Pocketed front pack

Abstract

The pocketed front pack is a pack used by a skier or snowboarder to hold items. The pack has a body of unitary construction with a front cover, shoulder harnesses, and a back cover. The pack also includes a waist band to which the shoulder harnesses are attached. The pack is slipped over a user's head and attached about the user's torso with the waist band. The back cover is attached to the harnesses and rests against a user's back. The front cover has a large compartment built into it with additional pockets situated both on the large compartment and on the front cover itself. The front cover is secured to the waist band with hook and loop fasteners. Hand-warming compartments may be built into the pack. The pack may include a tailbone pad connected to the waist band and a spine protector connected to the back cover.

1 . A pocketed front pack, comprising: 
 a body of unitary construction, the body having a front cover and a plurality of shoulder harnesses, the front cover having a top end and a bottom end, the shoulder harnesses extending from the top end of the front cover;    a waist band having a first end and a second end, the waist band being removably attached to the shoulder harnesses;    a first coupling means for affixing the first end of the waist band to the second end of the waist band; and    at least one compartment integrally connected to the front cover for storing items.    
     
     
         2 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the first coupling means comprises a strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to an inward-facing surface of the first end of the waist band and a corresponding mating strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to an outward-facing surface of the second end of the waist band.  
     
     
         3 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second coupling means for affixing the bottom end of the front cover to the first end of the waist band.  
     
     
         4 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 3 , wherein the second coupling means comprises a strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to an outward-facing surface of the first end of the waist band and a corresponding mating strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to the bottom end of an underside of the front cover.  
     
     
         5 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , wherein the body of the pack is made from a waterproof material.  
     
     
         6 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of small pockets disposed on the at least one compartment.  
     
     
         7 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a back cover extending between the shoulder harnesses.  
     
     
         8 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 7 , wherein the back cover is padded over at least the portion of the back cover abutting a spinal column of a user when the pack is worn.  
     
     
         9 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 7 , further comprising a spine protector integrally attached to the back cover, the spinal protector being made from a plurality of spinal links, the links being connected to one another.  
     
     
         10 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a tailbone pad integrally connected to the first end and the second end of the waist band.  
     
     
         11 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of compartments integrally attached to an underside of the front cover.  
     
     
         12 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a fluid pouch removably attached to the front cover of the pack.  
     
     
         13 . A pocketed front pack comprising: 
 a body of unitary construction, the body having a front cover and a plurality of shoulder harnesses, the front cover having a top end and a bottom end, the shoulder harnesses extending from the top end of the front cover;    a waist band having a first end and a second end, the waist band being integrally attached to the shoulder harnesses;    a first coupling means for affixing the first end of the waist band to the second end of the waist band; and    at least one compartment integrally connected to the front cover for storing items.    
     
     
         14 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 13 , wherein the first coupling means comprises a strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to an inward-facing surface of the first end of the waist band and a corresponding mating strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to an outward-facing surface of the second end of the waist band.  
     
     
         15 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 13 , further comprising a second coupling means for affixing the bottom end of the front cover to the first end of the waist band.  
     
     
         16 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 15 , wherein the second coupling means comprises a strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to an outward-facing surface of the first end of the waist band and a corresponding mating strip of hook and loop fastening material attached to the bottom end of an underside of the front cover.  
     
     
         17 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 13 , further comprising a back cover extending between the shoulder harnesses.  
     
     
         18 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 17 , wherein the back cover is padded over at least the portion of the back cover abutting a spinal column of a user when the pack is worn.  
     
     
         19 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 17 , further comprising a spine protector integrally attached to the back cover, the spinal protector being made from a plurality of spinal links, the links being connected to one another.  
     
     
         20 . The pocketed front pack according to  claim 13 , further comprising a tailbone pad integrally connected to the first end and the second end of the waist band.