# US 12,108,865 B2 · Backpack comprising an outer enclosure separate from the main pocket

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- Number: US 12,108,865 B2
- Document ID: US12108865B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/998,848
- Filed: 2021-05-25
- Published: 2023-06-22
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2020-05-28
- Assignees: BLUE ICE Europe
- Applicants: Blue Ice Europe
- Inventors: Sorin Dicu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12108865B2

## CPC

- A45F 3/04: Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
- A45C 7/0063: {comprising an integrated expansion device}
- A45C 7/0086: {comprising a plurality of separable elements which can be used independently of one another}
- A45F 3/08: Carrying-frames; Frames combined with sacks
- A45F 2003/045: {and one additional strap around the waist}
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS

## Abstract

A backpack including at least one shoulder strap intended for carrying the backpack by a user includes a main pocket, connected to the at least one shoulder strap and a reinforcement, the main pocket having an inner surface internally delimiting a first compartment. The backpack also includes an outer enclosure constituting a piece separate from the main pocket, and an inner surface. A fastening system for the backpack is configured so that the backpack may occupy a separation configuration in which the outer enclosure is completely separated from the main pocket and a fastening configuration in which the reinforcement is secured to all or part of an outline of the outer casing. The inner surface of the outer enclosure and the outer surface of the main pocket internally delimit therebetween, when the backpack is in the fastening configuration, a second compartment separate from the first compartment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A backpack comprising at least one shoulder strap intended for carrying the backpack by a user, the backpack comprising:
a main pocket formed from a flexible material, connected to said at least one shoulder strap and comprising a reinforcement, said main pocket comprising an inner surface internally delimiting a first compartment located on the side opposite said at least one shoulder strap with respect to the reinforcement;
an outer enclosure formed from a flexible material and constituting a piece separate from the main pocket, the outer enclosure comprising an inner surface; and
a fastening system configured such that the backpack may occupy a separation configuration in which the outer enclosure is completely separated from the main pocket and a fastening configuration in which the reinforcement is secured to all or part of an outline of the outer enclosure,
the inner surface of the outer enclosure and the outer surface of the main pocket internally delimiting therebetween, when the backpack is in the fastening configuration, a second compartment separate from the first compartment, the second compartment being arranged on the side opposite the reinforcement with respect to the first compartment; wherein the outer enclosure comprises an opening system configured to provide reversibly, in the fastening configuration, a passage through the outer enclosure giving access to the second compartment from outside the backpack.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the second compartment has a volume substantially greater than or equal to the volume of the first compartment.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the outer enclosure and the reinforcement internally delimit therebetween, in the fastening configuration, a total volume in which the first compartment is entirely contained.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is disposed at an outer surface of the main pocket intended to face the back of the user.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is made of at least one metal or an alloy of said at least one metal.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the fastening system comprises a zip closure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the fastening system comprises at least one adhesive element with reversible attachment.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the fastening system comprises at least one dome fastener.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, comprising a belt and two shoulder straps.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The backpack according to claim 1, wherein the outer enclosure is configured to fold back on the outer enclosure.