HELMET HOLDING BAG

Abstract

The present invention is a backpack with an expandable compartment designed to store a helmet. The expandable compartment front surface of the outer compartment is made of a sheet of material larger than the dimensions of the expandable compartment, so the expandable compartment may expand when full. The backpack also includes a main compartment, and a rigid surface separating the expandable compartment and the main compartment, allowing the main compartment to maintain the same volume when the expandable compartment is full. The backpack also includes a secondary compartment designed to hold a laptop computer.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Application Ser. No. 63/398,241 filed on Aug. 16, 2022, the contents of which are herein fully incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The field of the present invention and its embodiments are related to a backpack with an expandable compartment, and at least one other compartment, the expandable compartment is made of a sheet of material larger than the height and width of the expandable compartment, so the other compartment does not change volume when the expandable compartment expands.

BACKGROUND OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Backpacks have always been a great tool that allows users to carry a wide variety of items. Backpacks with multiple compartments can increase the number of items held in the backpack. However, backpacks with multiple comparts have always had one big issue, if a rigid item with an abnormal shape, such as a helmet, is inserted into one of the compartments, the compartment does not have room to expand, and the rigid item reduces the room available in the other compartment.

This issue could be eliminated with an expanding outer compartment, and a rigid divider between the outer compartment and the main compartment. If a rigid item with an abnormal shape is inserted into the outer compartment, the rigid divider prevents the rigid item from reducing the room available in the main compartment, and the expandable outer compartment creates enough room for an abnormally shaped item to be inserted into the outer compartment. Legacy solutions provide backpacks for helmets, however, they fail to provide a main compartment that is able to store the same volume of items when the helmet is inserted into the outer compartment.

For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 6,176,408B1 pertains to a helmet backpack provided to carry a helmet. A helmet is inserted through an opening of the enclosure and secured with a zipper a zipper assembly, buttons and buttonholes, hook-and-loop fasteners, such as VELCRO strips, a drawstring assembly and/or other closure. The strapping is used by a wearer to position and hold the enclosure on his or her back.

U.S. Pat. No. 9,241,557B2 pertains to a bag that provides various improvement mechanisms over existing backpacks. The bag provides a transport mechanism for carrying various items, such as ski boots or snowboard boots, gloves, helmets, hats, goggles, and other snow equipment common to skiing, snowboarding or other outdoor snow sports.

US 2012/0024916 pertains to an apparatus and system for transporting a helmet. The apparatus includes a pouch having four three-sided panels. Each three-sided panel is coupled to two adjacent three-sided panels along a first side and a second side of the three-sided panel to define a hemisphere shaped helmet receiving space in the pouch. A third side of each three-sided panel defines a rim of the pouch. The rim is positioned opposite an apex of the pouch and the apex of the pouch comprises a point at which a vertex of each of the four three-sided panels meet. Each of the four three-sided panels is made of a resiliently deformable material to adjust one of a size and a shape of the helmet receiving space. A harness is coupled to the pouch to facilitate transportation of the pouch.

WO2017098416A1 pertains to a device for holding a helmet with a base portion at least one band having its opposite ends associated with said base portion, a grid structure which is associated to said base portion, and in that it comprises: a first closed and non-operative configuration, having reduced dimensions, in which said grid structure is compressed and said band is folded, and both are housed within the space defined by the folded base portion, a second open and operative configuration, wherein said grid structure defines, together with said base portion, a container within which the helmet to be held is intended to be stably accommodated and blocked, said container being intended to be loaded on one or both shoulders of the user by means of said at least one band.

WO2012101295A1 pertains to a backpack for a helmet, such as a motorbike helmet, said backpack comprising: straps for transporting the bag on the user's back, a back area of padded material for protecting the user's back when a helmet is being carried in the backpack on the user's back, an inner bag into which the helmet can be inserted and which is provided with first closure means, and an external strip including second closure means, such as a zip, so that the inner bag can be covered when empty, such that the empty backpack can occupy a flat, aerodynamic configuration when it is being transported on a vehicle, such as a motorbike.

