Classifications

• • 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
  • A45F3/047—Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders with adjustable fastenings for the shoulder straps or waist belts
• • 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
  • A45F2003/045—Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders and one additional strap around the waist
• • 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
  • A45F3/12—Shoulder-pads

Definitions

• the invention relates to a carrier bag, in particular a backpack.
• carrying bags such as backpacks have the disadvantage that, for example, when the shoulders are moved, the backpack itself or a storage container of the backpack, in which objects to be transported are stored, is also moved.
• the wearing comfort for example in sports such as mountain biking or climbing, is considerably impaired.
• a backpack with a carrying device in the form of two shoulder straps is known, a portion being provided in each shoulder strap that has greater elasticity.
• the provision of such elastic areas is intended to ensure that the backpack can be carried by different people without having to adapt the carrying system to the corresponding person. Furthermore, this results in a suspension of the backpack and thus a cushioned power transmission. Larger and faster movements, such as those that occur during mountain biking or climbing, are transferred to the backpack despite the provision of the elastic partial area, so that the backpack is moved and the comfort remains severely impaired.
• the object of the invention is to improve the comfort of carrying bags, especially backpacks.
• the carrying bag has a receptacle for receiving objects to be transported.
• a carrying device such as one or more shoulder straps or shoulder straps, is connected to the receptacle.
• the carrying device is decoupled from the movement in relation to the receptacle in the carrying bag according to the invention.
• the receptacle of the carrying bag according to the invention is not or only slightly moved. For example, when mountain biking or climbing, the upper body can be moved freely at least in certain areas without the receptacle also being moved. As a result, the comfort is significantly improved.
• the carrying bag according to the invention has a carrying device connected to a receptacle.
• the carrying device has upper and lower connecting elements which can be connected, for example, with shoulder straps.
• a shoulder strap can also be used to jointly form an upper and a lower connecting element.
• connection elements to enable decoupling of movement, tension elements which are preferably cable pulls, are slidably held on the receptacle. Furthermore, a common tension element is provided at least between two connecting elements. A movement of the body that automatically Moving a connecting element thus also causes a pulling element to be moved. The movement of the tension element is transmitted to the second connection element due to the connection. The distance between the two connecting elements thus remains at least essentially constant.
• the invention is therefore based on the knowledge that the movement of one part of the body, for example the lifting of a shoulder, usually results in the movement of another part of the body in a different direction relative to the carrying bag.
• the upper and lower connecting elements are thus connected to one another via a single tension element or are designed as a single tension element.
• the tension element thus runs, for example, between the shoulder straps and the receptacle.
• the common tension element thus runs, for example, from a connecting element or from a shoulder strap in the area of the back to the receptacle, is held displaceably on the receptacle and runs forward in the area of the hip to the second shoulder strap. From this, the tension element then again runs on the back to the receptacle, on which it is held displaceably, and is led back from the receptacle to the first shoulder strap.
• the tension element is also slidably held on the shoulder straps.
• the two lower connecting elements that is to say those connecting elements which are connected, for example, to the front or lower ends of the shoulder straps or the like, are formed by a common tension element.
• the tension element which is designed in particular as a cable, is thus firmly connected to the one front end of the shoulder strap in this embodiment, then preferably guided through a channel or a guide part on the receptacle and then connected to the front or lower end of the second shoulder strap. The movement of the two lower ends of the shoulder straps is coupled via the tension element.
• upper connecting elements are provided, which are preferably connected to rear ends of shoulder straps, ie to the ends of the shoulder straps arranged on the back of the user.
• these connecting elements are preferably elastic.
• the upper connecting elements can be provided instead of or preferably in addition to the lower connecting elements.
• the upper connecting elements are connected to the receptacle via an intermediate element, so that the upper connecting elements, together with the intermediate element, are Y-shaped.
• the deflecting element can then preferably be connected to the receiving container, preferably in the center, via a single intermediate element.
• the intermediate element is particularly preferably connected to it at a distance from an inner side, ie a back support surface of the receptacle.
• Both the provision of a common pulling element in the lower connecting elements and in the upper connecting elements can take place in such a way that the pulling element is provided between the two respective connecting elements and the channel or the guide element on the pocket.
• the arrangement can be reversed, so that a rope or the like is provided on the pocket and a common channel or a common guide element is arranged between two connecting elements.
