US20210345760A1 - Multi-sensory backpack system for people with special needs - Google Patents

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US20210345760A1 US17/271,575 US201917271575A US2021345760A1 US 20210345760 A1 US20210345760 A1 US 20210345760A1 US 201917271575 A US201917271575 A US 201917271575A US 2021345760 A1 US2021345760 A1 US 2021345760A1
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  • the present disclosure generally relates to apparatus designed to provide multi-sensory effects to soothe and calm people with special needs.
  • ADD/ADHD attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • anxiety disorder is also on the rise: 7.1% of children aged 3-17 years (approximately 4.4 million) have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder.
  • SPD sensory processing disorder
  • toys intended to provide calming effects.
  • these toys providing visual sensory stimulation include motion lamps, liquid timers, tops, etc.
  • Tactile sensory stimulation involves the sensation arising from touching certain types of textures or patterns.
  • toys providing tactile sensory stimulation include massaging pillows, patterned blocks or balls, textured fabrics, weighted blankets, etc.
  • Fidget toys are typically small hand-held toys for fumbling to relieve fidgeting.
  • the above conventional toys are devised independently and individually, and each is meant to target a single one-dimensional sensory system, although a person may feel the needs for multiple calming sensory tools at once or sequentially to optimize the calming effect.
  • FIGS. 1-7 illustrate a front perspective view, a rear perspective view, a top view, a bottom view, a left side view, a right side view and a front view of the backpack of the present backpack system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of the backpack in a configuration where both the belt and the sternum strap are opened.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a front perspective view of the backpack worn by a user.
  • FIGS. 10-12 illustrate examples of the sensory accessories configured to be attached to and detached from the backpack.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates another examples of the sensory accessories, which are illustrated without the mounting portions of the fasteners.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a front perspective view of an example of the backpack system according to an embodiment, including the backpack and the multiple sensory accessories attached thereto via the respective fasteners.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates an example situation wherein a child/user is wearing the backpack system illustrated in FIG. 14 .
  • FIG. 16 illustrates an example of the internal structure of the bag body of the backpack.
  • this document provides a multi-sensory backpack system that is designed to integrally provide multiple sources of soothing effects and comfort for people with such special needs.
  • the present multi-sensory backpack system is designed by considering the functionality of a backpack and embedding it with multi-sensory calming tools, enabling a user to have immediate access to any of them as needed.
  • a user is provided with many sensory calming outlets to activate the different sensory nervous systems to work together to help calm and soothe.
  • These underlying sensory nervous systems include:
  • the visual system is the part of the central nervous system that is required for visual perception—receiving, processing and interpreting visual information to build a representation of the visual environment.
  • Visual sensory tools having calming colors and eye catching patterns can be integrated into fabric strips or objects, configured to be detachably attached to the backpack of the present backpack system.
  • Auditory The auditory system is responsible for the sense of hearing. It is divided into two subsystems—the peripheral auditory system (outer ear, middle ear and inner ear) and the central auditory system (from the cochlear nucleus up to the primary auditory cortex). A variety of sounds can have a calming effect or help to drown out noxious sounds from a busy environment.
  • the present backpack system can be configured to accommodate and store a mobile device such as a tablet, smartphone, vibration pack, etc. that can emit and stream comforting or preferred music, sounds or vibrations, and to have a pass-through opening for a wire connecting the mobile device to a headphone or earphone worn by the user.
  • Tactile The tactile system, or sense of touch, is related to the processing of information we receive though the receptors in our skin. It alerts us to pain and temperature, and helps us discriminate the properties of things we come in contact with, i.e. texture, shape, size, weight, etc. There are also soothing and comforting elements to the tactile system. Touching and manipulating certain textures can have a calming and organizing effect.
  • the present backpack system can include fabric strips configured to offer a wide variety or textures and functions to help soothe and calm, and can be customized to enable each person to have his/her own tactile preferences to touch and feel as needed.
  • Olfactory The olfactory system is responsible for our sense of smell. Research shows that certain smells can have a calming effect. Examples of these scents may include lavender, vanilla, jasmine, peppermint and other herbal scents. Scent diffusers, e.g., essential oils, containing these calming scents can be accommodated in a keychain or other small objects, to be attached to an upper portion of the present backpack, allowing the user to have access to the scent as needed.