WO03034862A2 pertains to a backpack for use by motorcyclists to carry their travel requirements and a motorcycle helmet when on or off the motorcycle. The carrier has a bag of flexible textile material with adjustable shoulder straps, waist strap and chest strap. The bag has a main compartment and a lower compartment adapted to receive the helmet inside it so that the carrier can be freestanding when placed on the ground. The lower compartment folds and is contained by a securing panel to the base of the main compartment when no helmet is in the lower compartment.

TW201724989A pertains to a carrying protection device of safety helmet, comprising a box body hot press formed by a soft pad body and two surface fabrics, wherein a receiving space is formed, and a long protruding block is disposed at the bottom surface of the receiving space; a cover body hot press formed by a soft pad body and two surface fabrics and assembled above the box body; and a first zipper unit sewed at the junction of the cover body and the box body. This invention can stably cover the safety helmet to the interior of the receiving space to facilitate the safety helmet to be carried. The soft-shell type protection device hot press formed by a soft pad body and two surface fabrics can prevent the surface of the carried safety helmet from being scratched.

ES1034668U pertains to a backpack for storing and carrying a biker helmet, characterized by having a general configuration that conforms to hull shape, featuring a rear wall essentially convexly curved having a longitudinal central opening, vertical, occupying the entire height said rear wall, for introducing the helmet and closable by a zipper and are thus immobilized within helmet backpack.

SUMMARY OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The current issues with backpacks can be solved with an expandable compartment. The backpack of the present invention includes an expandable compartment and a main compartment. The expandable compartment includes a front surface made of a sheet of material. The sheet of material is larger than the height and width of the expandable compartment. When there is nothing in the expandable compartment, the sheet of material is folded or scrunched up since the sheet of material is larger than the height and width of the expandable compartment. When objects are inserted into the expandable compartment, the sheet of material may unfold, or be uncrunched, providing a user more volume for objects in the expandable compartment.

The surface between the expandable compartment and the main compartment may be rigid so the volume of the main compartment stays the same as the volume of the expandable compartment increases. Therefore, the main compartment is still usable even if the expandable compartment is full. The sides of the main compartment may also be rigid to further support the main compartment and ensure the volume of the main compartment stays the same when the main compartment is full.

In one aspect, a backpack includes an expandable compartment, includes a height, a width, a depth, a front surface, a back surface, a bottom surface, a top surface and two side surfaces, where the front surface is coupled to each side surface, each side surface is coupled to the back surface, and where the front surface, each side surface, and the back surface are all coupled to both the top surface and the bottom surface, and where the front surface and the back surface separated by the depth, and where the two side surfaces are separated by the width, and where the top surface and the bottom surface are separated by a height, an secondary compartment, includes a depth, a front surface, and a back surface, the front surface and the back surface separated by the depth, where the front surface of the expandable compartment includes a sheet of material, includes a height and a width, where the height of the sheet of material is greater than the height of the expandable compartment, and the width of the sheet of material is greater than the width of the expandable compartment, such that when the expandable compartment is full, the depth of the expandable compartment increases, the height of expandable compartment remains the same, the width of the expandable compartment remains the same and the depth of secondary compartment remains the same.

The backpack may also include where the back surface of the expandable compartment, and the front surface of the secondary compartment are one surface. Other technical features may be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the following figures, descriptions, and claims.

In one aspect, a backpack includes an expandable compartment, includes an interior volume, a front surface, a back surface, a bottom surface, a top surface and two side surfaces, where the front surface is coupled to each side surface, each side surface is coupled to the back surface, and where the front surface, each side surface, and the back surface are all coupled to both the top surface and the bottom surface, and where the front surface, the back surface, the two side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define an interior volume, an secondary compartment, includes an interior volume, a front surface, and a back surface, two side surfaces, wherein the front surface is coupled to each side surface, each side surface is coupled to the back surface, and where the front surface, each side surface, and the back surface are all coupled to both the top surface and the bottom surface, and where the front surface, the back surface, the two side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define an interior volume, where the front surface of the expandable compartment includes a sheet of material, includes a height and a width, where the height of the sheet of material is greater than the height of the expandable compartment, and the width of the sheet of material is greater than the width of the expandable compartment, such that when the expandable compartment is full, the interior volume of the expandable compartment increases, and the interior volume of secondary compartment remains the same.

