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A video equipment bag is disclosed that is useful both as a secure transporting case for video equipment and as a carrying case to facilitate ease of operation of a complete video equipment recording assembly, including allowing operational functioning of the components of the video recording equipm

A video equipment bag is disclosed that is useful both as a secure transporting case for video equipment and as a carrying case to facilitate ease of operation of a complete video equipment recording assembly, including allowing operational functioning of the components of the video recording equipment assembly without requiring removal of at least some such components from the case. The bag includes a plurality of interior compartments, each of which receives different components of the video recording equipment assembly to be utilized, and specifically includes compartments for receiving a video camera, a spare battery pack, accessories, and a video cassette recorder with the video cassette recorder being positioned so that the recorder controls are accessible through an opening at one side portion of the bag and external electrical cable connections can be made to the recorder through an opening at the bottom of the bag. The bag includes carrying handles, a shoulder harness that can be used with a camera harness attachable to the shoulder harness, and a removable shoulder strap so that the bag can be carried by hand, mounted as a backpack, or carried as a shoulder bag depending upon the use then desired.

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1. An equipment bag, comprising: first enclosure means having bottom, top, and a plurality of side walls defining a first compartment area within said first enclosure means; second enclosure means having bottom, top, and a plurality of side walls defining second and third compartment areas withi

