Tablet device backpack

Abstract

A tablet device backpack can include a main body portion having a front side with a cut away pocket adapted for holding a tablet device. The tablet device backpack can also include a first strap portion extending from a top edge of the main body portion and a second strap portion extending from a first side edge of the main body portion, the first and second strap portions being releasably attachable via a snap buckle. The table device backpack can also include a first adjustable retaining strap and a second adjustable retaining strap configured to hold the front side substantially perpendicular to a back side, so that a screen of the tablet device being held in the tablet device pocket of the front side can be viewed by a user.

1 . A tablet device backpack comprising:
 a main body portion having a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the front side being hinged to the back side by a fabric hinge disposed along the bottom edge, the front side and back side being releasably held together by a single zipper extending along the first side edge, the top edge and the second side edge, the front side having a pocket adapted for holding a tablet device and the back side having a storage pocket;   a first strap portion extending from the top edge of the main body portion, the first strap portion having a female snap buckle disposed at a free end, the first strap portion having a zippered pocket disposed thereon;   a second strap portion extending from the first side edge of the main body portion, the second strap portion having a male snap buckle disposed at a free end, the male strap buckle being adjustably attached to a nylon belt affixed to the second strap portion so as to permit the second strap portion to be adjustable in length;   a first adjustable retaining strap and a second adjustable retaining strap, the first and second adjustable retaining straps being disposed adjacent to the first side edge and the second side edge, respectively, and each adjustable retaining strap having a first end connected to the back side of the main body portion at the top edge and a second end releasably connected to the front side of the main body portion at the top edge, the first and second adjustable straps being configured to hold the front side substantially perpendicular to the back side when the zipper is unzipped and the front side is laid open, so that a screen of the tablet device being held in the tablet device pocket of the front side can be viewed by a user.   
     
     
         2 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , further comprising a zippered pocket disposed on an outside surface of the front side of the main body portion. 
     
     
         3 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , further comprising a zippered flap disposed on an outside surface of the front side of the main body portion adjacent the corner where the top edge and first side edge meet. 
     
     
         4 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 3 , further comprising a camera hole disposed in the front side of the main body portion, the camera hole being positioned so as to permit a camera on the tablet device to obtain an image of the exterior of the backpack when the zippered flap is unzipped and lowered. 
     
     
         5 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , further comprising an elastic stylus holder disposed adjacent to the fabric hinge on an interior of the backpack. 
     
     
         6 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of elastic utility straps disposed on an exterior surface of the first strap portion. 
     
     
         7 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of elastic utility straps disposed on an exterior surface of the second strap portion. 
     
     
         8 . A backpack comprising:
 a main body portion having a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the front side being hinged to the back side by a fabric hinge disposed along the bottom edge, the front side and back side being releasably held together by a single zipper extending along the first side edge, the top edge and the second side edge, the front side having a pocket adapted for holding a tablet device;   a first strap portion extending from the top edge of the main body portion, the first strap portion having a female snap buckle disposed at a free end;   a second strap portion extending from the first side edge of the main body portion, the second strap portion having a male snap buckle disposed at a free end;   a first adjustable retaining strap and a second adjustable retaining strap, the first and second adjustable retaining straps being disposed adjacent to the first side edge and the second side edge, respectively, and each adjustable retaining strap having a first end connected to the back side of the main body portion at the top edge and a second end releasably connected to the front side of the main body portion at the top edge, the first and second adjustable straps being configured to hold the front side substantially perpendicular to the back side when the zipper is unzipped and the front side is laid open, so that a screen of the tablet device being held in the tablet device pocket of the front side can be viewed by a user.   
     
     
         9 . The backpack of  claim 8 , further comprising a storage pocket disposed in the back side. 
     
     
         10 . The backpack of  claim 8 , wherein the first strap portion includes a zippered pocket disposed thereon. 
     
     
         11 . The backpack of  claim 8 , wherein the male strap buckle is adjustably attached to a nylon belt affixed to the second strap portion so as to permit the second strap portion to be adjustable in length. 
     
     
         12 . The backpack of  claim 8 , further comprising a zippered pocket disposed on an outside surface of the front side of the main body portion. 
     
     
         13 . The backpack of  claim 8 , further comprising a zippered flap disposed on an outside surface of the front side of the main body portion adjacent the corner where the top edge and first side edge meet. 
     
     
         14 . The backpack of  claim 13 , further comprising a camera hole disposed in the front side of the main body portion, the camera hole being positioned so as to permit a camera on the tablet device to obtain an image of the exterior of the backpack when the zippered flap is unzipped and lowered. 
     
     
         15 . The backpack of  claim 8 , further comprising an elastic stylus holder disposed adjacent to the fabric hinge on an interior of the backpack. 
     
     
         16 . The backpack of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second retaining straps can be released, and the main body portion can be folded so an exterior of the front side portion is adjacent to an exterior of the back side portion, the first and second retaining straps can be extended from the back side portion around an outside of the folded main body portion and connected to the front side portion, such that the main body portion can rest on a top edge of the back side portion and a top edge of the front side portion. 
     
     
         17 . The backpack of  claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of elastic utility straps disposed on an exterior surface of the second strap portion and a plurality of elastic utility straps disposed on an exterior surface of the first strap portion. 
     
     
         18 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the first strap portion and the second strap portion are configured to permit the main body portion to be worn at one of a plurality of positions. 
     
     
         19 . The tablet device backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of positions include a first position at which the main body portion is located behind a user, a second position at which the main body portion is located on a side of the user, and a third position at which the main body portion is located in front of the user. 
     
     
         20 . The backpack of  claim 8 , wherein the first strap portion and the second strap portion are configured to permit the main body portion to be worn at one of a plurality of positions, and wherein the plurality of positions include a first position at which the main body portion is located behind a user, a second position at which the main body portion is located on a side of the user, and a third position at which the main body portion is located in front of the user.