The backpack may also include where one surface is rigid.

The backpack may also include further includes a third compartment designed to hold a laptop.

The backpack may also include where the third compartment includes a front surface and a back surface, where the front of the third compartment and the back surface of the secondary compartment are the same surface, and the back surface of the third compartment is designed to rest on a user's back. Other technical features may be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the following figures, descriptions, and claims.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a backpack with a helmet compartment.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a backpack with an expandable helmet compartment.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a backpack with a primary compartment that holds its shape when the expandable compartment expands.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A shows a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B shows a side view of an embodiment of the present invention with an expanded front compartment.

FIG. 3A shows a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B shows a side view of the present invention with a helmet position therein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Identical elements in the various figures are identified with the same reference numerals.

Reference will now be made in detail to each embodiment of the present invention. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of the present invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact, those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings that various modifications and variations can be made thereto.

FIGS. 1-3B shows a backpack 102 consistent with embodiments of the present application. The backpack 102 may include at least an expandable compartment 104. The expandable compartment 104 may comprise at least a front surface and a back surface. The perimeter of the front surface may be coupled to the perimeter of the back surface. The front surface and the back surface may define an interior volume 106. In other embodiments, the expandable compartment 104 may include a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces. In these embodiments, the front surface and the back surface may both be coupled to the edges of each of the side surfaces. The front surface, the back surface, and each of the side surfaces may all be coupled to the perimeter of the top surface and the perimeter of the bottom surface. The front surface, the back surface, both side surfaces, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define the interior volume. The interior volume may comprise a height, a width, and a depth. (see FIG. 3B). In one embodiment, at least one edge of the front surface is coupled to an edge of the back surface, the bottom surface, and/or the side surfaces with a zipper. The zipper may be configured to allow a user access to the interior volume of the expandable compartment. The front surface, bottom surface, side surfaces, and the back surface may be stitched together, or the surfaces may be one piece.

In another embodiment, the expandable compartment may comprise a front surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface. In this embodiment, the front surface may comprise at least one edge, the bottom surface may comprise at least one edge, and the back surface may comprise at least one edge. A first edge of the front surface may be coupled to a first edge of the bottom surface. In one embodiment, the bottom surface may comprise four edges, the front surface may comprise two edges, and the back surface may comprise two edges. The front surface may be coupled to a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge of the bottom surface. The back surface may be coupled to a fourth edge of the bottom surface. A second edge of the front surface may be coupled to a second edge of the back surface. The front surface, bottom surface, and back surface may be stitched together, or the surfaces may be one piece. In one embodiment, at least one edge of the front surface is coupled to the back surface with a zipper. The zipper may be configured to allow a user access to the interior volume of the expandable compartment 104.

In another embodiment, the backpack 102 may include a main compartment 110. In this embodiment, the main compartment 110 may comprise a front surface and a back surface. The perimeter of the front surface may be coupled to the perimeter back surface. The front surface and the back surface may define an interior volume. In other embodiments, the main compartment 110 may include a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces. In these embodiments, the front surface, and the back surface may both be coupled to the edges of each of the side surfaces. The front surface, the back surface, and each of the side surfaces may all be coupled to the perimeter of the top surface and the perimeter of the bottom surface. The front surface, the back surface, both side surfaces, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define the interior volume. The interior volume may comprise a depth.

In one embodiment, the front surface of the main compartment may be the same surface as the back surface of the expandable compartment 104. In this embodiment, the back surface of the main compartment may be designed to rest on a user's back, and the main compartment 110 may be disposed between the user's back and the expandable compartment 104.