• the possible relative movement between the channel or guide part and a tension element is relevant.
• the pulling elements or channels crosswise, so that a lower connecting element is connected to an upper connecting element.
• the pulling elements can be continuous cable pulls, cords, bands, chains and the like.
• a common cable pull comprises an intermediate element, for example a load between the belt or the like.
• the cable and the like are guided either in a channel, which can be designed as a closed channel corresponding to a pipe or the like, or in an open or partially open channel.
• Other guide parts such as loops or eyelets, can also be provided.
• the upper tension element is not connected to the shoulder belt or the shoulder pad, but to the lower cable pull.
• the tension element is thus slidably held on the shoulder strap.
• a channel, eyelets or the like is connected to the shoulder belt or the shoulder rest, through which the tension element is guided.
• the lower and the upper tension element are designed as a single common tension element.
• it is then a self-contained tension element. This preferably runs from a shoulder area down to the hip, is then guided through the channel connected to the receptacle from hip to hip from one side to the other, then runs from the hip back up to the other shoulder and from there in a U-shape the deflection element connected to the receptacle to the first shoulder.
• the cable pull thus essentially has the shape of a "double U".
• a single, self-contained pull element such as a cable pull, is also provided, with which the receptacle is movably connected.
• An essential basic principle In both preferred embodiments, there is therefore a self-contained pulling element which is movably connected to the receiving container or held displaceably on the receiving container.
• the tension element preferably runs from a shoulder down to the hip, i.e. on the front of the body, is guided there through a channel or the like provided on the receptacle and then runs in the back area from one hip diagonally upward to the other shoulder.
• the tension element runs from this shoulder down to the other hip, is in turn guided through a channel connected to the receptacle or the like, and is then guided obliquely upwards in the back area to the first shoulder.
• the tension element thus intersects in the back area.
• a complete decoupling of the movement of the receptacle from the carrying device is realized.
• the one or more pulling elements which are preferably cable pulls corresponding to a Bowden cable or the like, are preferably made of a low-friction material or have a low-friction surface. Pulling elements or cable pulls made of nylon and / or metal are particularly suitable. For example, you can use a Silicone coating or a Teflon coating to further reduce the friction.
• the channels, eyelets, Bowden cable sleeves and the like, which are provided on the receptacle or shoulder straps, can be designed accordingly to reduce the friction.
• These elements are preferably provided or coated with a material with a low-friction surface. This can be a Teflon or silicone coating. Continuous lubrication can also be provided in addition to or instead of a coating.
• the tension element or the tension elements run outside of channels or other holding devices provided on the receiving container, these are preferably covered. Since there is movement between the cable and the receptacle, the covers preferably provided are preferably designed to be variable. This can be achieved by providing elastic covers and / or multi-part covers, for example slidable covers.
• the carrier of the carrier bag may want the movement decoupling to be reduced or even completely switched off.
• an adjusting element is preferably provided which is connected to the tension element.
• the adjusting element can be an adjustable spring or the like, which exerts pressure on the tension element and thus increases the friction at this point.
• the adjusting element can be a clamping device, by means of which the movement decoupling between the receptacle and the carrying device can be switched on and off.
• the entry of the traction element into a channel or the like on the opposite side of the body of the user like that Exit of the tension element from the channel or the like.
• the traction element or elements in the shoulder area on the back of the user enter corresponding channels, the traction element or elements in the hip region on the front side, ie in the abdominal region of the user, emerging again from channels or the like. In this way, a further improvement in the decoupling of movement can be achieved.
• the two shoulder straps are each provided with an adjustment strap.
• the two adjustment straps have to be adjusted separately from each other, whereby an even adjustment is only possible by feeling.
• the inventive provision of a tension element, in particular a single, self-contained tension element that is displaceable relative to the shoulder straps makes it possible to provide a single lashing strap or adjusting strap, since this automatically results in a shortening on both sides. The two sides are therefore always set the same. Since only one adjustment strap has to be provided in the carrying bag according to the invention, one-hand operation, which is particularly advantageous during cycling, is also possible.
• the decoupling of the movement can also take place by the provision of variable-length connecting elements, the length of which adjusts itself automatically or automatically when moving.
• the carrying system thus follows the movement of the body.
