System for carrying articles at the front torso of a human being
Abstract
A system for transporting articles on the human front torso is disclosed. A sufficiently rigid article carrier frame is connected to the front of the user's worn harness or backpack. The frame transfers the weight of the article carried at the front to the user's waist. The system shall provide, for example, a variable length mechanism, or a bending mechanism, or a bending mechanism, or a sliding connector mechanism, or any other equivalent adaptive mechanism by which the system can adapt to the bending motion of the user's torso. Adapts to the bending motion of the user's torso.
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51 claims: 4 independent, 47 dependent
- 1少なくとも1本の肩ストラップと少なくとも1本の腰ベルトとを身につけている人間のユーザの前胴で物品を運搬するシステムであって、前記システムが、 上部領域と下部領域とを有するフレームを備え、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域上に固定される少なくとも1つの物品の重量を支持し、前記少なくとも1つの物品の前記重量を下向きに伝達するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの下部セクションを有し、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域を前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに接続する少なくとも1つの下部コネクタを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに対して前記上部領域の動きを位置決めし、制限するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの上部セクションを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記上部領域を前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに接続する少なくとも1つの上部コネクタを有し、 前記フレームが、前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタと前記少なくとも1つの上部コネクタとの間の距離が、前記システムの使用中に前記ユーザの胴の位置の変化に応じて自動的に変化可能なように、前記下部領域に対して前記上部領域が移動できるようにする少なくとも1つの適応機構を有する、システム。
- 2前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの相互摺動式アセンブリを備える、請求項1のシステム。
- 3前記少なくとも1つの相互摺動式アセンブリが、伸縮自在アセンブリおよび摺動式あり継ぎアセンブリからなる群から選択される、請求項2のシステム。
- 4前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの折り畳み式アセンブリを備える、請求項1のシステム。
- 5前記少なくとも1つの折り畳み式アセンブリが、ヒンジおよびボールジョイントからなる群から選択される、請求項4のシステム。
- 6前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの柔軟なフレームセクションを備える、請求項1のシステム。
- 7前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに接続する、請求項1のシステム。
- 8前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、フックループストラップ、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項7のシステム。
- 9前記少なくとも1つの上部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに接続する、請求項1のシステム。
- 10前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、フックループストラップ、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項9のシステム。
- 11前記フレームに取り付けられる少なくとも1つの物品固定機構をさらに備える、請求項1のシステム。
- 12前記少なくとも1つの物品固定機構が、ストラップ、バックル、およびホルダからなる群から選択される、請求項11のシステム。
- 13前記下部領域が第1下部セクション、第2下部セクション、および前記第1下部セクションと前記第2下部セクションとの間で延伸する少なくとも1つの水平セクションを備える、請求項1のシステム。
- 14前記下部領域が、第1下部コネクタ、第2下部コネクタ、および前記第1下部コネクタと前記第2下部コネクタとの間の距離を調節する相互摺動式調節機構をさらに備える、請求項13のシステム。
- 15人間のユーザの前胴で物品を運搬するためのシステムであって、前記システムが、 少なくとも1本の肩ストラップおよび少なくとも1本の腰ベルトと、 上部領域と下部領域とを有するフレームと、を備え、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域上に固定される少なくとも1つの物品の重量を支持し、前記少なくとも1つの物品の前記重量を下向きに伝達するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの下部セクションを有し、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域を前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに接続する少なくとも1つの下部コネクタを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに対して前記上部領域の動きを位置決めし、制限するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの上部セクションを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記上部領域を前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに接続する少なくとも1つの上部コネクタを有し、 前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタと前記少なくとも1つの上部コネクタとの間の距離が前記システムの使用中に前記ユーザの胴の位置の変化に応じて自動的に変化可能なように、前記フレームが、前記下部領域に対して前記上部領域が移動可能にする少なくとも1つの適用機構を有する、システム。
- 16前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの相互摺動式アセンブリを備える、請求項15のシステム。
- 17前記少なくとも1つの相互摺動式アセンブリが、伸縮自在アセンブリおよび摺動式あり継ぎアセンブリからなる群から選択される、請求項16のシステム。
- 18前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの折り畳み式アセンブリを備える、請求項15のシステム。
- 19前記少なくとも1つの折り畳み式アセンブリが、ヒンジおよびボールジョイントからなる群から選択される、請求項18のシステム。
- 20前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの柔軟なフレームセクションを備える、請求項15のシステム。
- 21前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに接続する、請求項15のシステム。
- 22前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、フックループストラップ、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項21のシステム。
- 23前記少なくとも1つの上部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに接続する、請求項15のシステム。
- 24前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、フックループストラップ、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項23のシステム。
- 25前記フレームに取り付けられる少なくとも1つの物品固定機構をさらに備える、請求項15のシステム。
- 26前記少なくとも1つの物品固定機構が、ストラップ、バックル、およびホルダからなる群から選択される、請求項25のシステム。
- 27前記下部領域が、第1下部セクション、第2下部セクション、および前記第1下部セクションと前記第2下部セクションとの間で延伸する少なくとも1つの水平セクションを備える、請求項15のシステム。
- 28前記下部領域が、第1下部コネクタ、第2下部コネクタ、および前記第1下部コネクタと第2下部コネクタとの間の距離を調節する相互摺動式調節機構をさらに備える、請求項27のシステム。
- 29少なくとも1本の肩ストラップと少なくとも1本の腰ベルトとを身につけている人間のユーザの前胴で物品を運搬するシステムであって、前記システムが、 少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに取り付ける少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタと、 前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに取り付ける少なくとも1つの腰ベルトコネクタと、 上部領域と下部領域とを有するフレームと、を備え、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域上に固定される少なくとも1つの物品の重量を支持し、前記少なくとも1つの物品の前記重量を下向きに伝達するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの下部セクションを有し、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域を前記少なくとも1つの腰ベルトコネクタに接続する少なくとも1つの下部コネクタを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに対して前記上部領域の動きを位置決めし、制限するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの上部セクションを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記上部領域を前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタに接続する少なくとも1つの上部コネクタを有し、 前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタと前記少なくとも1つの上部コネクタとの間の距離が前記システムの使用中に前記ユーザの胴の位置の変化に応じて自動的に変化可能なように、前記フレームが、前記下部領域に対して前記上部領域が移動可能にする少なくとも1つの適用機構を有する、システム。
- 30前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの相互摺動式アセンブリを備える、請求項29のシステム。
- 31前記少なくとも1つの相互摺動式アセンブリが、伸縮自在アセンブリおよび摺動式あり継ぎアセンブリからなる群から選択される、請求項30のシステム。
- 32前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの折り畳み式アセンブリを備える、請求項29のシステム。
- 33前記少なくとも1つの折り畳み式アセンブリが、ヒンジおよびボールジョイントからなる群から選択される、請求項32のシステム。
- 34前記少なくとも1つの適応機構が、少なくとも1つの柔軟なフレームセクションを備える、請求項29のシステム。
- 35前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1つの腰ベルトコネクタに接続する、請求項29のシステム。
- 36前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項35のシステム。
- 37前記少なくとも1つの上部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタに接続する、請求項29のシステム。
- 38前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項37のシステム。
- 39前記フレームに取り付けられる少なくとも1つの物品固定機構をさらに備える、請求項29のシステム。
- 40前記少なくとも1つの物品固定機構が、ストラップ、バックル、およびホルダからなる群から選択される、請求項39のシステム。
- 41前記下部領域が、第1下部セクション、第2下部セクション、および前記第1下部セクションと前記第2下部セクションとの間で延伸する少なくとも1つの水平セクションを備える、請求項29のシステム。
- 42前記下部領域が、第1下部コネクタ、第2下部コネクタ、および前記第1下部コネクタと第2下部コネクタとの間の距離を調節する相互摺動式調節機構をさらに備える、請求項41のシステム。
- 43少なくとも1本の肩ストラップと少なくとも1本の腰ベルトとを身につけている人間のユーザの前胴で物品を運搬するシステムであって、前記システムが、 上部領域と下部領域とを有するフレームであって、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域上に固定される少なくとも1つの物品の重量を支持し、前記少なくとも1つの物品の前記重量を下向きに伝達するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの下部セクションを有し、 前記下部領域が、前記下部領域を前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに接続する少なくとも1つの下部コネクタを有し、 前記上部領域が、前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに対して前記上部領域の動きを位置決めし、制限するのに十分堅固な少なくとも1つの上部セクションを有する、フレームと、 少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに取り付ける少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタであって、 前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタが、前記上部領域を捕捉し、前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタに対する前記上部領域の水平方向の動きを制限するとともに、前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタと前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタとの間の距離が、前記システムの使用中に前記ユーザの胴の位置の変化に応じて自動的に変化できるように、前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタに対して前記上部領域を垂直方向に実質的に自由に動くままにしておく形成エリアを有する、コネクタと、 を備える、システム。
- 44前記少なくとも1つの下部コネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1本の腰ベルトに接続する、請求項43のシステム。
- 45前記少なくとも1つの解放可能コネクタシステムが、フックループストラップ、ボールソケットコネクタ、横絞めバックル型コネクタ、およびバックルタングコネクタからなる群から選択される、請求項44のシステム。
- 46前記少なくとも1つの肩ストラップコネクタが、少なくとも1つの解放可能取り付けシステムを用いて前記少なくとも1本の肩ストラップに取り付けられる、請求項43のシステム。
- 47前記少なくとも1つの解放可能取り付けシステムが、少なくとも1本のフックループストラップを備える、請求項46のシステム。
- 48前記フレームに取り付けられる少なくとも1つの物品固定機構をさらに備える、請求項43のシステム。
- 49前記少なくとも1つの物品固定機構が、ストラップ、バックル、およびホルダからなる群から選択される、請求項48のシステム。
- 50前記下部領域が、第1下部セクション、第2下部セクション、および前記第1下部セクションと前記第2下部セクションとの間で延伸する少なくとも1つの水平セクションを備える、請求項43のシステム。
- 51前記下部領域が、第1下部コネクタ、第2下部コネクタ、および前記第1下部コネクタと前記第2下部コネクタとの間の距離を調節する相互摺動式調節機構をさらに備える、請求項50のシステム。
Independent claims51
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(Related application) The present application claims the interests of US Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 728,937 filed on October 22, 2005 and the interests of US Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 743,332 filed on September 21, 2006. These applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The system relates to the field of packages and goods carriers, in particular devices or systems for carrying goods by carriers such as humans, and systems for carrying goods on the human front torso.
