The Trilitary Pac is a fold up Backpack with pockets, Hammock with bug netting, Hammock Tent and a two man Tent. It is sewn all together (except for the Tent poles and detachable Backpack straps, Vest and tent doors). My Invention is used for Camping. The main components are a Backpack, Hammock, Hammock Tent that can be flipped over to become a two man Tent and then can be folded back into a Backpack. When it is tied to two trees becomes a Hammock and when you pull the side two flaps up and tie them to the same two trees becomes a Hammock Tent. It has a zipper escape in the Hammock and when you want a two man Tent you untie the draw strings and push the shock poles down and flip it over then you snap the Tent floor together and hammer the Tent stakes in.

I claim: to be the Inventor of The Trilitary Pac, a Backpack, Tent and Hammock all in one, as shown in the above related views thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

My claimed Invention is called The Trilitary Pac a Backpack, Hammock and Tent all in one . . .

My Claimed Invention the Trilitary Pac is a fold out Back pack that is hung on two trees to make a Hammock Note:FIG. 3, it has bug nettingFIG. 329and Tent poles in the Hammock the HammockFIG. 3,75and76, has Tent Flaps off to the sides of it that can be pulled up and tied to the same two trees to make a Hammock Tent,FIG. 464,68,66and69, it has draw strings that you can cinch and loosen to adjust the HammockFIG. 377and78. The Tent poles are pulled up when it is in Hammock form to keep the Netting out of your faceFIG. 3. 80and81. When you want a Tent you simply untie the draw strings push the Tent poles down and flip the whole Hammock over as it is still tied to the two trees then snap the Tent floor together the Snaps which are male on one side and female on the other inFIG. 238,39,40,41,42and43. Then you pull the Tent sides out evenly on both sides and hammer the six tent stakes through the Tent loops and snap on the Tent doors. My claimed Invention has a zipper escapeFIG. 25. It has pockets on either side of the Hammock not just one set as mentioned in My Provisional Patent and they are made of the 1.9 Rip stop Fabric not Mesh as mentioned as this isn't durable. Note:FIG. 1. 27and28. The Tent poles when it is in Tent form are now holding up the netting and roof of the Tent. Note:FIG. 5. 82and83. The Pockets are now inside the Tent you can see the stitching of the pockets inFIG. 584and85. If you want a Backpack you untie it from the Trees and untie the Draw strings and lay it flat on the ground take the Tent Poles out this is better than leaving them in as it makes the Backpack stiff, put your things in the pockets as they are sewn on the folding lines so they don't shift around. You can also unzip the Zipper escape and put things in the Netting which is the middle of the Back Pack. Note:FIG. 6.FIG. 7FIG. 8andFIG. 9, on how to fold the claimed Invention back into a Backpack.FIG. 6, shows one Hammock hang folded up and the Tent flaps folded in once,FIG. 7, shows the Tent flaps folded in again,FIG. 8, shows it folded up two times to the third mark and the snap.FIG. 9shows the third fold of the other Hammock hangs being folded over the top ofFIG. 8, and snapped down. The four arrows on the sides show four Velcro® strips two hook and two loop on each side to hold the Back pack together eight strips in all but only to make four attachments.FIG. 251,52,53and54, the four 18′ inch fold over Velcro® attachments these are pulled apart and fed around the back part of a Vest and fastened back down to hold a Vest onto the Backpack. Note:FIG. 1090,91,92,93,94,95,96and97. You can also just carry the Backpack with Backpack straps as shown inFIG. 1198and99.

As mentioned in my Provisional Patent I was going to sew Kevlar® into the front of the Backpack and have a detachable Protective Vest Shield carry it. But, this is easier to manufacture, and about any size Vest will work. The only difference between the Trilitary Pac I and2was the way in which it is carried. You can still carry it either way, I am just not going to Manufacture the Vest part, but have made a way to attach a Vest® manufactured by other inventors.

The claimed Invention is all in one sewn all together excepting the Tent poles, Tent stakes, Backpack straps, the Tent doors and the Vest of the carrier's choice.

Materials Used and Dimensions:

The Trilitary Pac is made from 1.9 Rip stop Fabric that is waterproof, most of these made will be of the Woodland Camouflage® 1.9.

