Inter-Convertible Wearable Storage Devices

Abstract

Wearable storage devices that are interconvertible from a first storage device configuration to a second storage device configuration via an included front pouch are described, and wherein at least one of the storage devices are wearable, such as a waist pack that is interconvertible to a backpack.

1 . A wearable storage device for containing articles, the storage device comprising:
 a front panel, a spatially opposite rear panel attached to the front panel along two longitudinal edges to form two opposite longitudinal sides, a bottom panel, and a top panel, all of which comprise interior and exterior surfaces and which together define an interior compartment accessible through at least a portion of the top panel;   at least one pocket located on an exterior wall of the front or rear panel; and   an opening located on the top panel comprising a closure means;   wherein the interior compartment is configured to receive articles therein; and   wherein the storage device includes a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration the size of the storage device is larger than the size of the storage device in the second configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the storage device is convertible from the first configuration to the second wearable configuration through an inversion through the at least one pocket on an exterior wall of the storage device. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the first configuration is a backpack. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is a waist-pack. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one shoulder strap. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable storage device of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one shoulder strap is adjustable. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable storage device of  claim 2 , wherein the first configuration is a duffle bag, and the second configuration is a storage bag capable of being removably attached to the handlebars of a two- or three-wheeled vehicle through at least one non-elastic attachment means capable of engaging/disengaging from the handlebars. 
     
     
         9 . The storage device of  claim 8 , wherein the two- or three-wheeled vehicle is selected from the group consisting of bicycles, tricycles, scooters, and motorcycles. 
     
     
         10 . The storage device of  claim 8 , wherein the attachment means are silent or non-silent hook-and-loop straps. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the first configuration, the second configuration, or both the first configuration and second configuration include a closure device for releasably closing the interior cavity opening. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the closure means is a roll-top closure system. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the closure means is a zipper or a slide. 
     
     
         14 . The storage device of  claim 5 , wherein when the inversion from the backpack to the duffle bag relocates the shoulder straps of the backpack to the interior of the storage device. 
     
     
         15 . The storage device of  claim 14 , wherein the interior of the storage device includes at least one attachment means for securely attaching the shoulder straps to an interior wall of the storage device. 
     
     
         16 . The storage device of  claim 1 , wherein contents contained within the interior space of the storage device may remain within the interior of the storage device during the conversion between the first configuration and the second configuration. 
     
     
         17 . A backpack comprising:
 a body comprising a front panel, a spatially opposite rear panel, a first side region, a second side region, a bottom panel, and a top panel, all of which comprise interior and exterior surfaces and which together define an open, partition-free interior compartment accessible through at least a portion of the top panel; and   at least one pocket located on an exterior wall of the front panel or the rear panel;   wherein the backpack includes a first wearable configuration and a second wearable configuration, wherein in the first configuration the size of the storage device is larger than the size of the storage device in the second configuration, and   wherein the backpack is reversibly convertible from the first wearable configuration to the second wearable configuration through an inversion through the at least one pocket on an exterior wall of the storage device.