Since time immemorial, humans have used systems to help transport goods. People have used, for example, clothing pockets, hand-carrying containers, shoulder bags, backpacks and front packs.
For anatomical reasons, it is usually more efficient to carry extremely heavy items behind the torso, for example using a backpack. On the other hand, a front pack, a system that transports goods at the front of the torso, has at least two advantages of carrying goods.
First, the front pack allows the user to easily view and pick up the goods being transported without removing the transport system from the human body. This is particularly practical for items that are frequently removed or replaced, such as cameras, binoculars, water bottles, hats, gloves, and the like.
Second, when used with a backpack, the frontpack makes it feel lighter and more comfortable to carry all the goods, in proportion to the weight and force of the backpack on the user's body. By redistributing part of the total weight of the goods being carried from the back of the body to the front of the body, the center of gravity of all goods is moved forward towards the natural center of gravity of the user's body, making the user even more natural. You will be able to stand and move in an upright posture. If the front pack has a load-bearing frame that transfers the weight of the goods carried in the anterior region to the anterior area of the user's hips, the downward force exerted on the anterior portion of the pelvic bone is the posterior back of the pelvic bone Balances the downward force of the puck, putting the pelvis in a more natural position without straining the muscles in the lower back. The well-designed front pack frame also generates a forward horizontal force on the upper shoulder strap of the backpack to which the front pack is attached, which force is generated by the backpack and its contents. Counteracts the backward horizontal force on the bag. The biomechanical benefits of these front packs combine to provide the user with improved comfort, balance and physical fitness while carrying heavy items.
Over the last few decades, backpack design technology has come a long way. Early backpacks were nothing more than a soft bag that hung from the user's shoulders with a simple strap. Today, state-of-the-art backpacks use a rigid frame that transfers the weight of the item to the user's waist, which is the optimal anatomical position for a person to carry heavy items. The latest hanging system is adjustable and uses anatomically formed padded shoulder straps and waist belts to improve fit, comfort, freedom of movement, and stability of the article. .. These advances have allowed modern backpack users to carry heavier items and engage in more physically demanding activities than was possible at any time in the past.
No similar progress has been made in design or performance of devices for transporting articles at the front of the human torso. In the prior art, no front pack system is known that provides sufficient weight transfer to the waist, adjustability, comfort, freedom of movement, and stability of the article.
The simplest prior art frontpack design involves a container suspended from a single strap placed over the user's neck or one shoulder. Supplementary straps may be placed around the user's torso in a circumferential direction to limit pitch and roll of goods carried at the front. This type of front pack has a fundamental flaw in that it has limited ability of a person's neck and shoulders to carry heavy items. Even relatively light items such as cameras or binoculars become uncomfortable if they are hung from the neck or one shoulder for a certain duration.
Other simple forms of front packs involve the use of sewn pockets on the front of the garment. An example of this method can be found in traditional fishermen's vests, such as the combined backpack / vest taught in Patent Document 1 by Wooley, which has pockets in front of and behind the vest. In this method, the weight of the article is distributed not only to the user's neck or one shoulder but also to both shoulders, so that the article carrying capacity at the front is slightly increased. However, this method has even greater limitations due to the lack of weight transfer to the user's waist and practical restrictions on the size and shape of the front-carrying garment pocket.
Other simple forms of frontpacks essentially require the backpack to be modified so that it can be worn on the front of the body. With minor modifications to the straps and pack bag, a simple frameless backpack design can be adapted for front hauling work. Examples of this scheme can be found in various soft front packs of the prior art for carrying babies and small pets. These systems are simple, inexpensive, casual and lightweight, but lack the ability to transfer weight to the waist and effectively control load, resulting in continuous or demanding front hauling tasks. Is inappropriate.
Yet other frontpack design schemes are illustrated in Radar Patent Document 2, Baclawski Patent Document 3, and Jackson Patent Document 4, each of which has a front pocket suspended from the shoulder strap of the backpack. Is taught. These systems work with modern backpacks to develop the latest backpack shoulder strap designs and improve back-to-front weight distribution to improve comfort and cargo carrying capacity. .. However, none of these systems directly transfer the weight carried at the front to the user's waist, where the goods can be carried most comfortably and efficiently, and the appropriate load control capability for these systems. There is no.
Multiple prior art frontpack systems have advanced in transmitting the weight of front-carried articles down to the user's waist by using a robust framework that supports the front-carried articles. It was. One category of such systems utilizes a robust backpack frame with a section that extends forward from the backpack to the front of the user's body. The weight of the article obtained in the forward extending frame section is mechanically transmitted to the backpack and carried at the rear of the user's body. This method can be found, for example, in Patent Document 5 by Turchen and Patent Document 6 by Zufich. These systems are somewhat successful in mechanically transferring a portion of the weight of the goods carried at the front to the user's waist through the backpack frame. On the other hand, because the anterior part of the user's body does not have a support for articles carried in the anterior part, these systems lack effective load control capabilities and the anterior and posterior parts of the user's pelvic bone. Does not balance the downward force in.
The above-mentioned defects and limitations are to some extent in the classification of front-carrying systems that use a rigid framework that conveys, or at least part of, the goods carried in the front directly downward to the front area of the user-worn waist belt. can avoid. This design method is exemplified in Patent Document 7 by Stanford, Patent Document 8 by Bell, Patent Document 9 by Easter, and Patent Document 10 by Tate. While these systems represent advances in the latest frontpack technology, each system has its drawbacks.
Patent Document 8 by Bell teaches a "skeleton carrier" which is an essentially rigid garment to which a pocket or other transport mechanism may be attached. This system does not provide a means of cooperation with a separate backpack. It cannot be adjusted to adapt to different body shapes and sizes of different users. Bell's "exoskeleton" must be tied tightly to the torso with laces for proper control of the goods carried at the front against pitching and rolling. It is uncomfortable to tie it tightly in this way, blocking the ventilation of sweat between the "exoskeleton" and the body. Furthermore, by tying tightly with a string in this way, a part of the weight of the article is carried in the upper region of the torso, which is counterproductive to the transmission of the total weight to the waist. Perhaps the most harmful is that a solid "exoskeleton" severely limits the normal movement of the user's torso. When a person moves within a typical range of motion, from reaching a high place to bending forward or bending left and right, the person's torso bends and the distance between the front of the waist and the front of the shoulders is several. Inches, and in some cases, one side varies more than the other. In addition, when a person's upper torso is twisted or rotated axially to the left or right with respect to the lower torso, the distance between the shoulders and the anterior area of the hips is, in some cases, on one side than on the other. It changes a lot. The range of this movement is limited by tying a rigid front carrier plate to the user's anterior torso.
The front pack taught in Patent Document 7 by Stanford utilizes an all-external frame similar to the latest external backpack frame. The Stanford front frame is secured to the user's torso by multiple straps. In the Stanford system, similar to an outer frame backpack, a rigid frame can theoretically transfer a significant amount of the weight of the goods being carried downwards towards the waist belt that surrounds the user's waist. is there. On the other hand, as taught by Stanford, pitching and rolling of articles carried in the front can be controlled simply by tying the framework tightly to the user's hips. Tying tightly with a string in this way has the opposite effect on the transfer of weight to the user's waist. In addition, this tight lacing limits freedom of movement and reduces user comfort and breathability. In addition, Stanford's frame is not adjustable to accommodate users of different sizes and shapes, and Stanford's body harness is cumbersome and does not provide a mechanism to work with a separate backpack.
The front pack described in Patent Document 9 by Easter uses a pair of outer, rigid frame sections that transfer the weight of the front pack and the goods carried at the front to the front of the prior art backpack waist belt. This design theoretically allows for reasonable freedom of movement and weight transfer to the front of the hip, but like Stanford and Bell's, the Easter system has effective load control capabilities. There is no. Pitching is not well controlled due to the lack of active connection between the front pack and the backpack waist belt . Roll control is ineffective because the upper area of the front pack is attached to the backpack's chest strap, which is not a stable retention point. Moderate load control is only achieved by over-tightening the shoulder and chest straps in the Easter system, which avoids reduced freedom of movement, reduced comfort and reduced weight transfer to the waist belt. I can't. Finally, the Easter system is particularly well suited for transporting equipment used in wildlife tracking, but due to these peculiarities, the system is less suitable for use in other front haul operations. Not suitable.
