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US 4,318,502 AGranted
Back pack having a releasable climbing harness
AssigneeLowe Alpine Systems, Inc.
InventorsGreg E. Lowe, Michael R. Lowe
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Abstract
A back pack having an enclosed volume suitable for storing and transporting materials, the back pack including shoulder straps and a belt for supporting the back pack upon a wearer, the belt constituting a climbing harness with attached, preferably storable, groin straps and a releasable attachment to the back pack.
Claims10
A back pack and support harness assembly comprising:
- a storage enclosure assembly including an enclosure adapted to contain and protect material for transport and including shoulder strap means attached to the enclosure and adapted to secure the enclosure to the shoulder area of a wearer;
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- a support harness assembly comprising a belt member having groin straps depending therefrom with at least one end of each of the groin straps being fixedly attached to the belt member, at position spaced from the end portions thereof, the support harness assembly being releasably attached to the enclosure assembly by means manually releasable from the enclosure assembly whereby the support harness may be utilized as a belt member to assist in supporting the enclosure on a wearer or alternatively may be employed with the groin straps to support the wearer when suspended through the belt member from support means such as a rope.
A back pack and support harness assembly comprising:
- a storage enclosure formed of pliable material adapted to contain and protect material for transport;
- shoulder strap means attached to the enclosure and adapted to secure the enclosure to the shoulder area of a wearer;
- a support harness assembly including a belt member and a pair of groin straps attachable at the ends thereof to the belt member at positions spaced from the end portion thereof;
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- releasable fastening means securing the belt member to the enclosure to facilitate release of the enclosure and shoulder strap means from the support harness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.