Artwork Pocket for Child's Backpack

Abstract

An external or internal artwork tube pocket that allows a child to carry artwork on a backpack or other carrying accessory without damage. The invention typically includes a tubular pocket that is open on the top and closed on the bottom. This tube can hold rolled-up sheets of artwork or other paper or thin cardboard. The tube is adapted to be attached to the backpack or accessory. The tube can have a fixed or removable bottom and an optional removable top. A preferred embodiment includes a substantially cylindrical artwork pocket attached vertically to the side of the backpack.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A child's carrying accessory comprising a bag portion and an elongated tubular pocket attached vertically to an exterior side of the bag portion, the elongated tubular pocket open at a top end and closed at a bottom end being adapted to carry rolled sheets of artwork or other paper. 
     
     
         3 . The child's carrying accessory of claim  2  wherein the bag portion is a backpack. 
     
     
         4 . The child's carrying accessory of claim  2  wherein the tubular pocket has a substantially cylindrical cross-section. 
     
     
         5 . The child's carrying accessory of claim  2  further comprising a substantially cylindrical silo of open top and closed bottom adapted to be placed in the pocket. 
     
     
         6 . The child's carrying accessory of  claim 5  further comprising said silo having a removable cover. 
     
     
         7 . The child's carrying accessory of claim  2  wherein the pocket has a cover configured to be opened and closed. 
     
     
         8 . The child's carrying accessory of  claim 1  wherein the pocket has an exterior design pattern that matches a similar design pattern on the accessory. 
     
     
         9 . A child's backpack adapted to carry rolled artwork comprising;
 a backpack body having two sides, a front and a back, and at least one closable compartment between the front and back and between the two sides; the backpack also having shoulder straps;   an elongated pocket of substantially cylindrical cross-section attached vertically along one of said sides, the elongated pocket having an open top and a closed bottom;   a removable tube having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the elongated pocket, the removable tube having a closed bottom and a removable cap, the removable tube adapted to hold rolled artwork or other papers;   wherein, the removable tube is configured to be placed in the elongated pocket when the backpack is worn.   
     
     
         10 . The child's backpack of  claim 9  wherein the elongated pocket has an exterior design pattern that matches a similar design pattern on the backpack. 
     
     
         11 . The child's backpack of  claim 9  wherein the elongated pocket has a cover configured to be opened and closed. 
     
     
         12 . A method of providing a child's backpack adapted to carry rolled artwork comprising;
 providing a backpack body having two sides, a front and a back, and at least one closable compartment between the front and back and between the two sides; the backpack also having shoulder straps;   providing an elongated pocket of substantially cylindrical cross-section attached vertically along one of said sides, the elongated pocket having an open top and a closed bottom;   providing a removable tube having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the elongated pocket, the removable tube having a closed bottom and a removable cap, the removable tube adapted to hold rolled artwork or other papers, wherein, the removable tube is configured to be placed in the elongated pocket when the backpack is worn   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the elongated pocket has a cover configured to be opened and closed. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the elongated pocket has an exterior design pattern that matches a similar design pattern on the backpack.