Patent ID: 9687066
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A41D,A45F,A63C

Claim:
1. A jacket and load carrying harness combination comprising: a harness adapted to be worn on a user's torso, and having a back portion located on the user's back when said harness is worn; said harness including at least one fastener member on said back portion to which a load carrier can be releasably attached; a jacket for wearing over said harness; a load carrier for attaching to said harness, said load carrier including at least one fastener which releasably attaches to said fastener member on said harness; said jacket having a back and at least one opening in said back of said jacket providing access to said fastener member on said harness, to facilitate the attachment of said load carrier fastener to said harness fastener; said harness and said jacket being separate and independent articles, whereby they can be worn independently of each other, or together, or when said jacket is being worn over said harness with a load carrier attached to said harness, said jacket can be removed from the user without being separated from said harness, and carried on the user's back by said harness; wherein there are two of said openings in the back of said jacket, said harness having at least two ski holders that can be extended through said openings in said jacket to facilitate carrying skis; there also being two of said fasteners on said harness, each said fastener being adjacent one of said ski holders, whereby said ski holders and its adjacent ski carrier can be accessed through the same one of said openings in said back of said jacket.