System for carrying articles at the front torso of a human being
First Claim
1. A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human user who is wearing at least one shoulder strap and at least one hip belt, the system comprising:
- a frame having an upper region and a lower region;
the lower region having at least one lower section that is sufficiently rigid to support the weight of at least one article secured upon the lower region and to transfer the weight of the at least one article downward;
the lower region having at least one lower connector to connect the lower region to the at least one hip belt;
the upper region having at least one upper section that is sufficiently rigid to position and restrict the movement of the upper region in relation to the at least one shoulder strap;
the upper region having at least one upper connector to connect the upper region to the at least one shoulder strap;
the frame having at least one accommodation mechanism that enables the upper region to move in relation to the lower region so that the distance between the at least one lower connector and the at least one upper connector can change automatically in response to changes in the position of the user'"'"'s torso during use of the system.
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Abstract
A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human being is disclosed. A substantially rigid article-carrying frame is connected to the front of a harness or backpack worn by the user. The frame transmits the weight of the front-carried articles to the front of the user'"'"'s hips. The system accommodates bending movements of the user'"'"'s torso by providing, for example, a variable-length mechanism, or a bending mechanism, or a folding mechanism, or a sliding connector mechanism, or any other equivalent accommodation mechanism that will allow the system to accommodate bending movements of the torso of the user.
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51 Claims
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1. A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human user who is wearing at least one shoulder strap and at least one hip belt, the system comprising:
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a frame having an upper region and a lower region;
the lower region having at least one lower section that is sufficiently rigid to support the weight of at least one article secured upon the lower region and to transfer the weight of the at least one article downward;
the lower region having at least one lower connector to connect the lower region to the at least one hip belt;
the upper region having at least one upper section that is sufficiently rigid to position and restrict the movement of the upper region in relation to the at least one shoulder strap;
the upper region having at least one upper connector to connect the upper region to the at least one shoulder strap;
the frame having at least one accommodation mechanism that enables the upper region to move in relation to the lower region so that the distance between the at least one lower connector and the at least one upper connector can change automatically in response to changes in the position of the user'"'"'s torso during use of the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human user, the system comprising:
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at least one shoulder strap and at least one hip belt;
a frame having an upper region and a lower region;
the lower region having at least one lower section that is sufficiently rigid to support the weight of at least one article secured upon the lower region and to transfer the weight of the at least one article downward;
the lower region having at least one lower connector to connect the lower region to the at least one hip belt;
the upper region having at least one upper section that is sufficiently rigid to position and restrict the movement of the upper region in relation to the at least one shoulder strap;
the upper region having at least one upper connector to connect the upper region to the at least one shoulder strap;
the frame having at least one accommodation mechanism that enables the upper region to move in relation to the lower region so that the distance between the at least one lower connector and the at least one upper connector can change automatically in response to changes in the position of the user'"'"'s torso during use of the system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human user who is wearing at least one shoulder strap and at least one hip belt, the system comprising:
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at least one shoulder strap connector to attach to the at least one shoulder strap;
at least one hip belt connector to attach to the at least one hip belt;
a frame having an upper region and a lower region;
the lower region having at least one lower section that is sufficiently rigid to support the weight of at least one article secured upon the lower region and to transfer the weight of the at least one article downward;
the lower region having at least one lower connector to connect the lower region to the at least one hip belt connector;
the upper region having at least one upper section that is sufficiently rigid to position and restrict the movement of the upper region in relation to the at least one shoulder strap;
the upper region having at least one upper connector to connect the upper region to the at least one shoulder strap connector;
the frame having at least one accommodation mechanism that enables the upper region to move in relation to the lower region so that the distance between the at least one lower connector and the at least one upper connector can change automatically in response to changes in the position of the user'"'"'s torso during use of the system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human user who is wearing at least one shoulder strap and at least one hip belt, the system comprising:
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a frame having an upper region and a lower region;
the lower region having at least one lower section that is sufficiently rigid to support the weight of at least one article secured upon the lower region and to transfer the weight of the at least one article downward;
the lower region having at least one lower connector to connect the lower region to the at least one hip belt;
the upper region having at least one upper section that is sufficiently rigid to position and restrict the movement of the upper region in relation to the at least one shoulder strap;
at least one shoulder strap connector to attach to the at least one shoulder strap;
the at least one shoulder strap connector having a shaped area that captures the upper region to restrict the horizontal movement of the upper region in relation to the at least one shoulder strap connector, while leaving the upper region substantially free to move in the vertical dimension in relation to the at least one shoulder strap connector, so that the distance between the at least one shoulder strap connector and the at least one lower connector can change automatically in response to changes in the position of the user'"'"'s torso during use of the system. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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