Multi-Barreled Backpack

Abstract

A multi-barreled backpack that is suited to carry substantially tubular loads and which is supported by shoulder straps is disclosed. The backpack includes at least two sections that are of a shape and size sufficient to enclose a collapsible chair, or other similarly shaped loads such as fishing rods or mailing tubes. Additional such backpack sections may be included to carry additional such loads. The backpack may be constructed of nylon or another material, and includes at least one flap securing the contained load or loads thereby partially protecting the load or loads from environmental hazards such as rain. This backpack is particularly useful by people carrying two or more substantially tubular loads, such as collapsible chairs, since the weight of the load is supported across the wearer's shoulders, thereby freeing the wearer's hands for other purposes.

1 . A backpack that comprises:
 a. at least two compartments, each of which comprises a left side, right side, bottom side, top side, front side, and back side; so that each compartment's left side and right side are parallel to each other and are the same length, and each compartment's top side and bottom side are parallel to each other and are the same length;
 i. whereby, when in use, each said compartment's said back side abuts the back of the backpack user, and each said compartment's said front side faces away from the backpack user, thereby forming the back side and front side of said backpack; 
 ii. said bottom side, left side, and right side of a compartment's back side are sewn or otherwise secured to the bottom side, left side, and right side of said compartment's front side, respectively, so that a pocket is formed that is open along said compartment's said top side; 
 iii. said backpack being comprised of flexible material such as nylon or similar fabric, so that the insertion of a rigid or semi-rigid load such as a collapsible chair that folds along at least two coordinates such as length and width, a mailing tube, or other largely tubular load, into one of said backpack's constituent compartment portions, will lend rigidity and form to the compartment, further defining the said front side, back side, top side, bottom side, top side, left side, and right side of said compartment; 
 iv. each said compartment's right side and left side longer than that compartment's bottom side and top side, so that a cylinder inserted into such compartment would, when worn by a user, be held so that such cylinder's axis would be roughly parallel to the user's longitudinal axis; 
   b. one or more covering means that may partially or completely cover one or more of said compartments' said top sides;   c. two shoulder straps that are sewn or otherwise secured to the backpack that allow the wearer to support and carry the backpack and its contents across the wearer's shoulders, thereby feeing the wearer's hands for other tasks;   
     
     
         2 . The backpack of  claim 1 , wherein said covering means comprises a single flap extending from said backpack's said back side that is capable of extending over the said compartments' said top sides and being reversibly secured to said backpack's said front side. 
     
     
         3 . The backpack of  claim 1 , wherein said covering means comprises a number of flaps extending from said backpack's said back side, each of which said flap is capable of extending over a single compartment's said top side and being reversibly secured to said backpack's said front side. 
     
     
         4 . The backpack of  claim 1 , wherein said covering means comprises a single piece of material, extending from the top of said backpack so that all of said backpack's said compartments' said top sides may be covered by said covering means, the edge of this covering means furthest from said compartments' said top sides further comprising a drawstring type closure. 
     
     
         5 . The backpack of  claim 1 , wherein said covering means comprises a number of pieces of material, wherein each of said pieces of material extends from the top of a single said compartment of backpack so that each of said backpack's said compartments' may be covered by one of said covering means, the edge of each covering means furthest from said compartments' said top sides further comprising a drawstring type closure.