Patent ID: 6131199
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A41D,A45F

Abstract:
A vest with incorporated back pack and back support for providing functionality of a traditional back pack while equally distributing weight loads on a person's shoulder and hips comprising, in combination:a vest portion adapted for being worn on a torso of a user, the vest portion being comprised of a front panel and a back panel each having outer edges, the outer edges being secured together leaving arm receiving openings and a head receiving opening, the front panel being defined by a pair of separable equally sized portions each having inner edges, the inner edges being coupled together by a zippered closure, the back panel having a pair of slotted openings therethrough inwardly of the outer edges thereof, the front panel having a plurality of pockets and a D-ring disposed thereon;a backpack portion secured to the back panel of the vest portion, the backpack portion having an open upper end having a zippered closure, the backpack portion having a hollow interior for receiving items therein;a lower back support securable to the back panel of the vest portion below the backpack portion, the lower back support having a generally rectangular configuration, the lower back support being comprised of a fabric outer layer and a padded interior, the lower back support having opposed ends, the opposed ends each having a strap extending outwardly therefrom, the straps having free ends extending through the slotted openings of the back panel for wrapping around a waist of a wearer, the free ends having corresponding male and female fasteners for securement around the waist of the wearer, the straps each having a vertically oriented strap;a pair of shoulder supports secured interiorly of the vest portion, each of the shoulder supports including a front portion and a back portion, the back portions being fixedly secured to the back panel of the vest portion, the front portions each having a securement strap for securing to the vertically oriented straps of the lower back support, the front portions being coupled together by an adjustable strap.