He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

Over the past couple years there has been an increasing interest in home-grown brands hand-sewing Dyneema fabric backpacks, such as Apocalypse, Illumination Equipment, and Horizon Designs. Siegel, ...

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The Hype kids backpack and streetwear label has been acquired by Apparel Brands. Based in Manchester and backed by True ...

HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift ...

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"The department is working with Kenosha Unified School District to ensure that all KUSD campuses are safe," the post said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 13-year-old is under investigation after he went to his former elementary school in Kenosha with a black bag and backpack that appears to have been a threat. This is a situation ...

While some Birkin owners have turned their luxury purses into oversized, leather charm bracelets, it’s hardly the only design ...

A gun was found in a student's backpack at a Louisville school Wednesday morning.The gun was found at Fern Creek High School through its weapons detection system, according to a letter sent to ...