Patent Document 10 by Tate teaches the use of a "balanced pocket" with a solid internal frame section that transfers most of the weight of the pocket and its contents to the anterior area of the backpack waist belt. Tate has this front pack system and "Aam We have commercialized a line of collaborative backpacks sold under the trademark "Bodypacks". While Tate's front pack design theoretically delivers significant weight to the front of the user's hips, pitching and rolling in the Tate system is appropriate simply by tightening the various straps embodied within the system. Because it can be controlled, the degree of freedom of movement, comfort, and weight transfer to the waist belt are inevitably reduced. The balancing pockets in the Tate system are attached to the backpack shoulder straps by a common plastic loop that surrounds the vertical straps on the backpack shoulder straps. This mounting system limits the range of motion for the user's upper torso and limits the ability of a wide range of backpacks and the Tate system to work together. Finally, the pockets taught by Tate essentially limit the size and shape of the goods being carried. For example, Tate's pockets cannot effectively carry rifles, pairs of skis, camera tripods, or babies.
LuxuryLite (luxurylite.com) sells a "front hydration pack" with a clear plastic envelope that is strapped from the top of the backpack frame and pushed into the front of the backpack's waist belt. According to the manufacturer, three 24-ounce plastic water bottles bought at a grocery store are carried inside the front pack to provide rigidity so that the weight of the front pack is transmitted downward to the user's waist. Can be done. The LuxuryLite system does not have a rigid integrated frame, does not securely connect to the backpack's waist belt, does not provide a means of connecting with the backpack's shoulder straps, and in the real world such as hiking on rough terrain Does not provide a solid structure in the upper area to prevent the upper area of the front pack from rolling and vibrating during activity.<patcit num="1"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 6,397,392</text></patcit><patcit num="2"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 5,586,703</text></patcit><patcit num="3"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 5,634,579</text></patcit><patcit num="4"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 6,402,003</text></patcit><patcit num="5"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 4,037,763</text></patcit><patcit num="6"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 4,114,788</text></patcit><patcit num="7"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 4,480,775</text></patcit><patcit num="8"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 4,892,240</text></patcit><patcit num="9"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 6,336,576</text></patcit><patcit num="10"><text>U.S. Pat. No. 5,497,922</text></patcit>
<p> Therefore, it can be understood that there is a need for a front pack system that does the following:</p><p> (a) Transfer a significant amount of weight between the front pack and the goods carried at the front vertically downward to the anterior area of the user's hips.</p><p> (b) The natural movement of the user's torso during various activities by automatically changing the length or structure of the front pack system to match the dynamic change in the position of the user's torso. Adapt to the range of.</p><p> (c) Control the load obtained on the front pack and in front of something against vertical pitching, lateral rolling and back-and-forth vibrations when the user is moving or moving.</p><p> (d) Position and maintain the front pack and any items carried at the front at the optimum distance from the user's front torso to maximize user comfort.</p><p> (e) Adjust with different dimensions to fit users of different sizes and shapes properly.</p><p> (f) Transport and secure a wide range of sizes, shapes, and weights of articles.</p><p> (g) Cooperate with prior art or future backpacks, or dedicated front haul harnesses, or other suitable harnesses worn by the user.</p>
<p> The present system is in the field of packages and goods carriers, especially systems for carrying goods by carriers such as humans, and systems for carrying goods on the human front torso. Systems for transporting goods on the human front torso are sometimes referred to herein as "front packs."</p><p> The system comprises a frame having an upper area and a lower area. The lower area has at least one lower connector that connects the lower area to at least one waist belt worn by the user. The lower area is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower area and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards to at least one waist belt worn by the user. Has at least one lower section. The upper area of the frame has at least one upper connector that connects the upper area to at least one shoulder strap worn by the user. The upper area has at least one upper section that is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper area with respect to at least one shoulder strap worn by the user.</p><p> The system adapts to bending or twisting of the user's torso by automatically changing the length or structure of the system during use to match changes in the position of the user's torso. Equipped with an adaptive mechanism. In one embodiment, the adaptive mechanism is such that the distance between at least one lower connector and at least one upper connector automatically changes in response to changes in the position of the user's torso during use of the system. It is a characteristic frame that allows the upper area to move with respect to the area. In other embodiments, the adaptive mechanism captures the upper region of the frame to position and limit the horizontal movement of the upper region with respect to at least one shoulder strap connector, as well as at least one shoulder strap connector and at least one. Substantially the upper area perpendicular to at least one shoulder strap connector so that the distance to the lower connector can automatically change in response to changes in the position of the user's torso during use of the system. It has at least one shoulder strap connector with a forming area that allows it to move freely.</p><p> The system features a front pack frame that can be adjusted to suit users with different sizes and shapes of torso. These adjustments allow each user to be at an appropriate distance from the user's front torso, and generally the user's comfort on and around the front pack system and any items carried at the front. In order to balance and maximize visibility, the frame and an article carried at the front can be positioned and maintained as close to the user's torso as possible without excessive pushing or rubbing of the torso.</p><p> The system includes a front pack frame that can hold articles of a wide variety of shapes, sizes and weights.</p><p> The system includes a connector that allows the frame to connect or work with a backpack, or a dedicated front haul harness, or any other suitable harness worn by the user. In certain embodiments, the frame is not necessarily coupled to a backpack or other harness, but the frame has connectors that can be connected in this way. In other embodiments, the frame is releasably connected to a backpack or other harness. In yet other embodiments, the frame is irremovably connected to the backpack or other harness.</p><p> To achieve this, a new system for transporting goods at the front of the human body is provided.</p><p> In the present specification, terms such as "top", "bottom", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "rear", "front", "vertical", "horizontal", etc. The term for a similar direction is used for a person using the front pack system in a normal upright position, such as standing, walking, or running.</p><p> As used herein, the term "torso" means the human body excluding the head, arms, and legs. "Front torso" means the front and side areas of the torso, including the top of the shoulders, including the sides of the hips, but excluding the area behind the torso. "Upper torso" means the area of the anterior torso above the bottom of the thorax, and "lower torso" means the area of the anterior torso below the bottom of the thorax.</p><p> In everyday language, the term "waist" is sometimes used to refer to different parts of the body. "Waist" can also refer to the hip joint formed by the ball-shaped head of the femur and the corresponding fossa of the pelvic bone. "Waist" can also refer to the "hip bone" or the pelvic bone (actually composed of three fused bones: the ilium, the sciatic, and the pubis). "Waist" can also refer to the soft tissue protrusions on the sides and back of the lower torso as a whole.</p><p> As used herein, the term "lumbar" includes the left and right iliac crests, including the soft tissue that overlaps these bones, and the trunk lying between the left and right iliac crests. Particularly refers to the area around the torso above or near the top of the left ilium and the top of the right ilium, including the anterior area of the iliac crest. Using this definition, most people wear a trouser belt at or near the "waist."</p><p> As used herein, the term "waist belt" is placed around or on all or part of the user's waist to carry, secure, and fasten any article on or on the user's waist. Means any soft material, rigid structure, garment, utensil, or other device. The term "waist belt" includes what is commonly referred to as the "waist belt" component of a harness or backpack. The term is further limited to, but not limited to, backpack waist belts, waist belts in harnesses similar to climbing harnesses or parachute harnesses, dedicated or designed to carry frontpack systems. Whether custom harness waist belts, suits, trousers, or other waist-covering materials for clothing, and prior art or future-developed transport, fastening, or fastening devices completely surround the user's waist. Includes these devices located around or on all or part of the user's waist.</p><p> As used herein, the term "anterior area of the hip belt" refers to the anterior or lateral side of the user's waist at any point from the leftmost side of the left iliac crest to the rightmost side of the right iliac crest. Refers to a part of the waist belt on the surface.</p><p> As used herein, the term "shoulder strap" refers to any soft material, rigid, that is placed at the top of the user's shoulder to carry, secure, or fasten any article in or on the shoulder area of the human body. Means a structure, garment, equipment, or other device. The term is not limited to: but is limited to, but is not limited to, shoulder straps for backpacks, shoulder straps for climbing harnesses or harnesses similar to parachute harnesses, and dedicated or custom designed to carry front pack frames. Harnesses include shoulder straps, vests, jackets, other clothing shoulder covering materials, or prior art or future developed fastening or fastening devices located at the top of the user's shoulders.</p><p> As used herein, the term "anterior area of the shoulder strap" refers to a shoulder strap provided on the surface of the upper or anterior part of the user's body at any point from the top of the trapezius muscle to the bottom of the pectoral muscle. Refers to the area of.</p><p> As used herein, the term "backpack" means any device of known technology or future development for carrying articles at the back of a user's torso, with at least one shoulder strap and at least one waist. Including the belt. The term "backpack" includes, but is not limited to, outer frame backpacks, inner frame backpacks, and no frame backpacks.