Abstract:
The medical sack is lightweight, simplified in design and construction, and able to store therein a variety of personal and medical items of a user during the work shift within a medical environment. The medical sack evenly distributes the weight of the items stored therein upon the back of the user permitting easy access for quick retrieval.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    This version of the invention is concerned with the field of devices for storing and transporting personal items in a medical environment. More specifically, this version of the invention is concerned with a sack that is worn by medical personnel to store and transport items that would otherwise be located in a laboratory coat or similar garment. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    While on duty, a user will insert a variety of items within these pockets for storage and transport, such as vials of pills, syringes, portable diagnostic equipment and devices, medical records, keys, currency, and the like. Inevitably these pockets soon reach capacity, and the contents stored therein cause a variety of problems for the user. The weight and bulk of these items will, over extended periods of duty, exert considerable strain and pressure upon the back and shoulders of the user, leading to muscle and tissue fatigue and long term injury. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    A further object of the invention is to provide a medical sack that is comprised of a hollow container with top opening, a first strap, and a second strap, said straps attached at first ends thereof to the rear sidewall of the container at the lower end thereof and releasably attached at second ends thereof to the rear and front sidewalls of the container at the upper ends thereof. A final but very significant object of the invention is to provide a medical sack a user can wear to store and transport various personal and medical items that would otherwise be located in a laboratory coat or similar garment, thus evenly distributing the weight of such items while being transported and providing quick and easy access to such items. 
         [0004]    For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, references should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
         [0005]    The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become more fully understood from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. 
           [0006]    In the drawings: 
           [0007]      FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a medical sack in accordance with the present version of the invention. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view of a medical sack in accordance with the present version of the invention. 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  is a front elevation view of a medical sack in accordance with the present version of the invention. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0010]    Referring now to the drawings and, in particular, to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  wherein there are illustrated a typical embodiment of the medical sack  10 . The present version of the invention  10  consist of a hollow container  12  with top opening, a first elongate strap  14  attached thereto, and a second elongate strap  16  attached thereto. 
         [0011]    The container  12  is comprised of a front sidewall  18 , an opposed rear sidewall  20 , a first lateral sidewall  22 , an opposed second lateral sidewall  24 , and a bottom sidewall  26 . The sidewalls  18 ,  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26  enclose an interior storage space  28 , which is accessed through a top opening  30 . Two button holes  32  are located medially in the front sidewall  18  adjacent to the top opening  30  of the container  12 , and two button holes  34  are located medially in the rear sidewall  20  adjacent to the top opening  30  of the container  12 . 
         [0012]    The container  12  and first  14  and second  16  straps are fabricated of material that is lightweight, durable, flexible, and resistant to moisture, such as woven textile materials, plastic, rubber, composite materials, and the like. 
         [0013]    The first strap  14  is defined by a first end  36  and an opposed second end  38  with button  40  attached thereon. The first strap  14  is attached at the first end  36  thereof to the rear sidewall  20  of the container  12  at the lower end thereof. The second end  38  of the first strap  14  is releasably attached to the container  12  by inserting the button  40  located at the second end  38  of the strap  14  into the cooperating button hole  34  of the rear sidewall  20  of said container  12  and then into the cooperating button hole  32  of the front sidewall  18  of said container  12 . 
         [0014]    The second strap  16  is defined by a first end  42  and an opposed second end  44  with button  46  attached thereon. The second strap  16  is attached at the first end  42  thereof to the rear sidewall  20  of the container  12  at the lower end thereof. The second end  44  of the second strap  16  is releasably attached to the container  12  by inserting the button  46  located at the second end  38  of the strap  16  into the cooperating button hole  34  of the rear sidewall  20  of said container  12  and then into the cooperating button hole  32  of the front sidewall  18  of said container  12 . 
         [0015]    In this manner, the buttons  40 ,  46  of respective straps  14 ,  16  occupy cooperating button holes  34 ,  32  and close the opening  30  of the container  12 , thus preventing any items stored therein from falling out of the interior  28  during use and transport of the medical sack  10 . 
         [0016]    Referring to  FIG. 3 , therein illustrated is the front of the medical sack  10 . A series of pockets is located within the interior  28  of the container  12  for storage of individual items, such as vials of pills, syringes, portable diagnostic equipment and devices, medical records, keys, currency, and the like. In this version of the invention  10 , these pockets (shown in phantom line) consist of a first rectangular pocket  48  with detachable opening  50 , a second rectangular pocket  52  with detachable opening  54 , a third rectangular pocket  56  with detachable opening  58 , and a fourth rectangular pocket  60  with detachable opening  62 . These pockets  48 ,  52 ,  56 ,  60  can be located on either the inside surface of the front sidewall  18  or rear sidewall  20  of the container  12  or a combination thereof. 
         [0017]    During use, a user positions the medical sack  10  on their shoulders and back in the manner of wearing a knapsack or sack of similar construction. An arm of user is inserted into the loop formed by the first strap  14  when the second end  38  of the strap  14  is releasably attached to the top of the rear  20  and front sidewalls  18  of the container  12  as described previously. Another arm of the user is inserted into the loop formed by the second strap  16  when the second end  44  of the strap  16  is releasably attached to the top of the rear  20  and front sidewalls  18  of the container  12  as described previously. The medical sack  10  is thus positioned medially upon the upper back of the user over and between the shoulder blades. In this manner, the weight of the items stored therein is evenly distributed upon the body and back of the user, greatly reducing muscle and tissue fatigue and the chance of long-term injury. 
         [0018]    The opening  30  of the container  12  is closed or otherwise reduced in size by means of the second ends  38 ,  44  of respective straps  14 ,  16  being releasably attached to the top ends of the rear  20  and front sidewalls  18  of the container  12  as described previously. More particularly, respective buttons  40 ,  46  occupy cooperating button holes  34 ,  32  of the rear  20  and front  18  sidewalls of the container  12  causing the rear  20  and front  18  sidewalls to make contact at top ends thereof, thus closing the opening  30 . In this manner, any contents stored within the interior  28  of the container  12  are prevented from falling or spilling out of the interior  28  of the container  12  of the sack  10  should the user bend over or otherwise not maintain the back and medical sack  10  located thereon in an upright position. As needed, the user can quickly locate and retrieve the contents stored within the interior  28  of the container  12  or any of the pockets  48 ,  52 ,  56 ,  62 . 
         [0019]    While this version of the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the version of the invention are desired to be protected. With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.