Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Patent
1994-07-12
1996-09-10
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
224259, 224261, 224264, 224635, 224637, 224643, 224644, A45F 308, A45F 310
Patent
active
055537596
ABSTRACT:
A backpack frame is molded integrally from composite fiber and resin material to provide a light yet strong frame. The frame includes top and bottom members and a pair of side members. A pair of vertical ribs extend between the top and bottom members, and a plurality of horizontal members extend between the side members. The frame has torsional flexibility about a longitudinal axis which is generally parallel to the side members. Each of the ribs has a generally kidney-shaped cross section which is provided by a groove in the rib. A sack is slidably attached to the frame by elongated beaded attaching members which are sewn to the sack. Each bead is slidably inserted into a key-hole shaped channel in one of the side members. A suspension system includes shoulder straps, a waist belt, and a back pad. Each part of the suspension is formed from closed cell foam which is compression molded to form air-circulating grooves. One or both sides of the foam has a flame laminated skin.
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Big Pack Catalog, pp. 39-41.
Photograghs A-J of a Camp Trails Frame.
McMaster James
Petersen Michael
Eloshway Charles R.
Recla Henry J.
The Coleman Company Inc.
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