</p><p> As used herein, the term "harness" refers to any prior art or future device worn or attached to the user's body, including which the front pack frame is removable or non-removable. Includes at least one shoulder strap and at least one waist belt connected to. The shoulder straps and waist belt elements are connected directly to each other or by an intermediate harness element, or the shoulder straps and waist belt elements are not connected separately, or they are partially connected and partially connected. It may not be done. "Harness" includes, but is not limited to:</p><p> (a) Harness with at least a left shoulder strap, a right shoulder strap, and a waist belt to which the front pack frame can be detachably or non-disconnectably connected. (b) Conventional or future backpacks with at least a left shoulder strap, a right shoulder strap, and a waist belt that allows the front pack frame to be detachably or non-removably connected. (c) Some other known equivalent, or future equivalent, with at least one shoulder strap and at least one waist belt that allows the user to carry the front pack frame at the front of the user's torso. Harness A system for transporting goods on the front torso of a user wearing a harness is disclosed and claimed. The system comprises a frame having an upper area and a lower area. The lower area of the frame is the lower area of the frame that supports the article to be carried at the front and has at least one section that is robust enough to mechanically transfer the load of the article downwards towards the bottom edge of the frame. Has at least one connector that connects the frame to the front area of at least one waist belt worn at or near the user's waist. The load of the article carried at the front is thereby transmitted to the waist belt, which in turn is transmitted to the user's waist, which is the ideal anatomical position for carrying the load. The upper area of the frame has at least one connector that connects the frame to at least one shoulder strap worn by the user. The upper area of the frame is designed so that no significant downward force is applied on the shoulder straps worn by the user. Rather, the upper area transmits a forward horizontal force to the shoulder straps, which, when the frontpack frame is used in conjunction with the backpack, allows the frontpack's forward force to the shoulder straps to be applied to the backpack and its contents. Counteracts the backward horizontal force on the shoulder straps generated by the object.</p><p> The front pack system is equipped with a mechanism that can adapt to changes in the position of the user's torso during expected real-world activities. In particular, the adaptive mechanism is constrained by at least one shoulder strap to match the point where the frame connects to the waist belt with the frame connecting or matching with the dynamic change in the position of the user's torso. The distance between points can automatically change continuously.</p><p> In certain embodiments, the adaptive mechanism is a function of the frame that allows the upper region of the frame to be moved relative to the lower region of the frame. Many forms of such adaptive mechanisms are possible. For example, the adaptive mechanism is not limited to the following, but for example, although the upper region of the frame can be moved in a vertical dimension with respect to the lower region of the frame, these two regions are within the horizontal dimension. Mutual sliding assemblies selected from the group consisting of sliding telescopic assemblies that do not release or displace and sliding joint assemblies are possible. In other embodiments, the adaptive mechanism is selected from, for example, a group consisting of hinges and ball joints that allow the frame to be bent or opened within a range, without being limited to: It is equipped with a folding assembly. In yet another embodiment, the adaptive mechanism comprises at least one frame section made of flexible material. Such a flexible frame section bends when the user's torso bends or twists, and then such a frame section returns to the position where the user's torso naturally stands upright.</p><p> In yet another embodiment, the adaptation of the user's torso movement captures the upper area of the frame and limits the upper area to movement in the horizontal dimension, while the upper area is perpendicular to the shoulder strap connector. This is done by using at least one shoulder strap connector with an area shaped to allow free movement. As an example, not a limitation, the ring-shaped shoulder straps can capture the rod-shaped upper frame section, which allows the upper area in the horizontal dimension to maintain the frame at the desired distance from the user's torso. Although constrained, the upper area remains free to move up and down to adapt to the movement of the user's torso.</p><p> Any other known or future equivalent adaptive mechanism that allows the user to move the torso while wearing the front pack frame is referred to as an "adaptive mechanism" within the meaning of this specification. It is regarded.</p><p> The front pack frame of this system controls the front pack frame against vertical pitching, horizontal rolling, front-back vibration, and some load carried by the frame. The secure mechanical connection between the sufficiently solid lower area of the frame and the lower area and the waist belt worn by the user is combined with the front pack frame and front in all dimensions with respect to the user's lower torso. Minimize the movement of goods carried in. A sufficiently solid upper area and a secure mechanical connection between the upper area and at least one shoulder strap worn by the user combine to roll and back and forth the article carried on the frame and front. Suppress vibration.</p><p> As detailed below, the system allows multidimensional adjustment for optimal fit for different users with different sizes and shapes of torso. In certain embodiments, the lengths and corner positions of the different sections of the frame can be mechanically adapted to fit different users of different lengths, widths, and curves in the torso area. In other embodiments, the sections of the frame can be bent to fit users of various body sizes and shapes. These adjustments allow the user to connect the frame to at least one shoulder strap and at least one waist belt in the optimal anatomical position. In addition, these adjustments allow the user to position and maintain the front pack frame at an optimal distance away from the user's front torso. In general, optimal positioning will result in placing the frame as close as possible to the user's torso without pushing or rubbing the torso too much. This maximizes user comfort, balance, and visibility on and around the front pack frame and any items carried at the front.</p><p> In embodiments of the system, there are only one section in the upper area of the frame, one section in the lower area of the frame, one adaptive mechanism, one upper connector, and one lower connector, all in a nearly vertical orientation. They are lined up so that they can be placed as a whole on either side of the user's body, either on the left or right side, or on the nearly vertical median of the body. Such embodiments can be advantageous, for example, when the user does not have to carry heavy articles and prefers a very lightweight, unobtrusive front pack frame.</p><p> In other embodiments of the system, at least one section of the frame in the upper region, at least one section of the frame in the lower region, and at least one adaptive mechanism are provided at the approximately vertical midline of the user's body, while There are other frame sections, upper and lower connectors on both the left and right sides of the user's body. In these embodiments, for example, when the user is female, it is desired to position an adaptive mechanism and a frame section between the user's chest to improve fit and comfort, while carrying goods. And can be advantageous if it further has advantages in at least four points of connection to the backpack or harness to improve stability.</p><p> In yet another embodiment of the system, there are upper area frame sections, lower area frame sections, adaptive mechanisms, upper connectors, and lower connectors located on both the left and right sides of the user's body. Such embodiments can be advantageous, for example, when the user desires maximum article transport and control capability and independent adaptive mechanisms provided on both the left and right sides of the body.</p><p> It will be immediately apparent to those skilled in the art that various elements of the system can be provided on the left, right, left and right, or center of the user's body, and innumerable combinations of these positions. All of these arrangements and substitutions are intended to be within the scope of this specification and the appended claims.</p><p> The system includes connectors that connect the frame to the shoulder straps and waist belt, as defined above. In certain embodiments, the frame is not necessarily connected to the harness, but the frame has connectors that can be connected in this way. In other embodiments, the frame is non-releasably connected to the harness. In yet another embodiment, an releasable connector system is provided in which the frame can be releasably connected to the harness. In all embodiments, the user can easily put on and take off the front pack system.</p><p> The system also includes at least one frame section in the lower area where at least one article can be secured. The frame section can be, but is not limited to, for example a vertical frame section, a platform, or a frame section with an opening, or a combination thereof. Articles can be secured to the frame by any suitable prior art or future article fixing mechanism selected from the group consisting of, for example, straps, buckles, and holders, or a combination thereof, including, but not limited to: ..</p><p> These embodiments of the front pack frame system will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings showing the novel elements, structures, and combinations described herein. It should be understood that any equivalents and modifications to the detailed embodiments of the frame disclosed below are intended to be included within the scope of this disclosure.</p><p> The aforementioned and other features will become apparent from the more detailed description of the embodiments shown below, in particular in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar references are generally identical, functionally similar and / or structural. It shows similar elements, and refers to similar elements throughout.</p>
Certain terminology is used for clarity in the description of the system shown in the figure. On the other hand, the system is not intended to be limited to a particular terminology selected, and all technical elements in which each particular element operates in a similar manner to perform similar functions. It should be understood that includes the equivalent of.
Here, referring to a drawing showing parts having the same number but similar parts, FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of a system for transporting an article on a user's front torso. The frame 2 has a lower region 4 and an upper region 6. The lower region 4 comprises at least one lower section 8 that is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region 4 and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, at least one lower section 8 comprises a first lower section 8a and a second lower section 8b that is separated from the first lower section 8a and is substantially parallel. The third lower section 10a is stretchably inserted and connected to the upper end of the first lower section 8a. The fourth lower section 10b is stretchably inserted and connected to the upper end of the second lower section 8b.
In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lower region 4 has at least one horizontal section 12 extending between the first lower section 8a and the second lower section 8b. At least one horizontal section 12 in this embodiment includes an upper horizontal section 12a and a lower horizontal section 12b. The upper horizontal section 12a, as best seen in FIG. 3, is connected to the first lower section 8a and the second lower section using a collar 14 secured by a bolt 16. The lower horizontal section 12b is discussed in more detail below and, as best seen in Figures 3 and 4, is connected to the first lower section 8a and the second lower section 8b by bolts 34 extending from the cumming assembly.
In the present embodiment, the lower horizontal section 12b includes a first horizontal section 18a connected to the first lower section 8a and a second horizontal section 18b connected to the second lower section 8b. The first horizontal adjustment section 20a is stretchably inserted and connected to the first horizontal section 18a, and the first horizontal adjustment section 20a has a lower connector 22a. The second horizontal adjustment section 20b is stretchably inserted and connected to the second horizontal section 18b, and the second horizontal adjustment section 20b has a lower connector 22b. Slot 28a is placed on the side of the horizontal section 18a, and a similar long slot 30a is placed on the side of the horizontal adjustment section 20a. Correspondingly, slot 28b is placed on the side of horizontal section 18b, and a similar long slot 30b is placed on the side of horizontal section 20b.
