US 2014/0191007 A1 · Backpack

Abstract

A backpack including a pack portion having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear and two sides. A strap arrangement can also be included for carrying the pack portion as a backpack. The strap arrangement can have a pair of carrying straps. Each carrying strap can be secured to the pack portion at about the bottom and extend upwardly along respective sides of the pack portion, and redirected at about the top of said respective sides to extend around to the rear of the pack portion, and being redirected at about the top of the rear to extend downwardly for securement at about the bottom of the pack portion at the rear. The strap arrangement can redirect forces to support a load in the pack portion from the sides of the pack portion.

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Dependent claims

A carrying pack comprising:

a pack portion having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and two sides;
and
a strap arrangement for enabling carrying of the pack portion on a body of a user, the strap arrangement comprising a pair of carrying straps, each carrying strap secured to the pack portion to at least one of the bottom and sides, and extending upwardly along respective sides of the pack portion, and further comprising strap redirecting members secured to the pack portion at upper regions of the pack portion on the two sides and at the rear, redirecting each carrying strap while allowing the carrying straps to move through the redirecting members and being redirected at upper regions of said respective sides to extend around to the rear of the pack portion, and being redirected at upper regions of the rear to extend downwardly for securement at lower regions of the pack portion at the rear, the strap arrangement redirecting forces for supporting a load in the pack portion from the sides of the pack portion.

A method of forming a carrying pack comprising:

providing a pack portion having a top, a bottom, a rear and two sides;
and
securing a strap arrangement to the pack portion for enabling carrying of the pack portion on a body of a user, the strap arrangement comprising a pair of carrying straps secured to the pack portion to at least one of the bottom and sides and extending upwardly along respective sides of the pack portion, and further comprising strap redirecting members which are secured to the pack portion at upper regions of the pack portion on the two sides and at the rear, redirecting each carrying strap while allowing the carry straps to move through the redirecting members and being redirected at upper regions of the said respective sides to extend around to the rear of the pack portion, and being redirected at upper regions of the rear for extending downwardly for securement at lower regions of the pack portion at the rear, the strap arrangement for redirecting forces for supporting a load from the sides of the pack portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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