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Backpack for harvesting electrical energy during walking and for minimizing shoulder strain

  • US 20040183306A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2004
  • Published: 09/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A suspended load backpack, comprising:

  • a frame;

    shoulder straps attached to the frame;

    a load storage bag for accepting a load to be carried by said backpack; and

    at least one elastic element that connects the load storage bag to the frame, the elastic element having a modulus of elasticity that permits the load storage bag and the load to move up and down relative to the frame in accordance with a gait of a wearer of the backpack.

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