In this embodiment, the horizontal section 18 and the horizontal adjustment section 20 both have a substantially square cross section. This allows the horizontal section 18 and the horizontal adjustment section 20 to be stretchably fitted to each other, while the horizontal adjustment section 20 is less likely to rotate within the horizontal section 18 while transporting the article on the frame 2. This is not a necessary or limiting factor of this specification or the appended claims, but on the other hand, since the front pack frame 2 can be made of sections with some cross-sectional shape, the teachings of this specification and It is within the scope of the attached claims.
As best seen in Figure 2, the first horizontal section 20a slides flexibly within the first horizontal section 18a and the second horizontal section 20b slides within the second horizontal section 18b, as shown by arrow 24. It slides flexibly with. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to increase or decrease the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b to fit users of different lower torso widths. Can be adjusted.
The movement of the leveling section 20 is controlled by using the coming assembly 26. In the open or unlocked position, the coming assembly 26 allows the horizontal section 18 and the horizontal adjustment section 20 to slide horizontally with respect to the lower section 8. In the closed or locked position, the coming assembly 26 allows the horizontal section 18 and the horizontal adjustment section 20 to be anchored in place with respect to the lower section 8. The sliding adjustments of horizontal section 18 and horizontal adjustment section 20 help adjust the lower region 4 to fit torso of various widths and curves.
The function of the coming assembly 26 is best understood by referring to FIG. The coming assembly 26 comprises a box 32 to which the lower section 8 is attached with countersunk bolts 34. The horizontal section 18 and the horizontal adjustment section 20 are fitted within the box 32 so that their respective slots 28 and 30 are aligned with the holes 36 on the sides of the box 32. A threaded turn 38 is inserted into the leveling section 20. The rod 40 extends through the holes 36 in the box 32 and the slots 28 and 30 and is screwed into the threaded turn 38. The coming lever 42 is attached to the other end of the rod 40 that extends out of the box 32. The coming lever 42 is provided for the concave coming nest 44. The cylindrical cumming shaft 46 is placed in a lumen (not shown) on the cumming lever 42. As the cumming lever 42 moves toward the first horizontal section 18 in the direction of arrow 48 in FIG. 1, the cumming shaft 46 pulls the rod 40 outward and the rod 40 is screwed, as shown by arrow 50 in FIG. Press the wrap 38 inside the leveling section 20, pull the sides of the leveling section 20 and the horizontal section 18 against the inner wall of the box 32, and pull the sides of the leveling section 20 and the horizontal section 18 against the inner wall of the box 32. Tighten against. As the cumming lever 42 moves away from the horizontal section 18 in the direction indicated by the arrow 48 in FIG. 1, the cumming shaft 46 pushes the rod 40 further into the box 32, which causes the leveling section 20 and the horizontal section 18 to move. Loosen the screwed turn 38 from the side. This allows the leveling section 20 to move into or from the horizontal section 18 along the direction of the arrow 24 towards the desired position with respect to the first lower section 8.
The lower region 4 has at least one lower connector 22 that connects the lower region 4 to at least one waist belt. At least one lower connector 22 is attached to a horizontal section 12 with bolts 52. In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-3, the lower connector 22 is pivotally adjustable, allowing positioning of the curvature range of the hemispherical end of the lower connector 22, as indicated by the arrow 54. This adjustment of the curvature range allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to be positioned closer to or farther from the user's lower torso, as opposed to adjusting the overall horizontal width of the lower region 4 of the frame 2. As part of the adjustment system, everything can be fitted to the torso of various sizes and shapes.
At least one lower connector 22 is designed to be paired and connected to a prior art or future ball-socket connector system that is attached to at least one waist belt worn by the user. One example of such a ball-socket connector system is the waist belt connector 118, shown in Figure 8B and discussed below. The overall hemispherical shape allows the ends of the lower connector 22 to be inserted into a wide variety of ball socket connector systems, and the ends of the lower connector 22 to be inserted into such connector systems at a wide range of angles. ..
As shown above, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-4, the lower horizontal section 12b comprises first and second horizontal sections 18a and 18b. The first and second horizontal sections 18a and 18b are connected at their immediate ends to form the lower horizontal section 12b. In this embodiment, the connection is formed by a pivot joint 56 located approximately near the center of the lower horizontal section 12b of the lower region 4 of the frame 2. The pivot joint 56 allows the first and second horizontal sections 18a and 18b to rotate as indicated by the arrows and form different angles to better match different torso shapes. .. For example, a user with a relatively flat lower torso can adjust the pivot joint 56 so that the lower horizontal section 12b is relatively straight. Users with a round lower torso can adjust the pivot joint 56 into a more widened "V" shape. When the first horizontal section 18a and the second horizontal section 18b of the lower horizontal section 12b are adjusted to the desired angular positions, the pivot joint 56 is determined by using bolts 60 or other connectors, as shown in FIG. Fixed in position.
In this embodiment, as can be seen in FIG. 2, the lower horizontal section 12b has an overall curved shape. This curved shape corresponds to the typical human body curvature in the lower torso area, placing the lower region 4 of the frame 2 at the optimum distance from the typical user's lower torso along the full width of the lower horizontal section 12b. You will be able to do it. This curvature is advantageous to many users, but is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or claims. Although the frontpack system can be configured without curved sections (see, eg, FIG. 17 below), it is still within the teachings and claims of the specification.
As described above, the third lower section 10a is stretchably inserted and connected into the first lower section 8a, and in a similar manner, the fourth lower section 10b is stretchably inserted into the second lower section 8b. Be connected. The lower sections of the third 10a and fourth 10b are stretchable to increase or decrease the vertical height of the lower area 4 of frame 2 to fit different torso lengths, as indicated by arrows 62. Is. Once the third 10a and fourth 10b sections have moved to the desired positions, the collar 14 is fastened with a plurality of bolts 16 to secure the third 10a and fourth 10b sections in the desired positions.
In this embodiment, the first lower section 8a, the second lower section 8b, the third lower section 10a, the fourth lower section 10b, and at least one horizontal section 12a, b are all sufficiently robust. When the bolts 16 of the lower region 4 and the cumming assembly 26 are properly fastened, the lower region 4 supports at least one article secured on the lower region 4 and weights the articles in the first and second lower parts. It becomes firm enough to propagate downwards towards connectors 22a and 22b, and eventually to the user's waist. The rigidity of the lower region 4 locks it onto the lower region 4 and the lower region 4 against unnecessary vertical pitching, back-and-forth vibration, and lateral rolling during real-world activity by the user. It also helps to curb movement with any item.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the top region 6 of the frame 2 is at least one top comprising a first top section 64a and a second top section 64b that is spaced apart and approximately parallel to the first top section 64a. It has section 64. The first upper control section 66a is coupled to the first upper section 64a, and similarly the second upper control section 66b is coupled to the second upper section 64b. The third upper adjustment section 68a is elastically inserted into the first upper adjustment section 66a and secured by a lock pin 70, similarly, the fourth upper adjustment section 68b is elastic with respect to the second upper adjustment section 66b. It is inserted into and secured by the lock pin 70.
The third upper adjustment section 68a is attached to the distal end with at least one upper connector 72a connecting the upper area 6 to at least one shoulder strap worn by the user. Similarly, the fourth upper adjustment section 68b is attached to the distal end with at least one upper connector 72b connecting the upper area 6 to at least one shoulder strap worn by the user.
The first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b extend relatively horizontally towards the user's shoulders. The first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b are pivotally connected to the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b by the first upper pivot 110a and the second upper pivot 110b, respectively. As indicated by arrow 74 in 1, the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b will be able to swivel up and down with respect to the torso. As shown in FIG. 3, the first and second upper pivots 110a and 110b are secured in desired positions by pivot bolts 84. The third upper adjustment section 68 slides flexibly within the first upper adjustment section 68a, and the fourth upper adjustment section 68b slides flexibly within the second upper adjustment section 66b. This allows the upper region 6 of the frame 2 to be adjusted in a horizontal range, as indicated by arrow 76 in FIG. The conventional locking ring assembly 70 secures the third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections in the desired positions. Such an adjustment mechanism allows the user to optimally fit and position the upper region 6 of the frame 2 with respect to the shape and size of the user's upper torso.
As mentioned above, the plurality of adjustment mechanisms in the lower and upper regions 6 of the frame 2 shown in FIGS. 1-4 adjust the frame 2 to fit users with torso of various sizes and shapes. Can be useful on. However, such regulatory mechanisms are not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The frontpack system can consist of a lower region 4 and an upper region 6 that are less or less adjustable than all of these accommodation mechanisms, which are also within the teachings and claims of the specification.
In this embodiment, the first and second upper control sections 64a and 64b, the first and second upper control sections 66a and 66b, and the third 68a and fourth 68b top control sections are all sufficiently robust. If the pivot bolt 84 and the locking ring assembly 70 in the upper region 6 are properly fastened, the upper region 6 positions the upper region 6 relative to at least one shoulder strap 92 worn by the user to limit movement. Become solid enough to. This helps keep the frame 2 at the desired distance from the user's torso, causing excessive lateral roll and back-and-forth vibration of the frame 2 and the articles carried at the front during real-world activity. Helps prevent it from happening.
