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US 10,194,732 B2Granted
Compressible running bag
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorDavid Sagan
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Abstract
Present aspects hereof are directed to a compressible backpack having a plurality of compressible flanges that shift along a vertical axis of the compressible bag upon tensioning of at least one bag tether. In some aspects, a locking mechanism restricts travel of the bag tethers in a first direction, while permitting travel in a second direction upon triggering a locking release.
Claims20
A compressible backpack comprising:
- a central body comprising a bottom portion and at least one upper portion moveable relative to the bottom portion;
- a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, and a fourth channel, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth channels comprises at least one aperture in the at least one upper portion;
- a first tether disposed within at least a portion of the first channel and at least a portion of the second channel, said first tether coupled to a first pair of anchors associated with the first and second channels;
- a second tether disposed within at least a portion of the first channel, at least a portion of the second channel, at least a portion of a third channel, and at least a portion of a fourth channel, said second tether coupled to a second pair of anchors associated with the third and fourth channels;
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- a pair of locking mechanisms coupled to a locking release, said locking mechanisms configured to engage at least a portion of the first and second tethers.
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A compressible bag comprising:
- an upper bag portion;
- a lower bag portion;
- an intermediate bag portion comprising a plurality of compressible segments each having a flange and a cavity, said plurality of compressible segments comprising:
- a lower compressible segment adjacent said lower bag portion,
- an upper compressible segment adjacent said upper bag portion,
- a first channel comprising at least one aperture in at least one compressible segment of the plurality of compressible segments, and
- a second channel comprising at least one aperture in at least one compressible segment of the plurality of compressible segments;
- at least one tether coupled to the lower bag portion, said at least one tether disposed within at least a portion of the first channel and at least a portion of the second channel;
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- at least one locking mechanism configured to engage the at least one tether,
- wherein when the bag is in an expanded position, the lower compressible segment is separated a first distance from the upper compressible segment, wherein when the bag is in a compressed position, the lower compressible segment is separated a second distance from the upper compressible segment, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.
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A compressible bag comprising:
- a bottom bag segment;
- a central bag segment adjacent the bottom bag segment, said central bag segment aligned along a vertical axis and comprising an interior bag cavity;
- a plurality of compressible bag flanges coupled to at least a portion of a circumference of the central bag segment, wherein each of the plurality of compressible bag flanges comprises a cavity between a bottom edge of each of the compressible bag flanges and the central bag segment;
- a first channel comprising at least one aperture in at least one of the plurality of compressible bag flanges;
- a second channel comprising at least one aperture in at least one of the plurality of compressible bag flanges;
- a first tether disposed within the first channel at a first end of the first tether, and disposed within the second channel at a second end of the first tether, wherein the first tether is coupled to a back side of the compressible bag;
- a second tether disposed within the first channel at a first end of the second tether, and disposed within the second channel at a second end of the second tether, wherein the second tether is coupled to a front side of the compressible bag;
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- a locking mechanism coupled to the first tether and the second tether, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to secure the compressible bag in a compressed position based on tensioning the first and second tethers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.