Sports Backpack with Headwear Carrier
A sports backpack includes a backpack arrangement configured for being disposed on a wearer's back and a headwear carrier. The backpack arrangement includes a pack body having a pack compartment and a front compartment opening, and a front panel foldably coupled at the front compartment opening of the pack body to selectively enclose the pack compartment thereof. The headwear carrier includes a headwear panel releasably coupled at the front panel to form a headwear cavity between the front panel and the headwear panel, such that a headwear is adapted to be received in the headwear cavity and carried by the backpack arrangement.
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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Field of InventionThe present invention relates to sports gears, and more particularly to a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein the headwear carrier of the sports backpack comprises a headwear panel releasably coupled at a front side of the sports backpack to securely retain and protect the headwear thereat.
Description of Related ArtsMany individuals who play sports are required to carry their own sport equipments or gears to practices and games. For example, baseball players will carry their own baseball gears, including baseball bats, baseball shoes, uniforms, gloves and helmets, for practices and games. In addition, they may also bring clean cloth and extra shoes for change after the practice or game.
In order to carry the helmet, the wearer may simply put the helmet inside the backpack. However, the helmet will take up most of the space in the backpack, such that other items, such as shoes and uniform, will not be able to be packed inside the backpack. In other words, the wearer must buy a bigger backpack to carry all the items, including the helmet, inside the backpack. However, it is not easy to access different items inside the backpack as the helmet is big enough to block different items inside the backpack. When the helmet is placed in the backpack, the user is unable to take the items at the bottom of the backpack through the top opening thereof because the items at the bottom of the backpack are covered by and hidden under the helmet at the top of the backpack. In other words, the user must take out the helmet at the top of the backpack in order to access the bottom thereof. As a result, many wearers may bring an additional bag to individually carry the helmet. Another backpack may include a helmet mesh pocket for carrying the helmet. However, the helmet cannot be protected by the mesh pocket. As a result, the helmet may be scratched or hit by external objects.
In addition, a sports cap is a symbolic item for a player to represent a team in a particular sport. Nowadays, sports cap not only is a sporting utility but also is a fashionable item. Players like to wear sports caps before and after the practices or games. It is always a hassle to keep the sports cap in shape when it is not worn.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONThe invention is advantageous in that it provides a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein the headwear carrier of the sports backpack comprises a headwear panel releasably coupled at a front side of the sports backpack to securely retain and protect the headwear thereat.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein the headwear panel has two attachment points releasably coupled at the front side of the backpack, such that the user is able to easily access the headwear panel to place the headwear in and out the headwear carrier.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein the interior of the backpack can be easily accessed while the headwear is retained in the headwear carrier.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, which fully utilizes the top panel, bottom panel, and side panels to form the top pocket, bottom pocket and side pockets to carry different sports gears.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein different sports gears, such as baseball bat and shoes, can be separately received in the sports backpack, so that the user is able to well organize the sports gears in the sports backpack. In other words, the sports backpack is configured to facilitate access.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein a shape retainer is provided in the headwear carrier to retain the shape of the headwear when it is carried by the backpack.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a sports backpack with a headwear carrier, wherein no expensive or complicated structure is required to employ in the present invention in order to achieve the above mentioned objects. Therefore, the present invention successfully provides an economic and efficient solution for organizing different sports gears in the backpack.
Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particular point out in the appended claims.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by a sports backpack, comprising:
a backpack arrangement configured for being disposed on a wearer's back, wherein the backpack arrangement comprises a pack body having a pack compartment and a front compartment opening, and a front panel foldably coupled at the front compartment opening of the pack body to selectively enclose the pack compartment thereof; and
a headwear carrier which comprises a headwear panel releasably coupled at the front panel to form a headwear cavity between the front panel and the headwear panel for carrying a headwear therebetween.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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The backpack arrangement 10 is configured for being disposed on a wearer's back, wherein the backpack arrangement 10 comprises a pack body 30 having a pack compartment 301 and a front compartment opening 302, and a front panel 40 foldably coupled at the front compartment opening 302 of the pack body 30 to selectively enclose the pack compartment 301 thereof.
