Recreational equipment carrier

Abstract

A device for carrying equipment on a human back, the device comprises: a shell comprising a back designed to rest against a human back when the device is worn, a front opposite the back, a bottom, a left side and a right side; at least one shoulder strap; a strap designed to couple equipment to the front of the device; a first reinforcing panel coupled to the left side of the shell; a second reinforcing panel coupled to the right side of the shell; and a third reinforcing panel coupled to the front of the shell; wherein, the first, second and third reinforcing panels are designed to maintain a gap between the back of the human and the equipment when the device is being worn and the equipment is coupled to the device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for carrying equipment on a human back comprising:
 a shoulder strap designed to couple the device to the back of a human;   a strap designed to couple equipment to the device; and   a spacer designed to maintain a gap between the back of the human and the equipment when the device is being worn and the equipment is coupled to the device.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a backpack. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer is hollow. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the spacer includes an opening designed to allow access to the interior of the spacer. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the spacer includes a fastener designed to allow the opening to be selectively closed. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the strap spans from proximally near a bottom of the device to proximally near a top of the device. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein a first end of the strap is affixed proximally near the bottom of the device and an opposite second end of the strap is configured to be fastenable to proximally near the top of the device. 
     
     
         8 . A device for carrying equipment on a human back comprising:
 a shell comprising a back designed to rest against a human back when the device is worn, a front opposite the back, a bottom, a left side and a right side;   at least one shoulder strap;   a strap designed to couple equipment to the front of the device;   a first reinforcing panel coupled to the left side of the shell;   a second reinforcing panel coupled to the right side of the shell; and   a third reinforcing panel coupled to the front of the shell;   wherein, the first, second and third reinforcing panels are designed to maintain a gap between the back of the human and the equipment when the device is being worn and the equipment is coupled to the device.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the third reinforcing panel extends to the bottom of the shell. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the first, second and third reinforcing panels are plastic. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the back comprises an opening designed to allow access to an interior of the shell. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the opening is configured to be selectively closed by a fastener. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein an interior of the shell comprises a plurality of compartments. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the strap spans from proximally near a bottom of the device to proximally near a top of the device. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein a first end of the strap is affixed proximally near the bottom of the device and an opposite second end of the strap is configured to removeably fasten to proximally near the top of the device. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the device is a backpack. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 8 , further including a tightening mechanism designed to tighten the strap against the front of the device. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the tightening mechanism is a ladderlock. 
     
     
         19 . A device for carrying equipment on a human back comprising:
 a shell comprising a back designed to rest against a human back when the device is worn, a front opposite the back, a bottom, a left side and a right side;   at least one shoulder strap;   a strap designed to couple equipment to the front of the device; and   a reinforcing panel coupled to the front of the shell;   wherein, the reinforcing panel is designed to maintain a gap between the back of the human and the equipment when the device is being worn and the equipment is coupled to the device.   
     
     
         20 . A device for carrying equipment on a human back comprising:
 a shell comprising a back designed to rest against a human back when the device is worn, a front opposite the back, a bottom, a left side and a right side;   at least one shoulder strap;   a strap designed to couple equipment to the front of the device;   a first reinforcing panel coupled to the left side of the shell; and   a second reinforcing panel coupled to the right side of the shell;   wherein, the first and second reinforcing panels are designed to maintain a gap between the back of the human and the equipment when the device is being worn and the equipment is coupled to the device.