  • the gustatory system is the oral sensory system responsible for the perception of taste, flavor and other oral senses.
  • the present backpack can be configured to incorporate oral tools, which are safe for resistive chewing and oral exploration. This type of gustatory tools can help replace maladaptive oral seeking behaviors in the form of nail biting, chewing on clothing, or putting inedible or unsafe objects in one's mouth. Stress and overstimulation are some of the triggers known for these oral-sense seeking behaviors, so having access to safe oral tools as an element of the present backpack system can be very effective for such situations.
  • Vestibular The vestibular system is an internal or “hidden” sensory system related to equilibrium, responsible for providing our brain with information about motion, head position, and spatial orientation.
  • Proprioception Another internal “hidden” sense, the proprioceptive sense detects position and movement of our limbs and trunk, the sense of effort, the sense of force, and the sense of heaviness. Receptors involved in proprioception are located in skin, muscles and joints.
  • the present backpack is configured to include a wide built-in compression belt, which may be made of a stretchy neoprene material with VELCRO® fasteners, for example, to secure it as tightly as one prefers.
  • the belt provides deep pressure and compression to one's midsection. Deep pressure activates the proprioceptive receptors and can have an immediate calming effect, which may be stabilizing and supporting just like touching, hugging or cuddling, as mentioned earlier.
  • the present backpack system is specifically designed for people with special needs such as those with ADD/ADHD, SPD, audism, anxiety disorder, etc., the backpack system comprising a backpack 100 and multiple sensory accessories 200 configured to be detachably attached to, i.e., attached to and detached from the backpack 100 . Details of the present backpack system are explained below with reference to accompanying drawings.
  • FIGS. 1-7 illustrate a front perspective view, a rear perspective view, a top view, a bottom view, a left side view, a right side view and a front view of the backpack 100 of the present backpack system according to an embodiment.
  • the backpack 100 comprises a bag body 104 having multiple compartments for storing and carrying articles; a pair of shoulder straps 108 , each strap 108 having two ends attached to one side of the bag body 104 and disposed in a generally longitudinal orientation, and a belt 112 attached to the one side of the bag body 104 and disposed in a generally lateral orientation.
  • Examples of the multiple compartments of the bag body 104 may include a walled section with or without a zipper or other opening-and-closing means, a side pocket, an internal pocket, a meshed pocket and other compartments in a variety of different sizes and shapes to store and carry various articles therein.
  • a user may put his/her arms through the loops made between the pair of shoulder straps 108 and the one side of the bag body 104 to place the upper portions of the straps 108 over his/her shoulders so as to place the bag body 104 on his/her back with the one side against his/her back.
  • the backpack 100 may further comprise a sternum strap 116 , which can secure the placement of the shoulder straps 108 worn over the user's shoulders by generally laterally connecting the two shoulder straps 108 on an upper portion of the user's chest surface, wherein the length of the sternum strap 116 can be made adjustable.
  • Each of the shoulder straps 108 also may further include a length adjuster 120 , an example of which may be a plastic loop to adjust the length of the strap 108 having made excessively longer than the generally longitudinal dimension of the one side of the bag body 104 .
  • the pair of shoulder straps 108 of the present backpack 100 are configured to further include a multiple number of receiving portions of fasteners. Each receiving portion of a fastener included in the shoulder straps 108 is configured for receiving the corresponding mounting portion of the fastener attached at one end of an accessory item. Examples of the receiving portions illustrated in the present figures are: a pair of rings 124 for receiving the corresponding hooks; and a pair of receptacles 128 of release buckles for receiving the corresponding inserts.
  • fasteners included in the present backpack system are mechanical units, each having a receiving portion and a corresponding mounting portion for fastening to each other.
  • fasteners include: a combination of a hook and a D-ring or an O-ring, a fabric hook-and-loop fastener such as VELCRO, a buckle with an insert such as a snap-in type buckle with a latch plate, a buckle with a prong, an S-N pair of magnets, a combination of a button and a hole, a snap, etc.
