Front-Back Pack

Abstract

A Front-Back Pack that provides the ability to easily and quickly transition a pack from a back position to a front position without the need to remove the pack from the body of a user. The Front-Back Pack includes a harness system with attached pack. The harness system may include a system of straps to keep a plurality of looped slide rail assemblies in position and to prevent the slide rail assemblies from moving. Alternatively, the harness system may include a half-vest or full-vest with slide rail assemblies fixedly attached. The slide rail assemblies are formed to receive trucks able to traverse the track assembly. The trucks are fixedly attached to packs which allow the packs to traverse the length of the track assembly from one position to another without the need to remove the pack from the body of a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A front-back pack comprising:
 a shoulder harness system comprising:
 a first shoulder strap; 
 a second shoulder strap; and 
 a slide rail assembly attached to said first shoulder strap and said second shoulder strap; 
   a storage compartment comprising an upper end and a lower end wherein said slide rail assembly of said shoulder harness system is slidably attached to said storage compartment proximate said upper end of said storage compartment; and   a belt attached to said storage compartment proximate said lower end of said storage compartment,   whereby a wearer can rotate said storage compartment along said slide rail assembly from a back position to a front position leaving the wearer's back free to sit, and from said front position to said back position.   
     
     
         2 . The front-back pack of  claim 1 , wherein said slide rail assembly comprises a track assembly attached to a backing having a first end with a slide buckle and a second end with an adjustable strap, wherein said adjustable strap is inserted into said slide buckle forming an adjustable loop. 
     
     
         3 . The front-back pack of  claim 2 , wherein said storage compartment has at least one sliding structure rigidly attached to said storage compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The front-back pack of  claim 3 , wherein each said sliding structure comprises a body having a short member and a long member, at least one rotating member attached to said short member and said long member rigidly attached to said pack, wherein said sliding structure is received by said track assembly and allowing said sliding structure to traverse said track assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The front-back pack of  claim 4 , wherein said track assembly comprises a plurality of tracks formed with a C-section and a flange, wherein each track is linearly lined along said backing and separated by a predetermined gap. 
     
     
         6 . The front-back pack of  claim 5 , wherein said belt attached to said storage compartment further comprises an adjustable buckle. 
     
     
         7 . The front-back pack of  claim 1 , wherein said first shoulder strap comprises:
 a front section, comprising a first end and a second end, said first end attached to said slide rail assembly and said second end comprising a first piece of a shoulder strap fastener; and   a second section comprising a first end and a second end, said first end attached to said slide rail assembly and said second end comprising a second piece of said shoulder strap fastener.   
     
     
         8 . The front-back pack of  claim 7 , wherein said second shoulder strap is substantially similar to first shoulder strap. 
     
     
         9 . The front-back pack of  claim 8 , wherein said shoulder strap fastener comprises a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The front-back pack of  claim 9 , further comprising a first shoulder stabilizer removably attached to said first shoulder strap and a second shoulder stabilizer removably attached to said second shoulder strap. 
     
     
         11 . The front-back pack of  claim 10 , wherein a first hook and loop fastener removably attaches said first shoulder stabilizer to said first shoulder strap, and a second hook and loop fastener removably attaches said second shoulder stabilizer to said second shoulder strap. 
     
     
         12 . The front-back pack of  claim 1 , wherein said shoulder harness system further comprises a mesh panel attached to said first shoulder strap and said slide rail assembly.