As shown in FIG. 3, the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b are each connected to the flange bushing 86 at its lower end. Each bushing 86 has an outer diameter small enough to allow it to slide freely within the lower section of the third 10a or fourth 10b, respectively. On the other hand, the outer diameter of each bushing 86 is large enough to escape through the retaining ring 88 attached to the top of the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections. This allows the bushing 86 and retaining ring 88 to prevent the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b from escaping the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections, respectively.
At least one top connector 72 is substantially spherical and is designed to be paired and connected to prior art or future ball-socket connector systems provided on user-worn shoulder straps. One example of such a ball socket connector system is the shoulder strap connector 116 shown in Figure 8A and discussed below. Here, like at least one lower connector 22, the nearly spherical upper connector 72 can be inserted into a wide variety of ball socket type connector systems, and the spherical end can be inserted into such a system at a wide range of angles. .. The use of the hemispherical upper connector 72 in the upper region 6 can be advantageous because the ball socket joint swivels smoothly and freely within a certain range, enhancing the function of the adaptive mechanism discussed shortly thereafter.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 1-3, the frame 2 has at least one adaptive mechanism 78 that allows the upper region 6 to move relative to the lower region 4. In the present embodiment, at least one adaptive mechanism 78 is an intersliding telescopic assembly of at least one intersliding assembly, here a first upper section 64a inserted into a third lower section 10a, and a fourth. It comprises a mutually sliding telescopic assembly of the second upper section that is inserted into the lower section 10b. By using a telescopic assembly that slides freely in a round shape, the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b are within the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections in the directions indicated by arrows 80, respectively. You will be able to move freely up and down in the vertical direction. In addition, the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b rotate freely within the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections, respectively, in the directions indicated by arrows 82. This freedom of movement allows at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 to automatically change as the user's torso position changes when using the system. , Frame 2 will be able to change its shape dynamically. Two independent adaptive mechanisms 78, one on the left side of the user and one on the right side, allow the user to have a great deal of freedom of movement in a wide range of real-world activities.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 1-4, there is an adaptive mechanism 78 comprising a type of intersliding assembly, i.e., a telescopic assembly, which is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Some type of intersliding assembly that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system. Alternatively, non-sliding mechanisms are intended to be within the scope of the teachings and claims of the present specification.
The front pack system of FIGS. 1-4 is not limited to this, but prior art or future ball sockets such as the shoulder strap connector 116 and waist belt connector 118 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, respectively, discussed below. Can be releasably connected to any harness attached to the type shoulder strap connector and waist belt connector. This releasable connection method can be useful as it allows the frontpack system to connect to or disconnect from any one of a number of different harnesses. For example, a single user has multiple backpacks, each with a ball socket type shoulder strap connector and a waist belt connector. The single frontpack system of the embodiments of FIGS. 1-4 can be easily connected and disconnected to each of the user's backpacks, thereby using the frontpack system with different backpacks. Provides maximum flexibility in using each backpack with or without it.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 1-4, the releasable connection to the harness is made by using the hemispherical lower 22 and upper 72 connectors that can coexist with the prior art or future ball socket socket portion of the releasable connector system. It is said. On the other hand, the use of ball socket type releasable connector systems is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or claims. It is within the teachings and claims of the present specification to use any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that releasably connects the front pack frame 2 to a user-worn harness.
Moreover, the openable connection of frame 2 shown in FIGS. 1-4 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims, although it is advantageous in many situations. The front pack frame 2 can be non-releasably attached to a user-worn harness, eg, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, but also within the teachings and claims of this specification. is there.
The front pack system of FIGS. 1-4 shows the lower part of frame 2 with a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights of articles (not shown) using suitable prior art or future holding devices (not shown). By fixing to area 4, such goods can be transported.
Now referring to FIG. 5A, which shows another embodiment of the frontpack system, frame 2 is attached to a user-worn harness 90 (shown by the imaginary line). The frame 2 is connected to at least one shoulder strap 92 by at least one top connector 72 and to at least one waist belt 94 by at least one top connector 22.
The lower region 4 of the frame 2 comprises at least one lower section 8 that is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region 4 and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards. .. The upper region 6 of the frame 2 comprises at least one upper section 64 that is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92.
At least one upper section 64 is telescopically inserted into at least one lower section 8 to form an adaptive mechanism 78. At least one upper section 64 can slide up and down within at least one lower section 8 in the vertical dimension, as indicated by arrow 80, thereby responding to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system. The distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 can be changed automatically.
The lower region 4 comprises at least one horizontal section 12 connected to at least one lower section 8. The article support platform 96 is attached to at least one horizontal section 12 and extends horizontally forward from there.
FIG. 5B shows the same embodiment of frame 2 shown in FIG. 5A, while FIG. 5B shows the torso of the user moving from an upright position to a forward bent position, as shown by arrow 98. At least one upper section 64 is automatically inserted deep into at least one lower section 8. This adaptive mechanism 78 allows the lower region 4 to automatically change the distance between the upper connector 72 and the lower connector 22 as the position of the user's torso changes, as indicated by arrow 98. The upper region 6 will be able to move.
As shown with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the frame 2 can be provided away from the user's front torso. The structure thus separated has an arched or angled shape with at least one horizontal section 12 and at least one upper section 64, and the mounting positions of the upper and lower connectors 22 on the harness 90. Depends on the combination of. The frame 2 is capable of maintaining this isolated structure due to the sufficient rigidity of the lower region 4 and the upper region 6. By separating the frame 2 from the user's front torso in this way, as shown in FIG. 5B, sweat can be ventilated and the frame with respect to the user's torso when the user moves or bends forward. Avoid the unpleasant friction of 2.
The overall solid lower area 4 of the frame 2 vertically downwards towards the lower connector 22 with a significant weight of the goods carried at some front, and finally at least one waist belt 94 and the user's. Communicate to the waist. Further, the frame 2 can carry articles of a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights (not shown) by fixing them to the lower region 4 of the frame 2. In some cases, the article may be additionally supported by being installed on the platform 96.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 5A and 6A, a harness 90 is used in which at least one shoulder strap 92 and at least one waist belt 94 are connected by an intermediate strap. However, this is not a necessary or limiting factor, as harnesses consisting of shoulder straps that are cut apart from the waist belt are within the teachings and claims of the specification.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 5A and 5B, certain types of non-releaseable connectors connect at least one lower connector 22 to at least one waist belt 94 and at least one upper connector 72 to at least one shoulder strap 92. Use the system. However, as shown in FIG. 17 below, frame 2 can be connected to harness 90 using some type of prior art or future connector system, including, for example, an releasable connector system, which is also the teaching and attachment of this specification. This is not a necessary or limiting factor as it is within the claims.
The embodiments of FIGS. 5A and 5B use an adaptive mechanism 78 with at least one intersliding assembly, i.e., a telescopic assembly, which is also not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Some type of intersliding assembly that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system. Non-sliding mechanisms are intended to be within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
6A and 6B show other embodiments of the frontpack system, where frame 2 comprises a lower region 4 having at least one lower section 8 and an upper region 6 having at least one upper section 64. The upper section 64 slides flexibly within the lower section 8 in the direction indicated by the arrow 80 to provide the adaptive mechanism 78. The retaining ring 88 maintains a bushing (not shown) that is inserted into the lower end of the upper section 64 so that the upper section 64 is not separated from the lower section 8.
The upper section 64 is bent towards at least one shoulder strap 92 worn by the user (shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 6B) to position the frame 2 away from the user's torso. The upper section is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92.
The top region 6 has at least one top connector 72. In this embodiment, the upper connector 72 has a tab-shaped shape. The top connector 72 includes at least one strap 100, with hooks on one side and loops on the other side, by wrapping the strap 100 in the direction of arrow 124, as shown in FIG. 6B. Releasably connect the top connector 72 to at least one shoulder strap 92.
The top region 4 has at least one top connector 22. In this embodiment, the lower connector 22 has a plate shape. The lower connector 22 comprises at least one strap 100, and similarly, in this embodiment having a hook on one side and a loop on the other side, wrapping the strap in the direction of arrow 126, as shown in FIG. 6B. Then, the lower connector 22 is releasably connected to at least one waist belt 94.
The lower region 8 is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region 4 and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards. By way of example, but not by limitation, FIG. 6B shows the article fixing mechanism 102, here the lower section 8 supporting the holder 134 for a water bottle or other tubular article.
In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the lower section 8, the upper section 64, the adaptive mechanism 78, the lower connector 22, and the upper connector 72 are all oriented in substantially the same vertical plane. In this embodiment, the front part of the user's torso can be placed on either the right side or the left side of the user's torso, or on the substantially vertical midline. It will be easily appreciated that multiple examples of this embodiment of the system can be placed simultaneously on the anterior torso of the user's body, eg, one system on the left side and one system on the right side of the body. ..
In the embodiments of FIGS. 6A and 6B, there is an adaptive mechanism 78 comprising some type of intersliding assembly, i.e., a telescopic assembly, which is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Some type of intersliding assembly that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system. Non-sliding mechanisms are intended to be within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 6A and 6B, the releasable connection to the harness 90 is made by using hook loop straps as part of the lower 22 and upper 72 connectors. However, the use of the hook loop strap connector system is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. It is within the teachings and claims of the present specification to use any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that releasably connects the front pack frame 2 to a user-worn harness.
