Patent ID: 8079502

Claim:
A sack for compressing compressible material contained therein, the sack including: a pliable substantially cylindrical body portion extending along a central axis for receiving the material, the body portion having a lower base portion, a substantially cylindrical wall and an upper opening for introducing the material into the sack and removing it therefrom; a cover exterior to the body portion and fixed thereto proximate the opening and having a cover fastener aligned parallel to the central axis for releasably fastening to the body portion proximate the base whereby the cover covers the opening, a plurality of compression straps aligned parallel to the central axis and connected to the body portion proximate the base and releasably connected with a first set of connectors located proximate the upper opening, the cover fastener and compression straps being operable to compress material in the body portion along the central axis; a pair of shoulder straps, separate from the compression straps, connected to the wall adjacent two of the first set of connectors and terminating in a second set of connectors, the second set of connectors being connected with the compression straps when the compression straps are not connected with the first set of connectors; and a panel member juxtaposing the wall and attached thereto to constitute a sleeve on the sack, the sleeve configured to stow the shoulder straps between the wall and the panel member when the second set of connectors are not connected with the compression straps.