Backpack

Abstract

An accessory article adapted to be positioned on a user's body includes a compartment and at least one strap. The compartment includes a top side, a bottom panel, a front panel, a rear panel, and two side panels extending therebetween. The at least one strap may be coupled to the rear panel of the compartment to permit wearing of the accessory article by the user. The front panel of the accessory article may be shorter in length than the rear panel such that the bottom panel may be angled or slanted with respect to a horizontal plane when the front and rear panels are oriented to be parallel to a vertical plane. The angled bottom panel promotes items disposed within the compartment to be disposed low and toward the rear panel of the accessory article.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A backpack comprising:
 a compartment including:
 a front panel, 
 a rear panel, 
 a first side panel, 
 a second side panel, and 
 a bottom panel disposed on a bottom side of the compart, the bottom panel being coupled to the front panel, the rear panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, wherein the front panel has a first length and the rear panel has a second length, the second length being larger than the first length such that, when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to a vertical plane, the bottom panel is offset from being parallel to a horizontal plane, thereby defining an inclining bottom surface within the compartment; and 
   a shoulder strap coupled to the rear panel of the compartment.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom panel being offset from parallel to the horizontal plane orients objects disposed within the at least one cavity proximate to the rear panel. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 1 , where the rear panel has an upper end and a lower end, and the front panel has an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of the rear panel being disposed higher in height than the upper end of the front panel, and the lower end of the rear panel being disposed lower in height than the lower end of the front panel. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel, the rear panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel collectively define an opening to the cavity, the opening being disposed on a top side of the compartment, opposite the bottom panel. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to the vertical plane, the opening is offset from being parallel to the horizontal plane. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein a lid compartment is coupled to the rear panel proximate to the opening, the lid compartment being reconfigurable between a closed position, where the lid compartment covers the opening, and an open position, where the opening is exposed. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein a zipper mechanism secures the lid compartment in the closed position. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein extending downwardly from the bottom panel proximate to the front panel is a rigid extension member configured to at least partially support the article on a support surface. 
     
     
         9 . An article adapted to be positioned on a back of a user, the article comprising:
 at least one compartment including:
 a front panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, 
 a rear panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, 
 a first side panel coupled to the front panel and the rear panel, 
 a second side panel coupled to the front panel and the rear panel, and 
 a bottom panel coupled to the first side panel, the second side panel, the bottom edge of the front panel, and the bottom edge of the rear panel, wherein the bottom panel slopes downwardly from the bottom edge of the front panel to the bottom edge of the rear panel when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to a vertical plane; and 
   at least one strap at least partially coupled to the rear panel of the at least one compartment.   
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom panel sloping downwardly orients objects disposed within the at least one compartment proximate to the rear panel. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein, when the bottom panel is placed flat on a support surface, the front panel and the rear panel are offset from being parallel to the vertical plane. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein the top edge of the front panel, the top edge of the rear panel, a top edge of the first side panel, and a top edge of the second side panel collectively define an opening of the at least one compartment. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 12 , wherein a lid is coupled to the top edge of the rear panel proximate to the opening, the lid being reconfigurable between a closed position, where the lid covers the opening, and an open position, where the opening exposes an interior of the at least one compartment. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one compartment is a first compartment, and the lid defines a second compartment of the article. 
     
     
         15 . An article adapted to be positioned on a back of a user, the article comprising:
 at least one compartment including:
 a front panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, 
 a rear panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, 
 a pair of side panels coupled to the front panel and the rear panel, each of the side panels having a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge of each of the side panels slopes downwardly from the top edge of the rear panel to the top edge of the front panel when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to a vertical plane, and the bottom edge of each of the side panels slopes upwardly from the bottom edge of the rear panel to the bottom edge of the front panel when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to the vertical plane, and 
 a bottom panel coupled to the bottom edge of each of the side panels, the bottom edge of the front panel, and the bottom edge of the rear panel. 
   
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom panel being coupled to the bottom edge of each of the pair of side panels that slopes upwardly from the bottom edge of the rear panel to the bottom edge of the front panel causes the bottom panel to be offset from a horizontal plane when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to the vertical plane, where the offset of the bottom panel orients objects disposed within the at least one compartment proximate to the rear panel. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 15 , wherein the top edge of the front panel, the top edge of the rear panel, and the top edge of each of the pair of side panels collectively define an opening of the at least one compartment. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 17 , wherein, when the front and rear panels are oriented parallel to the vertical plane, the opening slopes downwardly from the rear panel to the front panel. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 18 , wherein, when the bottom panel is placed flat on a support surface, the front panel and the rear panel are offset from being parallel to the vertical plane. 
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 19 , wherein, when the bottom panel is placed flat on the support surface, an interior of the at least one compartment is visible from a viewpoint that faces a front side of the at least one compartment at an angle that is perpendicular to the vertical plane.