Bryan Scott Howell

US Patent:

20210298460, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar 24, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/211462

Inventors:

- Provo UT, US
LANCE WILLIAMS - Provo UT, US
HENRY LEE - Provo UT, US
MONIKA ROBINSON - Pleasant Grove UT, US
ETHAN POWELL - Salt Lake City UT, US
POLINA PIDDUBNA - Provo UT, US
MCKENZIE BRISCOE - Provo UT, US
BRYAN HOWELL - Park City UT, US
BROOKE FISHER - Provo UT, US

International Classification:

A45F 4/02

Abstract:

A convertible hip belt and backpack system for efficient travel include an apparatus with the convertible hip belt. The system includes a backpack having a main compartment and right and left shoulder straps. The system further includes a convertible hip belt having a backpack mode and an independent mode. In the backpack mode, the convertible hip belt includes a right hip pocket and a left hip pocket detachably coupled to the backpack. The convertible hip belt includes a separable fastener that adjustably couples a strap end of the right hip pocket to a strap end of the left hip pocket. In the independent mode, the convertible hip belt is decoupled from the backpack and the right and left hip pockets are instead coupled to each other.