Antler backpack

Abstract

The present invention relates to a backpack, having an internal area, configured to also carrying hunting supplies, such as rattling antlers, in an external storage area that provides greater access. Using various flaps, an upside-down upper pocket, a bottom pocket, a left side pocket and a right side pocket may be created on a back surface of the backpack that defines an external storage area. Altering the sizes and locations of the flaps may be used to alter the size and location of the external storage area on the back of the backpack. In addition, vertical straps may be used to adjust a vertical dimension of the external storage area and horizontal straps may be used to adjust a horizontal dimension of the external storage area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A backpack configured for externally carrying hunting supplies, comprising:
 an internal area inside the backpack that may be opened or closed with a zipper;   a front surface configured to rest against a back of a person wearing the backpack;   a back surface, having an upper portion, a lower portion, a left edge and a right edge, configured for externally carrying hunting supplies;   an upper cross flap attached horizontally across the upper portion of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a left side and a right side of the upper cross flap are attached to the upper portion of the back surface of the backpack and a bottom of the upper cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming an upside-down upper pocket between the upper cross flap and the back surface of the backpack; and   a lower cross flap attached horizontally across the lower portion of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a bottom, a left side and a right side of the lower cross flap are attached to either to a bottom of the backpack or to the lower portion of the back surface of the backpack and a top of the lower cross flap is not attached to the bottom or the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a bottom pocket between the lower cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein an external storage area is created between the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom pocket.   
     
     
         2 . The backpack of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a left cross flap attached vertically along a left edge of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a left side and a bottom of the left cross flap are attached to the left edge of the back surface and a right edge of the left cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a left side pocket between the left cross flap and the back surface of the backpack; and   a right cross flap attached vertically along a right edge of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a right side and a bottom of the right cross flap are attached to the right edge of the back surface and a left edge of the right cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a right side pocket between the right cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein the external storage area is created between the upside-down upper pocket, the bottom pocket, the left side pocket and the right side pocket.   
     
     
         3 . The backpack of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a left vertical strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the left vertical strap is attached to a left portion of the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom of the left vertical strap is attached to a left portion of the bottom pocket; and   a right vertical strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the right vertical strap is attached to a right portion of the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom of the right vertical strap is attached to a right portion of the bottom pocket, wherein a length of the left vertical strap and a length of the right vertical strap are adjustable and the left vertical strap and the right vertical strap are configured to be able to adjust a vertical dimension of the external storage area.   
     
     
         4 . The backpack of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a top horizontal strap having a left side and a right side, wherein the left side of the top horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the left side pocket and the right side of the top horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the right side pocket; and   a bottom horizontal strap having a left side and a right side, wherein the left side of the bottom horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the left side pocket and the right side of the bottom horizontal strap is attached to a bottom portion of the right side pocket, wherein a length of the top horizontal strap and a length of the bottom horizontal strap are adjustable and the top horizontal strap and the bottom horizontal strap are configured to be able to adjust a horizontal dimension of the external storage area.   
     
     
         5 . The backpack of  claim 4 , wherein the upper cross flap, the lower cross flap, the left cross flap and the right cross flap enclose less than 50% of an outside face of the external storage area. 
     
     
         6 . The backpack of  claim 5 , wherein the external storage area is configured so that items stored in the external storage area may be easily removed by a person wearing the backpack without taking the backpack off the back of the person wearing the backpack. 
     
     
         7 . The backpack of  claim 6 , wherein the external storage area is configured to store rattling antlers. 
     
     
         8 . A backpack configured for externally carrying supplies, comprising:
 an internal area inside the backpack that may be opened or closed with a zipper;   a front surface configured to rest against a back of a person wearing the backpack;   a left front strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the left front strap is attached proximate to a top center of the front surface of the backpack and the bottom of the left front strap is attached proximate to a bottom left of the front surface of the backpack;   a right front strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the right front strap is attached proximate to the top center of the front surface of the backpack and the bottom of the right front strap is attached proximate to a bottom right of the front surface of the backpack;   a back surface, having an upper portion, a lower portion, a left edge and a right edge, configured for externally carrying supplies;   an upper cross flap attached horizontally across the upper portion of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a left side and a right side of the upper cross flap are attached to the upper portion of the back surface of the backpack and a bottom of the upper cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming an upside-down upper pocket between the upper cross flap and the back surface of the backpack; and   a lower cross flap attached horizontally across the lower portion of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a bottom, a left side and a right side of the lower cross flap are attached to either to a bottom of the backpack or to the lower portion of the back surface of the backpack and a top of the lower cross flap is not attached to the bottom or the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a bottom pocket between the lower cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein an external storage area is created between the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom pocket.   
     
     
         9 . The backpack of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a left cross flap attached vertically along a left edge of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a left side and a bottom of the left cross flap are attached to the left edge of the back surface and a right edge of the left cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a left side pocket between the left cross flap and the back surface of the backpack; and   a right cross flap attached vertically along a right edge of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a right side and a bottom of the right cross flap are attached to the right edge of the back surface and a left edge of the right cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a right side pocket between the right cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein the external storage area is created between the upside-down upper pocket, the bottom pocket, the left side pocket and the right side pocket.   
     
