Collapsible To Nonuse Position On Users Body Patents (Class 224/586)
  • Patent number: 11490197
    Abstract: The patent application discloses a personal audio entertainment system, which comprises five major parts: entertainment play equipment, Bluetooth transmitter, gaming chair with audio play devices, Bluetooth receiver with charging function, and audio play equipment with a subwoofer and a Bluetooth receiver integrated in the main speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: WUDI INDUSTRIAL (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 11445828
    Abstract: A neck pillow bag is provided, comprising a main body and at least one pillow body; the main body further comprising a first casing, a second casing, an accommodating space and a fixing portion, the accommodating space being formed between the first casing and the second casing, the first casing and the second casing being partially connected so that the first casing able to be opened and closed with respect to the second casing, and the fixing portion being disposed on the second casing; the at least one pillow body being disposed inside the accommodating space, a first end of the at least one pillow body being connected to the main body, and a second end of the at least one pillow body being optionally retrievable from the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Eagle Fan
  • Patent number: 11096472
    Abstract: A device for carrying a surfboard, similar sporting equipment or other objects. One embodiment is comprised of webbing material with one or two primary loop(s) having a loop buckle that slides along the primary loop and a strap element that in combination with the loop buckle creates a secondary adjustable secondary loop. The secondary adjustable secondary loop is used to hold a surfboard or other object securely in place via gravity acting on the object being carried and the primary loop, or adjustable primary loop supports the surfboard from one or both of the user's shoulder allowing hands free operation. When not utilized as a carrier the device can be worn, such as a belt. The user keeps the primary loop compressed together, wraps the carrier around his/her waist, through the loop buckle and then attaches it back onto itself. A personal flotation device can be attached to the strap element so that carrier and personal flotation device from a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Gary McClellan Thompson
  • Patent number: 10786384
    Abstract: A shoulder brace can be fitted to a patient having an externally injured shoulder in the initial stage of treatment and which enables the patient to make motions in directions suitable for early rehabilitation exercises for the injured shoulder. The shoulder brace is fitted to the patient having the externally injured shoulder in a physiological reference position where the elbow joint of the patient is flexed by an angle of 90° in the frontward direction and the shoulder is internally rotated by an angle of 30°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Nakamitsu
  • Patent number: 8985693
    Abstract: An upright sleep support system incorporates a head cushion having a face relief aperture to receive the eyes, nose, mouth and chin of a passenger placing his or her face against the head cushion with a hinged support structure for angular adjustment, sleeves that open in front to support the passengers arms, and a chest cushion on the back of the device. The chest cushion receives the passenger's chest in a forward leaning position. The head cushion is deployable from a backpack and the chest cushion is integrated into the back of the backpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William J. Purpura, Paula K. Purpura
  • Patent number: 8752746
    Abstract: A skateboard carrying strap is disclosed for holding a skateboard against a user's back, wherein the strap comprises two separable sections. Each section comprises a complimentary belt buckle end and a skateboard securement end. On each securement end are extendable elastic bands, are placed around the wheel trucks of a skateboard to support the skateboard. The user wears the assembly across his or her torso, crossing over the shoulder, while the skateboard deck lies against the individual's back with the wheel trucks facing away from the body and in connection with the elastic bands. The belt buckle end comprises a belt buckle or clasp engagement adapted to rest against the user's chest, while the disconnected securement ends of each section are adapted to secure each skateboard wheel truck. When the device is not in use, the strap lengths can be connected into a continuous section for use as traditional belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Glenn Dee
  • Patent number: 8496149
    Abstract: A hunting blind assembly having a frame adapted for shoulder supported carriage; a collapsible hunting blind; a durable flexible sheet fitted for, upon movement of the hunting blind to its collapsed configuration and upon placement of the hunting blind in contact with the frame's back side, and between the frame's left and right ends, arcuately covering the hunting blind; and left and right pluralities of ties interconnecting the frame with the durable flexible sheet, the left and right pluralities of ties, in combination with the frame and the durable flexible sheet, encapsulating the hunting blind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Magnus, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Sohm
  • Patent number: 7051908
    Abstract: A backpack hunting blind for use with a portable or fixed tree stand. The backpack has shoulder straps for carrying and one or more straps on its top portion for detachably securing the backpack to a tree stand. A hunting blind made of a flexible material is secured to the backpack and stowed therein when not deployed. The hunting blind has loop fasteners for detachably securing the blind to a tree stand. A rear portion of the backpack facing a user folds downwardly for deploying the blind. Easily accessible pockets are provided on a surface which faces a user when the rear portion of the pack is folded down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: Daniel Mignano
  • Patent number: 7028870