• the connecting elements provided between the front ends and the receptacle are designed to be elastic or stretchable. It is also particularly preferred to make the connecting elements between the rear ends and the receptacle elastic.
• An elastic design of the connecting elements can e.g. by providing appropriate materials such as rubber. Spring elements or the like can also be provided.
• a windable rope can also be provided as the elastic connecting element, a spring being tensioned, for example, when the rope is being unwound, so that the rope is wound up again as soon as it is relieved, so that the connecting element is shortened again.
• the pocket itself can also have a certain elasticity.
• the bag can be made entirely or partially of elastic material, so that, for example, the length of the bag is increased when a shoulder is moved.
• the receptacle is preferably arranged at the waist.
• This has the advantage that the weight of the backpack or the carrying bag is not arranged on the back, that is to say it is not arranged on the area that is moved strongly.
• the arrangement of the receptacle in the area of the hip ensures ventilation of the back of the user and thus reduced perspiration or better evaporation of the sweat.
• this arrangement of the receptacle has the advantage that the weight distribution is favorable.
• Another possibility for decoupling movement which can be provided in addition to or instead of the decoupling of the shoulder straps described above, is to provide a hip belt which is firmly attached to the body and to which the receptacle is fastened via a joint, in particular a ball joint.
• the receptacle can thus be pivoted at least about an axis running essentially perpendicular to the back of the user or perpendicular to the hip belt. As a result, the upper body can be swiveled without the waist belt being shifted.
• a carrying bag such as a backpack
• a carrying device connected to the receptacle.
• the carrying device has upper and lower connecting elements.
• at least two connecting elements are connected to one another via a cable, in particular a Bowden cable or the like, the cable being made from a material with a low-friction surface. The wearing comfort can be improved simply by providing a smooth-running cable between connecting elements.
• the cable pull is advantageously further developed, in particular as described generally above with reference to a pulling element.
• a channel or the like which is possibly provided on the receiving container is likewise provided with a low-friction surface.
• This can have suitable coatings or in particular be made of hard plastic, metal and / or Teflon.
• the principle of the motion-decoupled carrying system according to the invention is not limited to carrying bags and in particular backpacks.
• any other object such as a life jacket, a bulletproof vest and the like, can be provided instead of the receptacle.
• the receptacle is thus closed by the supporting object or the support element replaced.
• the carrying system according to the invention is suitable for any kind of loads, for example also for carrying musical instruments, weapons, remote controls, gas bottles and the like, diving bottles or tools.
• the carrying system is also well suited for carrying children's racks or special items of clothing, such as bras and braces.
• Back and / or shoulder protectors can also be connected to a carrying system according to the invention and can be worn more comfortably in this way.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment of a backpack
• Fig. 2 is a schematic rear view of that shown in Fig. 1
• Fig. 3 is a schematic rear view of a second preferred embodiment
• FIGS. 4 u. 5 schematic representations of the course of the self-contained cable in preferred embodiments
• Fig. 6 is a schematic plan view of a preferred embodiment of a shoulder strap or a shoulder pad.
• the backpack according to the invention has a receptacle 10 in which objects to be transported can be accommodated.
• the Receptacle 10 is arranged at the waist of a user and held on the hip by a waist belt 12. Furthermore, the backpack has a carrying device 14, the hip belt 12 not being part of the carrying device.
• the carrying device has two shoulder straps 16, 18, which can optionally be connected to one another via a chest strap 20.
• the shoulder straps 16, 18 thus lie firmly against the body of the user.
• Front ends 24 of the shoulder straps 16, 18 are connected to connecting elements 26 via intermediate elements 22, which may be adjustable in length, which may be belt straps.
• the connecting elements 26 are connected to the receptacle 10.
• the connecting elements have a cable 28 as a common tension element, which is designed in accordance with a Bowden cable and is guided through a tubular Bowden cable jacket 30.
• the Bowden cable sheath 30 thus forms a channel or a tube connected to the receiving container 10, in which the cable 28 can be moved.
• the Bowden cable jacket 30 is firmly connected to the receptacle 10.
