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US 2002/0158097 A1Published application
Back support apparatus for use with a backpack
OwnerRonald L. Bealeinventor
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Abstract
A back support apparatus having a pair of elongated, inflatable bladders which are spaced parallel to each other. The pair of bladders are vertically attached to a front panel of a backpack such that when the bladders are inflated by a pump, the user may experience cushioned back support on opposite sides of the user's spinal column, especially along the thoracic region.
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A back support apparatus for use with a backpack, said back support apparatus comprising:
- a pair of elongated inflatable bladders spaced generally parallel to each other and adapted to be vertically connected to a front panel of said backpack to provide cushioned back support on opposite sides of a user's spinal column along at least a thoracic region thereof when said backpack is carried on the user's back;
- pump means for inflating said pair of bladders;
- and
- valve means for deflating said pair of bladders.
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A backpack system for reinforceably supporting a user's back, said backpack system comprising:
- a backpack having a front panel;
- a pair of elongated inflatable bladders spaced generally parallel to each other;
- means for vertically connecting said pair of bladders to the front panel of said backpack to provide cushioned back support on opposite sides of a user's spinal column along at least a thoracic region thereof when said backpack is carried on the user's back;
- pump means for inflating said pair of bladders;
- and
- valve means for deflating said pair of bladders.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.