Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

has ever owned a JanSport backpack. They’ve been making their classic backpack ... and a pass-through strap that attaches to rolling luggage. With covered zippers, subtle colors, and all the necessary ...

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

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely ...

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

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...