the seated frame; a fastening member coupled to the second side of the one of the pair of armrests, and including an end portion extending beyond an end of the one of the pair of armrests; a receptacle coupled to the end portion of the fastening member, the receptacle having an opening with dimensions suitable for accommodating a beverage container having a volume suitable for consuming a beverage in a single seating; a first support panel coupled about the back frame and the seat frame and associated with the cross-member; a second support panel coupled to the first support panel; shoulder straps coupled to the second support panel; and a container having a forward wall panel coupled to the back side of the first support panel adjacent the back frame.