Abstract: A hip supported backpack having use for quick disconnection of the backpack to leave the user free thereof. The backpack is supported by a wide hip belt having two sockets at the rear which receive off-set short support shafts connected to the backpack frame. The load bearing portion of the backpack frame is borne in the sockets and the backpack is stabilized to prevent the pack from falling backwards by means of a breast strap fitting around the breast of the user. The backpack is dislodged by disconnecting the breast strap and then quickly moving the hip upwardly in a rolling action to propel the backpack upwardly out of the sockets to leave the user free of the backpack in an emergency situation or the like.

Abstract: A multi-layered archery target of lightweight and self-closing of arrow holes characteristic. The target is made of three layers comprising a front layer of expanded polyethylene, a middle layer of relatively lightweight expanded polystyrene, and a rear layer of expanded polyethylene. The two layers of polyethylene are denser than the expanded polystyrene and have the characteristic of self-closing or healing of holes created by high speed arrows. The expanded polystyrene layer which may be thicker than the expanded polyethylene layers is of lighter weight and adds bulk as well as arrow stopping characteristics. The multi-layered target is of considerably lighter weight than conventional targets and through the self-closing and healing of target holes resists destruction for a much longer period of time.