Multi-purpose wheeled sports backpack bag

Abstract

A backpack for moving a variety of different loads from a first location to a second location in a plurality of different ways. The device includes a bag for holding the load. A pair of straps are on the bag for releasably securing the bag to the shoulders and back of a person for transportation by the wearer. The device includes two handles on the bag for hand carrying the bag from location to location. The device further includes two wheels on the bag for wheeling the bag from said first location to said second location and a third handle for use pushing and/or pulling the backpack when the backpack is to be wheeled. The backpack also includes an ice compartment for holding items requiring refrigeration and a drainage plug on the ice compartment for draining water from the ice chest when the need arises located between four luggage bumpers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A backpack enabling a person to move a load from a first location to a second location in a plurality of different ways and carry a variety of different loads comprising:
 a. a bag for holding the load;   b. first means on the bag for releasably securing the bag to the shoulders and back of the person for movement by the person from said first location to said second location;   c. second means on the bag to enable the person to easily hand carry the bag from said first location to said second location; and
 third means on the bag to enable the person to wheel the bag from said first location to said second location. 
   
     
     
         2 . The backpack of  claim 1  and wherein the first means comprises a pair of straps attached to the bag. 
     
     
         3 . The backpack of  claim 1  and wherein the pair of straps is adjustable. 
     
     
         4 . The backpack of  claim 1  and wherein the second means comprises a first pair of spaced vertically handles attached to the bag for hand carrying the bag. 
     
     
         5 . The backpack of  claim 1  and wherein the third handle comprises a third handle on the bag for use in pushing and/or pulling the bag. 
     
     
         6 . The backpack of  claim 1  and further including an ice chest on the bag. 
     
     
         7 . The backpack of  claim 6  and wherein the ice chest includes drainage means for easily removing water in the ice chest. 
     
     
         8 . The backpack of  claim 7  wherein the bag includes a shell and the first pair of handles which handles are fixedly attached to the shell of the backpack and wherein the backpack is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. 
     
     
         9 . The backpack of  claim 8  wherein the shell has a front face, a rear face, a left side face, a right side face, an opening at the top of the shell and an opening at the bottom of the shell. 
     
     
         10 . The backpack of  claim 9  wherein the front face includes a pad compartment that may be used for storage of elongated items such as a hockey stick and baseball bats. 
     
     
         11 . The backpack of  claim 10  wherein the left side face and right side face each have a pair of vertically spaced pockets. 
     
     
         12 . The backpack of  claim 11  wherein there are two pockets on the front face of the shell, which are an upper pocket and a lower pocket. 
     
     
         13 . The backpack of  claim 12  wherein the lower pocket on the front face of the shell, defines an ice compartment having a plastic film waterproof lining in said pocket and a drainage means. 
     
     
         14 . The backpack of  claim 13  wherein the drainage means ice chest comprises an openable drainage plug. 
     
     
         15 . The backpack of  claim 1  wherein the third means comprises a pair of wheels assemblies. 
     
     
         16 . The backpack of  claim 15  wherein each wheel assembly includes a flat wheel having a flat road contacting surface mounted on an axle. 
     
     
         17 . The backpack of  claim 16  wherein the backpack further includes a holder for holding large items such as umbrellas. 
     
     
         18 . The backpack of  claim 17  wherein the backpack further includes a bonnet for covering the tops of items, which bonnet is attached to the interior of rear top accessed compartment. 
     
     
         19 . The backpack of  claim 3  wherein the shoulder straps include transversely mounted means for connecting the shoulder straps together. 
     
     
         20 . A dual wheeled backpack enabling a person to move a load which may include sporting goods, from a first location to a second location in a plurality of different ways and carry a variety of different loads comprising:
 a. a bag having a shell made primarily of canvas, for holding the load having a top, a bottom, a front and rear and left and right side faces;   b. a spaced connectable pair of releasably mounted shoulder straps on the bag for releasably securing the bag to the shoulders and back of a person for movement by a person from said first location to said second location;   c. a pair of vertically spaced handles on the bag for assisting the person to hand carry the bag from said first location to said second location; and   d. a third handle mounted on the top rear of the bag for assisting the person to wheel the bag from said first location to said second location   e. and an ice compartment on the bag, wherein the ice compartment includes a plastic waterproof lining, and an openable and closeable drainage plug at one end for removing water from the ice compartment.   
     
     
         21 . The backpack of  claim 20  wherein the shell has a front face, a rear face, a left side face, a right side face, an opening at the top of the shell and an opening at the bottom of the shell,
 and the front face includes a pad compartment that may be used for storage of elongated items such as a hockey stick and baseball bats, and 
 wherein the left side face and right side face each have a pair of vertically spaced pockets, and 
 wherein there are two pockets on the front face of the shell, which are an upper pocket and a lower pocket. 
 
     
     
         22 . The backpack of  claim 20  further including a hook and loop attachable indicia patch and a windowed identification card holder for a business card or other identification. 
     
     
         23 . A backpack enabling a person to move a load which may include sporting goods, from a first location to a second location in a plurality of different ways and carry a variety of different loads comprising:
 a. a bag having a shell made primarily of canvas, for holding the load having a top, a bottom, a front and rear and left and right side faces;   b. a spaced connectable pair of releasably mounted shoulder straps on the bag for releasably securing the bag to the shoulders and back of a person for movement by a person from said first location to said second location;   c. a pair of vertically spaced handles on the bag for assisting the person to hand carry the bag from said first location to said second location; and   d. a third handle mounted on the top rear of the bag for assisting the person to wheel the bag from said first location to said second location;   e wherein the backpack further includes at least one three element holder for holding an umbrella, two such elements being an attached strip of nylon webbing;   f. an attached bonnet and   g. two wheel assemblies each having one wheel, and at least one pair of spaced luggage bumpers.   
     
     
         24 . The backpack of  claim 23  further including an interior identification pocket, and a hook and loop attachable indicia information panel attachable to the rear surface thereof and a front interior cinch pocket inside the top front pocket.