Patent ID: 7163132

Claim:
A carrier device for a portable tool, the carrier device comprising: a plate ( 12 ) configured to be placed on the back of an operator; at least two straps ( 11 ) secured to the plate ( 12 ) and configured to pass over the shoulders of the operator; a device ( 13 ) secured to the straps ( 11 ) and configured to be placed on the chest of the operator; a waist belt ( 17 ) secured to the plate ( 12 ) and configured to pass around the waist of the operator; a string or a rope ( 16 ) extending continuously between the plate ( 12 ) and the device ( 13 ); a hip pad ( 15 ) hanging on the string or rope ( 16 ), the hip pad ( 15 ) being slidably movable along the string or rope ( 16 ) and configured to be placed at a hip of the operator; and a third strap ( 19 ) secured to the plate ( 12 ) and extending directly from the plate ( 12 ) to the hip pad ( 15 ) secure the hip pad ( 15 ) directly to the plate ( 12 ) at the back of the operator, the third strap ( 19 ) not being part of or directly connected to the string or a rope ( 16 ) extending between the plate ( 12 ) and the device ( 13 ).