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Granted Patent B2
US 11,363,877 · App. 16/657,519 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Backpack system having a deployable frame

Inventors: Joshua Wright (Hong Kong Sar, CN); June Lai (Hong Kong Sar, CN)
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Patent No.
US 11,363,877
App. No.
16/657,519
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backpack system is disclosed. The backpack system may include a frame, a carrier portion, and a backpack portion. The frame deploys to a deployed state and collapses to a collapsed state, the carrier portion defines an upper pocket and a lower pocket that constrain the frame in the deployed state, and the backpack portion is removably couplable to the carrier portion.

Claims (44)

1. A backpack system, comprising:

a frame having a plurality of segments being coupled together to deploy the frame in a deployed state and decoupled to collapse the frame in a collapsed state; and

a carrier portion comprising a middle portion having an upper strap including a first buckle element and a lower strap including a second buckle element, the upper strap being adjustable via the first buckle element and the lower strap being adjustable via the second buckle element such that the deployed state of the frame may be adjusted by adjusting the first strap and/or the second strap;

wherein the frame is removably insertable within an upper pocket and a lower pocket defined by the carrier portion to constrain the frame in the deployed state.

2. The backpack system of claim 1 , wherein a predetermined curvature is defined by the frame such that the frame is in a predetermined bowed state when inserted within the carrier portion of the backpack system.

3. The backpack system of claim 1 , wherein each frame segment of the plurality of frame segments:

couples to its adjacent frame segments to form a continuous frame in the deployed state; and

decouples from its adjacent frame segments to form a collection of frame segments in the collapsed state.

4. A backpack system, comprising:

a frame that deploys to a deployed state and collapses to a collapsed state;

a carrier portion that defines an upper pocket and a lower pocket, wherein the upper pocket and the lower pocket constrain the frame in the deployed state, the carrier portion comprising a middle portion having an upper strap including a first buckle element and a lower strap including a second buckle element, the upper strap being adjustable via the first buckle element and the lower strap being adjustable via the second buckle element; and

a backpack portion removably couplable to the carrier portion; and

at least one strapping mechanism for removably coupling the backpack portion to the frame;

wherein the frame is at least partially constructed of an elastic material such that, when the frame is constrained by the upper pocket and the lower pocket of the carrier portion, the frame deflects to a bowed or curved state and wherein the bowed state of the frame is adjusted by adjusting the first strap and/or the second strap of the carrier portion.

5. The backpack system of claim 4 , wherein:

at least one upper access void is defined in the upper pocket and at least one lower access void is defined in the lower pocket, and

at least one section of an upper portion of the frame is exposed through the at least one upper access void and at least one section of a lower portion of the frame is exposed through the at least one lower access void.

6. The backpack system of claim 5 , wherein the backpack portion comprises:

at least one upper attachment mechanism located on the backpack portion to correspond with the at least one exposed section of the upper portion of the frame, each of the at least one upper attachment mechanism to removably secure the backpack portion to an exposed section of the upper portion of the frame; and

at least one lower attachment mechanism located on the backpack portion to correspond with the at least one exposed section of the lower portion of the frame, each of the at least one lower attachment mechanism to removably secure the backpack portion to an exposed section of the lower portion of the frame.

7. The backpack system of claim 4 , wherein the frame comprises a plurality of frame segments and each frame segment:

couples to its adjacent frame segments to form a continuous frame in the deployed state; and

decouples from its adjacent frame segments to form a collection of frame segments in the collapsed state.

8. The backpack system of claim 7 , wherein each frame segment is defined by a hollow tube shape and each frame segment is maintained in association with its adjacent frame segments via an elastic cord threaded through the plurality of frame segments.

9. The backpack system of claim 4 , wherein:

the carrier portion comprises an upper part; and

a sleeve is defined on an upper section of the backpack portion, the sleeve to fittingly receive the upper part of the carrier portion to releasably secure the upper section of the backpack portion to the upper part of the carrier portion.

10. The backpack system of claim 9 , wherein:

the carrier portion further comprises a lower part including one or more than one toggle loop; and

one or more than one toggle is fixedly attached to a lower section of the backpack portion, the one or more than one toggle of the backpack portion being releasably insertable within the one or more than one toggle loop of the carrier portion to releasably secure the lower section the backpack portion to the lower part of the carrier portion and to retain the upper part of the carrier portion within the sleeve of the backpack portion.

11. A backpack system, comprising:

a carrier portion comprising a deployable frame positioned within an upper and lower pocket of the carrier portion, a middle portion having an upper strap including a first buckle element, and a lower strap including a second buckle element, the upper strap being adjustable via the first buckle element and the lower strap being adjustable via the second buckle element such that a bowed state of the frame may be adjusted by adjusting the first strap and/or the second strap;

a backpack portion defining a surface, the surface of the backpack portion to interface with the carrier portion; and

at least one of a sleeve defined on the surface of the backpack portion and one or more than one attachment mechanism including at least one snapping mechanism and at least one hook tab, each of which are positioned on the surface of the backpack portion to removably couple the backpack portion and the carrier portion.

12. The backpack system of claim 11 , wherein the backpack portion includes the one or more than one attachment mechanism, the one or more than one attachment mechanism comprising:

at least one upper attachment mechanism located on the backpack portion to correspond with an upper portion of the frame, each of the at least one upper attachment mechanism to removably secure the backpack portion to the upper portion of the frame; and

at least one lower attachment mechanism located on the backpack portion to correspond with a lower portion of the frame, each of the at least one lower attachment mechanism to removably secure the backpack portion to the lower portion of the frame.

13. The backpack system of claim 11 , wherein the backpack portion includes the sleeve, the sleeve to fittingly receive an upper part of the carrier portion to releasably secure the backpack portion to the carrier portion.

14. The backpack system of claim 13 , further comprising one or more than one toggle fixedly attached to the surface of the backpack portion, the one or more than one toggle releasably insertable within one or more than one toggle loop of the carrier portion to releasably secure the backpack portion to the carrier portion and to retain the upper part of the carrier portion within the sleeve.

15. The backpack system of claim 4 , wherein the backpack portion comprises a plurality of attachment mechanisms comprising:

at least one snapping mechanism and at least one hook tab for removably coupling the backpack portion to the carrier portion; and

at least one strapping mechanism for removably coupling the backpack portion to the frame.

16. The backpack system of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises at least a first frame segment, a second frame segment, a third frame segment, and a fourth frame segment, and wherein each frame segment is telescopically coupled to its adjacent frame segment.

17. The backpack system of claim 11 , wherein the surface of the backpack portion further comprises a strapping mechanism for removably coupling the backpack portion to the deployable frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2020
From: WRIGHT, JOSHUA; LAI, JUNE
To: CATALYST LIFESTYLE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051953/0950 →
Continuity (1)
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