ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,389, issued on Oct. 7.
"Magnetic backpack handle device" was invented by Luke Milton Reynolds (Brisbane, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic backpack handle device is a backpack handle with a plurality of magnets concealed within to conveniently stow the handle when not in use. In other words, the magnetic backpack handle seeks to provide users with a device that can stop a backpack handle from flopping around behind a user's head and neck area when wearing a backpack and without any magnets or other metal parts or housing installed into the materials which can be visible on the bag or handle. In order to accomplish th...