Interchangeable shoulder mountable article carrying device
OwnerHoward W. Harrison, III, Donald S. Urashinventors
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Abstract
An article carrying device is provided for balancing upon a single shoulder of a person. The device includes front and back extended end members having a plurality of clips provided along middle and distal portions of the ends members. The clips secure packages to the article carrying device such that when packages of equal weights are attached to both ends of the carrying device, the device balances upon the shoulder of the person and does not require human hand intervention to maintain its position. The article carrying device is interchangeable and can be employed on either shoulder of the person. A hinge mechanism can be provided at an apex of the device for permitting the collapse of said device for transport or storage when not is use.
Claims10
An article carrying device mounted on a single shoulder of a person's body for carrying packages of substantially equal weights, the device comprising:
- a) an elongated member having a front end portion extending perpendicularly outwardly from a front portion of the person's body, a middle portion, and a back end portion extending perpendicularly outwardly from a rear portion of the person's body, the elongated member mounted on top of the person's shoulder without the need of any straps,
- b) the middle portion having an upwardly bowed shape providing an apex of the article carrying device, the middle portion cradled upon a top portion of the single shoulder,
- c) the front and back end portions extending out from the middle portion in opposing directions such that each front and back end portions curve downwardly from the article apex and then thereafter upwardly at respective distal ends of each front and back end portion,
- d) the front and back end portions having a plurality of article securing clips positioned near the respective distal ends of each of the front and back end portions of the elongated member,
- e) the plurality of article securing clips extending upwardly from a top portion of the elongated member, each formed as a spiral,
- f) a hinge provided at the middle portion separating the front and back end portions of the elongated member for permitting the article carrying device to be positioned in an open or collapsed state, the front and back end portions pivotable about the hinge, and
- g) a shoulder pad mounted on an underside of the middle portion, directly below the hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.