Combination sleeping bag and knapsack

July 24, 1962 _{M> z}, hocherman 3,045,261

COMBINATION SLEEPING BAG AND KNAPSACK

Filed Nov. 23, 1959

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United States Patent Office

3,045,261

Patented July 24, 1962

3,045,261

COMBINATION SLEEPING BAG AND KNAPSACK Morris Z. Hocherman, Forest Hills, N.Y., assignor to

Jehiel Hocherman, New York, N.Y.

Filed Nov. 23, 1959, Ser. No. 854,929

Claims. (Cl. 5—343)

This invention relates to camping and outdoor sleeping equipment, and more particularly to sleeping bags in combination with knapsacks or utility bags of the type intended to hold miscellaneous camping equipment.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack which is so arranged and organized that when the sleeping bag is unrolled and set up for use the knapsack will be supported in an upright position and also arranged for convenient use and accessibility.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack in accordance with the foregoing, which is extremely easy and convenient to unpack and set up for use, and also to fold and arrange into a carrying pack.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack as characterized, wherein a canopy is provided and utilized to effect the support of the knapsack at the time that the sleeping bag is set up or arranged for use.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel combination sleeping bag and knapsack or similar container, which is extremely simple in its construction and utilizes relatively few parts or components.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel, combination sleeping bag and knapsack or utility bag as above set forth, which is economical to fabricate and manufacture.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack as outlined above, which when arranged as a pack may be easily and conveniently carried or supported on the back of the camper or other person who is to transport it.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, similar characters of reference have been utilized to designate like components throughout the several views, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the improved combination sleeping bag and knapsack set up for use as provided by the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the combination sleeping bag and knapsack partially dismantled, preparatory to being folded and rolled into a pack.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the combination sleeping bag and knapsack showing the device folded along a longitudinal center line, prior to being rolled up into a pack.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the combination sleeping bag and knapsack completely rolled and folded, and secured into a carrying pack.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the head portion of a combination sleeping bag and knapsack, illustrating a modification of the invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1—4, the novel combination sleeping bag and knapsack comprises a unitary assemblage which includes a bottom, sleeping-bag part 19 having attached to it an overlying, top sleeping-bag cover part 11, the said parts being joined or secured together in any suitable manner, as by the use of zipper fastening means 12 extending along the peripheral portions of the parts. The bottom part 10 may include an under sheet of waterproof or moisture-proof material together with padding or an air mattress or the like, as is well understood in the art. The top cover part 11 may likewise be of any ²⁰ usual or conventional construction, and may include padding 15 to provide warmth, as will be readily understood.

In accordance with the present invention there is combined with the sleeping bag 19, 11 in a novel and advantageous manner a knapsack or utility bag or container 17, together with a wrapper sheet designated generally by the numeral 19, which latter is adapted to constitute a canopy for the sleeping bag, all in such a way that the knapsack is held upright and supported for convenient use when the sleeping bag 10, 11 and canopy 19 are set up, as seen in FIG. 1. As shown in this figure, the wrapper sheet or canopy 19 has a width which is at least as great as and preferably slightly greater than the width of the sleeping bag 10, 11. One peripheral edge 22 of the wrapper sheet 19 is secured to the upper or head transverse edge portion of the bottom part 10 of the sleeping bag, as seen in FIGS. 2 and 3. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 the wrapper sheet 19 is shown as permanently secured to the said transverse edge of the bottom sleepingbag part 19.

The wrapper sheet 19 may be provided as two coextensive portions, a portion 24 which normally extends upright when the combination sleeping bag and knapsack is set up for use, as seen in FIG. 1 and a second portion 26 which constitutes a canopy and overlies the head portion of the sleeping bag. For such disposition of the wrapper sheet 19 it may be supported in any suitable manner, as by means of uprights 28 arranged to carry a crossbar 39 over which the wrapper sheet may be folded. Ropes or lines 32 secured to stakes 34 may support the canopy portion 26 as shown.

By the present invention the knapsack 17 is attached to the outside of the upright portion or panel 24 of the canopy structure 19. Preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the knapsack 17 has a width which is slightly less than half the full width of the sleeping bag 19, 11. Also, the knapsack 17 has a height commensurate with the height of the upright panel 24 of the wrapper sheet 19. The knapsack 17 may be secured in any suitable manner to the panel 24, and preferably a detachable or releasable fastening means is employed whereby, when occasion requires it, the knapsack may be removed from the canopy.

By the above organization the knapsack 17 is held in an upright position and access may be conveniently had to the interior of the knapsack when the sleeping bag 10, 11 and canopy structure 19 are set up for use, as seen in FIG. 1.

In accordance with the invention, the above organization may be easily and quickly folded and rolled into a relatively small and compact carrying pack which may be conveniently slung over the shoulders and carried on the back. In effecting this, the two parts of the sleeping bag 1®, 11 are folded as a unit along a longitudinal center line, that is, the bag is folded in half in the direction of its width, as illustrated in FIG. 3. In so doing the wrapper sheet 19 is also folded as illustrated. Thereupon, the folded assemblage is rolled onto the knapsack 17, starting at the bottom or foot of the sleeping bag, as shown in FIG. 4, whereupon the rolled assemblage will appear somewhat as depicted. The canopy portion 26 of the wrapper sheet 19 is then folded over the rolled assemblage, and the adjoining ends of the wrapper sheet are secured together, thereby to constitute a carrying pack of the assemblage. For such purposes of securement, the wrapper sheet 19 may be provided with tie strings or pull strings 38, as seen in FIGS. 1-3, and the edge portions of the wrapper sheet 19 preferably overlap part of the rolled edges of the sleeping bag 19, 11 as seen in FIG. 4. The knapsack 17 now disposed on the outside

3,045,261 of the panel 24 of the wrapper sheet 19 is thereby located on the rear side of the pack.

For carrying purposes shoulder straps or carrying straps 40 are provided, preferably secured to the knapsack 17 at a point adjacent the wrapper sheet 19. The assembled pack as shown in FIG. 4 may be carried on the back with the knapsack 17 outermost and the folded and rolled-up sleeping bag engaged with the back.

A modification of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 5, wherein the wrapper sheet 19a is secured to the sleeping bag 42 by a zipper fastening means 44. By such organization the knapsack 17 and wrapper sheet 19α may be readily separated from the sleeping bag whenever this is desired or required.

It will now be understood from the foregoing that I have provided a novel and improved combination unitary sleeping bag and knapsack construction by which the knapsack is supported in an upright, usable and accessible position when the sleeping bag is set up for use. The combination structure is seen to be extremely simple, to involve relatively few components, and to be easily set up for use and also dismantled and folded into a relatively small, easily carried pack. Moreover, the combination sleeping bag and knapsack construction may be economically fabricated and produced.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of the claims, and portions of the improvement may be used without others.