# US 5,702,042 A · Harness carrier

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- Number: US 5,702,042 A
- Document ID: US5702042A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/545,426
- Filed: 1995-10-17
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1995-10-17
- Assignees: Renegade Action Sports, Inc.
- Inventors: Ivan P. Peacock
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702042A

## CPC

- A45F 3/00: Travelling or camp articles (travelling rugs A47G9/06); Sacks or packs carried on the body (convertible into other articles A45F4/00)
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY

## Abstract

A harness carrier having a back support member with a configuration adaptable to the back of a user which includes terminating ends. Attached to the support member is a first pair of straps which are adapted to attach to each other and secure the harness to the user. An elastomeric member is attached to the support members to define a cord spanning from about 50 to 90 percent of said support member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A harness carrier for carrying items on a back of a wearer, said carrier comprising:
a. a back support member having a substantially arcuate configuration when in a substantially relaxed state, said support member including terminating, opposing ends and being configurable to the shape of the back of a wearer;
b) at least one carrier means mounted to said back support member for carrying game accessories;
c) at least a pair of straps, each of said straps being respectively attached to said support member at said terminating ends of said support member and being adapted to attach to each other for supporting said carrier means from the waist of a user when in use; and
d) an elastomeric member resistive to deformation having opposite ends attached to said support member in a chordal relationship therewith such that said elastomeric member is interposed between said back support member and the back of a wearer when in use, said opposite ends of said elastomeric member spaced from said terminating ends such that said elastomeric member spans between about fifty to ninety percent of said back support member, wherein said elastomeric member suspends said back support member from the back of a wearer when normal loads are carded by said carrier means and expands against said back support member when heavy loads are carded by said carrier means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A harness carrier as set forth in claim 1 including a second pair of straps attached to said support member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A harness carrier as set forth in claim 1 including a second pair of straps, one each of said second pair being respectively attached to said support member at one of said terminating ends and adapted to attach to each other, and each of said straps including flexible releasable attachment means.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A harness carrier as set forth in claim 1 wherein said elastomeric member spans 60 to 80 percent of said support member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A harness carrier as set forth in claims 1 wherein said back support member is a preformed substantial arcuate element.