IP Library Granted Patent US 10,702,047
Granted Patent B1
US 10,702,047 · App. 16/526,657 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Reconfigurable exercise backpack

Inventor: Samuel Younan (Los Angeles, CA)
A45F4/02A63B21/0442A63B21/0552A63B21/068A63B21/4035A63B23/03525A63B2225/50A63B2230/06
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Patent No.
US 10,702,047
App. No.
16/526,657
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a workout backpack that is capable of enabling a plurality of unique exercises for weight training, resistance training, and complete cardio conditioning. Suitably, the disclosed workout backpack includes built-in weight compartments, hookups for resistance bands, or rucking.

Claims (45)

1. A mobile personal storage apparatus for exercising, comprising:

a reconfigurable exercise backpack ( 1000 ) comprising:

a body ( 1100 ) that is defined by

a front support panel ( 1110 ),

a plurality of zippered utility pockets ( 1120 ),

a plurality of D-loops ( 1130 ),

a plurality of attachment loops ( 1140 ), and

a plurality of haul handles ( 1150 );

wherein the front support panel ( 1110 ) provides rigidity to the pack and is situation in the front portion of the body ( 1100 ), wherein the front panel ( 1100 ) is abutted against a wearer's back whenever the backpack ( 1000 ) is worn, and wherein the front panel ( 1100 ) is a stool for seated exercise routines when the reconfigurable exercise backpack ( 1000 ) is not worn by the wearer;

wherein at least one of the zippered utility pockets ( 1120 ) includes a water weight ( 2000 ) inserted therein, wherein the water weight ( 2000 ) is defined by a water receptacle with a bottleneck ( 2200 ) and handles ( 2100 ), wherein the water weight ( 2000 ) weighs five (5) pounds;

wherein the plurality of D-loops are disposed on left and right sides of the body ( 1100 ), and wherein at least one of the D-loops is attached to a resistance band ( 6000 );

wherein said plurality of attachment loops are disposed on a rear of the body ( 1100 );

wherein any one of said haul handles ( 1150 ) is used to lift the bag for toting or weight lifting, and wherein said haul handles ( 1150 ) are defined by

a first handle, wherein the first handle is positioned on the top of the body ( 1000 );

a second handle, wherein the second handle is positioned on a first side of the body ( 1000 );

a third handle, wherein the third handle is positioned on a second side of the body ( 1000 );

wherein the resistance band ( 6000 ) has a proximate end connectively attached to said at least one D-loop and a distal end connectively attached to a hook;

a removable and padded shoulder straps ( 1200 ) connected to the body ( 1100 ) and strung across the front panel; and,

a support panel ( 1300 ), wherein the support panel ( 1300 ) is unfurled from the body ( 1100 ) so that it is either a lumbar support pad whenever the backpack ( 1000 ) is worn by the wearer or a step for the wearer during exercise routines.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first handle accommodates two hands of the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resistance band is adjustable to provide variable resistance levels.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a chest heart rate sensor that has an ability to transmit data wirelessly to a mobile device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising padded suspension straps.

6. A method of mobile exercising, comprising the steps of:

locating a reconfigurable exercise backpack ( 1000 ) comprising:

a body ( 1100 ) that is defined by

a front support panel ( 1110 ),

a plurality of zippered utility pockets ( 1120 ),

a plurality of D-loops ( 1130 ),

a plurality of attachment loops ( 1140 ), and

a plurality of haul handles ( 1150 );

wherein the front support panel ( 1110 ) provides rigidity to the pack and is situation in the front portion of the body ( 1100 ), wherein the front panel ( 1100 ) is abutted against a wearer's back whenever the backpack ( 1000 ) is worn, and wherein the front panel ( 1100 ) is a stool for seated exercise routines when the reconfigurable exercise backpack ( 1000 ) is not worn by the wearer;

wherein at least one of the zippered utility pockets ( 1120 ) includes a water weight ( 2000 ) inserted therein, wherein the water weight ( 2000 ) is defined by a water receptacle with a bottleneck ( 2200 ) and handles ( 2100 ), wherein the water weight ( 2000 ) weighs five (5) pounds;

wherein the plurality of D-loops are disposed on left and right sides of the body ( 1100 ), and wherein at least one of the D-loops is attached to a resistance band ( 6000 );

wherein said plurality of attachment loops are disposed on a rear of the body ( 1100 );

wherein any one of said haul handles ( 1150 ) is used to lift the bag for toting or weight lifting, and wherein said haul handles ( 1150 ) are defined by

a first handle, wherein the first handle is positioned on the top of the body ( 1000 );

a second handle, wherein the second handle is positioned on a first side of the body ( 1000 );

a third handle, wherein the third handle is positioned on a second side of the bag;

wherein the resistance band ( 6000 ) has a proximate end connectively attached to said at least one D-loop and a distal end connectively attached to a hook;

a removable and padded shoulder straps ( 1200 ) connected to the body ( 1100 ) and strung across the front panel; and,

a support panel ( 1300 ), wherein the support panel ( 1300 ) is unfurled from the body ( 1100 ) so that it is either a lumbar support pad whenever the backpack ( 1000 ) is worn by the wearer or a step for the wearer during exercise routines;

sitting the wearer on the front panel ( 1110 ) and having the wearer pull the resistance band ( 6000 );

positioning the wearer near the backpack ( 1000 ), removing the removable padded shoulder straps ( 1200 ) from the body ( 1100 ) and having the wearer lift the backpack ( 1000 ); and,

standing the wearer on the support panel ( 1300 ) and having the wearer pull the resistance band ( 6000 ).

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