ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,088, issued on Dec. 16.
"Separable wheel pack assembly" was invented by Jeffrey Kelling (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel pack assembly includes a pack portion wearable by a user, a wheeled portion removably coupled to the pack portion, and a power assist system. The pack portion includes a first interfit element. The wheeled portion includes a frame, a second interfit element coupled to frame and configured to removably couple with the first interfit element of the pack portion, and a first wheel set coupled to the frame and disposed at a location spaced apart from a rear end of the wheeled portion. The power a...