Inventors:
Cathy M. Basye - Naples FL, US
International Classification:
A45F 3/00, A45F 3/04
US Classification:
224628, 224627, 224644, 224637
Abstract:
A backpack having a semi-rigid container capable of being molded in the shape of a user's back, an angled floor , a contacting side , an aft side , a first lateral side , a second lateral side , crisscrossing front shoulder straps , a lumbar support , lateral supports having vertical support notches therein, and a waist belt having a buckle . To use, a person first positions the container on his/her back so as the lumbar support is located against the lumbar region of the user's back and positions the lateral supports about his/her waist and pelvis pressing the vertical support notches against the ilium. Then, the user secures the waist belt about his/her waist and pelvis by buckling the buckle , thereby holding the lateral supports against the sides of the user. Finally, the user takes a first shoulder strap secured to the container , crosses it over his/her chest and secures it to the lateral support and repeats the same process with the second shoulder strap securing it to the opposite lateral support forming an X on the chest of the user.