Fully-featured minimalist backpack
OwnerJean-Marc Fontaineinventor
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Abstract
A fully-featured minimalist backpack including a back portion having at least one main pocket, a thoracic strap extending from a bottom of the back portion, and two shoulder straps extending from a top of the back portion. The shoulder straps may each be connected to a front portion of the thoracic strap. The thoracic strap may have one or more pockets. A slot for a personal electronic device may be included in the main pocket. Various configurations for retaining eyeglasses and earphone cables may be included. The thoracic strap may have distal ends that are magnetically attachable to each other. An elastic band may be located between the shoulder straps. One or more secondary or hidden pockets may be included.
Claims16
A backpack operatively positionable about a user's back configured to fit snugly around the user's body to prevent objects stored therein from moving or shilling around while the user is engaged in vigorous activities, said backpack comprising:
- a back portion having a top, a bottom and oppositely disposed sides, and including at leas one pocket;
- two shoulder straps extending from opposite ends of the top of the back portion,
- a thoracic strap is defined to include a left first portion and a right second portion that each extend horizontally outward from a different one of the oppositely disposed sides of an elastic material webbing attached adjacent the bottom of the back portion to further stabilize the backpack while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back and to provide comfort to the user wearing the backpack;
- the shoulder straps are defined to extend approximately vertically downward along opposite sides of the user's chest from proximal ends at the top of the back portion to the thoracic strap, the distal end of each shoulder strap attached to a different one of the left first portion and the right second portion of the thoracic strap at a lower end thereof, such that the shoulder straps are disposed substantially perpendicular to the thoracic strap, wherein the shoulder straps further stabilize the backpack while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back;
- an elastic band retainer extending between uppermost portions of the shoulder straps and across the back of the neck of the user provides an inward tension forcing the uppermost portion of each shoulder strap towards one another to prevent the shoulder straps from sliding off the user's shoulders and to maintain the backpack snug against the user's back so as to prevent shifting thereof;
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- the thoracic strap having at least one thoracic pocket located in one of the left first portion or the right second portion, wherein the at least one thoracic pocket extends longitudinally along a front portion of the thoracic strap to facilitate access thereinto while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back.
A minimalist backpack operatively positionable about a user's back configured to fit snugly around the user's body to prevent objects stored therein from moving or shifting around while the user is engaged in vigorous activities, said backpack comprising:
- a back portion having a top, a bottom and oppositely disposed sides, and including one or more pockets;
- first and second shoulder straps extending from opposite ds of the top of the back portion;
- a thoracic strap is defined to include a left first portion and a right second portion that each extend horizontally outward from a different one of the oppositely disposed sides of an elastic material webbing attached adjacent the bottom of the back portion, the thoracic strap provided to further stabilize the backpack while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back and to provide comfort to the user wearing the backpack;
- the shoulder straps are defined to extend approximately vertically downward along opposite sides of the user's chest from proximal ends at the top of the back portion to the thoracic strap, the distal end of each shoulder strap attached to a different one of the left first portion and the right second portion of the thoracic strap at a lower end thereof, such that the shoulder straps are disposed substantially perpendicular to the thoracic strap while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back;
- an elastic band retainer extending between uppermost portions of the shoulder straps and across the back of the neck of the user provides an inward tension forcing the uppermost portion of each shoulder strap towards one another to prevent the shoulder straps from sliding off the user's shoulders and to maintain the backpack snug against the user's hack so as to prevent shifting thereof;
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- the thoracic strap having at least one thoracic pocket located in each of the left first portion and the right second portion, wherein each thoracic pocket extends longitudinally along a front portion of the corresponding thoracic strap to facilitate access thereinto while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back.
A fully-featured minimalist backpack operatively positionable about a user's back configured to fit snugly around the user's body to prevent objects stored therein from moving or shifting around while the user is engaged in vigorous activities, said backpack comprising:
- a back portion having a top, a bottom and oppositely disposed sides, and including a main pocket and a secondary pocket, the main pocket and secondary pocket including respective zippers;
- the back portion further comprises an opening constructed of a fabric that is biased closed while permitting an earphone cable originating in the main pocket to extend therethrough and be held in place through the opening;
- left and right shoulder straps extending downwardly from the top of the back portion, at least one of the shoulder straps including a loop to retain the earphone cable extending out of the opening;
- an elastic band retainer extending between uppermost portions of the shoulder straps and across the back of the neck of the user provides an inward tension forcing the uppermost portion of each shoulder strap towards one another to prevent the shoulder straps from sliding off the user's shoulders and to maintain the backpack snug against the user's back so as to prevent shifting thereof;
- a thoracic strap is defined to include a left first portion and a right second portion that each extend horizontally outward from a different one of the oppositely disposed sides of an elastic material webbing attached adjacent the bottom of the back portion, the thoracic strap provided to further stabilize the backpack while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back and to provide comfort to the user wearing the backpack;
- the shoulder straps are defined to extend approximately vertically downward along opposite sides of the user's chest from proximal ends at the top of the back portion to the thoracic strap, the distal end of each shoulder strap attached to a different one of the left first portion and the right second portion of the thoracic strap at a lower end thereof, such that the shoulder straps are disposed substantially perpendicular to the thoracic strap while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back;
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- the thoracic strap having at least one thoracic pocket located in each of the left first portion and the right second portion, wherein each thoracic pocket extends longitudinally along a front portion of the corresponding thoracic strap to facilitate access thereinto while the backpack is operatively positioned about the user's back.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.