    Abstract: A multi-article storage carrier is based upon a sheet of flexible material comprising a plurality of compartments on one side for containing the articles, the sheet being folded at least once in each direction to form the carrier and enclose the articles securely. Securing and carrying means such as straps are provided on the surface of the sheet opposite the compartments so that they are exposed for use when the carrier is folded and/or rolled for carrying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Marilyn Valdez-Campbell
  • Patent number: 6955484
    Abstract: A configurable wrist or arm worn camera harness (1a) that facilitates convenient carry, access, and secure use of a camera during participation in a physical activity. Camera harness (1a) is comprised of an adjustable strap system for attaching harness (1a) to operator wrist or arm and a coupling system for attaching, one at a time, cameras of various shapes and sizes to aforementioned harness (1a) in a either a manner that allows camera to be moved pivotably while attached to harness (1a) and operator or in a manner that secures camera in a fixed, non-pivoting position. A clasping system is incorporated to harness (1a) to secure camera in a first secure flat carry position on operator wrist or arm. Clasping system can be released by operator to allow camera to be pivotably moved upright into a second secure position for the purpose of taking a photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: Nicholas D. Woodman
  • Patent number: 6796473
    Abstract: A laptop computer transport and support system for a mobile environment such as an airplane, bus or train is embodied as a wheeled clamshell style backpack carrying case with a retractable handle. The system is employed by unzipping three case edges and lifting a hinged protective cover thereby exposing a computer. The backpack straps unhook from the cover and secure to a user's seatback or around a user's headrest while strap posts at an opposite backpack strap end extend from the case and prevent strap interference with the user. A foldable or detachable handle permits retractable handle posts to extend on each side of the user and support the system against the seatback instead of the user when the system is used. Optionally, computer peripherals within a compartmentalized base are connected within the base to a docking station port and provide the computer with quick access to the peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: William J. Purpura
  • Patent number: 6763986
    Abstract: A convertible travel tote bag and car seat organizer for use with a vehicle seat. The organizer includes an elongated and substantially planar body constructed of a flexible material and having a first half and a second foldable half. A plurality of enclosure defining pockets are incorporated into at least one facing side of the body of flexible material and one or more straps extend from the body at first and second locations. The first and second halves defining the body are connected together in a first folded and portable configuration. The first and second halves are further unfolded and the strap engaged about a location of the vehicle seat, such as about an associated head rest, to support the planar body and to provide access to the enclosure defining pockets in a second vehicle travel configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventors: Maryann C. Santos, Richard Santos, Andrew J. Paluda
  • Patent number: 6672495
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bifurcated carrier pack for electively transporting snowboard equipment either in a traditional, back-mounted position or in an unconventional, hip-mounted position. A snowboard may be removably attached to the bifurcated pack while in a back-mounted position for transportation and detachment ease. When the user elects to remove the snowboard from the pack, the bifurcated pack may be easily configured to a hip-mounted position to shift the user's center of gravity from a superior center of gravity to an inferior center of gravity for improving the downhill snowboarding experience. The bifurcated pack comprises a pair of storage compartments, two shoulder straps and an abdominal encircling belt. At the election of the user, the storage compartments may be pivoted about their lower half to achieve either a back-mounted configuration or a hip-mounted configuration. The shoulder straps secure the storage compartments in place while in either configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: David W. Sagan
  • Patent number: 6659319
    Abstract: A laptop computer transport and support system for a mobile environment such as an airplane, bus or train is embodied as a wheeled clamshell style backpack carrying case with a retractable handle. The system is employed by unzipping three case edges and lifting a hinged protective cover thereby exposing a computer. The backpack straps unhook from the cover and secure to a user's seatback or around a user's headrest while strap posts at an opposite backpack strap end extend from the case and prevent strap interference with the user. A foldable or detachable handle permits retractable handle posts to extend on each side of the user and support the system against the seatback instead of the user when the system is used. Optionally, computer peripherals within a compartmentalized base are connected within the base to a docking station port and provide the computer with quick access to the peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: William J. Purpura
  • Patent number: 6536638
    Abstract: A convertible bag has a front panel peripherally engaging a rear panel. The front panel defines an harness pouch encompassing an upper portion of the front panel. A flap 60 may be positioned over the harness pouch closing it with a zipper 70. The flap 60 alternately is positionable to one side of the front panel 30 to expose a carry harness 80. The lower portion of the elongated bag 13 is adapted for folded placement exteriorly to the rear panel in positional opposition to the harness pouch. In this position the flap covers the folded lower portion 13 and the zipper 70 joins the flap 60 over the rear panel 30 thereby forming a back pack for carrying the elongated bag and other items as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Ramon Gulmatico, III
  • Patent number: 6502732
