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US 2025/0009060 A1Published application
Article of apparel with comfort strap
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsDerek Campbell, Alan Toronjo, James Huang, Benjamin Stachowiak
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Abstract
A backpack includes a bag portion and at least one shoulder strap coupled to the bag portion. The at least one shoulder strap includes a non-elastic first strap portion coupled to an elastic second strap portion. The second strap portion is auxetic or near auxetic such that a Poisson's ratio of the second strap portion is less than a Poisson's ratio of the first strap portion.
Claims20
A backpack comprising:
- a bag portion;
- and
- at least one shoulder strap coupled to the bag portion, the at least one shoulder strap including a non-elastic first strap portion coupled to an elastic second strap portion, wherein a Poisson's ratio of the second strap portion is less than a Poisson's ratio of the first strap portion.
A backpack comprising:
- a bag portion comprising a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels including a non-elastic first panel and an elastic second panel, wherein a Poisson's ratio of the second panel is less than a Poisson's ratio of the first panel;
- and
- at least one shoulder strap coupled to the bag portion.
A bag comprising:
- a bag portion;
- and
- at least one shoulder strap coupled to the bag portion, the at least one shoulder strap including a non-elastic first strap portion coupled to an elastic second strap portion, wherein the second strap portion is comprised of an auxetic structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.