Patent ID: 8038042

Claim:
A backpack, comprising: a cover having a first portion and a second portion; and a frame, wherein the frame includes: a first frame element attached to the first portion of the cover and having an upper region, a lower region, and side regions, wherein the side regions longitudinally extend from the upper region to the lower region, and wherein the lower region of the first frame element laterally extends between ends of the side regions; a second frame element attached to the second portion of the cover, wherein the second frame element is pivotably connected to a portion of each of the side regions of the first frame element in a region between the upper region and the lower region of the first frame element; and a third frame element fixedly joined to the first frame element, wherein the first frame element, the second frame element and the third frame element together form the shape of an X in cross-sectional view, and wherein an opening in the cover is generated by a movement of the second frame element, and wherein the second portion of the cover is attached to the side regions of the first frame element below the region where the second frame element is pivotably connected and above where the lower region of the first frame element laterally extends.