Shoulder carrier with inflatable lumbar support
AssigneeAirpacks, Inc.
InventorsJill Greene Ammerman, Brian Lapointe
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Abstract
A shoulder carrier having at least one shoulder strap connected to a container. A lumbar support attached to the container bears on a wearer's hip or lumbar spine to transfer weight of the shoulder carrier to the hip or lumbar spine and away from the wearer's shoulder. The shoulder strap can include a shoulder pad, and both the shoulder pad and lumbar support can be or include a fluid-filled bladder. The shoulder pad can be slidably attached to the shoulder strap to prevent abrasion of the wearer's shoulder. At least one end of the shoulder strap can be attached to the container by passing the strap through a guide attached to the container and attaching the shoulder strap end to the container at a position below the guide.
Claims43
A shoulder carrier comprising:
- a container into which items to be carried can be placed, the container having a back and a bottom;
- only a single shoulder strap having opposite ends attached to the container;
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- a lumbar support constructed and arranged to bear on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region, the lumbar support projecting from the back of the container and having a convex portion approximating a shape of a partial cylinder having a longitudinal axis and extending at least in part across an upper portion of the back of the container so the longitudinal axis generally extends toward the opposite ends of the shoulder strap.
A shoulder carrier comprising:
- a container in which to carry at least one item, the container having a back and a bottom;
- at least two guides attached to the container;
- at least one shoulder strap having an end that extends through a guide and is attached near the bottom of the container;
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- a lumbar support mounted to the back of the container at least in part in a region substantially bounded by the guides and the bottom of the container.
A backpack comprising:
- a container in which to carry at least one item;
- at least two guides attached to the container;
- two shoulder straps each having a lower end that extends through a guide and is attached near a bottom of the container;
- two shoulder pads each attached to a shoulder strap and including a fluid-filled bladder;
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- a lumbar support positioned substantially between the guides and a position where the shoulder strap lower ends are attached to the container, the lumbar support including a fluid-filled bladder.
A shoulder carrier, comprising:
- a container having a back and a bottom, the container arranged to receive items to be cared;
- a lumbar support, mounted to the back of the container, constructed and arranged to bear on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region of a wearer;
- at least one guide attached to the container above the lumbar support;
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- a shoulder strap having opposite ends attached to the container, at least one of the ends passing trough a respective guide and attached near the bottom of the container.
shoulder carrier comprising:
- a container into which items to be cared can be placed, the container having a back and a bottom;
- a shoulder strap having opposite ends attached to the container;
- a shoulder pad mounted to the shoulder strap having an air-filled bladder;
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- a lumbar support including an air-filled bladder constructed and arranged to bear on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region, the lumbar support having a convex portion projecting from the back of the container and extending horizontally across the back of the container, the lumbar support substantially separating the container from contact with the wearer when the shoulder carrier is worn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.