Stress-reducer for shoulder and the use thereof

A device for being worn over a shoulder of a user's body for supporting a static load, the device comprising:

• a yoke for transferring the load onto both sides of a shoulder top area, such that stress on and contact with the shoulder top area is avoided during use, the yoke comprising:
• a base portion bridging the shoulder top area;
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• an anterior end portion extending from the base portion and comprising a pad for abutting an anterior side of the user's body;
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• a posterior end portion extending from the base portion and comprising a pad for abutting a posterior side of the user's body;
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• a strap member, one end of which is connected to said static load for supporting said static load and the other end of which is connected to a fastening means arranged at said anterior end portion so as to be adjacent to said anterior end portion at an end thereof opposite from the base portion,
• wherein the base portion of the yoke is maintained at a predetermined distance above said shoulder top area so that said shoulder top area is free from contact with said device in order to reduce stress on the user's body from said static load and the device abutting the user's body only via said pads;
• wherein the pad of the anterior end is positioned at a first distance from an upper apex point of the base portion, which first distance is larger than a distance from an upper point of the user's shoulder to a collarbone of the user, whereby in use the pad of the anterior end portion is arranged below the collarbone and the base portion is maintained at a predetermined distance above the collarbone;
• and wherein the pad of the posterior end portion is positioned at a second distance from the upper apex point of the base portion, which second distance is larger than the first distance.