Patent · US Expired

Load carrier

US5577648A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
11References
4Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 7, 1992
Grant dateNov 26, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 7, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45F3/047
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A backpack including a body engaging strap assembly and a strap assembly supported element supported on the body engaging strap assembly and including a container and an integrally formed back engaging portion having a padded back facing surface and a generally rigid curved opposite surface fixed thereto, the integrally formed back engaging portion defining a first generally vertically extending curve arranged to be centered adjacent the upper back portion of a user and a second generally horizontally extending curve arranged to be centered adjacent the lower back portion, the integrally formed back engaging portion being bendable about a horizontal axis located adjacent the center of the first curve and about a vertical axis located adjacent the center of the second curve.

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