What is a school bag with wheels?

It is part of the Iconic school accessories of the early twenty-first century. It invaded the playgrounds in a few years. From kindergarten to high school, everyone plebiscites it. But What is a school bag with wheels ? Well, this is a Children's bag equipped with casters and a telescopic handle. Its main asset: its mobility ! Thanks to him, the Students no longer need to bear the weight of school supplies. Now they pull the accessory lightly. Discover the many Assets of this schoolboy background, born from a cross Between the schoolbag and the trolley suitcase...

What are the origins of this educational background? From school bag to suitcase...

The school bag with wheels appears at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is designed to relieve children's journeys of the heavy burden of school supplies. From now on, the class bag is no longer worn on the back, it is towed. With him, students can gallop again on the way to school!

A classic school bag

Its basic structure: The classic schoolbag. Rectangular in shape, this rigid canvas luggage offers one or more compartments perfect for storing the schoolchild's equipment. Notebooks, binders, and other school accessories are then ideally housed there. Of course, this children's bag has a handle that makes it easy to carry by hand and two shoulder straps to hang on the shoulders when traveling.

Yes, but that's it. A scourge is rampant: teachers are asking for more and more school materials, school bags are overflowing, the weight of these supplies is becoming a source of health problems for schoolchildren. A child carrying a school bag struggles as much as an adult carrying a travel suitcase. And yet, he does it daily!

A suitcase with wheels

Speaking of suitcases... Overloaded, the latter is often difficult to wear. The practicality of this rectangular luggage intended to take your wardrobe on a trip is questioned especially with the popularity of air travel. Impossible to walk the many aisles of the airport with this heavy and bulky object! It was then that in 1987, airline pilot Robert Plath invented the Suitcase with wheels modern. Equipped with a trolley system, in other words a telescopic handle and two wheels, it lightens the body and mind of travelers.

That was enough to convince school luggage manufacturers. The integration of the device with wheels in the bag of schoolchildren is the solution to lighten the daily life of students. The trolley binder was born!

What is a wheeled school bag? Manufacturing steps

The school bag with wheels is a school bag equipped with two (or four) wheels and a retractable handle. Thanks to it, children and teachers can easily move the school supplies needed on a daily basis. Its integrated trolley system ensures light baggage handling.

A schoolbag

At the base, there is this large rectangular case designed in waterproof and resistant fabric. As for the making of a garment, this bag requires several yokes that will be assembled according to a pattern. Bottom, side, flap... The different parts are sewn securely to each other. Clasps are added to the creation process: tucks or zippers allow easy opening of the luggage. Finally, handles and suspenders complete the creation. From the meeting of all these elements is born the Ring binder.

A trolley system

It is still necessary to add the trolley device! This system consists of wheels and a retractable tube that attaches firmly to the base binder. Immovable, it is an integral part of the school bag. The latter offers a rigid structure perfect for transporting school equipment without damaging the school equipment. Straight, the wheeled school bag is available to students.

Wheels

There are two or four (see Kipling tow bags), the casters are attached to the base of the schoolbag. Depending on the manufacturer, they are single or double. The goal: to use ever more durable, quiet and adaptable materials on all kinds of terrain to provide maximum comfort during travel. These wheels raise the school bag and thus protect it from soil moisture. No more mud marks on the essential accessory of the schoolboy!

A retractable handle

There are two models of telescopic arms. The most common is undoubtedly the double tube handle. These two tubes are connected at the top by a handle. This tool ensures good stabilization of the schoolbag.

The other model has a single central tube. Stronger and sometimes slightly inclined, it also ends with a handle. This ergonomic handle gives the schoolbag its own aesthetic.

Some manufacturers enrich these two models with intermediate notches. Thus, the retractable device has two positions, i.e. two heights. Another good idea to adapt better to the size of children!

> Good to know! You can find trolleys with wheels ready to receive a schoolbag. These are not directly integrated into the school curriculum. These tools are useful for alternating two modes of travel according to the needs of the children. Thus, when wearing on the shoulders, students do not have to support the weight of the trolley device...

What are the advantages of the roller bag? Between functionality, mobility and innovation...

Reducing the weight of school equipment

The school bag with wheels is interesting to relieve the backs of children. Thanks to him, the weight of school supplies is no longer borne on the shoulders. A good thing when we measure the load of school supplies imposed on students each year. The trolley thus has the functional advantages of the weight-controlled schoolbag.

A protected school bag

The trolley device implies an elevation of the school baggage. In other words, the binder is no longer in direct contact with the ground. The base of the latter remains dry, the fabric is no longer soiled: the bag undeniably extends its life at the same time as it protects its contents from moisture.

Many are indignant against dirty wheels. However, thanks to their PVC material, it is much easier to clean them than to wash the fabric base of the schoolbag. And to compensate for the possible dirt that the wheels could make on children's clothes when wearing luggage on the shoulders, manufacturers had the good idea to integrate a canvas to cover the device. Top!

Well-treated shoulder straps

The shoulder straps of wheeled school bags are wide, padded and adjustable. Necessary conditions to comfortably carry this school luggage on your back. But what to do with these shoulder straps when towing the bag? Too often, we see them dragging on the ground and deteriorating at lightning speed. Few parents and children know this, but many school bags have pockets or small notches to store these straps. Thus, they are well protected and remain efficient at each request.

>The school bag on wheels is the buzz at the little school! Find out why it became The favorite accessory of kindergarten children !

Created to reduce the burden of school supplies borne every day by thousands of schoolchildren, the school bag with wheels offers unparalleled comfort during every trip. Of course, for a perfect optimization of this baggage, it is imperative to adopt good gestures. The regular decluttering of the school bag, the thoughtful storage of the equipment and the good posture of the child are all points to work on to strengthen the effectiveness of the trolley schoolbag. Thus, it becomes the perfect ally of students from kindergarten to high school. Seduced by the concept? Discover this school accessory on our online store!

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Sources: 

europe1.fr: The origins of the wheeled suitcase

sciencedirect.com: Study on carrying a backpack versus towing a school bag with wheels