Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2003-01-29
2004-10-26
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S262000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06808099
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the past, sternum straps for backpacks have been known. Generally, sternum straps are used to attach the two shoulder straps of a backpack across the sternum of the wearer and prevent the straps from sliding off the shoulders of the wearer or to an uncomfortable or unsafe position.
Referring to
FIG. 5
, prior art sternum straps generally comprise a length of material
100
sewn to a face
102
of backpack shoulder straps
104
at opposite ends A and B thereof. A sternum strap
106
then attaches to each length of material
100
by looping around the length of material
100
and being sewn to itself. In this manner the sternum strap
106
slides between point A and B and cannot be held in any single position along the length of material
100
. The sternum strap
106
further includes a buckle
108
. As can be see from the
FIG. 5
, the sternum strap
106
of the prior art attaches to the face
102
of the shoulder strap
104
. This causes the sternum strap to provide a rotating force to shoulder strap
104
such that the shoulder strap
102
no longer lies flat on the chest and shoulders of the wearer. In turn this causes the backpack wearer to suffer discomfort as well as causing the back pack to have a poor appearance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In its most broad aspect the present invention comprises a backpack comprising a pair of shoulder straps, a plurality of attachment loops attached to at least a peripheral edge of the shoulder straps and a sternum strap removably attached to the attachment loops.
REFERENCES:
patent: 268932 (1882-12-01), Poirier
patent: 5961014 (1999-10-01), Knerr
patent: 6179175 (2001-01-01), Painter
patent: 6607107 (2003-08-01), Dexheimer
Cerf Bros. Bag Co.
Cronin Stephen K.
Polster Lieder Woodruff & Lucchesi L.C.
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