Backpack Waist Bag Receiver Rotation Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Photographers and outdoor enthusiasts face challenges in accessing equipment while wearing backpacks, as existing carrying systems either require removing the backpack or compromise on protection, comfort, and convenience, especially when needing to switch between backpack and waist bag configurations.
Innovation Solution
A backpack and waist bag carrying system that allows the user to deploy and retract a receiver from the waist bag to the front without removing the backpack, using a waist belt and shoulder straps for support, ensuring easy access and secure reconnection, while maintaining the appearance and functionality of a standard backpack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the photographer keeps the camera in the backpack, then the camera is protected from rain, collision, abrasion, dust, and theft, but the camera is not readily available and requires removing the backpack to access
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying system is divided into two separate components: a backpack for protected storage and a waist bag for ready access. The waist bag can be detached from the backpack and worn independently around the waist, allowing the camera to be accessed without removing the entire backpack while maintaining protection when stored in the backpack.
Solution Approach 2:
The waist bag acts as an intermediary between the backpack and the camera. It provides a intermediate storage location that is both protected (when attached to the backpack) and accessible (when worn around the waist), resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the photographer uses a waist bag to carry the camera, then the camera is protected and readily available, but the backpack cannot be worn simultaneously due to interference
Solution Approach 1:
The waist bag is designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable from the backpack. It can be attached to the backpack when additional carrying capacity is needed, and detached when ready access to the camera is required. The waist bag can rotate 360 degrees around the waist, allowing the user to position it comfortably in front or at the back.
Solution Approach 2:
The waist bag serves multiple functions: it can be worn independently around the waist for camera access, attached to the backpack for combined carrying capacity, and rotated to different positions for comfort. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between accessibility and carrying capacity.
3Ease of operation
If the waist bag is worn on the front of the body for extended periods, then the camera is readily available, but the user becomes uncomfortable and wants to return it to the back
Solution Approach 1:
The waist bag is designed to rotate 360 degrees around the waist, allowing the user to dynamically reposition it from the front to the back for comfort. The rotation mechanism includes a pivot point at the back of the waist and a retaining structure that holds the bag in position once rotated, enabling easy transition between accessible front position and comfortable back position.
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AI summary
The invention provides a backpack (10) and cooperating waist bag (100) carrying system. In one embodiment the backpack has a lower or lumbar region below the bag portion of the backpack that releasably contains the receiver of the waist bag when the belt of the waist bag is secured around the bearer's waist and the backpack is worn on the bearer's back. The receiver of the waist bag can be moved without having to take off the backpack so that the receiver of the waist bag is disposed to the bearer's front and the bearer can gain access to the contents of the receiver. The bearer can then move the receiver back to the lower region of the backpack and the combination of the backpack and the waist bag then will appear to be a normal backpack with a waist belt. While moving the receiver, the waist bag remains operatively connected to the backpack.