The headwear carrier 20 comprises a headwear panel 21 releasably coupled at the front panel 40 to form a headwear cavity 22 between the front panel 40 and the headwear panel 21 for carrying a headwear H therebetween. The headwear H can be a helmet or a cap.
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Accordingly, a top edge of the front panel 40 is integrally extended from the pack body 30, wherein two side edges and a bottom edge of the front panel 40 are detachably coupled at the pack body 30 via a front panel fastener 35. In other words, the front compartment opening 302 of the pack body 30 is a U-shaped opening. The front panel fastener 35 is embodied as a zipper that detachably fastens the side edges and the bottom edge of the front panel 40 to the pack body 30 so as to form the front compartment opening 302 in a U-shaped configuration . . . In order to open up the pack compartment 301, the front panel fastener 35 is actuated to unzip the front panel 40, such that the front panel 40 can be upwardly folded to expose the pack compartment 301.
The backpack arrangement 10 further comprises a side pocket 36 provided at the side panel 33 of the pack body 30 and a loop holder 37 provided on the side panel 33 of the pack body 30. Preferably, the side pocket 36 and the loop holder 37 are provided at each of the side panel 33 of the pack body 30, wherein the side pocket 36 is provided at a bottom portion of the side panel 33 and the loop holder 37 is provided at the upper portion of the side panel 33.
The side pocket 36 has a top opening facing toward the loop holder 37. Accordingly, the side pocket 36 is individually formed within the pack compartment 301 that the side pocket 36 is accessed through the top opening by opening the side pocket 36 sidewardly.
An elongated sports gear B, such as a baseball bat, can be held by the side pocket 36 and the loop holder 37 at a position that an upper portion of the elongated sports gear B is held by the loop holder 37 while a bottom portion of the elongated sports gear B is received in the side pocket 36. In one embodiment, the side pocket 36 is embodied as mesh pocket for receiving the bottom portion of the elongated sports gear B. In particular, the side pocket 36 is partitioned into two side-by-side pockets wherein the bottom portion of the elongated sports gear B is received in one of the side-by-side pockets while a water bottle can be received in another side-by-side pocket.
The loop holder 37 is adapted for adjustably holding the upper portion of the elongated sports gear B. The loop holder 37 comprises two loop straps 371 extended from the side panel 33 of the pack body 30 and detachably coupled with each other via hook and loop fasteners 372 to selectively adjust a loop size for fittingly holding the upper portion of the elongated sports gear B.
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The bottom pocket opening 381 is a L-shaped opening, wherein a rear edge and one side edge of the bottom panel 39 is integrally extended from the pack body 30 while a front edge and another side edge of the bottom panel 39 is detachably coupled at the pack body 30, via zipper as an example, to form the L-shaped opening. Preferably, the bottom pocket 38 can be a dirt bag or a shoe compartment to receive a pair of shoes therein as shown in
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The top pocket opening 322 is an elongated slit opening which is a straight slit formed on the top panel 32, wherein a top panel zipper is provided along the top pocket opening 322 to selectively close the top pocket opening 322. Preferably, the top pocket 321 is a personal item pocket for receiving personal items, such as wallet, phone, and keys, in the top pocket 321. It is worth mentioning that the top pocket 321 cannot be communicated with the pack compartment 301, such that any item in the top pocket 321 will not be dropped into the pack compartment 301.
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The front pocket opening 44 is a U-shaped opening, wherein a bottom edge of the front leaf 42 is integrally extended from the front pack panel 41 while a top edge and two side edges of the front leaf 42 are detachably coupled at the front pack panel 41, via a zipper, to form the front pocket opening 44 in a U-shaped manner.
