Body-mounted solar panel carrier

Abstract

The disclosure concerns a body-mounted solar panel carrier comprising a support assembly configured to be worn with a harness, a panel-receiving assembly configured to receive and secure one or more solar panel(s), and a plurality of support linkages configured to connect the support assembly to the panel-receiving assembly such that the panels are offset from the user's body. The panel-receiving assembly is adapted to sit at a position removed from the support assembly but maintains the weight of the solar panel therein to be evenly distributed across a person's body via the shoulder straps, and lumbar support. This allows a user to: (i) secure a solar panel to the carrier at the panel-receiving assembly, (ii) don the body-mounted solar panel carrier via the pair of shoulder straps and lumbar support of the support assembly, (iii) safely walk with the carrier and solar panel, and (iv) safely ascend a ladder while maintaining four points of contact, with said body-mounted solar panel carrier and solar panel in tow.

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