  • These parts of fasteners may be shaped generally round, rectangular, polygonal or in any other suitable form.
  • Fasteners are typically made of a cloth, plastic, metal, polymer, leather or other durable and/or flexible material.
  • the terms such as plug, insert, pin and prong are often used for “male” connectors (mounting portions), and the terms such as receptacle, socket, port and slot are often used for “female” connectors (receiving portions).
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of the backpack 100 in a configuration where both the belt 112 and the sternum strap 116 are opened.
  • a user can easily put his/her arms through the loops made between the pair of shoulder straps 108 and the one side of the bag body 104 to place the upper portions of the straps 108 over his/her shoulders so as to place the bag body 104 on his/her back with the one side against his/her back.
  • the user may wrap his/her abdominal area with the belt 112 , adjust the fitting and secure the belt 112 by using the fastener such as the exemplary VELCRO included therein as illustrated in the figures, and connect the sternum strap 116 and adjust the length thereof to secure the shoulder straps 108 over his/her shoulders with the bag body 104 placed on his/her back.
  • the fastener such as the exemplary VELCRO included therein as illustrated in the figures
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a front perspective view of the backpack 100 worn by a child/user.
  • the wide belt 112 is configured to encircle and cover a large portion of an abdominal area of a user.
  • the belt 112 may be made of an elastic material and have a fabric hook-and-loop fastener such as VELCRO, for example, so that the circumference can be adjusted to fit around the abdomen of a user.
  • the width of the belt 112 may be dimensioned to cover at least 50% in height of the abdomen of a user. Specifically, the width of the belt 112 may be configured to be a value in the range of 5-10 inches for a child user, or in the range of 7-12 inches for an adult user.
  • the belt 112 in the present backpack 100 is thus a built-in compression belt 112 dimensioned to be wide enough to cover a large portion of the user's abdominal area.
  • the belt 112 may be made of a stretchy neoprene material with VELCRO fasteners, for example; thus, the circumference is adjustable to fit around the abdomen as tightly or comfortably as one prefers, thereby providing deep pressure and compression to one's midsection to optimize the proprioceptive sensory input. Deep pressure activates the proprioceptive receptors and can have an immediate calming effect, which can be stabilizing and supporting just like touching, hugging and cuddling, as mentioned earlier.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates examples of the sensory accessories 200 configured to be detachably attached to, i.e., attached to and detached from, the backpack 100 .
  • the examples in FIG. 10 are: (A) a spiral coil made of plastic that can be pulled, twisted or released by a finger; (B) a keychain comprised of a retractable cable and a ring that can be pulled, twisted or released by a finger; (C) a rectangular strip having a rough-texture fabric; and (D) a rectangular strip having a fluffy-texture fabric.
  • the items such as (A) and (B) are intended to capture an attention of the user who engages his/her finger(s) with the repetitive elastic motion; i.e., they are fidget toys for relieving fidgeting via fumbling. Additionally, essential oil diffusers, e.g., lavender, vanilla, jasmine, peppermint or other herbal scent, may be accommodated in the keychain or another item to be attached to an upper portion of the present backpack 100 , providing the olfactory sensory input, in addition to fidgeting means for the user.
  • the items (C) and (D) provide tactile sensory stimulation, such as the sensation and feeling arising from touching a certain type of texture.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates two other examples of the sensory accessories 200 configured to be attached to and detached from the backpack 100 .
  • These examples are: (E) a rectangular strip having a sequin fabric; and (F) a rectangular strip made of a stretchy elastic fabric.
  • a sequin is a disk-shaped bead typically made of reflective plastic. They can be sewn in a fabric to provide decorative shininess and/or colors. They can be made reversible to change colors by touching or gentle stroking.
  • an accessory item made of a sequin fabric such as (E) can provide both visual and tactile sensory effects.
  • the item (F) is another example of a fidget toy, allowing the user to engage his/her hand or fingers with the repetitive elastic motion to relieve stress.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates two other examples of the sensory accessories 200 configured to be attached to and detached from the backpack 100 .
  • These examples are: (G) a rectangular strip including two zippers; and (H) a strap with a chewable stick at one end.