In another embodiment, the backpack 102 may also include a secondary compartment 108. The secondary compartment 108 may be configured similarly to the main compartment 104 described above. In one embodiment, the secondary compartment 108 may be disposed between the user's back and the main compartment 104. In one embodiment, the secondary compartment 108 may be designed to hold a laptop computer. In this embodiment, the secondary compartment 108 may contain an interior surface. The interior surface may be coupled to a back surface of the secondary compartment. The interior surface may be configured to hold a laptop, or other flat item against the back surface of the secondary compartment, when a laptop or other flat item is inserted into the secondary compartment. In other embodiments, the secondary compartment may be designed to hold other flat items. The secondary compartment may comprise at least one zipper. The zipper may be configured to allow a user access to the interior of the secondary compartment.

In one embodiment, the backpack 102 may have a depth, a width, and a height. The backpack may have a depth of 6.5 inches, a height of 17 inches, and a width of 11 inches. In another embodiment, the backpack may have a depth of 7.5 inches, a height of 19 inches, and a width of 12.5 inches. The width of the expandable compartment 104 may be the same as the width of the backpack 102. In another embodiment, the width of the expandable compartment 104 is less than the width of the backpack 102.

It is to be appreciated that the backpack 102 may also include any features commonly known in the art, including, but not limited to, exterior side pocket, zippers to open and close each compartment, zipper pulls, straps designed to hold the backpack 102 on a user, and exterior padding. The surfaces of each of the expandable compartment 104, the main compartment 110, and the secondary compartment 108 may comprise cotton, canvas, nylon, leather, denim, PVC, polyester, polypropylene, or other material commonly used to make backpacks. Furthermore, the surfaces of each of the expandable compartment 104, the main compartment 110, and the secondary compartment 108 may have more than one layer of material. For example, the surfaces may comprise one layer of nylon and one layer of canvas. It is to be appreciated that any combination of materials commonly used to make backpacks may be used without deviating from the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B so a backpack 102 with an expandable compartment 104 in an unexpanded state (see FIG. 2A), and an expanded state (see FIG. 2B) respectively. In an unexpanded state, the interior volume of the expandable compartment 104 may be defined by the height, the width, and the depth. The height may be greater than the height of the expandable compartment 104, and the width may be greater than the width of the expandable compartment 104. In this way, when a user inserts an object, such as a helmet 302 (see FIG. 3B), into the expandable compartment 104, the depth of the expandable compartment 104 may increase, but the width and the height of the main compartment 110 may both stay the same as they are before a user inserts an object. For example, the depth of the expandable compartment 104 may have a depth of 3 inches in the unexpanded state, and a depth of at least 5 inches in the expanded state.

In another embodiment, a sheet of material (back of the expandable compartment) may separate the compartments and may comprise an elastic material or a partially elastic material. In this embodiment, when a user inserts an object into the expandable compartment 104, the sheet of material may stretch, and the depth of the expandable compartment 104 may increase, but the width and the height of the main compartment 110 may both stay the same as they were before a user inserts an object. In one embodiment, the object is an equestrian helmet. The equestrian helmet may have a round shape. In one embodiment, the equestrian helmet has a visor. The equestrian helmet may comprise a height. In the preferred embodiment. The depth of the expandable compartment 104 may be less than the height of the equestrian helmet when the expandable compartment 104 is in an unexpanded state. When the expandable compartment 104 is in an expanded state, the depth of the expandable compartment 104 may be greater than the height of the equestrian helmet.

