ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,884, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Ergopak Ltd. (Great Britain).
"Strap adjustment device for a backpack" was invented by Hannah Scott (London) and Chris Lewis (Cardiff, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backpack (10) comprises a pair of shoulder straps (16), each including a strap adjustment device (17). Each strap is adjustable with a one handed operation by pressing an activation element (18) to release a strap securing element (22) within the device (17). The securing element enables movement of the strap when pulled in a first direction (B) while locking movement of the strap from movement in a second direction...