     
         10 . The backpack of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a left vertical strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the left vertical strap is attached to a left portion of the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom of the left vertical strap is attached to a left portion of the bottom pocket; and   a right vertical strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the right vertical strap is attached to a right portion of the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom of the right vertical strap is attached to a right portion of the bottom pocket, wherein a length of the left vertical strap and a length of the right vertical strap are adjustable and the left vertical strap and the right vertical strap are configured to be able to adjust a vertical dimension of the external storage area.   
     
     
         11 . The backpack of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a top horizontal strap having a left side and a right side, wherein the left side of the top horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the left side pocket and the right side of the top horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the right side pocket; and   a bottom horizontal strap having a left side and a right side, wherein the left side of the bottom horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the left side pocket and the right side of the bottom horizontal strap is attached to a bottom portion of the right side pocket, wherein a length of the top horizontal strap and a length of the bottom horizontal strap are adjustable and the top horizontal strap and the bottom horizontal strap are configured to be able to adjust a horizontal dimension of the external storage area.   
     
     
         12 . The backpack of  claim 11 , wherein the upper cross flap, the lower cross flap, the left cross flap and the right cross flap enclose less than 50% of an outside face of the external storage area. 
     
     
         13 . The backpack of  claim 12 , wherein the external storage area is configured so that items stored in the external storage area may be easily removed by a person wearing the backpack without taking the backpack off the back of the person wearing the backpack. 
     
     
         14 . The backpack of  claim 13 , wherein the external storage area is configured to store rattling antlers. 
     
     
         15 . A backpack configured for externally carrying hunting supplies, comprising:
 a front surface configured to rest against a back of a person wearing the backpack;   a back surface, having an upper portion, a lower portion, a left edge and a right edge, configured for externally carrying hunting supplies;   an upper cross flap attached horizontally across the upper portion of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a left side and a right side of the upper cross flap are attached to the upper portion of the back surface of the backpack and a bottom of the upper cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming an upside-down upper pocket between the upper cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein the upper cross flap is rectangular with a horizontal length between eight inches and 14 inches and a vertical height between one inch and four inches; and   a lower cross flap attached horizontally across the lower portion of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a bottom, a left side and a right side of the lower cross flap are attached to either to a bottom of the backpack or to the lower portion of the back surface of the backpack and a top of the lower cross flap is not attached to the bottom or the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a bottom pocket between the lower cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein the lower cross flap has a horizontal width between eight inches and 14 inches and a vertical height between six inches and 18 inches, and wherein an external storage area is created between the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom pocket.   
     
     
         16 . The backpack of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a left cross flap attached vertically along a left edge of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a left side and a bottom of the left cross flap are attached to the left edge of the back surface and a right edge of the left cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a left side pocket between the left cross flap and the back surface of the backpack; and   a right cross flap attached vertically along a right edge of the back surface of the backpack, wherein a top, a right side and a bottom of the right cross flap are attached to the right edge of the back surface and a left edge of the right cross flap is not attached to the back surface of the backpack, thereby forming a right side pocket between the right cross flap and the back surface of the backpack, wherein the external storage area is created between the upside-down upper pocket, the bottom pocket, the left side pocket and the right side pocket.   
     
     
         17 . The backpack of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a left vertical strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the left vertical strap is attached to a left portion of the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom of the left vertical strap is attached to a left portion of the bottom pocket; and   a right vertical strap having a top and a bottom, wherein the top of the right vertical strap is attached to a right portion of the upside-down upper pocket and the bottom of the right vertical strap is attached to a right portion of the bottom pocket, wherein a length of the left vertical strap and a length of the right vertical strap are adjustable and the left vertical strap and the right vertical strap are configured to be able to adjust a vertical dimension of the external storage area.   
     
     
         18 . The backpack of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a top horizontal strap having a left side and a right side, wherein the left side of the top horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the left side pocket and the right side of the top horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the right side pocket; and   a bottom horizontal strap having a left side and a right side, wherein the left side of the bottom horizontal strap is attached to a top portion of the left side pocket and the right side of the bottom horizontal strap is attached to a bottom portion of the right side pocket, wherein a length of the top horizontal strap and a length of the bottom horizontal strap are adjustable and the top horizontal strap and the bottom horizontal strap are configured to be able to adjust a horizontal dimension of the external storage area.   
     
     
         19 . The backpack of  claim 18 , wherein the upper cross flap, the lower cross flap, the left cross flap and the right cross flap enclose less than 50% of an outside face of the external storage area. 
     
     
         20 . The backpack of  claim 19 , wherein the external storage area is configured so that items stored in the external storage area may be easily removed by a person wearing the backpack without taking the backpack off a back of the person wearing the backpack.