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Personal carrier harness

a carrier and harness technology, applied in the field of personal weight bearing harnesses, can solve the problems of cumbersome use of carriers and limited methods for other than short-term carrying, and achieve the effects of avoiding or reducing arm muscle fatigue, being convenient to use, and being easily accessibl

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-11-11
DEBNAM ANTWAINE JA QUAY +1
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[0006]A personal weight-bearing harness that is worn over shoulders of a wearer and that comprises at least one handle attached to the front of the harness provides an improved means of carrying a child or other item in at least one arm of the wearer. The harness comprises at least one strap to be worn over a wearer's shoulder and attached at its ends in the front and in the back of the wearer to a second strap to be worn encircling the wearer at about the wearer's waist, with at least one handle attached to the front of at least one of these straps. The hand of the wearer's arm carrying the child or other item can grasp the handle, which results in at least some of the weight of the carried child or other item(s) being transferred to the shoulder and / or back of the wearer, thereby resulting in less weight carried by the wearer's arm and avoiding or decreasing resulting muscle fatigue in the arm carrying the child or other item(s).
[0009]The weight-bearing harness worn under or incorporated into an outer garment allows the wearer to maintain a fashionable look when the harness is not in use, and to still appear quite fashionable when the harness is in use for carrying at least one item in at least one arm of the wearer. As part of an outer garment, the weight-bearing harness is easy to use, easily accessible, and always available. It allows the wearer to carry items such as babies, toddlers, books, bags, tools and the like closer to the wearer's center of gravity. And it avoids or decreases arm muscle fatigue when carrying such items “by hand” for any other than short periods of time.

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However, while useful in many situations, these types of carriers are cumbersome to use, in that the carrier must first be donned by the caregiver, adjusted for proper fit, and then fastened securely to the caregiver's body; next, the baby must be carefully and securely placed into the carrier.
Also, these carriers are typically limited to use with a baby of a particular size or small size range, with front carriers generally limited to use with younger babies, and rear or back-pack carriers for use with older babies or toddlers.
However, this method is limited for any other than short term carrying, due to eventual fatigue of the caregiver's arms.

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[0016]With reference to the drawings, in FIG. 1, a weight-bearing harness (10) to be worn by a person (the “wearer”) over at least one shoulder of the wearer is shown in perspective view from the front.

[0017]In some embodiments, the harness (10) comprises at least a first strap (12) which, when worn, is positioned over one shoulder of the wearer, where the strap (12) descends downwardly from the wearer's shoulder in the front (“front strap” (14)) and in the back (“back strap” (16)) of the wearer to a lower second strap which encircles the wearer at about the wearer's waist or hip region (“waist strap” (18)); the front strap (14) is attached at its front end (20) and the back strap (16) is attached at its back end (22) to the waist strap (18) in the front region (24) and back region (26) of the waist strap (18), respectively. In particular embodiments, the front strap (14) and back strap (16) descend about vertically from the wearer's shoulder to the waist strap (18); in other partic...

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Abstract

A personal weight-bearing harness that is worn over at least one shoulder of a wearer and that comprises at least one handle attached to the front of a strap of the harness provides an improved means of carrying an infant or other item in at least one arm of the wearer. The hand of the arm carrying the infant or item can grasp the handle, which results in at least some of the weight of the carried item(s) being transferred to the shoulder and / or back of the wearer. The harness is worn over, under, or incorporated into an outer garment, such as a coat, jacket, vest, shirt, sweatshirt, and the like; in the latter two cases, a handle is accessed through an opening in the outer garment disposed over the handle.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 215,878, filed May 11, 2009, and titled “Personal Carrier Harness.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a personal weight-bearing harness which facilitates the wearer in carrying items in the wearer's arms, and in particular to outer garments such as coats, jackets, blazers, vests, shirts, sweatshirts, and the like, worn with or incorporating the harness which assists the wearer in carrying children such as infants and toddlers, or other items, in the wearer's arms.[0003]Many methods are used to carry infants and toddlers by their caregiver. One popular type of device is a baby carrier; these carriers are fashioned to be worn over a caregivers clothing, and support a baby either at the caregiver's front or back, with the baby facing inward or outward. However, while useful in many situations, these types of carriers are cumbersome to use...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45F3/04A41D3/02A41D1/04A41B1/00
CPCA41D13/0007A41D2400/48A47D13/025A45F2003/146A41D2400/482
Inventor DEBNAM, ANTWAINE JA-QUAYMANNAN, NASIR
Owner DEBNAM ANTWAINE JA QUAY
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