Wearable support structure for at least partly relieving a human body during leaning or bending over

Wearable support structure (201) for at least partly relieving a human body during leaning or bending over, said structure (201) comprising a frame having:

• a chest support (202) for bearing upon a chest of said human body;
• pivoting arrangements (207) for pivoting the support structure in correspondence with the leaning or bending of the human body;
• an elongated stay (203a, 203b) connected to said chest support (202), provided to extend substantially alongside said human body and connected to said pivoting arrangements (207),
• wherein said stay (203a, 203b) is arranged such that said stay is in a first state corresponding with an upright position of said human body when being unloaded, and arranged to be biased back to said first state when being into a second state corresponding with a leaning or bending position of said human body,
• a lumbar support (204), connected to said pivoting arrangements (207), and arranged for bearing upon a lumbar area of said human body, and
• a thigh support (214), connected to said pivoting arrangements (207), and arranged for bearing upon a front side of a thigh area of said human body,
• characterized in that said wearable support structure (201) comprises a connecting device (1, 101) for detachably connecting at least one of:
• said thigh support (214) to said pivoting arrangements (207);
• said elongated stay (203a, 203b) to said chest support (202);
• and
• said elongated stay (203a, 203b) to said pivoting arrangements (207),
• wherein said connecting device (1, 101) comprises a first connecting element (3, 103) and a second connecting element (5, 105),
• wherein said first connecting element (3, 103) is arranged for rigid connection to a first part of said wearable support structure (201) that is at least one of said pivoting arrangements (207) and said chest support (202),
• wherein said second connecting element (5, 105) is arranged for rigid connection to a second part of said wearable support structure (201) that is at least one of said thigh support (214) and said stay (203a, 203b),
• wherein said first connecting element (3, 103) comprises a receiving wall (9, 109) that is at least partly surrounding a receiving space (11, 111) for partly receiving said second connecting element (5, 105).