Garment With Integral Invertable Backpack Pocket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing upper body garments lack a convenient and inconspicuous means to carry themselves as a backpack, often resulting in cumbersome designs that are uncomfortable, inconvenient, and not suitable for outdoor activities due to visible backpacks or the need for hand-carrying.
Innovation Solution
An upper body garment with an integrated, self-collapse pocket system that converts into a backpack using attached shoulder straps, where the pocket can be inverted to form a backpack with accessible openings, allowing for carrying the garment and additional items without additional fabric panels, and featuring a vertical zipper for easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a separate pack is placed within the inside front of the garment, then the garment can be carried, but it requires hand-carrying or uncomfortable front carrying which occupies hands and is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the garment and backpack into a single integrated structure. The backpack is constructed from the garment's own back panel, sleeves, and lining materials, merging the functions of clothing and carrying into one unified device that eliminates the need for separate carrying mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The garment serves multiple functions: it provides clothing coverage and simultaneously functions as a backpack container. The back panel becomes both the garment's rear coverage and the backpack's exterior surface, while the lining becomes the backpack's interior, allowing the same structure to fulfill dual purposes
2Ease of operation
If a backpack is attached to the outer back panel of the jacket, then the garment can be carried on the back, but it creates a conspicuous hump that is always visible and aesthetically undesirable
Solution Approach 1:
The backpack structure is merged with the garment's existing back panel rather than being attached as a separate external component. The back panel itself forms the backpack's exterior surface, eliminating the need for additional visible backpack structures that would create conspicuous bumps
Solution Approach 2:
The backpack is nested within the garment's construction. The lining and internal structures of the garment form the backpack's container, while the external back panel provides coverage, creating a nested configuration where the carrying function is hidden within the garment's own structure
3Quantity of substance
If conventional backpacks are designed with multiple pockets, adjustment straps, and rigid frames, then carrying capacity is increased, but weight and fabrication complexity increase making them unsuitable for day-hiking
Solution Approach 1:
The backpack is segmented into functional zones using the garment's existing structure: the back panel forms the main container, the lining creates internal compartments, and the armhole openings provide access points. This segmentation provides carrying functionality without requiring additional heavy structural components
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts only the essential carrying function from traditional backpack designs, eliminating unnecessary components such as rigid frames, multiple adjustment straps, and excessive pockets. The solution takes out only what is needed for basic carrying capacity while removing weight-adding elements
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AI summary
An upper-body garment has an invertable pocket in the garment's back, formed between an exterior layer and an interior lining layer of the back panel. A vertical pocket opening on one side of the back panel permits ready access to the pocket while wearing the garment. Shoulder straps and pockets are formed within the invertable pocket. The pocket linings and straps may be drawn out to invert the pocket into a backpack configuration. The remainder of the garment may be entirely placed in the backpack and carried therein.