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US 8,910,844 B2Granted
Backpack with side access
AssigneeACCO Brands Corporation
InventorsMichael Rowe, Edward Busam, Kevin Witter, Trisha Maurer, Kyley Reed, Amy Bryant, Thomas Africa, Sherry Jones, Harlan Peden, Elizabeth Taylor
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Abstract
A backpack for providing improved user access points. In particular a backpack providing for side entry into the contents. The backpack may utilize an S-shape zipper to improve access. The backpack may have multiple ways to access the inner pocket, including top access and dual side access.
Claims22
A backpack comprising:
- a generally flexible and pliable backpack body formed primarily of a flexible material defining an inner cavity and having at least one shoulder strap coupled thereto, said body having a back panel and a pair of opposed sides;
- a releasable fastener on a side of said body, said releasable fastener being configured such that when said releasable fastener is opened, a generally triangular flap is formed in said side of said body, said flap being pivotable away from said body to provide access to said inner cavity, and pivots about a base spaced from the back panel;
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- a supplemental releasable fastener on the other side of said body, said supplemental releasable fastener being configured such that when said supplemental releasable fastener is opened, a supplemental flap is formed in said other side of said body, said supplemental flap being pivotable away from said body to provide access to said inner cavity,
- wherein said releasable fastener and said supplemental releasable fastener each have a first portion extending generally upward and away from said back panel to an outward position distanced from the back panel, from which outward position the releasable fastener continues as a second portion that extends from the outward position upward and toward said back panel wherein said releasable fastener has a third portion that extends over a top of said body which, when opened, provides access to said inner cavity.
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A backpack comprising:
- a backpack body defining an inner cavity and having at least one shoulder strap coupled thereto, said body having a back surface, a front surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of opposed sides;
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- a releasable fastener on a side of said body, said releasable fastener being configured such that when said releasable fastener is opened, a generally triangular flap is formed in said side of said body, said flap being pivotable away from said body to provide access to said inner cavity, wherein said flap is flexible and pliable and pivots about a base spaced from the back panel,
- wherein said releasable fastener has a first portion extending generally upward and away from said bottom surface to an upper-most position distanced from the bottom surface, and a second portion that extends from the upper-most position downwardly and toward said bottom surface;
- wherein said releasable fastener has a third portion that extends over a top of said body which, when opened, provides access to said inner cavity;
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- wherein said backpack is configured to be worn by a wearer such that said at least one shoulder strap is positioned over a shoulder of the wearer, said back surface is positioned generally flat against a back of the wearer.
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A backpack comprising:
- a backpack body defining an inner cavity and having at least one shoulder strap coupled thereto, said body having a back panel, a pair of opposed sides, and a top;
- and
- a releasable fastener on a side of said body, said releasable fastener being configured such that when said releasable fastener is opened, a generally triangular flap is formed in said side of said body, said flap having a base about which said flap is foldable, said base being adjacent to but spaced away from said back panel, said flap being pivotable away from said body about an axis generally parallel to said side of said body to provide access to said inner cavity,
- wherein said releasable fastener has a first portion extending generally upward and away from an end location adjacent to said back panel to an outward position distanced away from the back panel, from which outward position the releasable fastener continues as a second portion that extends from the outward position upward and toward said back panel to an intermediate position generally adjacent to said back panel to define said flap;
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- wherein said releasable fastener has a third portion that extends over said top of said body which, when opened, provides access to said inner cavity;
- wherein said backpack is configured to be worn by a wearer such that said at least one shoulder strap is positioned over a shoulder of the wearer, said back panel is positioned generally flat against a back of the wearer, and said opposed sides are oriented generally vertically.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.