Moreover, the openable connection of frame 2 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 can be non-releasably attached to a harness worn by the user, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
The embodiments of FIGS. 6A and 6B are shown with a particular type of article holder 134, which is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack system can use, for example, any type of prior art or future article fixing mechanism 102 selected from the group consisting of, for example, straps, buckles, and holders or some combinations thereof. However, this is also within the scope of the teachings and claims of the specification.
FIG. 7 shows yet another embodiment of frame 2, where at least one lower section 8, at least one upper section 64, and adaptive mechanism 78 are all located approximately perpendicular to the centerline of frame 2. , The other components of the lower region 6 and upper region 4 of the frame 2 are located to the left or right of the center. This embodiment is more comfortable for female users to wear because the components of frame 2 are positioned so that they do not press against the chest, but further this embodiment is shown above in FIG. It provides the article carrying capacity and stability corresponding to the embodiments discussed.
In the embodiment of FIG. 7, the lower region 4 of the frame 2 comprises at least one lower section 8 that is oriented substantially vertically and is located at a substantially vertical centerline of the frame 2. The lower horizontal section 12b is connected to the lower end of the lower section 8 and the upper horizontal section 12a is connected to the upper end of the lower section 8. The upper horizontal section 12a is configured so that its distal end is bent down and connected to the distal end of the lower horizontal section 12b, providing additional stability to the lower region 4 of the frame 2. The upper horizontal member 12a is bisected at its center and its proximal end is formed into a bolted first clamping assembly 104 and a bolted second clamping assembly 106, each at the top of the lower section 8. Releasably fastened with, thereby connecting the upper horizontal section 12a to the lower section 8.
In this embodiment, the curved lower horizontal section 12b is similar to the curved lower horizontal section 12b described in the embodiment shown in FIG. The curved first horizontal section 18a and the curved second horizontal section 18b are joined at their proximal ends by a saw-shaped, bolted 60-tightened pivot 56. The pivot 56 also forms a connection between the lower section 8 and the lower horizontal section 12b. When the bolts 60 in the pivot 56 are loosened and the bolts (not shown) of the first clamping assembly 104 and the second clamping assembly 106 are loosened, the entire lower region 4 of the frame 2 is as indicated by arrow 58. The lower region 4 can be adjusted to fit the various sizes and shapes of the lower body by swiveling around the axis of the pivot 56. These bolts are then tightened to secure the lower region 4 with its desired Axis structure.
The curved first horizontal section 20a and second horizontal section 20b are retractably inserted into the first horizontal section 18a and the second horizontal section 18b, respectively. At least one coming assembly 26 has a coming lever 42 attached to and overlying an opening (not shown) in the horizontal section 18. When the coming lever 42 is opened and closed in the direction indicated by the arrow 48, the curved inner surface of the coming lever 42 (not shown) of the leveling section 20 through the opening in the horizontal section 18 (not shown). Remove from the side or press against it. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the horizontal adjustment section 20 to be telescopically and fixedly positioned and repositioned with respect to the horizontal section 18 in the direction indicated by the arrow 24. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to increase or decrease the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b to fit users of different lower torso widths. Can be adjusted.
At least one spline bottom connector 22 is connected to the distal end of the leveling section 20 and secured by bolts 52. The hemispherical end of the lower connector 22 is rotatably positioned along the arc indicated by the arrow 54, allowing the lower region 4 to fit the torso of varying widths and depths. The lower connector 22 can be formed by connecting to a ball socket joint with some prior art or future ball socket connector assembly.
When the various cumming assemblies and bolts in the lower area 4 are fastened, the lower area 4 transmits a significant weight of the article carried in the frame 2 and the front vertically downwards towards the anterior area of the user's hips. Be solid enough to. The solid lower region 4 also helps prevent the frame 2 and the articles carried at the front from pitching, rolling, and vibrating as the user moves or moves.
In the embodiment of FIG. 7, the top region 6 of the frame 2 comprises at least one top section 64 that is oriented substantially vertically and is located at a substantially vertical centerline of the frame 2. The upper section 64 branches into a "Y" shape at its upper end, one of which is attached with the first upper adjustment section 66a and the other branch is attached with the second upper adjustment section 66b. The first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b are elastically inserted into the third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections, respectively, so that the third 68a and fourth 86b upper adjustment sections are , Can be slidably positioned relative to the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b in the direction indicated by arrow 76. In addition, the third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections can be rotatably positioned relative to the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b in the directions indicated by arrows 108. The third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections are secured in desired positions by the locking ring 70.
Bolted serrated upper pivots 110a, b, third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections are connected to upper connectors 72a, b, respectively, and upper connectors 72a, b are pivoted in the direction indicated by arrow 112. To be able to position. If the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b are made of flexible material, the top component of upper region 4 is indicated by arrow 114 to be adaptive mechanism 78, as discussed below. You will be able to turn in the direction. On the other hand, the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b and the other components of the upper region 6 position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92. It's solid enough to be.
The upper connector 72 connects to and constitutes a ball socket joint with the socket portion of any prior art or future ball socket type connector system provided on the shoulder strap 92 and waist belt 94 of the harness 90 to form the frame 2. Can be releasably connected to the harness 90. On the other hand, the use of ball socket type releasable connector systems is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or claims. The use of any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that releasably connects the front pack frame 2 to the user-worn harness 90 is within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
Moreover, the releasable connection of frame 2 shown in FIG. 8 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 can be non-releasably attached to a user-worn harness 90, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
In this embodiment, the plurality of adjustment mechanisms of the upper region 4 and the lower region 6 allow the frame 2 to be adjusted to fit users of the torso of various sizes and shapes. Again, however, such regulatory mechanisms are not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The frontpack system can consist of a lower region 4 and an upper region 6 that are less or less adjustable than all of these accommodation mechanisms, which are also within the teachings and claims of the specification.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the adaptive mechanism 78 comprises at least one cross-sliding assembly, particularly a telescopic assembly in which the upper section 64 slidably mates with the lower section 8 as indicated by arrow 80. .. This makes the upper area 6 into the lower area 4 so that the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 can automatically change in response to changes in the position of the user's torso. You will be able to move against. As mentioned above, the adaptive mechanism 78 in this embodiment also comprises first and second upper control sections 66a and 66b made of flexible material. The first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b can be bent as indicated by arrow 14, which allows at least one lower connector 22 and at least one lower connector 22 as the position of the user's torso changes. The distance between one top connector 72 can be changed automatically. Since the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b can bend independently, this feature of adaptive mechanism 78 can operate asymmetrically to adapt to asymmetric changes in the position of the user's torso. ..
In the embodiment of FIG. 7, there is a type of intersliding assembly, ie, an adaptive mechanism 78 with a telescopic assembly and a flexible section of the frame, which is a requirement or limitation of this specification or annexed claims. Not a factor. A combination of single mechanisms or mechanisms that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system. It is intended that such is within the teachings and claims of the specification.
As in other embodiments, the system of FIG. 7 is any suitable prior art or future article fixing mechanism 102, such as, but not limited to, straps, buckles, and holders (not shown). , Or by using a mechanism selected from the group consisting of a combination thereof, a wide variety of transported articles can be held and fixed.
8A and 8B are as shown in FIGS. 1-3 and 7 for the shoulder strap 92 (shown by the imaginary line) and the waist belt 94 (shown by the imaginary line) worn by the user, respectively. , The shoulder strap connector 116 and the waist belt connector 118 for connecting the frame 2 are shown respectively. FIG. 8A shows a shoulder strap connector 116 having a mounting plate 120, a socket 122, and a strap 100 for attaching the shoulder strap connector 116 to at least one shoulder strap 92 worn by the user. In this embodiment, the strap 100 has a hook on one side and a loop on the other so that the front side of each strap 100 can be releasably attached to the rear side. This allows the shoulder strap connector 116 to be releasably attached to the shoulder strap 92 by wrapping the strap 100, as indicated by the arrow 124. The socket 122 of the shoulder strap connector 116 can accept and form a ball socket joint having a spherical portion of the upper connector 72, such as the upper connector 72 of the frame 2 shown in FIGS. .. The shoulder strap connector 116 can alternately capture and release the hemispherical ends of the top connector 72 so that the frame 2 connects to and disconnects from the shoulder strap connector 116 (not shown). It has an internal latch mechanism. A self-latch fast release ball socket connector mechanism is preferred for user convenience and safety, but any prior art or future releaseable ball socket latch mechanism is used within the shoulder strap connector 116 to allow frame 2 to at least one shoulder. It can be releasably attached to the strap 92.
FIG. 8B shows a waist belt connector 118 having a mounting plate 120, a socket 122, and a strap 100 for attaching the waist belt connector 118 to at least one waist belt 94 worn by the user. In this embodiment, the strap 100 has a hook on one side and a loop on the other so that the front side of each strap 100 can be releasably attached to the rear side. In this way, by wrapping the strap 100 around the waist belt 94 as indicated by the arrow 126, the waist belt connector 118 can be releasably attached to the waist belt 94. The socket 122 of the waist belt connector 118 accepts and forms a ball socket joint having a hemispherical portion of the connector, such as at least one lower connector 22 of frame 2 shown in FIGS. Can be done. The waist belt connector 118 can alternately capture and release the spherical ends of the lower connector 22 (not shown) such that the frame 2 connects to and disconnects from the waist belt connector 118. It has a latch mechanism. Again, a self-latch fast release ball socket connector mechanism is preferred for user convenience and safety, but some prior art or future releaseable ball socket latch mechanism is used within the waist belt connector 80 to waist the frame 2. It can be releasably attached to the belt 94.
