Personal load-carrying system
OwnerPhillip Alex Kleininventor
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Abstract
Personal load-carrying systems are described. Embodiments include a waist belt having a pocket within which a support panel sets. An upper portion of the support panel resides in a sleeve coupled to a backpack or ballistic garment. The support panel thus supports some of the weight of the backpack or ballistic garment and transfers the load to the waist belt. Embodiments include personal load-carrying systems in which a backpack and ballistic garment use the same waist belt and support panel, and are interchangeable thereupon. Variations include personal load-carrying systems in which a ballistic garment and backpack are worn simultaneously.
Claims20
A personal load-carrying system comprising:
- a waist belt including a panel pocket disposed at a back portion of the waist belt and having a panel receiving aperture residing at a top portion of the panel pocket;
- a substantially rigid support panel including:
- a tail portion removably disposed in the panel pocket;
- an upper portion residing above the tail portion;
- a backpack including:
- a pack main body;
- a pack upper sleeve disposed at a top portion of the pack main body, the pack upper sleeve including a panel receiving aperture residing at a bottom portion of the pack upper sleeve, and the upper portion of the support panel being removably disposed in the pack upper sleeve;
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- at least one shoulder strap coupled directly to the backpack at an upper anchor and at a lower anchor, the upper anchor residing at a top portion of the backpack and the lower anchor residing below the upper anchor.
A personal load-carrying system comprising:
- a waist belt including a panel pocket disposed at a back portion of the waist belt and having a panel receiving aperture residing at a top portion of the panel pocket;
- a substantially rigid support panel including:
- a tail portion removably disposed in the panel pocket;
- an upper portion residing above the tail portion;
- a ballistic garment including a garment sleeve disposed at a top portion of the ballistic garment, garment sleeve including a garment receiving aperture residing at a bottom portion of the garment sleeve, and the upper portion of the support panel being removably disposed in the garment sleeve.
A personal load-carrying system comprising:
- a waist belt including a first panel pocket disposed at a back portion of the waist belt and having a panel receiving aperture residing at a top portion of the first panel pocket;
- a first support panel including:
- a tail portion removably disposed in the first panel pocket;
- an upper portion disposed above the tail portion;
- a ballistic garment including:
- a garment sleeve disposed at a top portion of the ballistic garment, the garment sleeve including a panel receiving aperture residing at a bottom portion of the garment sleeve, the upper portion of the support panel being removably disposed in the garment sleeve;
- a second panel pocket disposed at a bottom portion of the ballistic garment;
- a second support panel including:
- a tail portion removably disposed in the second panel pocket;
- an upper portion disposed above the second panel pocket tail portion;
- a backpack including:
- a pack upper sleeve disposed at a top portion of the backpack, the pack upper sleeve including a panel receiving aperture residing at a bottom portion of the pack upper sleeve, and the upper portion of the second support panel being removably disposed in the pack upper sleeve;
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- at least one shoulder strap coupled directly to the backpack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.