In yet another embodiment, the front surface may comprise a sheet of material coupled to a sheet of elastic material. In this embodiment, the sheet of material may comprise a height and a width. The height may be greater than the height of the expandable compartment 104, and the width may be greater than the width of the expandable compartment 104. The sheet of elastic material may also comprise a height and a width, that are the same as the height and the width of the expandable compartment 104, respectively. The sheet of elastic material may comprise, spandex, a cotton-spandex blend, a polyester-spandex blend, neoprene, or any other material that may stretch. The sheet of elastic material may keep the sheet of material scrunched up, so the sheet of material is not loose when the expandable compartment 104 is in an unexpanded state. The sheet of elastic material may stretch when a user inserts an object into the expandable compartment 104, however, the sheet of material may limit how large the expandable compartment 104 is when in an expanded state. For example, if the object is an equestrian helmet, the expandable compartment 104 may stretch to fit only an equestrian helmet. A perimeter of the sheet of elastic material may be sewn to a perimeter of the sheet of material. The sheet of elastic material may also be sewn to at least one location on the sheet of material. In another embodiment, the entire sheet of elastic material may be attached to the sheet of material so the sheet of elastic material, and the sheet of material are one sheet. In this embodiment, the sheet of elastic material may be a first layer of the sheet, and the sheet of material may be a second layer of the sheet. The first layer of the sheet may be the interior of the front surface of the expandable compartment 104.

In another embodiment, the front surface, and the side surfaces of the main compartment 110, and the back surface of the expandable compartment 104 may all be made of a rigid material. In this embodiment, the rigid material may be plastic, metal, wood, or any other rigid material commonly known in the art. In this way, when an object is inserted into the expandable compartment 104 by a user, the interior volume of the main compartment 110 does not decrease. Therefore, a user will still be able to store the same volume of items in the main compartment 110 whether or not the expandable compartment 104 is full. In another embodiment, only the front surface of the main compartment 110 is rigid. In yet another embodiment, every surface of the main compartment 110 is rigid.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A backpack comprising:

an expandable compartment, comprising a first interior volume, a first front surface, a first back surface, a first bottom surface, a first top surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the first front surface is coupled to each of the first side surface and the second side surface, each of the first side surface and second side surface is coupled to the first back surface, and wherein the first front surface, each of the first side surface and the second side surface, and the first back surface are all coupled to both the first top surface and the first bottom surface, and wherein the first front surface, the first back surface, the first side surface, the second side surface, the first top surface, and the first bottom surface all define a first interior volume, and wherein the first front surface comprises a first position, and a second position;

a main compartment, comprising a second interior volume, a second front surface, and a second back surface, a third side surface, and a fourth side surface, wherein the second front surface is coupled to each of the third side surface and the fourth side surface, each of the third side surface and the fourth side surface is coupled to the second back surface, and wherein the second front surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface and the second back surface are all coupled to both a second top surface and a second bottom surface, and wherein the second front surface, the second back surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface, the second top surface, and the second bottom surface all define the second interior volume; and

wherein the first front surface of the expandable compartment comprises a sheet of material, comprising a height and a width, wherein the height of the sheet of material is greater than the height of the expandable compartment, and the width of the sheet of material is greater than the width of the expandable compartment, such that when the front surface of the expandable compartment moves from a first position to a second position, the first interior volume of the expandable compartment increases, and the second interior volume of main compartment remains the same.

2. The backpack of claim 1, wherein the sheet of material is elastic.

3. The backpack of claim 1, wherein the first front surface further comprises an elastic sheet coupled to the sheet of material.

4. The backpack of claim 3, wherein the elastic sheet comprises a height and a width, wherein the height of the elastic sheet is the same as the height of the expandable compartment, and wherein the width of the elastic sheet is the same as the width of the expandable compartment.

5. The backpack of claim 1, wherein the first back surface of the expandable compartment, and the second front surface of the main compartment are one surface.

6. The backpack of claim 5, wherein the one surface is rigid.

7. The backpack of claim 6, wherein the third side surface, the fourth side surface, the second top surface, and the second bottom surface of the main compartment are all rigid.

8. The backpack of claim 6, further comprising a third compartment designed to hold a laptop.

9. The backpack of claim 6, wherein the third compartment comprises a third front surface and a third back surface, and wherein the third front surface of the third compartment and the second back surface of the secondary compartment are the same surface, and the third back surface of the third compartment is designed to rest on a user's back.

