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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Mine Safety Appliances Company, Cranberry, PA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Losos, Evans City, PA (US);
Stephen J. Denninger, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
MSA Technology, LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45F 3/04 (2006.01); A45F 3/10 (2006.01); A45F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45F 3/047 (2013.01); A45F 3/10 (2013.01); A45F 2003/045 (2013.01); A45F 2003/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable lumbar support for mounting upon the chassis of a backpack has a lumbar support pad and a slider assembly slidably attaching the lumbar support pad to the chassis. The assembly has a locking slider that, together with the support pad, is indexable to at least two different positions along the chassis. A backpack may have such an adjustable lumbar support.