Carrier for percussion instruments
OwnerThomas R. LaFlameinventor
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Abstract
A carrier worn by a person to support a percussion instrument includes an abdominal plate having a load transferring surface swept with a curvature to extend along a part of the waist-line of such a person. A unitary frame is formed with a front portion continued by an elevating side portion to an upstanding rear portion. The front portion is rigidly joined to the abdominal plate and a back pressure plate is pivotally supported by a clevis assembly on the upstanding rear portion for imparting to the thoracic back region of the person some of the weight of a percussion instrument. Some of the forces are also imparted to the shoulders of a person by shoulder bars pivotally connected by clevis assemblies to the back pressure plate.
Claims21
A carrier worn by a person to support a percussion instrument or the like, said carrier including the combination of:
- an abdominal plate having a load transferring surface swept with a curvature to extend along a part of the waist-line of such a person,
- a unitary frame including a front portion continued by an elevating side portion to an upstanding rear portion, said front portion being rigidly joined to said abdominal plate;
- a back pressure plate for imparting to the thoracic back region of the person a reactive force in response to the weight of a percussion instrument imparted to said abdominal plate;
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- pivotal means interconnecting said back pressure plate and said upstanding rear portion of the unitary frame for forming a uniform load bearing contact between the face surface area of said back plate and the thoracic region of the back.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.