Frameless backpack with elongate support member

Abstract

A frameless backpack can include a shoulder strap and bag walls defining an at least partially enclosed volume. The back walls can include a back wall including: an upper wall portion connectable to the shoulder strap; a lower wall portion opposite the upper wall portion; and a central wall portion positioned between the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion, the central wall portion including at least one of a breathable fabric or an air vent. The frameless backpack can include: a waist connector coupled to one or more of the bag walls; and a support member including a first point of attachment at the upper wall portion and a second point of attachment at the lower wall portion, the support member being unattached to the back wall along the central wall portion between the first point of attachment and the second point of attachment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A frameless backpack, comprising:
 a shoulder strap;   bag walls defining an at least partially enclosed volume, the bag walls including a back wall comprising:
 an upper wall portion connectable to the shoulder strap; 
 a lower wall portion opposite the upper wall portion; and 
 a central wall portion positioned between the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion, the central wall portion comprising at least one of a breathable fabric or an air vent; 
   a waist connector coupled to one or more of the bag walls; and   a support member comprising a first point of attachment to the back wall at the upper wall portion and a second point of attachment to the back wall at the lower wall portion, the support member being unattached to the back wall along the central wall portion between the first point of attachment and the second point of attachment.   
     
     
         2 . The frameless backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the support member is removable. 
     
     
         3 . The frameless backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a first support member and a second support member adjacent to the first support member. 
     
     
         4 . The frameless backpack of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the support member is positioned inside the at least partially enclosed volume. 
     
     
         5 . The frameless backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the back wall comprises a user-facing side configured to be positioned against a user, and the support member is positioned on a side of the back wall opposite the user-facing side. 
     
     
         6 . The frameless backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the breathable fabric comprises a mesh fabric. 
     
     
         7 . The frameless backpack of  claim 1 , wherein the at least partially enclosed volume comprises a game bag configured to receive harvested game. 
     
     
         8 . A frameless backpack, comprising:
 a shoulder strap;   a bag portion connectable to the shoulder strap and comprising a back wall;   a waist connector coupled to the bag portion adjacent to at least a lower back wall portion of the back wall; and   an elongate support positionable along the back wall and extending centrally between the lower back wall portion and an upper back wall portion opposite the lower back wall portion.   
     
     
         9 . The frameless backpack of  claim 8 , wherein the elongate support comprises a first elongate support member stacked against a second elongate support member. 
     
     
         10 . The frameless backpack of  claim 9 , wherein the first elongate support member comprises a first set of material properties, and the second elongate support member comprises a second set of material properties that differ from the first set of material properties. 
     
     
         11 . The frameless backpack of  claim 9 , wherein the first elongate support member is more rigid than the second elongate support member. 
     
     
         12 . The frameless backpack of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first elongate support member or the second elongate support member is removable from the back wall. 
     
     
         13 . The frameless backpack of  claim 8 , wherein the elongate support is configured to be load bearing. 
     
     
         14 . The frameless backpack of  claim 8 , wherein at least part of the back wall comprises a mesh fabric unattached to the elongate support. 
     
     
         15 . A frameless backpack, comprising:
 a game bag comprising:
 a back wall comprising a shoulder strap connection area and an elongate sheath, the elongate sheath extending vertically along the back wall; 
 movable swing arms connected to the back wall, wherein the game bag comprises a collapsed configuration when the movable swing arms are collapsed and a deployed configuration when the movable swing arms are deployed; 
   a waist connector coupled to the game bag adjacent to a bottom portion of the back wall opposite the shoulder strap connection area;   a pair of shoulder straps removably connected to the shoulder strap connection area; and   a support member positioned inside the elongate sheath.   
     
     
         16 . The frameless backpack of  claim 15 , wherein the pair of shoulder straps comprises an attachment interface comprising a friction engagement surface, the shoulder strap connection area being positionable in intimate contact with the friction engagement surface to join the pair of shoulder straps and the back wall. 
     
     
         17 . The frameless backpack of  claim 15 , wherein the pair of shoulder straps comprises an attachment interface comprising dual friction engagement surfaces, the shoulder strap connection area being positionable between the dual friction engagement surfaces to join the pair of shoulder straps and the back wall. 
     
     
         18 . The frameless backpack of  claim 15 , wherein the waist connector comprises respective tracks along which each shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps is configured to move. 
     
     
         19 . The frameless backpack of  claim 18 , wherein each shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps is configured to slide forwards and backwards along the tracks to adjust an angle between the shoulder strap and the waist connector. 
     
     
         20 . The frameless backpack of  claim 15 , wherein the sheath defines an opening and the support member is insertable into and removable from the sheath through the opening.