Patent ID: 7886368

Claim:
A backpack garment for carrying useable items distributed about the torso, comprising: a vest having a back side, and a front side, the front side being divided generally into a separate left half portion and a separate right half portion so as to permit a wearer to don the vest and subsequently remove the vest, the left and right halves each having a front edge and a side edge and the left and right halves being joinable together at their respective front edges by a fastener, the back and front sides each comprising a top and a bottom, the back side being joined respectively to each of the front left and right sides at their respective tops; the vest further comprising left and right side arm openings; the garment further comprising a plurality of pockets including a first double pocket comprising a large pocket fixedly attached to the vest and a smaller pocket attached to the outside surface of the large pocket and a covering flap hingedly attached to the vest and extending over both the large and small pockets of the first double pocket and a second double pocket fixedly attached to the vest such that the second double pocket spans substantially from across the back side of the vest between about the right arm opening to about the left arm opening, the second double pocket comprising a first pocket attached to the vest and a second pocket attached to the first pocket of the second double pocket, the first and second pockets of the second double pocket having individual closure means thereon closing the first and second pockets of the second double pocket individually.