Backpack with magnetic hydration tube return

#The present disclosure relates to hydration backpacks having a magnetic hydration tube return. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a diametrically opposed magnetic hydration tube return system and apparatus for automatic hydration tube return on a backpack.

#Hydration backpacks typically include a storage compartment containing a bladder for storing liquid and a hydration tube extending from the bladder to provide liquid to a user. Hydration tubes that are not secured to the backpack can be distracting or a safety hazard to the user, for example, by hanging and swaying while the user is engaged in activities (e.g., running, biking, hiking, climbing, kayaking, skiing, motorcycling, etc.). Manually returning the hydration tube, for example, to a clip can be difficult and inefficient when the user is engaged in activities. In order to eliminate unnecessary distractions, an automatic hydration tube return is needed that is consistent, effective, and simple to use so that the user can remain focused on other activities.

#In some embodiments, a hydration backpack includes a main body defining a storage compartment, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the main body, a bladder disposed in the storage compartment of the main body and configured to retain liquid, a hydration tube having a proximal end coupled to the bladder and a distal end, a first longitudinal elongated metallic element disposed on one shoulder strap of the pair of shoulder straps, and a second longitudinal elongated metallic element disposed on the hydration tube.

#The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles and to enable a person skilled in the relevant art(s) to make and use the embodiments. Objects and advantages of illustrative, non-limiting embodiments will become more apparent by describing them in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a hydration backpack, according to an embodiment.

#FIG. 2 illustrates a hydration backpack, according to an embodiment.

#The features and advantages of the embodiments will become more apparent from the detailed description set forth below when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which like reference characters identify corresponding elements throughout. In the drawings, like reference numbers generally indicate identical, functionally similar, and/or structurally similar elements.

#Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to embodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. References to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “some embodiments,” etc., indicate that the embodiment(s) described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the knowledge of one skilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.

#The following examples are illustrative, but not limiting, of the present embodiments. Other suitable modifications and adaptations of the variety of conditions and parameters normally encountered in the field, and which would be apparent to those skilled in the art, are within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.