CPC A45F 3/04 (2013.01) [A45F 2003/003 (2013.01); A45F 2003/122 (2013.01); A45F 2003/125 (2013.01)] | 41 Claims |
1. A backpack comprising:
a backpack body;
a forward-facing panel attached to the backpack body, the forward-facing panel having at least one through-hole formed therein to allow air to flow into a gap defined between the forward-facing panel and the backpack body, the forward-facing panel having a forward-facing contoured surface that comprises at least one forwardly extending ridge that rests on a back of a wearer when the backpack is worn by the wearer to space a recessed portion of the forward-facing panel away from the back of the wearer; and
an air-moving device mountable to a lower portion of the forward-facing panel in the recessed portion of the forward-facing panel, wherein when the air-moving device is mounted in the recessed portion:
a portion of the air-moving device is flush with a forwardmost point of the at least one forwardly extending ridge,
an outer portion of the air-moving device extends forwardly from the forward-facing panel, and comprises one or more outlets formed in a top portion of the air-moving device, the one or more outlets being positioned inside the recessed portion to guide air upwardly when the air-moving device is operating and causing air to flow out of the one or more outlets,
an inner portion of the air-moving device is positioned in the gap and comprises one or more inlets positioned inside the gap, and
the air-moving device causes air to flow into the gap through the at least one through-hole and into the one or more inlets when the air-moving device is operating.
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