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US 2008/0173686 A1Published application
Backpack or other wearable object with deployable appendages
AssigneeCranium, Inc.
InventorColleen T. Kennedy
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Abstract
A backpack or other wearable object is comprised of a body, shoulder straps attached in a conventional manner to the rear of the body, deployable/stowable appendages or wings, and deploy/stow mechanism. In operation, the wings may be deployed and stowed via the user operated deploy/stow mechanism.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- an apparatus body having a front and a back;
- at least one strap mounted to the back of the apparatus body;
- first and second movable appendages, wherein the first and second appendages are movable between a stowed position wherein the appendages are located inside or along side the apparatus body and a deployed position wherein the appendages extend outwardly of the apparatus body;
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- a deploy/stow mechanism including an actuating device mounted to the strap and a transmission member interfaced with the movable appendages and the actuating device, wherein the appendages are automatically moved from the stowed position to the deployed position upon actuation of the actuating device.
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A backpack, comprising:
- a backpack body having a front and a back;
- at least one shoulder strap mounted to the back of the apparatus body;
- a pair of wings operatively associated with the backpack body, wherein the pair of wings are movable between stowed and deployed positions;
- a tension transmission member that interfaces with the pair of wings for effecting movement of the wings between the stowed and deployed positions;
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- a deploy/stow device mounted on the shoulder strap, the actuation of which automatically moves the wings from the stowed position to the deployed position.
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