10. A backpack comprising:

an expandable compartment, comprising an first interior volume, a first front surface, a first back surface, a first bottom surface, a first top surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the first front surface is coupled to each of the first side surface, and the second side surface, each of the first side surface, and the second side surface is coupled to the first back surface, and wherein the first front surface, the first side surface, the second side surface, and the first back surface are all coupled to both the first top surface and the first bottom surface, and wherein the first front surface, the first back surface, the first side surface, the second side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define a first interior volume, and wherein the first front surface comprises a first position, and a second position;

a main compartment, comprising a second interior volume, a second front surface, and a second back surface, a third side surface, and a fourth side surface, wherein the front surface is coupled to each of the third side surface, and the fourth side surface, each of the third side surface and the fourth side surface is coupled to the second back surface, and wherein the second front surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface and the second back surface are all coupled to both a second top surface and a second bottom surface, and wherein the second front surface, the second back surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface, the second top surface, and the second bottom surface all define the second interior volume;

a third compartment designed to hold a laptop; and

wherein the first back surface of the expandable compartment and the second front surface of the main compartment are one surface, and the one surface is rigid, and the first front surface of the expandable compartment comprises a sheet of material, comprising a height and a width, wherein the height of the sheet of material is greater than the height of the expandable compartment, and the width of the sheet of material is greater than the width of the expandable compartment, such that when the front surface of the expandable compartment moves from a first position to a second position, the first interior volume of the expandable compartment increases, and the second interior volume of main compartment remains the same.

11. The backpack of claim 10, wherein the third compartment comprises a third front surface and a third back surface, wherein the third front surface of the third compartment, and the second back surface of the main compartment are one surface, and the third back surface of the main compartment is configured to rest on a user's back.

12. The backpack of claim 11, wherein the one surface comprises plastic or metal.

13. The backpack of claim 11, wherein the third side surface, the fourth side surface, the second top surface, and the second bottom surface of the main compartment are all rigid.

14. The backpack of claim 13, wherein the third side surface, the third side surface, the second top surface, and the second bottom surface of the main compartment comprises metal.

15. The backpack of claim 13, wherein the third side surface, the fourth side surface, the second top surface, and the second bottom surface of the main compartment comprise plastic.

16. The backpack of claim 10, further comprising at least one strap coupled to the second back surface of the main compartment.

17. A backpack comprising:

an expandable compartment, comprising a first interior volume, a first front surface, a first back surface, a first bottom surface, a first top surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the front surface is coupled to each side surface, each side surface is coupled to the back surface, and wherein the front surface, each side surface, and the back surface are all coupled to both the top surface and the bottom surface, and wherein the front surface, the back surface, the two side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define an interior volume, and wherein the front surface comprises a first position, and a second position;

a main compartment, comprising an interior volume, a front surface, and a back surface, two side surfaces, wherein the front surface is coupled to each side surface, each side surface is coupled to the back surface, and wherein the front surface, each side surface, and the back surface are all coupled to both the top surface and the bottom surface, and wherein the front surface, the back surface, the two side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface all define an interior volume;

a third compartment designed to hold a laptop, comprising a front surface and a back surface, wherein the front surface of the third compartment and the back surface of the main compartment is one surface, and the back surface of the third compartment is configured to rest on a user's back;

at least one strap coupled to the back surface of the third compartment; and

wherein the back surface of the expandable compartment and the front surface of the main compartment is one surface, and the one surface comprises metal, and the front surface of the expandable compartment comprises a sheet of material, comprising a height and a width, wherein the height of the sheet of material is greater than the height of the expandable compartment, and the width of the sheet of material is greater than the width of the expandable compartment, such that when the front surface of the expandable compartment moves from the first position to the second position, the interior volume of the expandable compartment increases, and the interior volume of main compartment remains the same.