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According to the preferred embodiment, the headwear panel 21 is configured to have a vest shape to protect the headwear H within the headwear cavity 22 by overlapping the headwear panel 21 on the headwear H, wherein the front leaf 42 is sandwiched between the front pack panel 41 and the headwear panel 21. The headwear cavity 22 is formed between the front leaf 42 and the headwear panel 21. As shown in
The headwear cavity 22 is opened up by downwardly folding the headwear panel 21. It is worth mentioning that an opening direction of the headwear cavity 22 is different from an opening direction of the pack compartment 301. In particular, the opening direction of the headwear cavity 22 is opposite to the opening direction of the pack compartment 301. In order to open up the pack compartment 301, the front panel 40 is upwardly folded to expose the pack compartment 301. On the other hand, the headwear panel 21 is downwardly folded to expose the headwear cavity 22. Therefore, when the headwear H is carried in the headwear cavity 22, the pack compartment 301 can still able to be accessed by upwardly folding the front panel 40 with the headwear H thereon, as shown in
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According to the preferred embodiment, each of the first fasteners 23 further comprises a length-adjustable strap 233 extended from the top portion of the front panel 40 to the buckle head 232 to selectively adjust a size of the headwear cavity 22 when the buckle heads 231 and the buckle sockets 232 are fastened with each other. When the lengths of the length-adjustable straps 233 are prolonged, a space between the front panel 40 and the headwear panel 21 will be enlarged to increase the size of the headwear cavity 22. Likewise, when the lengths of the length-adjustable straps 233 are reduced, a space between the front panel 40 and the headwear panel 21 will be reduced to decrease the size of the headwear cavity 22. It is worth mentioning that even though one of the first fasteners 23 is unfastened, the headwear H can still be secured in the headwear cavity 22 so as to prevent the headwear H being accidently dropped out of the headwear cavity 22. In order to put the headwear H in the headwear cavity 22 or take the headwear H out of the headwear cavity 22, the two first fasteners 23 must be unfastened to fold the headwear panel 21 downward.
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Alternatively, the two retaining straps 251A can be extended between the front panel 40 and the headwear panel 21, as shown in
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In one embodiment, the headwear H can be a baseball cap which is made of soft fabric, such that the shape retainer 24 is able to retain the shape of the baseball cap in the headwear cavity 22. The shape retainer 24 comprises an inflatable pocket 241 provided at the front leaf 42 of the front panel 40 and an inflatable valve 242 coupled at the inflatable pocket 241 for selectively inflating and deflating the inflatable pocket 241. Preferably, the inflatable pocket 241 is sandwiched between a front side and a back side of the front leaf 42, wherein the inflatable valve 242 is provided at the back side of the front leaf 42. When the inflatable pocket 241 is inflated, the front leaf 42 of the front panel 40 is correspondingly inflated to have a protruded front surface thereof toward the headwear panel 21, such that the protruded portion of the front leaf 42 is extended into the cap cavity of the headwear H to retain the shape thereof. When the inflatable pocket 241 is deflated, the front leaf 42 of the front panel 40 is deflated to have a flat front surface thereof. Preferably, the inflatable pocket 241 is integrated with the front leaf 42, wherein the front side and the back side of the front leaf 42 are integrated formed as two pocket walls of the inflatable pocket 241. It is appreciated that the front side and the back side of the front leaf 42 can form a cavity to receive the inflatable pocket 241 therein. It is worth mentioning that the material of the front leaf 42 will limit the inflatable size of the inflatable pocket 241. For example, the front side of the front leaf 42 is made of stretchable material and the back side of the front leaf 42 is made of non-stretchable material, such that only the front side of the front leaf 42 is expanded and protruded toward the headwear panel 21.
