EP2172126A1 - Rucksack-System - Google Patents

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EP2172126A1
EP2172126A1 EP08165602A EP08165602A EP2172126A1 EP 2172126 A1 EP2172126 A1 EP 2172126A1 EP 08165602 A EP08165602 A EP 08165602A EP 08165602 A EP08165602 A EP 08165602A EP 2172126 A1 EP2172126 A1 EP 2172126A1
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person
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pivot
backpack
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Jorg Balder VAN SCHIJNDEL
Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria Vermeer
Claudy Lucille Koerhuis
Pim Rensink
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
TNO Institute of Industrial Technology
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TNO Institute of Industrial Technology
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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
    • A45F3/10—Pack-frames carried on the body

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  • the present invention refers to a carriage system for carrying a backpack by a person, hereinafter indicated as backpack system, including a torso module which is arranged to enclose, at least partly, the person's upper back and chest, as well as including a support module including a hip module which is arranged to rest on the person's hips, as well as a fork element, extending from the person's back towards the person's hips, the fork ends of which being pivotally connected with the hip module such that the fork element is able to pivot around the imaginary axis through the person's hip joint, thus enabling the fork element to pivot in the person's forward/backward plane, i.e. a plane transverse to the imaginary axis through the person's hip joint.
  • Such carriage system is known from applicant's earlier patent application WO2007114702 .
  • the present invention aims to provide a backpack system which performs better than the known system.
  • a mainly rigid interconnection element at the person's back side is provided, between the torso module and the support element, which is connected to the torso module by means of a ball joint or a similarly acting flexible joint, and to the fork element by means of a pivot construction which is arranged to permit the interconnection element to pivot, around a pivoting axis, mainly in the person's left/right plane, i.e. a plane parallel to the imaginary axis through the person's hip joint.
  • This configuration comprising (a) the fork element which can pivot in the person's forward/backward plane, (b) the ball joint or similarly acting flexible joint which permits movements in all directions, including rotational movement of the torso module relative to the hip module, and (c) the pivot construction which permits the interconnection element to pivot in the person's left/right plane provides, by effective cooperation of those various pivots, that the backpack will be mainly supported by the person's hips, however, without affecting the person's freedom of movement.
  • the fork element and the backpack frame moreover, comprise pivoting coupling means which are arranged for releasable coupling the backpack frame with the fork element and, at the same time, enabling the backpack frame to pivot relative to the fork element around about the same axis as the pivoting axis of the pivot construction by which the interconnection element is pivotal relative to the fork element.
  • the backpack or the backpack frame is, preferably, detachably attached to the torso module.
  • the backpack via its frame substantially rests on the attachment point on the fork element, which is pivotal in the person's left/right plane, and the fork element itself is pivotal forward/backward plane, whereas the upper side of the backpack is attached to the torso module -in order to keep the backpack in the (up)right position)- which itself is all-sided movably connected to the rigid interconnection element which bridges the torso module with the fork element, the person's shoulders etc. will minimally be loaded with the weight of the backpack, as the main weight will rest on the person's hips, viz. via the underside of the backpack frame, the fork element and the hip module which surrounds the person's hips.
  • Both figures show an embodiment of the carriage system according to the invention, which is arranged for carrying a backpack 5, including a backpack frame 5a, by a person 1.
  • the system comprises a torso module 2 which is arranged to enclose, at least partly, the person's upper back and chest.
  • a support module 3 is provided, including a hip module 3a which is arranged to rest on the person's hips, as well as a fork element 3b, which extends from the person's back towards the person's hips.
  • Both fork ends are pivotally connected with the hip module such that the fork element is able to pivot around the (imaginary) axis 3c through the person's hip joint, thus enabling the fork element to pivot (see arrow 3d) in the person's forward/backward plane, i.e. a plane transverse to the imaginary axis through the person's hip joint.
  • a mainly rigid interconnection element 4 is provided at the person's back side, between the torso module 2 and the support element 3.
  • the interconnection element 4 is connected to the torso module by means of a ball joint or a similarly acting flexible joint, e.g. formed by a flexible rod 4a made of Teflon ® .
  • the interconnection element 4 is connected to the fork element 3b by means of a pivot construction 4b which is arranged to permit the interconnection element to pivot, around a pivoting axis 4c, mainly in the person's left/right plane, i.e. a plane parallel to the imaginary axis 3d through the person's hip joint.
  • the fork element 3b and the backpack frame 5a moreover, comprise pivoting coupling means which are arranged for releasable coupling the backpack frame with the fork element 3a.
  • this coupling means are formed by a keyhole joint formed by a keyhole 5b in a (flat) transverse frame member 5c and a knob 3e, connected to the fork element 3b and/or the interconnection element 4, which knob 3e can extend through the keyhole.
  • the keyhole joint 5b/3e enables the backpack frame 5a to be coupled pivotally relative to the fork element 3b around the same axis as the pivoting axis 4c of the pivot construction 4b by which the interconnection element 4 is pivotal relative to the fork element.
  • the backpack frame 5a is detachably attached to the torso module 2, viz. by means of connection straps 2a, preventing that the backpack 5 will fall sideward of backward.
  • the main weight of the backpack rests on the support module 3, via the fork element 3b, thus relieving the person's back and shoulders.
  • the configuration according to this invention thus provides, by an effective cooperation of the various pivots that the backpack is mainly supported by the person's hips, however, without affecting the person's freedom of movement: back pivot 4b/5b/3e provides that hip movements are possible without causing the backpack to be lifted substantially, hip pivots 3c provide that the person will be able to bend forward and backward easily, and pivot 4a provides that the upper part of the person's body can move in all directions.

