Pack with garment-conjoining extension pack
a technology of garment-conjoining extension packs and packs, which is applied in the direction of convertible garments, protective equipment, travelling articles, etc., can solve the problems of increased mobility, inability to carry, and risk of exposure to inclement weather
Pending Publication Date: 2021-01-07
ALIGN TACTICAL LLC
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The invention is a wearable pack that can be separated into two parts, like a main load-bearing pack and an additional thinner detachable distal extension pack. These packs can be connected physically by a compressed garment that can be unfolded and draped over the body. The garment is integrated or attached to both packs and can be extended by the wearer to provide additional functions and features of the garment. This configuration allows for easy access to important contents within the pack and provides protection to the wearer.
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However, increased mobility comes with the risk of exposure to inclement weather and, in certain circumstances, attack by armed assailant(s).
However, deployment of these rapidly-needed articles are often delayed by the doffing of packs to open, locate, extract, and deploy protective weather gear, followed by pack re-donning (all while possibly getting drenched if caught unsheltered during the onset of inclement weather), or necessitating the removal and relocation of a ballistic pack to the wearer's front torso for protecting vital organs during a confrontation (considering only a single sagittal plane can be protected when worn either anteriorly or posteriorly).
Unfortunately, many individuals may not carry / pack these protective articles before they are needed, and often these articles reduce the amount of limited storage within the confines of the pack.
While these approaches individually make incremental improvements, they may have some of their own issues.
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[0048]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 870,728, filed Jul. 4, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
[0049]A rendition of a utility apparatus, vest, pack, backpack, or carrier 100 is visually depicted in FIG. 1, in accordance with embodiments of the invention. The apparatus, vest, pack, backpack, or carrier (referred to herein as “pack”) 100 includes a main load-bearing pack 101 connected to a separable distal or extension pack 102. The packs 101 and 102 may be connected, for example, by load-bearing fasteners, such as generally hooking members that rest upon opposing pegs, railing interfaces, or the like. They may alternatively (or also) be fastened along each other's contacting perimeter faces via an interfacing fastening medium (not shown) provided by, but not limited to, attracting magnets embedded within the fabric of each pack, strips of hook and loop fasteners, generically hook-shaped members that interface wi...
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A pack or backpack serves a dual purpose of carrying articles and offering a rapidly deployable protective garment for the wearer. The pack includes a main pack connected to a distal extension pack, with a garment concealed between them. The distal pack and garment may be simultaneously deployed by catapulting the distal pack over the wearer's head and onto their front torso to provide increased protective coverage and easier access to articles contained in the distal pack. The design of the pack provides quick access to protective garments that would otherwise take up storage room inside a compartment of a conventional pack, or be left behind when the conventional pack is carried.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 870,728, filed Jul. 4, 2019.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The field of the invention generally relates to wearable vests, packs, backpacks, and carriers. More specifically, the field of the invention relates to vests, packs, backpacks, and carriers having dual-purpose features that offer accessibility to an included garment or other accessory for protection from the elements and / or for protection against projectiles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Wearable vests, packs, backpacks, and carriers (referred to herein as “packs”) efficiently carry and protect a vast array of articles while providing the convenience of hands-free mobility to their wearer. However, increased mobility comes with the risk of exposure to inclement weather and, in certain circumstances, attack by armed assailant(s).[0004]Mitigation of these threats often involve carrying protective articles wi...
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IPC IPC(8): A45F4/02A45F3/06F41H1/02
CPCA45F4/02A41D15/04F41H1/02A45F3/06A45F3/04A45F4/12A45F3/14A45F2004/023
InventorALSON, JOEL
OwnerALIGN TACTICAL LLC