It is appreciated that the shape retainer 24 may comprises a filler, wherein the front leaf 42 forms a pocket to receive the filler. Preferably, the filler can be a deformable filler, wherein the shape of the filler can be deformed to match with the cap cavity of the baseball cap of the headwear H. Therefore, the wearer is able to selectively shape the filler in the front leaf 42, such that the protruded portion of the front leaf 42 is extended into the cap cavity of the headwear H to retain the shape thereof.
The present invention provides a simple but effective configuration for well organizing different sports gears. The top pocket 321, the side pocket 36, the bottom pocket 38, the pack compartment 301 can be individually accessed by the top panel 32, the side panels 33, and the bottom panel 39, and the front panel 41 respectively. In addition, the headwear H can be securely carried in the headwear cavity 22 and protected by the headwear panel 21. All different pockets can still be accessed when the headwear H is carried by the headwear carrier 20.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
Claims
1. A sports backpack, comprising:
- a backpack arrangement configured for being disposed on a wearer's back, wherein said backpack arrangement comprises a pack body having a pack compartment and a front compartment opening, and a front panel foldably coupled at said front compartment opening of said pack body to selectively enclose said pack compartment thereof; and
- a headwear carrier which comprises a headwear panel releasably coupled at said front panel to form a headwear cavity between said front panel and said headwear panel for carrying a headwear therebetween.
2. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 1, wherein said headwear panel, which is configured to have a vest shape, has a bottom edge securely attached to a bottom portion of said front panel and two shoulder portions spacedly and upwardly extended to detachably coupled at a top portion of said front panel via two first fasteners.
3. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said first fasteners comprises a buckle head provided at said top portion of said front panel and a buckle socket provided at a free end of said shoulder portion of said headwear panel to detachably fasten with said buckle head.
4. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said first fasteners further comprises a length-adjustable strap extended from said top portion of said front panel to said buckle head to selectively adjust a size of said headwear cavity when said buckle heads and said buckle sockets are fastened with each other.
5. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 3, wherein a top edge of said front panel is integrally extended from said pack body while two side edges and a bottom edge of said front panel are detachably coupled at said pack body via a second fastener.
6. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 5, wherein said second fastener comprises a zipper that detachably fastens said side edges and said bottom edge of said front panel to said pack body so as to form said front compartment opening in a U-shaped configuration.
7. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 3, wherein said backpack arrangement further comprises a side pocket provided at a side panel of said pack body and a loop holder provided on said side panel of said pack body for adjustably holding an upper portion of an elongated sports gear when a bottom portion thereof is received in said side pocket.
8. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 7, wherein said loop holder comprises two loop straps extended from said side panel of said pack body and detachably coupled with each other via hook and loop fasteners to selectively adjust a loop size for fittingly holding the upper portion of the elongated sports gear.
9. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 3, wherein said pack body further comprises a bottom pocket, having a bottom pocket opening, provided within said pack compartment, wherein a bottom panel of said pack body is foldably coupled at said bottom pocket opening to selectively enclose said bottom pocket.
10. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 8, wherein said pack body further comprises a bottom pocket, having a bottom pocket opening, provided within said pack compartment, wherein a bottom panel of said pack body is foldably coupled at said bottom pocket opening to selectively enclose said bottom pocket.
11. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 9, wherein said bottom pocket is individually formed within said pack compartment that said pack compartment is accessed through said front compartment opening via said front panel while said bottom pocket is accessed through said bottom pocket opening via said bottom panel.
12. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 10, wherein said bottom pocket is individually formed within said pack compartment that said pack compartment is accessed through said front compartment opening via said front panel while said bottom pocket is accessed through said bottom pocket opening via said bottom panel.
13. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 11, wherein said bottom pocket opening is a L-shaped opening.
14. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 12, wherein said bottom pocket opening is a L-shaped opening.
15. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 3, wherein said pack body further comprises a top pocket, having a top pocket opening, provided within said pack compartment, wherein a top panel of said pack body is foldably coupled at said top pocket opening to selectively enclose said top pocket.
16. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 8, wherein said pack body further comprises a top pocket, having a top pocket opening, provided within said pack compartment, wherein a top panel of said pack body is foldably coupled at said top pocket opening to selectively enclose said top pocket.
17. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 15, wherein said top pocket is individually formed within said pack compartment that said pack compartment is accessed through said front compartment opening via said front panel while said top pocket is accessed through said top pocket opening via said top panel.
18. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 16, wherein said top pocket is individually formed within said pack compartment that said pack compartment is accessed through said front compartment opening via said front panel while said top pocket is accessed through said top pocket opening via said top panel.
19. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 17, wherein said top pocket opening is an elongated slit opening.
20. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 18, wherein said top pocket opening is an elongated slit opening.
21. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 3, wherein said front panel further comprises a front pack panel integrally extended from said pack body and a front leaf foldably and overlappedly extended from said front pack panel to form a front pocket, having a front pocket opening, between said front pack panel and said front leaf.
22. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 8, wherein said front panel further comprises a front pack panel integrally extended from said pack body and a front leaf foldably and overlappedly extended from said front pack panel to form a front pocket, having a front pocket opening, between said front pack panel and said front leaf.
23. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 21, wherein said front pocket is individually formed within said pack compartment that said pack compartment is accessed through said front compartment opening via said front pack panel while said front pocket is accessed through said front pocket opening via said front leaf.
24. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 22, wherein said front pocket is individually formed within said pack compartment that said pack compartment is accessed through said front compartment opening via said front pack panel while said front pocket is accessed through said front pocket opening via said front leaf.
25. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 23, wherein said front pocket opening is a U-shaped opening.
26. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 24, wherein said front pocket opening is a U-shaped opening.
27. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 1, wherein said headwear carrier further comprises two retaining straps extended from two side edges of said front panel for encircling the headwear within said headwear cavity.
28. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 21, wherein said headwear carrier further comprises two retaining straps extended from two side edges of said front panel for encircling the headwear within said headwear cavity.
29. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 27, wherein said retaining straps are detachably attached with each other end-to-end for encircling the headwear within said headwear cavity, wherein said retaining straps are extended within said headwear cavity and are covered by said headwear panel.
30. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 28, wherein said retaining straps are detachably attached with each other end-to-end for encircling the headwear within said headwear cavity, wherein said retaining straps are extended within said headwear cavity and are covered by said headwear panel.
31. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 27, wherein each of said retaining straps, which is an elastic strap, extended from said front panel to said headwear panel for applying an elastic force to encircle the headwear within said headwear cavity.
32. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 28, wherein each of said retaining straps, which is an elastic strap, extended from said front panel to said headwear panel for applying an elastic force to encircle the headwear within said headwear cavity.
33. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 1, wherein said headwear carrier further comprises a shape retainer built-in with said front panel for retaining a shape of the headwear when receiving in said headwear cavity.
34. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 21, wherein said headwear carrier further comprises a shape retainer built-in with said front leaf of said front panel for retaining a shape of the headwear when receiving in said headwear cavity.
35. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 33, wherein said shape retainer comprises an inflatable pocket provided at said front panel and an inflatable valve coupled at said inflatable pocket for inflating said front panel to have a protruded front surface thereof toward said headwear panel and for deflating said front panel to have a flat front surface thereof.
36. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 34, wherein said shape retainer comprises an inflatable pocket provided at said front leaf of said front panel and an inflatable valve coupled at said inflatable pocket for inflating said front panel to have a protruded front surface thereof toward said headwear panel and for deflating said front panel to have a flat front surface thereof.
37. The sports backpack, as recited in claim 1, wherein said headwear carrier comprises a plurality of ventilation holes spacedly formed at said headwear panel for air circulation of said headwear cavity, and a panel pocket formed at an inner side of said headwear panel.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 3, 2018
Publication Date: Feb 6, 2020
Inventor: Cynthia LEE (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Application Number: 16/053,802