  • the zippers may be replaced with snaps, magnets or other fastening devices for the user's fingers to fidget with the opening and closing mechanism.
  • the chewable stick in the item (H) can be made of a safe and chewable plastic material, with or without flavor, allowing the user to chew or bite to relieve oral-sense seeking behaviors.
  • each of the sensory accessories 200 is illustrated with a mounting portion of a fastener: each of the items (A), (B) and (H) has a hook to be hooked to the ring included in the example shoulder straps 108 as illustrated in the figures; and each of the items (C)-(G) has an insert to be inserted into a receptacle of the buckle included in the example shoulder straps 108 .
  • These fastening mechanisms can be varied according to convenience, material strengths, user's preferences, etc.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates another examples of the sensory accessories 200 , which are illustrated without the mounting portions of the fasteners.
  • each fastener can be of any type or shape, as long as the mounting portion corresponds to the receiving portion that is included in the shoulder straps 108 of the backpack 100 .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates examples of fidget toys: (I) a net with a marble inside; (J) tangled wires; (K) a tassel; and (L) a bungee cord.
  • other stimulating materials or objects may be used to form the sensory accessories 200 to be attached to the backpack 100 .
  • a crinkle material is another example, which can provide both auditory and tactile sensations while fumbling.
  • Each accessory above is configured to provide the sensory input, stimulation or sensation with soothing effects by capturing the user's attention and/or relieving fidgeting.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a front perspective view of an example of the backpack system according to an embodiment, including the backpack 100 and the multiple sensory accessories 200 attached thereto via the respective fasteners.
  • the accessory items (A), (C), (D) and (H) are attached to the backpack 100 in FIG. 14 , as examples.
  • Some of the fasteners may be configured so that the upper portions of the shoulder straps 108 can receive extendable items, e.g., a spiral plastic coil (A), a keychain with a retractable cable (B), tangled wires (J) and a bungee cord (L), or items for stimulating oral sensation, e.g., a chewable stick (H).
  • Other fasteners at the lower portions of the shoulder straps 108 may be configured to receive items for touching or fumbling, e.g. fidget or tactile toys (C)-(G), (I) and (K), for easy access by a hand or fingers.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates an example situation wherein a child/user is wearing the backpack system illustrated in FIG. 14 .
  • a large portion of the user's abdominal area is surrounded and covered by the belt 112 , which provides the proprioceptive sensory stimulation via the deep pressure and compression; his right hand is touching the fluffy-textured fabric of the item (D), which provides the tactile sensory input; and his left hand is holding the chewable stick (H) toward his mouth, which provides the oral sensory stimulation.
  • the present backpack system is configured to integrally provide multi-sensory stimulation and inputs, soothing effects and comfort craved by people with special needs such as those with ADD/ADHD, SPD, autism, anxiety disorder, etc.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates an example of the internal structure of the bag body 104 of the backpack 100 .
  • the bag body 104 is configured to include multiple compartments, at least one of which may be shaped and dimensioned to accommodate a mobile device (M), such as a vibration pack that can generate vibrations with certain frequencies or a smartphone that can emit music or sounds to provide audible sensory comfort.
  • M mobile device
  • a second compartment, which is larger than the first one, is also shown in this figure for use for storing a larger, differently-shaped mobile device (N), such as a tablet or a large-size vibration pack.
  • N differently-shaped mobile device
  • the bag body 104 may be configured to have a pass-through opening 132 for a wire connecting the mobile device in one of the compartments of the bag body 104 to a headphone or earphone worn by the user.
  • Typical vibration packs can emit audible sounds and/or comforting vibrations with massaging effects.
  • the one or more compartments for storing a vibration pack is disposed on the inner one side of the back body 104 that is put directly onto the user's back.
  • the present backpack system can be easily tailored for adults (including adolescents having a mature person's physique) by adjusting sizes and dimensions of various parts.
  • the present backpack system comprises the belt 112 dimensioned to cover at least 50% in height of an abdomen of the user. Specifically, this translates to: a value in the range of 5-10 inches for children; or a value in the range of 7-12 inches for adults, based on statistical data.

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