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US 2010/0326023 A1Published application
Load-bearing frame apparatus for pack animals
OwnerRobert J. Ferrandinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to load-bearing frame apparatus for a pack animals, and more particularly to a saddle for transporting cargo upon the backs of pack animals that may be adapted to carry a wide variety of different types and configurations of cargo. Examples of load-bearing apparatus may include a modular load-bearing frame, a load-distribution assembly, a hoist assembly, and/or a multiply-positionable link.
Claims17
A load-supporting saddle comprising:
- a frame for receiving a load to be carried by a load-carrying animal;
- and
- a load-distribution assembly for supporting the load-carrying frame on the back of the pack animal, the load-distribution assembly, including:
- a first load-distributing member having opposing first and second surfaces extending between spaced-apart first and second sections and an intermediate third section disposed between and spaced from the first and second sections;
- and
- at least a first load-bearing member attached to each of the opposite first and second sections of the first load-distributing member, each first load-bearing member having a first surface facing the second surface of the first load-distributing member and a second surface opposite the first surface and facing the load-carrying animal during use;
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- an attachment mechanism attaching the frame to the load-distribution assembly.
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A load-supporting saddle comprising:
- a frame for supporting a load to be carried by a load-carrying animal;
- and
- a hoist assembly for raising a load vertically toward the frame while the frame is supported by the load-carrying animal, the hoist assembly including:
- a first support member supported on the frame and extending laterally of the animal beyond a first side of the frame, and
- a first guide element supported by the first support member at a position disposed horizontally beyond the first side of the frame so that a first cord hanging downwardly from the first guide element is spaced from the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.