Shoulder carrier with inflatable lumbar support
AssigneeAirpacks, Inc.
InventorJill Greene Ammerman
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Abstract
A shoulder carrier having at least one shoulder strap connected to a container. A lumbar support attached to the container bears on a wearer's hip or lumbar spine to transfer weight of the shoulder carrier to the hip or lumbar spine and away from the wearer's shoulder. The shoulder strap can include a shoulder pad, and both the shoulder pad and lumbar support can be or include a fluid-filled bladder. The shoulder pad can be slidably attached to the shoulder strap to prevent abrasion of the wearer's shoulder. At least one end of the shoulder strap can be attached to the container by passing the strap through a guide attached to the container and attaching the shoulder strap end to the container at a position below the guide.
Claims17
A shoulder carrier comprising:
- a container having a top, a bottom and a rear into which items to be carried can be placed;
- only a single shoulder strap having a top end attached near the top of the container and a bottom end attached near the bottom of the container, the single shoulder strap extending along a midline of the container;
- a shoulder pad mounted to the single shoulder strap;
- and
- a lumbar support attached to the rear of the container that bears on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region, the lumbar support having a fluid-filled bladder, and having a portion that projects from the rear of the container and extends across the rear of the container.
A shoulder carrier comprising:
- a container having a top, a bottom and a rear into which items to be carried can be placed;
- only a single shoulder strap having opposite ends attached to the container;
- a shoulder pad mounted to the single shoulder strap, the shoulder pad having a fluid-filled bladder;
- and
- a lumbar support attached to the rear of the container that bears on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region, the lumbar support having a fluid-filled bladder, and having a portion that projects from the rear of the container and extends across the bottom of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.