Convertible Backpack Garment

Abstract

A convertible backpack garment is convertible from a normal backpack configuration to a wearable garment configuration. In daily use, a user wears the backpack like a typical backpack. The backpack can be converted to the wearable garment configuration by opening a body access port on the top of the backpack to access an interior compartment, turning the backpack upside down, and opening a head access port on the bottom of the backpack that leads to the compartment. The backpack also includes arm openings on each side of the backpack that lead to the compartment. In this wearable garment configuration, a user can put-on and wear the backpack like a shirt. The user inserts his arms through the respective arm openings on each side of the backpack and slides his head and body through the compartment until his head protrudes from the head access port.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A backpack, comprising:
 a shell comprising a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, the shell defining a first interior compartment therein, the shell further comprising a first access port in the top side of the shell, a second access port in the bottom side of the shell, a third access port in the left side of the shell, and a fourth access port in the right side of the shell, each of the access ports providing access from an exterior of the shell into the first interior compartment of the shell; and   at least one shoulder strap connected to the shell.   
     
     
         2 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the first access port in the top side of the shell being sized to accommodate a body of a user of the backpack, and the second access port in the bottom side of the shell being sized to accommodate a head of the user of the backpack. 
     
     
         3 . The backpack according to  claim 2 , the third and fourth access ports being disposed closer to the second access port than to the first access port. 
     
     
         4 . The backpack according to  claim 2 , the third and fourth access ports being disposed in a shirt-like relationship to the second access port such that the third and fourth access ports are arm holes of a shirt and the second access port is a neck hole of a shirt. 
     
     
         5 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the first access port in the top side of the shell being sized to accommodate a body of a user of the backpack, and the second access port in the bottom side of the shell being sized to accommodate a head of the user of the backpack. 
     
     
         6 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the first access port in the top side of the shell being sized to accommodate a head of a user of the backpack, and the second access port in the bottom side of the shell being sized to accommodate a body of the user of the backpack. 
     
     
         7 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the shell further comprising a second interior compartment, the backpack further comprising a first protective plate disposed in the second interior compartment of the shell. 
     
     
         8 . The backpack according to  claim 7 , the shell further comprising a third interior compartment, the second interior compartment being on a back side of the first interior compartment and the third interior compartment being disposed on a front side of the first interior compartment, the backpack further comprising a second protective plate disposed in the third interior compartment of the shell. 
     
     
         9 . The backpack according to  claim 8 , wherein the first and second protective plates are bulletproof plates. 
     
     
         10 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the shell comprising an impact-resistant protective material. 
     
     
         11 . The backpack according to  claim 10 , wherein the impact-resistant protective material is KEVLAR®. 
     
     
         12 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the shell comprising an insulating material. 
     
     
         13 . The backpack according to  claim 1 , the shell comprising a water-resistant material. 
     
     
         14 . The backpack according to  claim 13 , the water-resistant material being a waterproof material. 
     
     
         15 . A backpack, comprising:
 a shell comprising a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, the shell defining a first interior compartment therein, the shell further comprising a body access port in the top side of the shell, a head access port in the bottom side of the shell, a left arm access port in the left side of the shell, and a right arm access port in the right side of the shell, each of the access ports providing access from an exterior of the shell into the first interior compartment of the shell, the body access port in the top side of the shell being sized to accommodate a body of a user of the backpack, and the head access port in the bottom side of the shell being sized to accommodate a head of the user of the backpack, the left and right arm access ports being disposed in a shirt-like relationship to the head access port such that the left and right arm access ports are arm holes of a shirt, the head access port is a neck hole of the shirt, and the body access port is a body hole of the shirt; and   at least one shoulder strap connected to the shell.   
     
     
         16 . The backpack according to  claim 15 , the shell further comprising a second interior compartment and a third interior compartment, the second and third interior compartments being disposed on opposite sides of the first interior compartment, the backpack further comprising a first protective plate disposed in the second interior compartment of the shell and a second protective plate disposed in the third interior compartment of the shell. 
     
     
         17 . The backpack according to  claim 15 , the shell comprising an impact-resistant material. 
     
     
         18 . A method to convert a backpack into a wearable garment, comprising:
 providing a backpack;   opening a body access port in a top side of the backpack to provide access to a first interior compartment of the backpack;   opening a head access port in a bottom side of the backpack to provide access to the first interior compartment of the backpack;   opening a left arm access port in a left side of the backpack to provide access to the first interior compartment of the backpack;   opening a right arm access port in a right side of the backpack to provide access to the first interior compartment of the backpack; and   turning the backpack upside down to dispose the body access port toward the ground and to dispose the head access port away from the ground with relation to the body access port.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , further comprising inserting a protective plate into a second interior compartment of the backpack. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 18 , further comprising:
 inserting a first protective plate into a second interior compartment of the backpack; and   inserting a second protective plate into a third interior compartment of the backpack,   the second and third interior compartments being disposed on opposite sides of the first interior compartment of the backpack.   
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a user reaching through the body access port into the first interior compartment of the backpack;   the user passing the user's left and right arms from the first interior compartment through the left arm access port and the right access port, respectively;   the user inserting the user's head through the body access port into the interior compartment of the backpack; and   the user sliding the backpack down over the user's head and body until the user's head protrudes through the head access port, both arms extend through the arm access ports, and a front side of the backpack covers a chest of the user and a back side of the backpack covers a back of the user.