IP Library Granted Patent US 12,290,161
Granted Patent B2
US 12,290,161 · App. 18/073,247 · Granted May 6, 2025

System and method for a backpacking backpack

Inventor: Scott Jensen (Mesa, AZ)
Assignee: Outdoor Gear Company, LLC
A45F3/08A45F2003/045
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,290,161
App. No.
18/073,247
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backpack includes a frame, a pack attached to the frame to define an interior space, and at least one divider positioned within the interior space to define at least one compartment within the interior space. The frame and the pack define a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a depth direction within the backpack. The compartment positions at least one equipment within the interior space such that a center of mass of the backpack is centered on a backpacker's back when the backpacker is wearing the backpack centered in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction within the interior space.

Claims (25)

1. A backpack comprising:

a frame;

a pack attached to the frame to define an interior space, wherein the frame and the pack define a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a depth direction within the backpack;

a plurality of dividers positioned within the interior space to define a plurality of compartments within the interior space, the plurality of dividers each comprising a mesh fabric panel, wherein the plurality of dividers define a first compartment, a second compartment, a third compartment, a fourth compartment, and a fifth compartment, wherein the first compartment is positioned at a bottom of the interior space when the backpacker is wearing the backpack and extends across the interior space, and wherein the third compartment is positioned in a center of the interior space in the horizontal direction and extends from a top of the interior space to the first compartment;

a tent positioned in the third compartment; and

a sleeping bag positioned in the first compartment.

2. The backpack of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dividers comprises four dividers.

3. The backpack of claim 2 , wherein the four dividers comprise a first divider, a second divider, a third divider, and a fourth divider, and wherein the first divider and the pack define the first compartment.

4. The backpack of claim 3 , wherein the first divider is oriented in a lateral orientation.

5. The backpack of claim 3 , wherein the first divider, the second divider, and the pack define the second compartment.

6. The backpack of claim 5 , wherein the second divider is oriented in a vertical orientation and the second compartment is configured to contain other equipment.

7. The backpack of claim 3 , wherein the first divider, the second divider, the third divider, and the pack define the third compartment.

8. The backpack of claim 7 , wherein the third divider is oriented in a vertical orientation.

9. The backpack of claim 3 , wherein the first divider, the third divider, the fourth divider, and the pack define the fourth compartment.

10. The backpack of claim 9 , wherein the fourth divider is oriented in a lateral orientation and the fourth compartment is configured to contain a sleeping pad.

11. The backpack of claim 3 , wherein the third divider, the fourth divider, and the pack define the fifth compartment.

12. The backpack of claim 11 , wherein the fourth divider is oriented in a lateral orientation and the fifth compartment is configured to contain cookware.

13. The backpack of claim 1 further comprising a front panel opening.

14. The backpack of claim 13 , wherein the front panel opening has an area that is 60% to 65% of a front of the backpack.

15. A method of constructing a backpack, the method comprising:

providing a frame;

attaching a pack to the frame to define an interior space;

positioning a plurality of dividers within the interior space to define a first compartment, a second compartment, a third compartment, a fourth compartment, and a fifth compartment within the interior space, wherein the first compartment is positioned at a bottom of the interior space when the backpacker is wearing the backpack and extends across the interior space, and wherein the third compartment is positioned in a center of the interior space in the horizontal direction and extends from a top of the interior space to the first compartment;

positioning a tent in the third compartment; and

positioning a sleeping bag in the first compartment.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2025
From: DENATTI INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: OUTDOOR GEAR COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 070590/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: JENSEN, SCOTT
To: DENATTI INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 062196/0500 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63350020 · Jun 8, 2022
Related Publication 20230397710A1 · Dec 14, 2023
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