EP0434336A2 - Rucksack - Google Patents

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EP0434336A2
EP0434336A2 EP90313754A EP90313754A EP0434336A2 EP 0434336 A2 EP0434336 A2 EP 0434336A2 EP 90313754 A EP90313754 A EP 90313754A EP 90313754 A EP90313754 A EP 90313754A EP 0434336 A2 EP0434336 A2 EP 0434336A2
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rucksack
intermediate region
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George Gordon Davison
David Frederick Archer
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Berghaus Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F3/00—Travelling or camp articles; Sacks or packs carried on the body
    • A45F3/04—Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
    • A45C7/0059—Flexible luggage; Hand bags
    • A45C7/0063—Flexible luggage; Hand bags comprising an integrated expansion device

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  • This invention relates to rucksacks and more particularly to adjustable rucksacks.
  • the user can move the shoulder harness and/or the hip belt upwardly or downwardly on the rucksack to suit his build and whereby the shoulder straps and the hip belt are comfortably received on the shoulders and the waist respectively of the user.
  • a rucksack on the upper regions of the rear of which are mounted a pair of shoulder straps and on the lower regions of the rear of which is mounted a hip belt, characterised in that, between said upper and lower regions of the rear of the rucksack, there is provided an extensible intermediate region movable between a compacted position and an extended position whereby said upper regions, together with the shoulder straps, and said lower regions, together with the hip belt, can be moved towards and away from one another, and releasable locking means which, for any given position of the intermediate region between its compacted position and its extended position, can be actuated to retain said intermediate region in that position and thereby secure the upper and lower regions relative to one another.
  • the shoulder straps and the hip belt remain in their optimum positions relative to the upper and lower regions of the rucksack respectively, all adjustment for the height of the user being accommodated by the extensibility of the intermediate region of the rear of the rucksack.
  • the locking means can be actuated to retain that particular configuration for as long as is required.
  • the rear of the rucksack comprises a flexible fabric, the extensible intermediate region consisting of a plurality of pleats in said fabric extending transversely of the rear of the said fabric extending transversely of the rear of the rucksack.
  • said extensible intermediate region may comprise a pleated insert between said upper and lower regions of the rear of the rucksack and of flexible material different from that of the rucksack, for example a flexible plastics material.
  • the intermediate region of the rucksack may comprise an insert of a stretchable material between the upper and lower regions of the rucksack.
  • the extensible intermediate region may extend right round the rucksack.
  • Such embodiments may further comprise a frame including a pair of substantially upright frame members one to each side of the rear of the rucksack, said frame members being secured to one of the upper or lower regions of the rear of the rucksack and extending through associated guide members secured to the other of the upper or lower regions, locking means reacting between said frame members and the associated guide means.
  • the rucksack is of rigid, box-like construction including upper and lower portions interconnected by a bellows-like intermediate portion permitting movement of the upper and lower portions of the rucksack towards and away from one another, the locking means comprising a ratchet connection between one or more serrated straps secured to one of the upper or buckles secured to the other of the upper or lower portion of the rucksack.
  • a rucksack of a flexible fabric material having a rear wall indicated generally at 2 and comprising an upper region 4 provided with a top yoke assembly 6 to which is secured a shoulder strap harness (not shown), and a lower region 8 to which is secured a hip belt (not shown).
  • the upper and lower regions 4,8 of the rear wall 2 of the rucksack are themselves interconnected by an intermediate region 10 which comprises a plurality of transverse pleats 12 the vertical section through which is of generally zig-zag form whereby the height of said intermediate region 10 of the rear wall of the rucksack can vary between a compacted position in which the folds of the pleats 12 overlie one another, and a fully extended position in which the folds of the pleats 12 form a continuous planar sheet.
  • a frame including a pair of substantially upright frame members 14 the lower ends of which are secured to the lower region 8.
  • a pair of guide members or buckles, one for each frame member 14, are secured within the upper region 4 of the rear wall 2 of the rucksack, the upper ends of the frame members 14 passing one through each of said guide members, and said guide members each being provided with a pivotal, cam-like locking arm 16 movable between a release position permitting sliding movement between the associated frame member and guide member, and a locking position securing the frame member relative to the guide member.
  • the distance between the shoulder harness and the hip belt can, with the locking arms 16 in their release positions, be adjusted to suit a particular user, the adjustment being accommodated by the extensible intermediate region 10 of the rear wall of the rucksack, and the upper and lower regions 4,8 of the rucksack can be locked in the desired relative positions by appropriate actuation of the locking arms 16.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates part of a frameless rucksack of rigid, box-like form moulded from a plastics material and including upper and lower portions 4,8 to which are secured a shoulder harness (not shown) and hip belt (not shown) respectively.
  • Integrally moulded with the upper and lower portions 4,8 of the rucksack is an intermediate portion 10 of bellows-like configuration extending right round the rucksack and whereby said upper and lower portions 4,8 of the rucksacks can be moved towards and away from one another by appropriate compression and expansion of the bellows-like intermediate portion 10.
  • Fig. 3 a shows the bellows-like intermediate portion 10 in its substantially fully extended condition giving maximum distance between the upper and lower portions 4,8, the free ends of the straps 18 being received within the associated buckles 20 to secure the upper and lower portions 4,8 relative to one another.
  • the straps 18 slide through the associated buckles 20, with the free ends of the straps 18 extending through associated slots in, to be received within the hollow interior of, the lower portion 8 of the rucksack as shown in Fig. 3 b .
  • the intermediate portion 10 can be retained in any condition between the extreme conditions shown in Figs. 3 a and 3 b by the ratchet connections between the straps 18 and the buckles 20.
  • FIG. 4 there is shown part of an alternative framed rucksack of a flexible fabric material in which the intermediate region 10 comprises a plurality of pleats 12, in the illustrated example there are three, each of which includes, along its upper and lower edges, opposed parts 22,24 of a zip fastening.
  • a pleat 12 can adopt either an open, extended condition, or a closed, compacted condition by appropriate opening or closing of the zip fastening, thereby varying the height of the intermediate region 10 and the relative positions between the upper and lower regions 4,8 of the rucksack.
  • Fig. 4 the central pleat 12 is shown in its closed condition and the upper and lower pleats are open.

