Bulletproof Backpack

Abstract

A bulletproof backpack includes a skin that forms a pocket, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the skin, a water-resistant bulletproof-panel pocket located on an interior surface of the skin, the bulletproof-panel pocket being suitable for holding a bulletproof panel of sufficient size and in a position to protect a wearer of the backpack from a bullet, and a removable bulletproof panel within the pocket.

1 . A backpack comprising:
 an outer skin forming a pocket; and   a bulletproof panel coupled to an interior of the pocket.   
   
   
       2 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the bulletproof panel is removable.   
   
   
       3 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , wherein the bulletproof panel comprises:
 an armor level of at least Type I.   
   
   
       4 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , wherein the bulletproof panel comprises fibers that include molecular chains of poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide. 
   
   
       5 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an inner panel pocket located within the interior of the pocket, the inner panel pocket adapted to at least partially contain the bulletproof panel.   
   
   
       6 . The backpack according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the inner pocket is waterproof when closed.   
   
   
       7 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second bulletproof panel coupled from an exterior of the pocket into the pocket.   
   
   
       8 . The backpack according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 the outer skin has an exterior;   at least one strap couples the second bulletproof panel to the outer skin exterior; and   at least one strap is adapted to secure the second bulletproof panel on a first side of a user and the pocket on a second side of the user.   
   
   
       10 . A bulletproof backpack comprising;
 a skin defining an interior;   a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the skin; and   a water-resistant bulletproof-panel pocket located at the skin; and   a bulletproof-panel adapted for being held within the pocket in a position to at least partially protect a wearer of the backpack from a bullet.   
   
   
       11 . The backpack according to  claim 10 , wherein the skin has:
 a front side with an opening; and   a back side coupled to the shoulder straps,   
     wherein the pocket is coupled to the back side. 
   
   
       12 . The backpack according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a second bulletproof-panel adjustably attached to the bulletproof panel to move between a stowed position in the pocket and a deployed position outside of the pocket, the second bulletproof-panel, when deployed, being in a position to protect a wearer of the backpack from a bullet.   
   
   
       13 . The backpack according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the pocket is disposed on an exterior surface of the skin.   
   
   
       14 . The backpack according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the pocket is disposed on the interior.   
   
   
       15 . A backpack capable of protecting a wearer from damage from a bullet, the backpack comprising:
 a pliable outer skin material forming an interior,   an opening on a first side of the skin for accessing the interior;   a set of carrying straps physically coupled to a second side of the skin, the second side opposite the first side;   a sealable pocket provided on the second side of the skin and within the interior, the pocket capable of holding a section of bulletproof material in a position to protect a wearer of the backpack from a bullet; and   a section of bulletproof material disposed within and slidably removable from the pocket and of sufficient size to protect a wearer of the backpack from a bullet.   
   
   
       16 . The backpack according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 the bulletproof material has dimensions of at least 15 inches by 18 inches.