Patent ID: 7232048
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: A45F,A47D

Abstract:
1. A device for carrying a load on one's back and for adjusting position of said load, of the type comprising a back frame on which is positioned a carrying harness, comprising first means and second means of positional control and adjustment, made using manual remote controls, that are independent of one another and that allow position of the back frame to be adjusted with respect to the carrying harness, the first means allowing the back frame to be raised with respect to the harness and the second means allowing the back frame to be lowered with respect to the harness, and in which the back frame is designed to receive an endless belt arranged in a median longitudinal plane, said belt being secured by a strand to the carrying harness and allowing the back frame to move relative to the harness via the first and second positional control and adjustment means, and in which a locking mechanism tensioned by the second means acts and locks the endless belt in position or releases it according to desired phases of movement, and in which said second means includes a strap, one end of which is secured to the endless belt and to the harness and an other end of which is designed to form a control handle, said strap passing over, bearing on and actuating the locking mechanism.