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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2012064206A1 (en) * 2010-11-11 2012-05-18 Campbell And Scott Limited Improvements in and relating to wearable supports
GB2490744A (en) * 2011-05-13 2012-11-14 Berghaus Ltd Rucksack with a rotary connection to a hip belt
WO2013109872A1 (en) * 2012-01-19 2013-07-25 Emerson Electric Co. Articulated backpack apparatus and system

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5184763A (en) * 1991-10-16 1993-02-09 Blaisdell Richard W Modular, free movement backpack system
EP0823840A1 (de) * 1996-01-22 1998-02-18 HE HOLDINGS, INC. dba HUGHES ELECTRONICS Modulare ausrüstung zum tragen von lasten
DE10033738A1 (de) * 2000-01-10 2002-01-24 Ekkehard Gorski Trage-bzw. Haltevorrichtung
EP1736074A1 (de) * 2005-06-20 2006-12-27 Arc'Teryx Equipment Inc. Verbesserter Rucksack
EP1842449A1 (de) * 2006-04-05 2007-10-10 Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO Personelle Traganordnung

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5184763A (en) * 1991-10-16 1993-02-09 Blaisdell Richard W Modular, free movement backpack system
EP0823840A1 (de) * 1996-01-22 1998-02-18 HE HOLDINGS, INC. dba HUGHES ELECTRONICS Modulare ausrüstung zum tragen von lasten
DE10033738A1 (de) * 2000-01-10 2002-01-24 Ekkehard Gorski Trage-bzw. Haltevorrichtung
EP1736074A1 (de) * 2005-06-20 2006-12-27 Arc'Teryx Equipment Inc. Verbesserter Rucksack
EP1842449A1 (de) * 2006-04-05 2007-10-10 Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO Personelle Traganordnung
WO2007114702A1 (en) 2006-04-05 2007-10-11 Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno Personal carriage system

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2012064206A1 (en) * 2010-11-11 2012-05-18 Campbell And Scott Limited Improvements in and relating to wearable supports
GB2498917A (en) * 2010-11-11 2013-07-31 Campbell And Scott Ltd Improvements in and relating to wearable supports
GB2498917B (en) * 2010-11-11 2017-06-14 Campbell And Scott Ltd Improvements in and relating to wearable supports
US9980552B2 (en) 2010-11-11 2018-05-29 Campbell And Scott Ltd. Wearable supports
GB2490744A (en) * 2011-05-13 2012-11-14 Berghaus Ltd Rucksack with a rotary connection to a hip belt
GB2490744B (en) * 2011-05-13 2017-02-01 Berghaus Ltd Load carrying apparatus
WO2013109872A1 (en) * 2012-01-19 2013-07-25 Emerson Electric Co. Articulated backpack apparatus and system

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