Patent ID: 7287677

Claim:
A suspension system for a backpack, comprising: a rocker arm pivotally connected to the backpack, the rocker arm having a first end and a second end; a first hip stay having a first end connected to the first end of the rocker arm and a second end opposite the first end; a second hip stay having a first end connected to the second end of the rocker arm and a second end opposite the first end; and a waist belt attached to the second end of the first hip stay and to the second end of the second hip stay; wherein the first and second hip stays are each independently connected to the rocker arm; wherein the rocker arm pivots about a fixed pivot point; wherein the waist belt is slidably movable with respect to the hip stays; and wherein the first end of the first hip stay is flexibly connected to the first end of the rocker arm, and the first end of the second hip stay is flexibly connected to the second end of the rocker arm.