Patent ID: 8353434
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A45F,A47D

Abstract:
1. A system for carrying articles at the front torso of a human user who is wearing a harness having at least one shoulder strap and at least one hip belt, with the at least one shoulder strap operably tightened about the user and having at least one segment positioned upon a front pectoral region of the user, 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 at least one lower connector and the at least one upper connector located on a same side of a center sagittal plane of the user; 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; and at least one article securing mechanism directly attached to the frame.