Nylon Rope ¼ inches, this is used to hang the Hammock to two Trees 1 yd. for each side Note:FIG. 17and8, used in the draw strings 80′ inches of rope for each side note:FIG. 12and8. Rope is sewn into the two Hammock hangs for strength 64′ inches for each Hammock hang both ends of the rope are placed 1 inch under the draw string and are double sewed for added strength. Note:FIG. 19and10.FIG. 261and62. As claimed in my Provisional Patent . . . it is hung by ropes, I just put them in a Hammock hang instead for strength.

There are 4 pieces of Ballistics reinforcements these are triangular in shape 6 inch on two sides and 8½ inches on the bottom. These are sewn where the corners of the Hammock hang and the ends of the draw string ends meet 6 inches over lapping into the draw string. SeeFIG. 255,56,57and58.FIG. 255and57, show how the Ballistics reinforcements are sewn just over the zipper escape six inches down. All 10 of the Tent loops have 2 inch by 2 inch pieces of Ballistics squares sewn over the ends for strength. Note:FIG. 263,64,65,66,67,68,69and70. There are also Ballistics reinforcements fabric on the ends of the Hammock hangs these are Triangular and 8½ inches on two sides and 16″ inches on the bottom side, they are sewn on both 8½ inch sides and flipped over and slipped over the ends of the ends of the Hammock hang ends and sewn down. Note:FIG. 112and13andFIG. 273and74.

Two Grommets 1⅓ inch with holes ½ inch in diameter, one grommet are used at the end of each Hammock hang. These are put ¼ inch under the ropes in each Hammock hang on top of the Ballistics reinforcements; this is done for added strength. Note:FIG. 1andFIG. 212and13. One grommet is used in the middle of each draw string these are one inch in diameter with holes of ½ inch in diameter. Note:FIG. 1. 2and3. There are two grommets inFIG. 134and35, these are one inch in diameter with holes of ½ inch in diameter. You can pull the ropes through the Grommet's from one of the Hammock hang's to make a cover for your head. All you do is, unsnap the Back of the Backpack when it is in Backpack form and pull the Hammock Hang over your head and pull the ropes through and tie them.

The Netting is No See Um Netting® it is 52′ inches wide and 85″ inches long it is folded ¾ inch under on the sides of the Hammock and sewn down twice on each side of the Hammock and double sewn under the Draw strings on each end. Note:FIG. 114,15and16. I made this longer then noted in my Provisional so a taller person could get into it.

Webbing ⅔ inch wide and 5½ inch long is used for the Tent loops. The Tent loops are looped and pulled over on top of each other and sewn down. All ten are done this way. Note:FIG. 263,64,65,66,67,68,69and70. And then the 2 inch by 2 inch Ballistics squares are sewn over the top of the ends for strength all the way around the square.

Two inch wide Webbing is sewn on top of the Netting for the Tent Pole inserts and two inch wide sleeping bag zippers are sewn on top of the two inch webbing. Note:FIG. 121,22,23,24,25and26. This creates a Tent pole encasement that makes it very easy to take the Tent poles out as you just unzip the zippers and pull them out of the encasements. There are two sets of these spaced 22″ inches from each drawn strings. Each set has two encasements with two poles and they face each other so when the Tent poles are in the encasements they can raise up to keep the netting out of your face. Note:FIG. 375and76, and when the Hammock is flipped over to make the Tent they are pushed up to hold the Netting up and the roof of the Tent. Note:FIG. 582and83. They are reinforced on either side of the Tent poles with extra webbing 1 inch and sewn down so the Tent poles cannot tear the netting they are also double sewn.

The Zippers as mentioned above, there are four 2 inch zippers sewn over the 2 inch Webbing to make Tent pole encasements they are 26 inches long and folded under inch and double sewn so then they are 25 inches in length each. Note:FIG. 125and26. The Zipper escape is made of 1 and ½ inch sleeping bag zippers that are 88 inches long this is sewn as inFIG. 15andFIG. 25. The ends are sewn down in a square all the way around for strength, as shown inFIG. 21and4. I mentioned in my Provisional Patent I was using Velcro® for this escape but Velcro® picks up debris and I don't want this, so I made it out of a zipper instead. And I made them longer so a larger man can get in and out of it with ease. The 1.9 Rip stop fabric is cut all the way through both pieces so to sew both sides of the zipper one side of the zipper to each side.

