Patent ID: 6179175
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
A frameless knapsack harness for a child comprising:a waist belt for encircling a child's waist;two shoulder straps each having a distal end, a proximal end portion, and a middle portion therebetween, the distal end being connected to the proximal end portion such that each shoulder strap forms a circular loop for loosely encircling one of a child's shoulders;two waist belt loops, the loops respectively located on the proximal end portion of each of the shoulder straps for slidably receiving the waist belt to adjustably attach the shoulder strap to the waist belt at a rearward position thereof; andtwo hinge portions, each hinge portion located across one of the shoulder straps between the proximal end portion and an adjacent intermediate portion, the hinge portion permitting the proximal end portion to be folded up and secured against the adjacent intermediate portion in a retracted position such that the waist belt and waist belt loop reside higher on the shoulder strap than when not in the retracted position, thereby allowing a single knapsack harness to properly fit a smaller child with the proximal end portion in the retracted position and continue to properly fit when the child grows and the proximal end portion is extended into a non-retracted position.