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EP19900313754 1989-12-20 1990-12-17 Rucksacks Ceased EP0434336A3 (en)

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GB898928753A GB8928753D0 (en) 1989-12-20 1989-12-20 Rucksacks
GB8928753 1989-12-20

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EP0434336A2 true EP0434336A2 (de) 1991-06-26
EP0434336A3 EP0434336A3 (en) 1991-10-30

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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5184763A (en) * 1991-10-16 1993-02-09 Blaisdell Richard W Modular, free movement backpack system
EP0549197A1 (de) * 1991-12-16 1993-06-30 Berghaus Limited Rucksack
FR2738128A1 (fr) * 1995-09-05 1997-03-07 Calvet Louis Jean Christian Dispositif pour plisser la poche principale d'un sac personnel pour en regler la hauteur
FR2752514A1 (fr) * 1996-08-22 1998-02-27 Broquet Annie Josette Sac a dos pour casque motocycliste
EP0908115A1 (de) * 1997-10-13 1999-04-14 Andrew Woods Rucksack
AT524978A1 (de) * 2021-04-26 2022-11-15 Dominic Mueller Ruck- und Schlafsack

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH86119A (de) * 1919-09-04 1920-08-02 Sporthaus Reinhold Spitz Milit Rucksack.
FR694045A (fr) * 1929-04-19 1930-11-27 Perfectionnements aux charnières télescopiques de malles, valises, mallettes et articles analogues
FR943833A (fr) * 1947-03-04 1949-03-18 Sac et en particulier sac de dame
EP0044414A1 (de) * 1980-07-19 1982-01-27 Hein Gericke GmbH & Co. KG Tankrucksack
GB2173393A (en) * 1985-04-13 1986-10-15 Jui Harvest Co Ltd An adjustable article of luggage
DE3634621A1 (de) * 1986-10-10 1988-04-14 Salewa Gmbh Sportgeraetefab Vorrichtung zur verstellung der richtung von befestigungsplatten fuer tragriemen an einer an einem rucksack zu befestigenden schiene

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH86119A (de) * 1919-09-04 1920-08-02 Sporthaus Reinhold Spitz Milit Rucksack.
FR694045A (fr) * 1929-04-19 1930-11-27 Perfectionnements aux charnières télescopiques de malles, valises, mallettes et articles analogues
FR943833A (fr) * 1947-03-04 1949-03-18 Sac et en particulier sac de dame
EP0044414A1 (de) * 1980-07-19 1982-01-27 Hein Gericke GmbH & Co. KG Tankrucksack
GB2173393A (en) * 1985-04-13 1986-10-15 Jui Harvest Co Ltd An adjustable article of luggage
DE3634621A1 (de) * 1986-10-10 1988-04-14 Salewa Gmbh Sportgeraetefab Vorrichtung zur verstellung der richtung von befestigungsplatten fuer tragriemen an einer an einem rucksack zu befestigenden schiene

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5184763A (en) * 1991-10-16 1993-02-09 Blaisdell Richard W Modular, free movement backpack system
EP0549197A1 (de) * 1991-12-16 1993-06-30 Berghaus Limited Rucksack
FR2738128A1 (fr) * 1995-09-05 1997-03-07 Calvet Louis Jean Christian Dispositif pour plisser la poche principale d'un sac personnel pour en regler la hauteur
FR2752514A1 (fr) * 1996-08-22 1998-02-27 Broquet Annie Josette Sac a dos pour casque motocycliste
EP0908115A1 (de) * 1997-10-13 1999-04-14 Andrew Woods Rucksack
GB2330065B (en) * 1997-10-13 2001-11-21 Andrew Woods A rucksack
AT524978A1 (de) * 2021-04-26 2022-11-15 Dominic Mueller Ruck- und Schlafsack
AT524978B1 (de) * 2021-04-26 2023-03-15 Dominic Mueller Ruck- und Schlafsack

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