2″ inch SPACED BLACK SNAP TAPE®—¼ inch width is used as inFIG. 117,18,19and20. These strips are 10 inches long they are laid 4½ inch off on both sides and remain under the Netting and over the Pockets. When you sew the Netting down you sew them in this position. They are used to hold the Tent flaps up if you just want a Hammock you just roll up the flaps and snap them together on the end. And you can roll up a Space Blanket® and it can be stored inside the Hammock and can be snapped inside. The Blanket just folds with the Backpack when you fold it back up. The Space blanket® is not part of the claimed invention. This is just an example of what you can snap in the side of the Hammock. The snap strips are male and female. Note:FIG. 377and78. These same 2″ inch SPACED BLACK SNAP TAPE®—¼ inch width is used to snap the tent doors on. A long piece of 2 inch snap tape® is sewn fromFIG. 129to30. And again on the other sideFIG. 131to32, except they stop and are cut right before the Grommets on the Draw stringsFIG. 11and3. The male side is sewn onto the Trilitary and the female snap strips are sewn onto the Tent doors. The Tent doors have female strips only and are sewn as inFIG. 12100but open at the arrow point, so they are cut here. The reason for two sets of snap strips is because the Hammock Tent is smaller than the two man Tent. There are two Tent doors one for each side.

Three Snaps ¼ inch in diameter are used in the claimed invention, 2 male snaps and 1 female.FIG. 248is the female snap this snap snaps intoFIG. 249. To hold the Backpack together while it is in Backpack form, Note:FIG. 989. The snapFIG. 249is 25 inches down from the draw stringFIG. 250.

Velcro®1 inch hook and loop is used inside the pockets to close them, one strip sewn on either side and then closed as shown inFIG. 136and37. Four 18 inch Velcro® fold over straps are used to hold back pack straps or a vest in place to carry the Trilitary.FIG. 244,45,46and47. There are also two 1 inch wide by 6 inch hook Velcro® piecesFIG. 253and54. These when it is folded into a backpack attach to the two 1 inch by 6 inch long loop piecesFIG. 251and52.

The draw strings are 3 inches wide and 53′ inch long; they have a hem line of ¼ inch all around it.FIG. 1101and102.

The Hammock Hangs both of them are Triangular in shape with a bit of a bow along the bottom. There are two 33″ inch sides and the bottom is 53″ inches. There are two pieces sewn along both 33″ inch sides and then it is turned right side out. You then shove the ¼ inch rope up inside of it and push it all around the lining and sew it in place. The rope is 68″ inches long and extends out 1 inch on either side. These rope ends are longer and double sewn down and the draw strings are sewn over the ropes for added strength. One Hammock hang as mentioned earlier can cover the head like a hat,FIG. 134and35.

Three Snaps ¼ inch in diameter are used in the claimed invention, 3 male snaps and 3 female. These snaps are used to snap the tent floor together while the claimed Invention is in Tent form. Note:FIG. 2. 38,39and40, these are female snaps and FIG.2.41,42and43, these are the male snaps. One side as mentioned before is a little longer so the snaps can fold over and snap on to each other.

There is an extra piece of 1.9 Rip stop fabric under the Netting that extends out 20″ inches on either side of the Hammock a piece 92″ inches wide and 85″ inches long. The extra 20″ inches on either side of the hammock are used for added strength and to make the side pockets, these are folded at 9″ inches and folded at one inch on the ends Velcro® as mentioned before is sewn under this flap and to the fabric it is folded over on to one side, one side is is hook® and the other side is loop® so you can close the pockets.FIG. 127and28. The pockets are sewn on the Backpack fold lines and are reinforced in the corner note stitching. Because there is a Zipper escape along the pocket line on one side the fabric is cut and the zipper is sewn in.FIG. 15.

The Main piece of Fabric is 186″ inches wideFIG. 129to30and31to32, and 85″ inches longFIG. 129to31and30to32.

I claim to be the Sole Inventor of The Trilitary Pac a Backpack Hammock Tent all in one.