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US 6,446,849 B1Granted
Carrying device
OwnerJason E. Schleiferinventor
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Abstract
A carrying device includes an elongated strap having first and second ends, at least one clamp at least proximally coupled to one of the first and second ends of said elongated strap, and a securement device coupled to a region proximate at least one of the first and second ends of said elongated strap for coupling together the regions proximate the first and second ends of the elongated strap.
Claims8
A carrying device comprising:
- an elongated strap having first and second ends;
- first and second clamps at least proximally coupled to the first and second ends of said elongated strap and holding separate items;
- and
- a securement device coupled to a region proximate at least one of the first and second ends of said elongated strap for coupling together the regions proximate the first and second ends of the elongated strap, wherein said securement device comprises first and second securement straps and a joining member respectively coupled to said first and second securement straps for joining said first and second securement straps to prevent the items secured to the first and second clamps from freely swinging when the device is worn by a user.
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A method of using a carrying strap comprising the steps of:
- placing the carrying strap about a user's neck;
- securing an item to be carried to at least one end of the carrying strap;
- and
- coupling portions of the carrying strap proximate the ends of the carrying strap to itself, the carrying strap being behind the user's back to secure the carrying strap about the user's body and to prevent the item being carried from swinging about the user's body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.