Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Convertible or combined
Patent
1993-08-30
1997-05-13
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Convertible or combined
224645, 224629, 224665, 150113, 190110, A45F 304
Patent
active
056284438
ABSTRACT:
A modular apparatus for storage and transport of goods, primarily for use as a backpack. A first container for holding goods is provided with a first cooperating engagement portion, and a base is provided with a second cooperating engagement portion; the first and second portions cooperate to provide meshing engagement to detachably connect the first container the base. A stop is included in at least one of the first or said second cooperating engagement portions to limit the downward travel of the first container relative to the base. Further containers can be added, where each of the further containers includes cooperating engagement portion for meshing engagement with a complementary cooperating engagement portion of the already mounted containers. Preferably, the first cooperative engagement portion is a T-shaped slot formed from a pair of complementary, mirror image L-shaped members, and the second cooperative engagement portion is a T-shaped bracket of size and shape complementary to the T-shaped slot. Containers may also be provided to house hot and cold goods, as well as odd shaped goods such a sleeping bags.
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Recla Henry J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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