Integral Jacket Backpack Assembly Merging Garment and Bag

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Solution Overview

Problem

Backpacks and jackets often get lost when stored separately in schools or daycare facilities, as they are disconnected items, and storing a folded jacket reduces the space for carrying other items, making the backpack difficult to carry when heavily loaded.

Innovation Solution

An integral jacket backpack assembly where the jacket is permanently connected to the backpack via a stitching or fastening mechanism, such as a diamond-shaped pattern, ensuring they remain together and providing a dedicated pouch for the jacket while maintaining mobility and durability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a folded jacket is stored in the backpack pouch, then the jacket is protected from loss, but the space available for books and other articles is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprevention of jacket and backpack separationVSAvoidstorage space for books and articles

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the jacket and backpack into a single integrated assembly by permanently attaching the jacket to the backpack pouch. This combination ensures the jacket cannot be lost separately while the integrated design optimizes space utilization by making the jacket part of the backpack structure rather than an additional stored item.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Quantity of substance

If the backpack is heavily loaded with books and articles, then the backpack provides sufficient storage capacity, but the backpack becomes difficult to carry and support

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capacity for books and articlesVSAvoidease of carrying and supporting the backpack

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated jacket assembly acts as a counterweight system where the jacket, positioned on the back, helps balance the weight distribution of heavily loaded books and articles in the backpack pouch. This improves ergonomics and reduces strain on the wearer's shoulders and back.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #8Anti-weight (Counterweight)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the jacket and backpack are stored separately in schools or daycare facilities, then each item can be stored independently, but they can be lost when stored in separate rooms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveindependent storage capabilityVSAvoidprevention of loss during storage

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

By permanently attaching the jacket to the backpack, the invention ensures that even when stored independently in schools or daycare facilities, the jacket and backpack remain as a single unit. This eliminates the risk of losing either item separately while maintaining the ability to store the integrated assembly in designated areas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Reliability

If the jacket is permanently connected to the backpack, then the jacket and backpack remain together preventing loss, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprevention of separation between jacket and backpackVSAvoidstructural complexity of the integrated assembly

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated assembly is segmented into distinct functional zones: the backpack pouch for storing books and articles, the jacket for weather protection, and the connection mechanism for maintaining their relationship. This segmentation allows each component to maintain its independent functionality while being part of the integrated system, reducing overall complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10441062B2Integral jacket backpack assembly

Publication Date: 2019.10.15 AL J SMITH ENTERPRISE LLC

AI summary

An integral jacket backpack assembly includes a jacket for draping over a wearer. The jacket has an outer surface with a front section covering the front of the wearer and back section covering the back of the wearer. The backpack has a front surface and a back surface with the front surface abutting the jacket outer surface back section when the jacket is draped over a wearer. The center of the backpack front surface connects to the center of the jacket outer surface back section to connect the jacket to the backpack.