Modular backpack
First Claim
1. A backpack including a pair of side rails, support members fastened to said side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, shoulder straps including fastening means fastened to at least one of said support members, and waistband members including fastening means for fastening said waistband members to one of said support members, said waistband members also including means for fastening said waistband members around a wearer'"'"'s waist;
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wherein the uppermost of said separate molded plastic members includes molded thereon mounting means fastened to the top of each of said rails, said mounting means including rearwardly extending sockets, said carry bag includes a pocket and a generally U-shaped member is carried in said pocket, said U-shaped member having ends insertable in said sockets.
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Abstract
A backpack includes a pair of contoured side rails and three separate molded plastic support members removably attached to the rails. The upper support member includes a structure for carrying much of the weight of the carry bag. The carry bag includes hook and loop fasteners on fabric strips for securing the bag to the rails. The upper support member and other support members include slots and ports for attaching various straps and pads. One of the support members includes a flexible section to which the waistband and pad structure is attached, thereby providing flexibility to accommodate hip movement of the wearer. Separate back and lumbar pads are strapped to the support members. The separate plastic support members may be removed from one pair of contoured side rails and fastened to a pair of side rails of different length to accommodate wearers of different heights and proportions.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A backpack including a pair of side rails, support members fastened to said side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, shoulder straps including fastening means fastened to at least one of said support members, and waistband members including fastening means for fastening said waistband members to one of said support members, said waistband members also including means for fastening said waistband members around a wearer'"'"'s waist;
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characterized in that said support members comprise a plurality of separate molded plastic members secured to said side rails, at least part of said plastic members including ports for receiving said fastening means; wherein the uppermost of said separate molded plastic members includes molded thereon mounting means fastened to the top of each of said rails, said mounting means including rearwardly extending sockets, said carry bag includes a pocket and a generally U-shaped member is carried in said pocket, said U-shaped member having ends insertable in said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A backpack including a pair of side rails, support members fastened to said side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, shoulder straps including fastening means fastened to at least one of said support members, and waistband members including fastening means for fastening said waistband members to one of said support members, said waistband members also including means for fastening said waistband members around a wearer'"'"'s waist;
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characterized in that said support members comprise a plurality of separate molded plastic members secured to said side rails, at least part of said plastic members including ports for receiving said fastening means; and wherein said shoulder straps are fastened to ports in one of said molded plastic members, another of said molded plastic members is fastened to the lower ends of said rails and includes forwardly extending flanges, and adjustable stabilizing straps are connected between said shoulder straps and said flanges. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A backpack including a pair of side rails, support members fastened to said side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, shoulder straps including fastening means fastened to at least one of said support members, and waistband members including fastening means for fastening said waistband members to one of said support members, said waistband members also including means for fastening said waistband members around a wearer'"'"'s waist;
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characterized in that said support members comprise a plurality of separate molded plastic members secured to said side rails, at least part of said plastic members including ports for receiving said fastening means; and wherein a separate backpad is included comprising a heavy fabric panel, a plurality of polyfoam pads and a cover of stretch fabric molded together as a unit, and straps are attached at the back of said backpad for connecting said backpad between ports on two separate molded plastic members.
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7. A backpack including a pair of side rails, support members fastened to said side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, shoulder straps including fastening means fastened to at least one of said support members, and waistband members including fastening means for fastening said waistband members to one of said support members, said waistband members also including means for fastening said waistband members around a wearer'"'"'s waist;
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characterized in that said support members comprise a plurality of separate molded plastic members secured to said side rails, at least part of said plastic members including ports for receiving said fastening means; and wherein one of said molded plastic members includes a first pair of fasteners fastening said molded plastic member to said rails, a second pair of fasteners fastening said member to said rails significantly below said first pair of fasteners and a flexible downwardly and rearwardly depending panel extending below said second pair of fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A backpack comprising a pair of side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, a first molded plastic support member including a first pair of fastening means fastening said first plastic support member to the top of said side rails, a second pair of fastening means fastening said first plastic support member to said side rails below said first pair of fastening means;
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a center molded plastic support member including a third pair of fastening means fastening said third molded plastic support member to said side rails and a fourth pair of fastening means fastening said third molded plastic support member to said rails below said third pair of fastening means; a lower molded plastic support member including a fifth pair of fastening means attached to the bottom of said side rails, a rearwardly extending support rail extending from one to the other of said fifth pair of fastening means, and forwardly extending flanges on said fifth pair of fastening means; and attachment means including a plurality of straps for attaching said backpack to a wearer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A backpack including a pair of side rails, support members fastened to said side rails, a carry bag fastened to said side rails, shoulder straps including fastening means fastened to at least one of said support members, and waistband members including fastening means for fastening said waistband members to one of said support members, said waistband members also including means for fastening said waistband members around a wearer'"'"'s waist;
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characterized in that said support members comprise a plurality of separate molded plastic members secured to said side rails, at least part of said plastic members including ports for receiving said fastening means; and wherein one of said molded plastic members includes a flexible downwardly depending portion which is flexible in both back and forward directions and also in a twisting mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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