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An equipment bag, comprising: first enclosure means having bottom, top, and a plurality of side walls defining a first compartment area within said first enclosure means; second enclosure means having bottom, top, and a plurality of side walls defining second and third compartment areas within said second enclosure means, one of said plurality of side walls of said first enclosure means being adjacent to one of said plurality of side walls of said second enclosure means; compartment area accessing means including first and second access means, said first access means being in a wall of said first enclosure means to provide access to said first compartment area and said second access means being in a wall of said second enclosure means to provide access to at least one of said second and third compartment areas, one of said first and second access means providing a control access means and being in one of said plurality of side walls so that said compartment area having said control access means associated therewith is adapted to receive a first component of equipment that is normally retained during use in said equipment bag with said first component of equipment having operational controls thereon and usable with other components of said equipment, and with said first equipment component being positioned so that said operational controls are maintained adjacent to said control access means; and multiple carrying means connectable with at least one of said first and second enclosure means to adapt said equipment bag for carrying during use whereby said bag can be oriented at least in substantially an upright position and in a position substantially normal to upright with said control access means being in each case adjacent to a user so that manipulation of said operational controls of said first component retained in said bag is facilitated. 2. The equipment bag of claim 1 wherein said second enclosure means includes divider means for separating said second and third compartments, wherein said first and second compartment area not having said control access means associated therewith is adapted to receive a least one of said other equipment components for carrying said equipment at times other than during use thereof, wherein said second access means provides access to said second compartment area, wherein said compartment area accessing means includes third access means in one wall of said second enclosure means to provide access to said third compartment area, and wherein said third compartment is adapted to receive at least a portion of said multiple means at times other than during use thereof. 3. The equipment bag of claim 1 wherein said multiple carrying means includes handle means secured to said enclosure means, and shoulder harness means and shoulder strap menas connectable to said second enclosure means, at least one of said shoulder harness means and said shoulder strap means being receivable in said third compartment when not in use, said shoulder harness means when in use being adapted to maintain said bag substantially upright so that said third compartment area is above said second compartment area with said top of said second enclosure means facing upwardly and with said central access means facing sideways near one side of said user, and said shoulder strap means when in use being adapted to maintain said bag positioned sideways so that said third compartment area is nearly horizontal with respect to said second compartment area, and said control access means faces upwardly near one side of said user. 4. The equipment bag of claim 1 wherein said first compartment area is adapted to receive a video camera, wherein said second compartment area is adapted to receive a video cassette recorder, and wherein said third compartment area is adapted to receive at least a portion of said multiple carrying means when not in use. 5. A video equipment bag, comprising: first enclosure means having bottom, top and a plurality of side walls defing a first compartment area adapted to receive a video camera; a second enclosure means having bottom, top and a plurality of side walls defining second and third compartment areas with said second compartment area being adapted to receive a video cassette recorder having operational controls thereon, said second enclosure means also having a dividing wall therein to separate said second and third compartment areas, and one of said plurality of side walls of said first enclosure means being adjacent to one of said plurality of side walls of said second enclosure means; compartment area accessing means including a first access means in one of said walls of said first enclosure means to provide access to said first compartment area, second access means in a second one of said plurality of side walls of said second enclosure means to provide access to said second compartment area, and third access means in one of said walls of said second enclosure means to provide access to said third compartment area, said second enclosure means being adapted to maintain said operational controls of a video cassette recorder received within said second compartment area adjacent to said second access means; and multiple carrying means including handle means, shoulder harness means, and shoulder strap means connectable with said second enclosure means, at least one of said shoulder harness means and said should strap means being receivable in said third compartment area when not in use, said shoulder harness means when in use maintaining said video equipemnt bag substantially upright with the top walls of said first and second enclosure means facing upwardly and with said second access means facing sideways and being adjacent to a side of a user to facilitate actuation of siad operational controls of said video cassette recorder in said second compartment area through said second access means by said user, and said shoulder strap means when in use maintaining said bag substantially sideways with said bottom walls of said first and second enclosures positioned substantially normal with respect to said upright position of said bag and with said second access means facing upwardly near one side of a user to facilitate actuation of said operational controls of said video cassette recorder in said second compartment area through said second access means by said user. 6. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said bag includes first and second shoulder strap fastening means, said first shoulder fastening means being connected with said second enclosure menas adjacent to said second compartment area and said second shoulder strap fastening means being connected with said second enclosure means adjacent to said third compartment area so that attachment of said shoulder strap means to said shoulder strap fastening means facilitates use of said video equipment bag as a shoulder bag. 7. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said bag includes first and second pairs of shoulder harness attachment means, said first pair of said shoulder harness attachment means being connected with said second enclosure means adjacent to said third access means, and said second pair of said shoulder harness attachment means being connected with said second enclosure means adjacent to said second compartment area so that attachment of said shoulder harness means to said shoulder harness fastening means facilitates use of said video equipment bag as a backpack. 8. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said compartment area accessing means includes bottom access means in said second enclosure means opening to said second compartment area to thereby provide a second access to a video cassette recorder when within said second compartment area. 9. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said first enclosure means defines a first compartment area that is smaller in size than the combined area of said second and third compartment areas defined by said second enclosure means, and wherein said video equipment bag includes third enclosure means defining a battery pack compartment with said third enclosure means being adjacent to said first enclosure means and with said battery pack compartment area being smaller in size than said first compartment area. 10. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said third access means is in said top wall of said second enclosure means, and wherein said shoulder strap means is receivable in said third compartment area of said second enclosure means when not in use. 11. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said third access means is in a third wall of said plurality of side walls of said second enclosure means with said third wall being a back wall, and wherein said shoulder harness means is receivable in said third compartment area through said third access means when not in use. 12. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said compartment area accessing means includes cover mens for removably closing said control access means, said cover means including securing means for securing said cover means in a closed position. 13. The video equipment bag of claim 12 wherein said cover means includes a rectangularly shaped cover portion, and wherein said securing means includes first and second fastening means extending over said cover means near opposite edges of said rectangularly shaped cover portion. 14. The video equipment bag of claim 13 wherein said bag includes second handle means extending between said first and second fastening means of said securing means. 15. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said second enclosure means includes bottom access means in said bottom wall opening into said second compartment area, said bottom access means having closure means connected therewith which when open permits cable access to said video cassette recorder when within said second compartment area, said bottom access means including a pair of depending flaps having Velcro strips on facing portions thereof. 16. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said bag includes pocket means connected at the front of said first compartment area, said pocket means being adapted to receive documentation. 17. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said bag includes loop means for facilitating attachment of straps thereto for enabling carrying of equipment outside said bag. 18. The video equipment bag of claim 5 wherein said bag includes a video camera harness, wherein said shoulder harness means includes camera harness fastening means, and wherein said video camera harness is fastened to said shoulder harness means to facilitate video camera use. 19. A video equipment bag, comprising: enclosure means providing at least first, second and third compartments for receiving different components of video equipment, said first compartment being adapted to receive a video camera, said second compartment being behind said first compartment when said bag is positioned upright and adapted to receive a video cassette recorder, and said third compartment being above said second compartment when said bag is positioned upright and adapted to receive equipment accessories including a shoulder strap, said top portions of said first and third compartments being curved with said top portion of said third compartment extending higher than the top portion of said first compartment and having handle means connected therewith; top access means at said top portion of said first and third compartments through which said video camera and said equipment accessories may be inserted into and removed from said compartments, said top access means including closure means; side access means at one side of said second compartment, said side access mens including moveable cover means having securing means connected therewith, said cover means when in an open position permitting access to said second compartment for insertion and removal of a video cassette recorder into and from said second compartment and also providing access to the operating controls of a video cassette recorder when within said second compartment; bottom access means at the bottom of said second compartment, said bottom access means having closure means connected therewith and when open permitting cable access to a video cassette recorder when within said second compartment; pocket means positioned behind said second and third compartments when said bag is positioned upright, said pocket means having closeable pocket access means at one portion thereof and being adapted to receive a shoulder harness when said harness is not in use; shoulder strap fastening means connected with said second enclosure means adjacent to a rear portion of said second and third compartment areas when said bag is positioned upright so that attachment of said shoulder strap to said shoulder strap fastening means at the exterior of said bag facilitates use of said bag as a shoulder bag; and first and second shoulder harness attachment means, said first shoulder harness attachment means being adjacent to said pocket access means and said second shoulder harness fastening means being adjacent to the lower rear portion of said second compartment area when said bag is positioned upright so that attachment of said harness means to said shoulder fastening means at the exterior of said bag facilitates use of said bag as a backpack. 20. A method for carrying and utilizing equipment, one component of which has operational controls thereon and is normally retained during use in an equipment bag, said method comprising: providing an equipment bag having enclosure means providing a plurality of compartment areas for receiving equipment components for carrying purposes, with one of said compartment areas being adapted to receive an equipment component having operational controls thereon; providing access means in said enclosure means to each of said compartment areas with said access means to said one compartment area being a control access means with said one compartment area being configured such that said operational controls of said equipment component when said component is within said one compartment area are maintained adjacent to said control access means; removing said equipment components from said compartment areas when desired for use while retaining said equipment component with said operational controls thereon in said one compartment area; operationally connecting said equipment components for use; providing carrying means for said equipment bag to adapt said equipment bag for carrying during use whereby said bag can be oriented at least in substantially an upright position and in a position substantially normal to upright with said control access means being in each case adjacent to a user so that manipulation of said operational controls of said equipment component retained in said bag is facilitated; and using said equipment, including manipulation of said operational controls, as needed, during use of said equipment. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein said equipment components include a video camera and a video cassette recorder having said operational controls thereon, and wherein said method includes retaining said recorder in said equipment bag during use of said equipment. 22. The method of claim 20 wherein providing of said carrying means includes providing a shoulder harness for carrying said bag positioned substantially upright as a backpack with said operational controls at one side adjacent to the user. 23. The method of claim 20 wherein providing of said carrying bag includes providing a shoulder strap for carrying said bag positioned substantially normal with respect to upright with said operational controls facing upwardly adjacent to the user.