    Abstract: A foldable ski carrier pack assembly having 1) a main ski support frame assembly; 2) ski anchor assemblies secured to the main ski support frame assembly and operable to anchor snow skis thereto; and 3) a back support harness assembly connected to the main ski support frame assembly and operable to be placed about shoulder areas of a snow ski person for conveyance similar to a camper's backpack assembly. The main ski support frame assembly includes a first support frame member pivotally connected to a second support frame member by a main connector member. The first support frame member and the second support frame member each have a means thereon to receive the ski anchor assemblies connected thereto. Each ski anchor assembly includes a stabilizing post member having a retaining clamp assembly releasably connected thereto. Each retaining clamp assembly includes a main clamp assembly engageable about a portion of the snow skis and having an actuator handle assembly connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Inventor: Timothy R. Bonds
  • Publication number: 20020179664
    Abstract: A pack provides a lightweight compact carrier for bulky footwear such as inline skates, ice skates or a skateboard. The pack includes a skate blade compartment with two adjustably sized openings, each opening adapted to receive a skate blade. A securing element retains the skate blade within each of the openings. A carrying strap is affixed to the skate blade compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, Virginia Annibale
  • Patent number: 6230950
    Abstract: A carry container constructed and adapted to be rolled-up into a compact generally cylindrical shape includes a bag and a wrapping band having a front face, a back face, a fixed end and a free end. The back face proximate the fixed end is attached to a back and near a top of the bag. A fastening device is attached to the front face proximate the fixed end and to the back face proximate the free end for releasably fastening the free end to the fixed end after wrapping, around the bag when the bag has been folded and rolled-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Joost Heetman Industrial Design
    Inventor: Joris J. G. Heetman
  • Patent number: 6119907
    Abstract: A convertible shoulderarm case which allows a hunter to carry his gun and all other necessary equipment either over his shoulder using a sling, or in a suitcase-like manner using a handle. When the gun is removed, the gun case can be folded to convert to a waist pack, allowing the hunter to keep all of his equipment readily accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: Robert S. Benjamin
  • Patent number: 6112960
    Abstract: A combination sling carrier and cushion 10 which safely transport an animate object. The device includes a support panel 28, a pocked 32 formed onto the support panel 28 and a carrier band 26. The support panel 28 has two ends 25, 27 where the first end 25 of the support panel 28 is open and the second end 27 of the support panel 28 is closed. The first open end 25 of the panel 28 defining the opening of the pocket 32. The support panel 28 distributes the weight of the object 20 around the shoulders of the wearer 24 and securely supports the object 20 being carried. The carrier band 18 has opposed longitudinal sides 11, 13 and is affixed to the first open end 25 of the support panel 28. The carrier band 18 terminates at second closed end 27 of the panel 28. The carrier band 18 supports the object 20 being carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventors: Mona E. Seering, Christine L. Seering
  • Patent number: 5979726
    Abstract: A ski securement and carrying harness including an adjustable central strap member. A first securement strap is fixedly secured to an upper end of the central strap member. The first securement strap secures to a pair of skis disposed below toe bindings thereof to facilitate securement of the pair of skis together. A second securement strap is fixedly secured to a lower end of the central strap member. The second securement strap secures to the pair of skis disposed below heel bindings thereof to facilitate securement of the pair of skis together. A third securement strap is slidably coupled with the central strap member by a coupling loop intermediate the first securement strap and the adjustment bracket. The third securement strap secures to the pair of skis disposed between the toe bindings and upper tips thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventors: Leon Chisholm, Fannie Chisholm
  • Patent number: 5941437
    Abstract: A stroller bag fabricated from a lightweight, durable, easily cleaned material is described. The stroller bag includes a carrier having an upper end, a lower end, a front side, a back side, a first side and a second side. A flexible strap is attached adjacent the upper end of the carrier extending from the first side to the second side. The strap has a first end and a second end and includes means, adjacent the first and second ends, for removably attaching a portion of the strap back onto itself so as to form a pair of small loops. These loops are used to attach the carrier to the horizontal handle of a stroller. When the loops are unfastened from the stroller the strap may serve as a means for suspending the carrier from the neck or shoulder of a caregiver using the stroller bag. The stroller bag also includes a cinch belt, constructed of two portions of strapping material attached at the first side and second side of the carrier adjacent its upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: Kimberly Hiroshige Okumura
  • Patent number: 5893502
    Abstract: The carrying case-wearing vest which is convertible between a carrying case for fishing rods, guns and hunting and fishing accessories and a vest garment configuration includes a unit of material having two mirror image panels (a right and left panel) which may be folded together and releasably connected by a full perimeter zipper to form a carrying case configuration which may support the transportation of a fishing pole or hunting artillery. The upper corner of the front right panel may be fastened by a buckle to the back side of the left lower panel and the upper corner of the left front panel may be fastened by a buckle to the back side of the lower corner of the right panel to form a vest for wearing the carrying case in a vest garment configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Chong H. Lee
