CARRYING HARNESS FOR RECTANGULAR OR OVAL BODY AND ACCESSORIES

Abstract: A surf-board (14) must be carried in one way or another prior to use. The object of the invention is to facilitate this by the use of a harness (2 and 7) placed over the user's shoulder, said harness (2 and 7) being provided at each end with a loop. One of the loops is placed around the front end of the surf-board (14) and the other loop of the harness (7) being passed through the aperture (12) intended for the keel of the surf-board (14).

Description: Carrying harness for rectangular or oval body and accessories The present invention relates to a means for transporting a surf-board from a vehicle to where it is to be launched. A number of extremely impractical arrangements have been used for this purpose and it has been troublesome to transport accessories such as mast, sail and steering frame at the same time as the board itself. The present invention greatly facilitates transporting a surf-board with accessories to where it is to be launched, by the use of a carrying harness provided at each end with a loop of adjustable size. One loop is placed around the fore end and the other around the aft end of the surf- board. One or both of the loops may be provided with means enabling the loop to be opened and closed. According to the invention it is advisable to allow one loop with its harness section to pass through the aperture intended for the keel of the surf-board. In order to obtain a loop with adjustable size a buckle is suitably used through which the harness passes and to which one end of the harness is secured. Outside each loop a strap or rope is secured to the harness, attachment being at a point between the ends of the strap or rope. According to a preferred embodiment, a strap of the type described above is secured to each buckle. These two straps can be used to secure the mast with sail and steering frame in an extremely simple manner. The user of the surf-board can then carry the harness with surf-board, mast and sail, in the same way as a mail-bag. Although a carrying harness is most suitable for use in transporting a surf-board, it should be evident that it can be replaced by any other suitable form of carrying means such as a rope, cord, chain or the like. Additional features of the present invention are revealed in the follow- ing claims. The present invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which the figures show the carry¬ ing harness per se and its use on a surf-board. Besides the drawings, two sheets of pictures are enclosed in which Picture 1 shows one embodiment of the harness, Picture 2 shows another embodiment of the harness and Picture 3 shows how a surf-board can be carried in a simple manner with the aid of the carrying harness according to the present invention. In the drawings 1 is a carrying harness consisting of two parts 2 and 7. The right end of the harness part 2 passes through a buckle and a buckle 3, the end of harness part 2 being secured to the buckle 4. The harness part 2 can thus be shortened or lengthened by means of the two buckles 3 and 4. The harness part 2 runs through a part 6 intended to distribute the weight from the harness parts 2 and 7 on the shoulder of the user. The left end of the harness part 2 is secured to a buckle 5, through which it passes. The buckle 5 enables a loop of any desired size to be formed. The left end of the harness part 7 is secured to the buckle 3. From the buckle 3 the harness part 7 passes through a buckle arranged on one part 9 of a joining means 8 and 9. The right end of the harness is attached to part 8 of the joining means. The joining means 8,9 enables a loop to be formed of the harness part 7, which can be opened and closed. Displacement of the joining means 9 enables to loop formed by the harness part 7 to be adjusted to the desired size. A strap 10 is secured to the harness part 2 outside the left loop, so that the strap has two free ends which can be joined together by a clasp 11. The strap 10 is most suitably secured to the buckle 5. The right harness part 7 is also provided with a strap 12 FE OM outside the actual loop, secured between the ends in the same way as strap 10 and also provided with a locking means 13* It should be evident that the loop formed by harness part 2 may also include joining means enabling it to be opened and closed. The carrying harness described above functions in the following manner: The left loop is formed first and is passed over the surf-board 1*4 from the left. When the desired position is reached, the loop is tightened by displacing buckle 5. The left loop should be drawn as tight as possible when the desired point has been reached and it should be applied so that the buckle 5 is located at one edge of the surf-board 14, this being the upper edge in the surf-board shown in the drawings. When the left loop has been applied, the right loop is fitted over the surf-board 14 by opening the loop and passing the free end of the harness part 7 through the aperture 15 for the keel of the surf-board. The loop is then closed by joining the two members 8 and 9 together. The circumference of the right loop is then decreased as far as possible and in a manner ensuring that the buckle on joint part 9 is at the upper edge of " the surf-board 14 as shown in Figure 3. When surf-board 14 is secured in the carrying harness 1, the mast, rolled in the sail 16, and the steering frame 17 are secured in the two straps 10 and 12 in the manner shown in Figure 5. From the latter figure it can be seen that surf-board, mast, sail and steering frame will form a single unit which can easily be carried in the harness. The surfer can then sling the harness over his shoulder as shown in Figure 4.

Claims: CLAIMS 1. Carrying harness, rope or the like for transporting rect¬ angular or oval bodies, preferably flat, such as surf-boards, charac¬ terised in that each end of the harness (2 and 7) is displaceable along the harness so as produce a loop having larger or smaller diameter, through which loop the rectangular or oval body (14) is inserted. 2. Carrying harness according to claim 1, characterised in that at least one of the loops is provided with joining means (8 and 4), for instance in the form of a clasp for opening and closing the loop. 3. Carrying harness according to claim 1, characterised in that each end of the harness (2 and 7) is secured to a buckle (5,9, respec¬ tively) through which the harness passes. 4. Carrying harness according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that the harness (2 and 7) is provided at each end, outside the loop, with a strap (10,12, respectively), rope or the like, attached at a point between the ends of the strap, rope or the like. 5. Carrying harness according to claim 4, characterised in that the strap (10,12, respectively), rope or the like is attached to a buckle (5,9, respectively) used to form a loop. 6. Carrying harness according to one or more of the preceding claims, designed for a surf-board, characterised in that when the harness is placed around a surf-board (14) the two ends (2 and 7) are located on the same side edge of the surf-board (14). 7. Carrying harness according to claim 6, characterised in that one loop of the carrying harness (7) is passed through the aperture (15) intended for the keel of the surf-beard -(14).

Inventors: HAMMAR ALF, TVEIT EGIL, HAMMAR, ALF, TVEIT, EGIL
Applicants: HAMMAR ALF, TVEIT EGIL, HAMMAR, ALF, TVEIT, EGIL
Application year: 1984
Main classification: A45F3
IPC codes: A45F3, B63B35