ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,786, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Backpack assembly" was invented by Tomoyuki Kutsuna (Anjo, Japan), Mikihiro Kitahara (Anjo, Japan) and Tatsuya Hata (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backpack assembly may include a backplate extending in an up-down direction; an elastic member fixed on the backplate and configured to stretch in the up-down direction; and a shoulder belt including an accommodating part. The accommodating part may include an opening for inserting the elastic member and accommodate a portion of the elastic member."
The patent was filed on April 17, 2024, under Application...