    Inventor: Andrzey Redzisz
  • Patent number: 5829653
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a belt pack for use by law enforcement officials or civilians for handgun concealment and torso protection. The belt pack includes an upper compartment and a lower compartment. The compartments are foldably connected at one end and attached by VELCRO or a similar securing method at another end. Inserts composed of KEVLAR or other bullet-resistant material are contained within interior sections of both compartments. The upper compartment further includes a metal trauma plate to protect the chest of the wearer. When opened, the belt pack reveals a handgun holster attached to the lower compartment and areas along the upper compartment for identification, such as police badges. A neck strap coupled to upper compartment allows the belt pack to serve as a bullet-resistant vest for the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: James M. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 5657912
    Abstract: A waist bag usable as a baby holder has a seat member disposed in a bag body and composed of a horizontal plate core and a vertical waist pad. An archshaped mouth has a central region formed in an upper and frontal middle portion of the bag body, and side regions extending from the central region towards lower and rear ends of the opposite sides of the bag body, so that the weight of a seated baby is distributed over the user's body, thus protecting him or her from fatigue during a continued usage of this bag. The waist bag is also improved in that the user can open the mouth wide enough for a shoulder strap or any article to be readily put in or taken out of the bag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Inventor: Kuniko Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5622300
    Abstract: A roll pack (10) is formed from a sheet of material having first and second edges. A first storage pocket (12) is positioned along the first edge of the sheet of material. An enclosure (20) is positioned along a second edge of the sheet. A strap (26) is attached to the second edge of the sheet near the enclosure (20). The strap (26) may be confined by the enclosure (20). When extended the strap (26) is used to secure the sheet of material when rolled up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Inventor: Lawrence L. Robinson
  • Patent number: 5615812
    Abstract: A convertible pack frame which, in a first configuration allows the user to wear the pack simply around the waist or lower torso leaving the upper body unrestrained thereby facilitating the hunter's movement through and over rugged terrain and which in an alternate or second configuration may be used to lash or otherwise secure substantial loads including game for the purpose of transporting such loads. The convertible packing frame also provides a means for readily converting the system from a first configuration to a second configuration together with means for conveniently stowing those parts not required in the second configuration, i.e. the pack frame configuration, in a compartment provided when the apparatus is arranged in the first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Inventor: Timothy F. Martin
  • Patent number: 5573154
    Abstract: A backpack for holding implements for emergency medical care, includes an approximately rectangular rear wall part and a front wall part which swings open, is joined with the rear wall part by means of a first side wall part, and corresponds approximately to the rear wall part in terms of its surface area. The backpack also includes a carrying system. In order to create a backpack of this type, which ensures the visibility of its entire contents at first glance and from which the implements for emergency medical care can be easily removed by the user without it first being necessary for other components of the backpack's contents to be removed, a second side wall part, which is joined with an intermediate wall part that can swing open, is arranged on the rear wall part opposite the first side wall part. In addition, two end flaps are arranged at the free sides of the rear wall part. These are opposite each other and, when the backpack is closed, they at least partially surround the side wall parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Heraeus Med GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Tietze
  • Patent number: 5564125
    Abstract: A combination carrier pack and single upper torso outerwear garment is disclosed and taught. A pack member is provided to be secured around the mid-section of a person. The pack has a front portion, a back portion, first and second opposed end portions, and a closeable compartment defined therewithin. A mechanism for releasably closing and opening the compartment is also provided. A single upper torso outerwear garment is integrally connected within the closeable compartment of the pack. In order to be worn around the mid-section of a person, a belt member is associated with the first and second opposed end portions of the pack. In preferred embodiments, the belt members include interconnecting fastening mechanisms at their distal ends for size adjustment, and for removable attachment of the pack about the mid-section of a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Concepts Continental, Inc.
    Inventors: Rhoda M. Waldman, Donald Waldman
  • Patent number: 5531366
    Abstract: A reusable shopping bag assembly is provided. The assembly has collapsible expandable soft sided bags which can be rolled up from an upper open end in a spiral shape, the bags having a bottom end having a plurality of holes to permit air flow there through for allowing the bags to be rolled up into a compact shape. A pair of hanger bars are attached to opposite bag sides adjacent the upper open end of the bags. Opposite ends of each hanger bar extending beyond opposite bags sides for engagement with spaced apart upper edges of a shopping cart to suspend the bags in a shopping cart when the bags are unrolled. A carrying case is provided having a side opening. The side opening being adapted for insertion of the bags when the bags are in a rolled state so that the carrying case will encapsulate the bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventor: Grant C. Strom