• the cable 28 can thus be moved back and forth in the direction of the arrows 32 in the Bowden cable sheath. Since the two intermediate elements 22 are thus coupled to one another via the common cable 28, moving one intermediate element in one direction automatically causes the other intermediate element to move in the other direction. This corresponds to the natural course of movement of the user, since, for example, when cycling or climbing, not both shoulders are lifted at the same time, but usually opposite movements take place. This is also the case, for example, when turning the upper body.
• the backpack according to the invention also has upper connecting elements 34.
• the connecting elements 34 are optionally with intermediate elements 36 with the rear Ends 38 of the two shoulder straps 16, 18 connected.
• the connecting elements 34 have a common cable pull as a pulling element 40, which is guided around a deflection element 42.
• the cable 40 is connected to the two intermediate elements 36.
• the deflection element 42 in turn has a channel or a Bowden cable sheath through which the cable 40 is guided.
• the deflecting element 42 which is part of the connecting elements, is connected to the receiving container 10 via a further part of the connecting elements, an intermediate element 46, which can be a belt strap with a buckle.
• the fastening point 48 is provided between the intermediate element 46 and the receptacle 10 at a distance from an inner side 50 of the receptacle.
• the inside 50 is the back support surface on which the receptacle 10 bears against the back of the user.
• the spacing of the fastening point 48 ensures that the upper connecting elements 34 do not rest on the back of the user.
• a self-contained cable is provided, ie the lower cable is combined with the upper cable to form a common pull element or cable 52.
• this does not have to be a uniform cable pull.
• this can, for example, strap-like intermediate elements 22 and have connecting elements 54. It is relevant that it is a self-contained cable or a self-contained cable element when the backpack is carried.
• the cable pull 52 is guided in the hip region 56 on the left in FIG. 3 through a channel 58 which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, is arranged on the outside of the receptacle 10. Thereafter, the cable pull 52 is guided upwards and runs diagonally upwards in the back region 60, ie from bottom left to top right in FIG. 3, to a shoulder region 62.
• the shoulder pads or shoulder straps 16, 18 differ from the shoulder pads 16, 18 described with reference to FIG. 2 in that the cable 52 is not firmly connected to the shoulder pads 16, 18 at the rear ends 38 (FIG. 2), but rather the Shoulder pads 16, 18 are connected to a channel 64 (FIG. 6).
• the channel 64 which can be, for example, individual eyelets or the like, runs in the longitudinal direction of the shoulder rest 16, i.e. over the shoulder.
• the cable 52 runs through the channel 64 and is freely movable within the channel in the direction of an arrow 66. When the cable 52 is moved in the channel 64, there is therefore no displacement of the shoulder rest 16, 18.
• the pull element or the cable pull 52 is guided downward and in the exemplary embodiment shown has a connecting element 54.
• the cable 52 can also go through.
• the cable 52 is closed again and runs to the right hip in FIG. 3.
• the cable 52 is in turn inserted into a channel 68 or a corresponding element.
• the cable pull 52 runs through the channel 68.
• the cable pull 52 is guided from the hip area 70 on the right in FIG. 3 to the left shoulder area 72.
• the cable pull 52 thus again runs diagonally in the back area, so that the cable pull 52 crosses in the back area 70.
• the cable 52 is then guided over the shoulder pad 16.
• the shoulder pad 16 is corresponding to that shown in FIG. 6 Shoulder rest 18 formed so that the cable 52 is guided through a channel 64 of the shoulder rest 16 and is connected to a connecting element 54 in the region of the lower end 24 of the shoulder rest.
• the connecting elements 54 By closing the connecting elements 54, the cable 52 is then closed.
• the shoulder rest 18 shown in FIG. 6 can also be used in the case of the one shown in FIG. 1 and 2 described embodiment may be provided.
• the upper cable 40 (FIG. 2) is then not firmly connected to the shoulder pads 16, 18, but is also guided through a channel 64 (FIG. 6).
• the cable is then connected to the intermediate elements 22 (FIG. 2) with connecting elements.
• This also forms a self-contained cable, as shown schematically in FIG. 4.
• Such a cable 74 runs from the shoulder area 72 down to the hip area 56, then runs along the hip in an area 76, from left to right in the exemplary embodiment shown, to the second hip area 70. From there, the cable 74 is then to the other shoulder area 62 out.
• the cable 74 then runs in the back area 60 via a U-shaped deflection element (not shown) from one shoulder area 62 to the other shoulder area 72.

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