Pack For Roofing Shingles

Abstract

A pack is provided, the pack having a shingle container. The shingle container has a floor; a right wall and a left wall spaced apart and orthogonally connected to the floor; and a front wall and a rear wall spaced apart and orthogonally connected to the floor, the right wall, and the left wall. The four walls and the floor form an open-topped box shape. A first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap each have a first end connected to an upper portion of the shingle container and a second end attached to a lower portion of the shingle container. The length of the shoulder straps may be adjustable. The shingle container is sized to contain at least a bundle of shingles.

1 . A device for transporting roofing shingles, comprising:
 a) a shingle container having:
 i) a floor; 
 ii) a right wall spaced from a left wall, each of the right wall and left wall orthogonally connected to the floor; 
 iii) a front wall spaced from a rear wall, each of the front wall and the rear wall orthogonally connected to the floor, the right wall, and the left wall, such that the floor and the walls form an open-topped parallelepiped shape; and 
 iv) wherein the length of the floor from the left wall to the right wall is at least the same as the length of a standard roof shingle, and the depth of the floor from the front wall to the rear wall is at least the same as the height of a standard bundle of roof shingles; 
   b) a first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap, each of the shoulder straps having a first end attached to an upper portion of the shingle container and a second end attached to a lower portion of the shingle container;   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the first and second shoulder straps are adjustable. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a top flap hingedly connected to a top edge of the rear wall, and wherein the height of each of the walls is at least the same as the width of a standard roof shingle. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , further comprising a fastener configured to selectively secure a front portion of the top flap to the front wall. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the fastener is a buckle. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the fastener further comprises a second buckle. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the floor is rigid. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rear wall is rigid. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the walls are rigid. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the walls are made from fabric.