Hip mounted carrying aid
OwnerMarcus Kevin Davisinventor
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Abstract
A device 14 for assisting with carrying or aiding in carrying an object on a person's hip or other body location is mounted on an article of clothing worn by the person The device has a vertical member 30 that is placed against the persons hip and a horizontal member or platform 32 coupled with the vertical member and extending generally horizontal direction away from the person's torso, on which a surface, corner or other part of the object to be carried is rested while being held by the person's arm.
Claims21
An apparatus, to be worn by a person, for assisting with manually carrying loads, comprising a first member adapted for placing against a hip of the person and a second member extending outwardly from the first member.
An apparatus, to be worn by a person, for assisting with manually carrying loads, comprising a back having at least a lower portion shaped to complement at least one aspect of the shape of a person's hip or thigh when the apparatus is worn by the person, and a platform coupled with the back and extending away from the back, on which an object may be partially supported for carrying.
A method of carrying an unwieldy object using an apparatus comprising a leg rest and platform extending away from the leg rest, the method comprising supporting the apparatus on an article of clothing worn by a person, resting at least a portion of the object on the platform, and holding the object on the platform using at least one arm.
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