Patent ID: 7726530

Claim:
An ergonomic backpack, comprising: A) a main compartment ( 20 ) having at least one access wall ( 22 ) that has a first substantially inverted U shape, a rear wall ( 24 ) and a base wall ( 38 ) to define a substantially hollow first cavity, said access wall ( 22 ) has a first zipper ( 26 ) as a means to access said first cavity, said rear wall ( 24 ) is a single layer rear panel; B) an elongated longitudinal curved-shaped back support ( 60 ) interiorly mounted within said rear wall ( 24 ), having curvature areas ( 64 ) and ( 66 ) in between ends ( 62 ) and ( 68 ), said curvature area ( 64 ) complements and supports a thoracic vertebrae of a human vertebral column, and said curvature area ( 66 ) complements and supports a lumbar vertebrae of said human vertebral column; C) padding ( 90 ) having dorsal padding ( 92 ) and lumbar padding ( 94 ) outwardly protruding from said rear wall ( 24 ) of said main compartment ( 20 ), said dorsal padding ( 92 ) and said lumbar padding ( 94 ) are ergonomically designed to contour back and shoulders of a human, said dorsal padding ( 92 ) and said lumbar padding ( 94 ) are of a sufficient predetermined thickness to dispense pressure upon said human vertebral column, said pressure resulting from a force established by a weight of matter housed within said first cavity, or otherwise secured upon said main compartment ( 20 ), said elongated longitudinal curved-shaped back support ( 60 ) located only in between pads of said dorsal padding ( 92 ) and mounted onto said rear wall ( 24 ) of the ergonomic backpack; and D) a strap assembly ( 100 ) fixedly secured to said main compartment ( 20 ), comprising shoulder straps ( 102 ), chest straps ( 108 ), and waist straps ( 106 ), said shoulder straps ( 102 ) include padding ( 104 ) that also dispenses said pressure resulting from said force, said shoulder straps ( 102 ) also have said chest straps ( 108 ) fixed thereon, said chest straps ( 108 ) may be adjusted to a center chest of said human to align said main compartment ( 20 ) with said human vertebral column, said chest straps ( 108 ) have first cooperative locking means adjustably mounted thereon to fixedly secure said chest straps ( 108 ) around said center chest of said human, said waist straps ( 106 ) have second cooperative locking means adjustably mounted thereon to fixedly secure around a waist of said human, said strap assembly ( 100 ) also dispenses said pressure resulting from said force.