Hydration vest with removable waist pack with phone charger application

Abstract

A waist pack and vest assembly for attachment and detachment for switching between such form factors, including an attachment mechanism for securing the waist pack component to the vest component so as to enable the wearer to select between a hip based load and a chest/back load for carrying hydration, nutrition, personal items, and electronic devices in situ.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A selectively attachable hydration vest and removable waist pack assembly for a wearer participating in exercise comprising:
 a. a hydration vest comprising shoulder straps, a back portion connecting the shoulder straps, a liquid containing bladder integrated with the back portion, and a front clasp for securing to a wearer;   b. a waist pack comprising a front clasp and a utility element selected from the group consisting of an integrated bladder, at least one pocket for holding a removable water bottle, at least one pocket for retaining nutrition, at least one pocket for retaining a cell phone and at least one water bottle holder; and   c. a releasable sleeve located on the hydration vest for releasably securing the waist pack to the hydration vest and allowing the user to access and use the waist pack without requiring securing the front clasp of the waist pack.   
     
     
         2 . The selectively attachable hydration vest and removable waist pack assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a magnet attached to the back portion of the hydration vest, and a mating magnet on the waist pack to connect to the magnet attached to the back portion of the hydration vest to further secure the attachment therebetween. 
     
     
         3 . A selectively attachable hydration vest and removable waist pack assembly for a wearer participating in exercise comprising:
 a) a hydration vest comprising shoulder straps, a back portion connecting the shoulder straps, a liquid containing bladder integrated with the back portion, and a front clasp for securing to a wearer;   b) a waist pack comprising a front clasp and a separable first pocket for retaining a cell phone, a second pocket for retaining an electric charger and an opening for inserting an electrical connector therebetween so as to charge the cell phone while retained in the first pocket; and   c) a releasable sleeve located on the waist pack for releasably securing the waist pack to the hydration vest and allowing the user to access and use the waist pack without requiring securing the front clasp of the waist pack.   
     
     
         4 . A selectively attachable hydration vest and removable waist pack assembly for a wearer participating in exercise comprising:
 a) a hydration vest comprising shoulder straps, a back portion connecting the shoulder straps, a liquid containing bladder integrated with the back portion, and a front clasp for securing to a wearer;   b) waist pack comprising a front clasp and a separable first pocket for retaining a cell phone, a second pocket for retaining an electric charger and an opening for inserting an electrical connector therebetween so as to charge the cell phone while retained in the first pocket, and a hydration element selected from the group consisting of an integrated bladder, at least one pocket for holding a removable water bottle, and at least one pocket for retaining nutrition; and   c) a releasable sleeve located on the hydration vest for releasably securing the waist pack to the hydration vest and allowing the user to access and use the waist pack without requiring securing the front clasp of the waist pack.