Patent ID: 9700122
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A41D,A45F,F41H

Claim:
1. A load distribution device, comprising: a frame sheet having a top end and a bottom end, having an inner surface and an outer surface, and having a first side and a second side; an articulating load bearing spine having an upper end and a lower end, at least one “vertebra”, and a spinal cord having a top end and a bottom end, each “vertebra” having a upper ball-and-socket “vertebra” component and a lower ball-and-socket “vertebra” component, the upper “vertebra” component being distinct from the lower “vertebra” component, each vertebra having at least one aperture including a central aperture centrally located on each vertebra, the spinal cord extending through the central aperture of each of the at least one “vertebra” such that the spinal cord top end extends beyond the top end of the spine and the spinal cord bottom end extends beyond the bottom end of the spine; a belt comprising a belt bracket; an upper connection means for movably connecting the upper end of the spine to the bottom end of the frame sheet; and a lower connection means for movably connecting the lower end of the spine to the belt bracket and, thereby, the belt, wherein the upper connection means is comprised of a frame bracket attached to the bottom end of the frame sheet and a spinal cord terminator attached to the top end of the spinal cord, wherein the lower connection means is comprised of a locking device attached to the bottom end of the spinal cord, and wherein the locking device provides a quick-release feature that allows at least the frame sheet and the spine to be quickly disengaged from the belt bracket, and, thereby, disengaged from the belt.