Patent Publication Number: US-2016227910-A1

Title: Carrying Assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to carrying devices and more particularly pertains to a new carrying device for providing hands-free carrying of multiple objects. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a harness that may be positioned on a person. A pair of straps each has a primary end and a secondary end. The straps are coupled to the belt. Each of the straps may be looped over shoulders of the person. A pair of pads is provided. Each of the straps has one of the pads coupled thereto. The pads may abut the person&#39;s shoulders. A plurality of hooks is coupled to the harness. Each of the hooks may have an object coupled thereto. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a carrying assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is an in-use view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new carrying device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the carrying assembly  10  generally comprises a harness  12  that may be positioned on a person  14 . The harness  12  comprises a belt  16 . The belt  16  has a break therein to define a first end  18  and a second end  20 . The belt  16  has a first portion  22  including the first end  18 . Additionally, the belt  16  has a second portion  24  including the second end  20 . 
     Each of the first portion  22  and the second portion  24  has an outer surface  26 . The belt  12  has a middle portion  28  positioned between the first  22  and second  24  portions. The first portion  22  and the second portion  24  may be comprised of a rigid material. The middle portion  28  may be comprised of a resiliently stretchable material. 
     A pair of buckles  30  is provided. Each of the first end  18  and the second end  20  has one of the buckles  30  coupled thereto. The buckles  30  are releasably mateable to retain the belt  16  around the person&#39;s waist  32 . 
     A pair of straps  34  each has a primary end  36  and a secondary end  38 . The belt  16  has a top edge  40 . The primary ends  36  are coupled to the top edge  40  corresponding to the first  22  and second  24  portions. The primary ends  36  are positioned adjacent to the middle portion  28 . The secondary ends  38  are coupled to the top edge  40  corresponding to the first  22  and second  24  portions. Each of the secondary ends  38  is positioned adjacent to an associated one of the first  18  and second  20  ends. Each of the straps  34  is configured to be looped over shoulders  42  of the person  14 . The straps  34  may cross each other above the middle portion  28 . 
     A pair of pads  44  is provided. Each of the straps  34  has one of the pads  44  coupled thereto. The pads  44  may abut the person&#39;s shoulders  42 . The pads  44  may be comprised of a resiliently compressible material to absorb pressure from the straps  34 . 
     A plurality of hooks  46  is coupled to the harness  12 . Each of the hooks  46  has a foot  48  coupled to and extending away from a leg  50 . The leg  50  has a back side  52 . The back side  52  of the leg  50  is coupled to the outer surface  26  of the first portion  22  and the second portion  24 . The hooks  46  are distributed around the belt  16 . Each of the hooks  46  may have an object  54  coupled thereto. The object  54  may be a bag. 
     In an alternative embodiment  56  as disclosed in  FIG. 6 , the harness  12  may comprise a panel  58 . A single one of the straps  34  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the panel  58  to form a closed loop. The hooks  46  are coupled to an outer surface  60  of the panel  58 . The panel  58  abuts one of the user&#39;s hips  62  when the strap  34  is worn over one of the user&#39;s shoulders  42 . 
     In use, the person  14  wears the harness  12 . The person  14  couples the objects  54  to the hooks  46 . The assembly  10  allows the person  14  to transport multiple objects  54  in a hands-free manner. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.