Reconfigurable apparatus forming an external packaging or an internal structure of a backpack

Abstract

In one aspect, a reconfigurable apparatus includes a first configuration, where the first configuration of the reconfigurable apparatus serves as a packaging box for a backpack. Specifically, the backpack may be folded and inserted inside the reconfigurable apparatus with the first configuration. The reconfigurable apparatus also includes a second configuration, where the second configuration of the reconfigurable apparatus serves as a structure for the backpack. Specifically, the reconfigurable apparatus with the second configuration can be inserted inside the backpack to provide an internal structure for the backpack.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reconfigurable apparatus for a backpack, the reconfigurable apparatus comprises:
 a first configuration utilized as a packaging box for the backpack, wherein the backpack is folded and inserted inside the reconfigurable apparatus; and   a second configuration utilized as a structure for the backpack, wherein the reconfigurable apparatus is inserted inside the backpack.   
     
     
         2 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first configuration comprises a packaging configuration for the backpack, and the second configuration comprises a structural configuration for the backpack. 
     
     
         3 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 2 , the structural configuration comprises an internal structural configuration of the backpack. 
     
     
         4 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a first volume of the first configuration is greater than a second volume of the second configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein an internal volume of the second configuration is zero, nearly zero, small, or minimal. 
     
     
         6 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein an internal volume of the second configuration is greater than zero, and the internal volume of the second configuration provides protection for one or more items inserted inside the internal volume of the second configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the reconfigurable apparatus is constructed using a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material, a recycled PET (RPET) material, an ocean-bound plastic (OBP) material, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first configuration of the reconfigurable apparatus is used for storing, transporting, mailing, displaying, or a combination thereof the backpack. 
     
     
         9 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the backpack comprises at least a back panel with a plurality of segments. 
     
     
         10 . The reconfigurable apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of segments are selectively configurable to fold so that the backpack fits inside the first configuration of the reconfigurable apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 opening a packaging of a backpack, wherein the packaging comprises a first shape prior to the opening;   taking out the backpack from the packaging;   reconfiguring the packaging to create a second shape, wherein the second shape is different from the first shape;   inserting the packaging having the second shape inside the backpack; and   responsive to the inserting of the packaging inside the backpack, providing an internal structure to the backpack.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first shape of the packaging comprises a right rectangular prism. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first shape of the packaging comprises a right square prism. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein an internal volume of the second shape is zero, nearly zero, small, or minimal. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said inserting the packaging further comprises inserting the packaging having the second shape inside a main compartment of the backpack. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said inserting the packaging further comprises inserting the packaging having the second shape inside an internal structure pocket of the main compartment of the backpack. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  further comprises securing the packaging having the second shape inside the internal structure pocket using a hook-and-loop flap closure. 
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 removing a structure of a backpack, wherein the structure comprises a first configuration;   reconfiguring the structure of the backpack to have a second configuration that is different from the first configuration;   folding the backpack; and   packaging the backpack by inserting the folded backpack inside the second configuration of the structure.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first configuration of the structure comprises an internal structural configuration of the backpack. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the second configuration of the structure comprises a packaging box for the backpack.