US Patent Issued on Oct. 28 for "Backpack with shoulder straps crossing and non-fixed at top to support load from base" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,404, issued on Oct. 28.

"Backpack with shoulder straps crossing and non-fixed at top to support load from base" was invented by Graham Mark Armitage (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backpack includes right and left shoulder straps that each respectively follows a path starting with a fixed connection at a bottom corner of a back panel. A padded portion extends upwards and then proceeds through an upper ring on the same side of the backpack. The strap then extends back down while crossing over to another fixed connection to a bottom corner on the other side of the back panel. At the top ring, the strap is merely guide...