Backpack cover
AssigneeDaniel R. Haines
InventorDaniel R. Haines
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Abstract
A backpack cover including (i) a shell having an opening and (ii) a band surrounding the perimeter and capable of securing the shell on a backpack. The backpack cover may be convertible and further include at least one pair of fasteners being capable of having a shoulder strap attached thereto and a zipper including a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth configured to engage with each other and close the opening. The backpack cover may also further include at least one solar panel and an output electrically connected, via a voltage converter to the solar panel.
Claims18
A method of attaching a solar panel to a piece of fabric, the method comprising:
- applying a heat welding compound to at least one of an edge of a piece of fabric and an attachment section of a solar panel;
- placing, after applying the heat welding compound, an additional layer of fabric between the piece of fabric and the solar panel;
- placing the attachment section of the solar panel against the piece of fabric with the heat welding compound sandwiched between the attachment section and the edge of the piece of fabric;
- sewing through the edge of the piece of fabric to attach the solar panel to the piece of fabric;
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- applying heat to weld the attachment section of a solar panel and the edge of the piece of fabric,
- wherein the solar panel has a shape defined by a length and a width, and
- wherein the additional layer of fabric has a shape defined by a length and a width, the length of the additional layer of fabric being the same or greater than the length of the solar panel, the width of the additional layer of fabric being the same or greater than the width of the solar panel.
A method of manufacturing a backpack cover, the method comprising:
- providing a solar panel having an attachment section;
- providing a piece of fabric to form an external layer, the external layer having an opening formed therein and an inner surface, the opening being defined by at least one edge;
- applying a heat welding compound to at least one of an attachment section of a solar panel or the inner surface of the external layer around the at least one edge of the opening;
- placing, after applying the heat welding compound, an additional piece of fabric between the external layer and the solar panel;
- placing the attachment section of the solar panel with the heat welding compound between the attachment section of the solar panel and the inner surface of the external layer;
- sewing through the external layer to attach the solar panel to the external layer;
- applying heat to weld the solar panel to the external layer;
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- attaching at least one other piece of fabric as an internal layer to an inner-surface side of the external layer,
- wherein the solar panel has a shape defined by a length and a width, and
- wherein the additional layer of fabric has a shape defined by a length and a width, the length of the additional layer of fabric being the same or greater than the length of the solar panel, the width of the additional layer of fabric being the same or greater than the width of the solar panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.