Combined packpack with removable carry bag

Abstract

A combined backpack and removable carry bag is disclosed. The carry bag includes a front face, a rear face, an openable compartment and a rear panel selectively closing the openable compartment. The rear panel includes a rear face having a transparent window, a graphic compartment housing an illuminable graphic panel facing the window, and an openable inner panel wall. The backpack includes a front face, a rear face and at least one openable compartment and a shoulder strap assembly. The carry bag is removably receivable in a recess provided on the rear of the backpack. The recess is sized to cushion the carry bag.

1 ) A combined backpack with removable carry bag comprising:
 a) a carry bag comprising a front face, a rear face, an openable compartment and a rear panel selectively closing the openable compartment, the rear panel comprising a rear face having a transparent window, a graphic compartment housing an illuminable graphic panel that is positioned in the graphic compartment and facing the window, and an openable inner panel wall; and,   b) a backpack having a front face, a rear face, at least one openable compartment, and a shoulder strap assembly, the rear face having a recess, wherein the carry bag is removably receivable in the recess and the recess is sized such that the rear face of the backpack is positioned rearwardly proximate the rear face of the carry bag.   
     
     
         2 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein the carry bag is removably securable in the recess. 
     
     
         3 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein one of the carry bag and the backpack is provided with side straps that are releasably securable to the other of the carry bag and the backpack. 
     
     
         4 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein the rear face of the backpack has a transverse extent in a direction extending between the right and left side faces that is proximate a transverse length of the carry bag. 
     
     
         5 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein illuminable graphic panel comprises a flexible electroluminescent panel. 
     
     
         6 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein the openable inner panel wall is antimicrobial. 
     
     
         7 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein the rear panel further comprises an electronics unit comprising a power source, a controller drivingly connected to the illuminable graphic panel and an on/off switch. 
     
     
         8 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 7  wherein the on/off switch is positioned in the graphic compartment and is actuatable by pressing on the openable inner panel wall. 
     
     
         9 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 1  wherein the illuminable graphic panel is mounted to a rigid panel. 
     
     
         10 ) A combined backpack with removable carry bag comprising:
 a) a backpack having a top, a bottom, a right side face, a left side face, a longitudinally extending front face, a longitudinally extending rear face and at least one openable compartment, the front face having a shoulder strap assembly, the rear face comprising a longitudinally extending upper outer wall, a longitudinally extending carry bag abutment face that is positioned frontwardly from the upper outer wall and a connecting wall extending between an upper portion of the carry bag abutment face and a lower portion of the upper outer wall; and,   b) a carry bag having a front face and a rear face and being removably receivable on the carry bag abutment face.   
     
     
         11 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein the carry bag is removably securable to the carry bag abutment face. 
     
     
         12 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 9  wherein one of the carry bag and the backpack is provided with side straps that are releasably securable to the other of the carry bag and the backpack. 
     
     
         13 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein, when the carry bag is mounted to the backpack, the upper outer wall is positioned rearwardly proximate the rear face of the carry bag. 
     
     
         14 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein the upper outer wall has a transverse extent in a direction extending between the right and left side faces that is proximate a transverse length of the carry bag. 
     
     
         15 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein the rear face of the carry bag has an illuminable graphic panel. 
     
     
         16 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein illuminable graphic panel comprises a flexible electroluminescent panel. 
     
     
         17 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 15  wherein the carry bag has an openable food containing compartment and a rear panel selectively closing the openable compartment, the rear panel comprising a graphic compartment and the illuminable graphic panel is positioned in the graphic compartment. 
     
     
         18 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 17  wherein the rear panel comprises the rear face having a transparent window, the illuminable graphic panel positioned in the graphic compartment and facing the window, and an openable inner panel wall. 
     
     
         19 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein the openable inner panel wall is antimicrobial. 
     
     
         20 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 10  wherein the rear panel further comprises an electronics unit comprising a power source, a controller drivingly connected to the illuminable graphic panel and an on/off switch. 
     
     
         21 ) The combined backpack with removable carry bag of  claim 18  wherein the on/off switch is positioned in the graphic compartment and is actuatable by pressing on the openable inner panel wall.