Jacket with back pack
AssigneeChampion Products Inc.
InventorsRichard C. Yellen, Edward A. Morrell
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Abstract
A jacket type of garment is provided with a storage or back pack secured to and made part of the garment in such a way that the load of the pack is suspended from a pair of shoulder straps carried within the garment. Upper and lower corners of the storage pack are secured to the straps to distribute load forces from the storage pack to the straps and not to be seams of the jacket, and also to prevent lateral shifting of the lower end of the back pack when it is loaded.
Claims15
In a garment of a type which can be worn as a jacket or similar article of apparel and which includes a storage pack carried on a back portion thereof, the improvement comprising
- a storage pack formed from back, side and bottom panels which are secured to an outside surface of a back portion of said garment so as to provide, with said back portion of the garment, an enclosed structure having an open top for receiving a load therein,
- a pair of shoulder straps secured to said back portion of said garment and comprising a pair of loop structures which can be placed over the shoulders and under the arms of a user when the garment is worn, said straps being secured to said back portion of the garment at points which provide support for upper and lower corners of both sides of said storage pack to thereby (a) distribute load forces from the storage pack to both of the straps and (b) prevent lateral shifting of upper and lower ends of the storage pack when a load is contained therein, and
- releasable fastening means carried on said back panel of said storage pack proximate the open top thereof for securing the back panel to said straps to thereby suspend any load forces on the back panel from said straps.
A method for providing a jacket with a back pack that, when loaded, will not distort the jacket comprising the steps of
- providing a back pack with integral back, side, and bottom panels,
- securing said integral panels to an outside surface of a back portion of the garment so as to provide an enclosed structure having an open top for receiving a load therein, and
- securing a pair of shoulder straps to an inside surface of said back portion of said jacket adjacent upper and lower corners of both sides of said back pack to thereby (a) distribute load forces from the storage pack to both of the straps and (b) prevent lateral shifting of upper and lower ends of the storage pack when a load is contained therein while providing a free portion of each strap for being placed over a shoulder and under an arm of a user, and
- securing releasable fastening means on the back panel of said back pack proximate the open top thereof for securing the back panel to said straps to thereby suspend any loading forces on the back panel from said straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.