Method and structure for attaching adjustable backpack straps
US4860936A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45F3/047
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An adjustable backpack structure including a base member having structure to secure it to a backpack and carrying thereon at least one elongated track spaced from and parallel to the securing structure, a movable member including attachment structures for backpack straps and configured to be movably engaged in a no more than partially encircling fashion by the base member track, and a locking structure to releasably secure the movable member in a selected position and along the base member track whereby the base member may be conveniently sewn or otherwise fastened to a backpack with the track disposed in a direction in which adjustability of the backpack straps is desired, and the movable member carrying the straps released, moved along an unobstructed path adjacent to the track and resecured to the base member along the track at any of a number of positions by releasing and securing the locking structure.
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