Our innovative ergonomics concept
Your Size System
Between the ages of five and ten, children grow nearly a foot on average. Our backpacks will fit them perfectly the whole time, because they can be resized for children up to 4’11”. Our maxi models scale all the way up to 5’7”. To save weight, the cubo light has the Hugging System, which can be adjusted individually using the adjustment straps.
3D Back Support
We’ve developed a back panel that aligns perfectly with your child’s lumbar region to take weight off their backs and support healthy growth. The back panel’s five layers of foam provide long-lasting stability and a custom fit. Valid for our pack, cubo and maxi models.
Wide hip belt
Our 11” wide hip belt’s extra-large surface area shifts the backpack’s weight from the back to the pelvis for greater stability. Its flexible shape keeps it sitting perfectly on your child’s hips.
Butterfly Straps
Our curved shoulder straps hug the torso to distribute weight evenly across the wearer’s shoulders and chest.
Soft Mesh
The woven back panel material is extra-soft and breathable for maximum comfort. The cubo light is made of a special fabric (wall mesh) that provides additional padding.
Does everything fit?
Set body height
Fold out the back part and set the beginning of the straps to fit the child's size. Adjust the height if needed, the scale is only for orientation purposes. Because every child is different!
Close hip belt
Close the belt at the hips and pull tightly. This position moves the weight from the shoulders to the solid pelvis.
Close chest strap
Close the chest strap at a comfortable height and tighten. This prevents the straps from sliding off the shoulders.
Tighten straps
Set the shoulder straps by pulling the strap back and down tightly.
Ergonomics check
These 5 points ensure the correct fit of the school backpack.
1. Back panel
The back panel should sit flush with the middle of your child’s lumbar region to ensure optimum weight distribution.
2. Hip belt
The hip fins should be parallel and fit snugly in the upper pelvis area, above the child’s bottom. This helps shift more weight from the back to the hips.
3. Shoulder straps
The shoulder straps should hug the child’s torso with no gaps.
4. Chest strap
The chest strap should sit underneath the child’s collarbone to keep the backpack from slipping.
5. The fit
The backpack is seated correctly if it’s above the child’s bottom at a 90-degree angle to the child’s back.
The German "Institut für Gesundheit und Ergonomie" is an independent testing centre that tests products such as school satchels to give you as a customer the assurance that you are getting a truly ergonomic product. For this reason, we regularly have our products tested by the IGR and this year, all of our satchel models were once again awarded the ‘Ergonomic Product’ certificate. You can find more information about the testing procedure here.