8A and 8B show the shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors that are part of the ball socket type releasable connector system, but this is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. The shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors are part of a laterally strangled releasable connector system, or part of a buckling releasable connector system, or one of some other type of prior art or future releasable connector system. It can be a part, but this is also within the scope of the teachings and attachments of this specification.
Although FIGS. 8A and 8B show straps with hook and loop surfaces, this is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors can be releasably attached to the shoulder strap 92 and waist belt 94, respectively, using straps with conventional buckles, or innumerable other types of prior art or future. Releasable or non-releasable attachment to the shoulder strap 92 and waist belt 94 using the releasable or non-removable attachment system, but also within the teachings and attachments of this specification. It is in.
FIG. 9 discloses yet another embodiment of the front pack system. In this embodiment, the lower region 4 comprises a first lower section 8a and a second lower section 8b, and at least one horizontal section 12b extending between the first lower section 8a and the second lower section 8b. As shown in FIG. 9, the angled horizontal section 12b is configured as a single angled section or a combination of a straight first horizontal section 18a and a straight horizontal section 18b. The angled lower horizontal section 12b supports a platform 96 for supporting and transporting articles of a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights. The first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b are retractably inserted into the lower horizontal member 12b.
The lower region 4 has first and second lower connectors 22a and 22b that are attached to the distal ends of the first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b. In this embodiment, the lower connectors 22a, b are connected to a waist belt connector 118, for example as shown in FIGS. 11B and 17, thereby connecting the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to at least one waist belt 94. Horizontally squeezed buckle type releaseable connector. The lower connectors 22a, b rotate as indicated by the arrow 54 to obtain an appropriate angle for insertion into such a waist belt connector 118.
The first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b slide inward and outward at the lower horizontal member 12b in the dimension indicated by arrow 24. The typical horizontal range of the first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b is shown by imaginary lines. The first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b are cumming assemblies that are releasably fastened on the first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b through an opening (not shown) in the lower horizontal member 12b. It is held in the desired position by 26. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to increase or decrease the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b to fit users of different lower torso widths. Can be adjusted.
As further shown in FIG. 9, the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections are elastically inserted into the first and second lower sections 8a and 8b, respectively, and the upper horizontal section 12a is the third 10a and th. Extends between the lower section of 4 and 10b. The upper horizontal section 12a, the third lower section 10a, and the fourth lower section 10b are raised and lowered to the desired height as a single assembly in the vertical dimension, as indicated by the arrow 62, which allows the torso of various vertical lengths. The vertical length of the lower area 4 of the frame 2 can be adjusted to fit. The locking ring 128 secures the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections in desired positions. When the locking ring 128 is fastened and the coming assembly 26 is closed, the lower region 4 of the frame 2 supports the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region and transmits the weight of at least one article downwards. Be solid enough to do. The solid lower region 4 also helps prevent the frame and the articles carried at the front from pitching, rolling, and vibrating as the user moves.
In this embodiment, the upper region 6 comprises first and second upper sections 64a and 64b that are stretchably inserted into the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections, respectively. The first and second upper sections 64a and 64b are bent towards the user's shoulders, separating the upper area 6 from the user's upper torso. At least one top connector 72 is attached to top region 6. In this embodiment, the top connector 72 connects the top region 6 to a shoulder strap connector system, such as the shoulder straps shown in FIGS. 11A and 17, thereby connecting the top region 6 of the frame 2 to at least one shoulder strap. It is a horizontal throttle type buckle type releaseable connector that connects to 92. The upper region 6 is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap.
FIG. 9 comprises at least one intersliding assembly, particularly a telescopic assembly of first and second upper sections 64a and 64b that are inserted into the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections, respectively. Two adaptive mechanisms 78 are shown. The adaptive mechanism 78 allows the upper region 6 to be moved relative to the lower region 80 in the direction indicated by the arrow 80. This allows the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 to be automatically changed in response to changes in the position of the user's torso.
The frame 2 shown in FIG. 9 can carry articles of a wide range of sizes, shapes, and weights. For example, FIG. 10 shows the same embodiment as disclosed in FIG. 9, but includes an article fixing mechanism 102 with a strap 130, a buckle 132, and a holder 134 (backpack). However, this particular article fixing mechanism 102 is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. The front pack system can be configured without any type of prior art or future article fixing mechanism 102, or none, which is also within the teachings of this specification and the appended claims.
The support platform 96, which is the system shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, may be useful in supporting the goods to be carried, but this is also not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 can be configured without any horizontal support structure, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
In embodiments 9 and 10, the regulatory mechanism in the lower region 4 of frame 2 is also not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The frontpack system can consist of a lower region 4, which is less than all of these accommodations, or wholly non-adjustable, which is also within the teachings and claims of the specification.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 9 and 10, there is an adaptive mechanism 78 comprising a type of intersliding assembly, i.e., a telescopic assembly, which is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Any type of mechanism that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system is described herein. Is intended to be within the teachings and claims of.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 9 and 10, the releasable connection to the harness 90 (not shown) is made by using the laterally strangled buckle bottom 22 and top 72 connectors, which are described herein or attached. The use of any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that releasably connects the front pack frame 2 to a harness worn by the user, which is not a requirement or limitation of the claims, is the teaching and attachment of this specification. It is within the scope of the claims.
Moreover, the releasable connection of frame 2 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 can be non-releasably attached to a user-worn harness 90, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
11A and 11B show the shoulder strap connector 116 and the waist belt connector 118 for connecting the frame 92 to the shoulder strap 92 and the waist belt 94 worn by the user, respectively. FIG. 11A shows a shoulder strap connector 116 having a mounting plate 120, a buckle 136, and a strap 100 for attaching the shoulder strap connector 116 to at least one shoulder strap 92. In this embodiment, the strap 100 has a hook on one side and a loop on the other so that the front side of each strap 100 can be releasably attached to the rear side. This allows the shoulder strap connector 116 to be releasably attached to the shoulder strap 92 by wrapping the strap 100, as indicated by the arrow 124. In this embodiment, the buckle 136 is a laterally strangled release capable of accepting and releasably connecting a meshing connector such as frame 2 shown in FIGS. 9-10 or at least one upper connector 72 of frame 2 shown in FIG. It is a possible buckle.
FIG. 11B shows a waist belt connector 118 having a mounting plate 120, a bucket 136, and a strap 100 for attaching the waist belt connector 118 to at least one waist belt 94 worn by the user. In this embodiment, the strap 100 is attached to one side for detachably and rearrangeable attachment of the waist belt connector 118 to the waist belt 94 by wrapping the strap 100, as indicated by the arrow 126. The hook has a loop on the other side. In this embodiment, the buckle 136 is a laterally strangled release capable of accepting and releasably connecting a meshing connector such as frame 2 shown in FIGS. 9-10 or at least one lower connector 22 of frame 2 shown in FIG. It is a possible buckle.
11A and 11B show the shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors that are part of the laterally strangled buckle releasable connector system, but this is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. .. The shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors are part of a ball socket type releasable connector system, or part of a buckling releasable connector system, or one of some other type of prior art or future releasable connector system. It can be a part, but this is also within the scope of the teachings and attachments of this specification.
Although FIGS. 11A and 11B show straps with hook and loop surfaces, this is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors can be releasably attached to the shoulder strap 92 and waist belt 94, respectively, using straps with conventional buckles, or a myriad of other types of prior art. Alternatively, it can be releasably or non-releasably attached to the shoulder strap 92 and waist belt 94 using a future releasable or non-releasable attachment system, which is also in the teaching and attachment claims herein It is within range.
FIG. 12 shows an embodiment also shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B in which the frame 2 is connected to the integrated harness 90. In this embodiment, the upper 12a and lower 12b horizontal sections extend between the first lower section 8a and the second lower section 8b. The lower region 4 comprises first and second lower sections 8a and 8b, an upper horizontal section 12a, and a lower horizontal section 12b. The lower region 4 of the frame 2 is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region 4 and transfer the weight of at least one article downward.
As mentioned above, the lower horizontal section 12b, formed from a single section or a combination of combined sections, has a platform 96 for supporting and transporting articles of a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights. The lower horizontal section 12b is hollow at both ends and has first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b within each open hollow end. Each leveling section 20a, 20b is positioned by inserting into the lower horizontal section 12b to the desired depth and secured in place by at least one conventional cumming assembly 26. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to increase or decrease the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b to fit users of different lower torso widths. Can be adjusted.
The lower region 4 has at least one lower connector 22 that connects the lower region to at least one waist belt 94. In this embodiment, at least one lower connector 22 is attached to the lower region 4 by using a threaded sleeve 138 that can rotate the lower connector 22 to fit the curvature of the user's lower torso. The lower connector 22 is tabbed and is coupled to at least one waist belt 94 by a plurality of rivets. Similarly, other equivalent, future-equivalent connectors and connector systems may be used for this purpose.
The first and second lower sections 8a and 8b are hollow and have retaining rings 88 connected to the upper end. Retaining rings 88 prevent the escape of the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b, which slide flexibly within the first and second lower sections 8a and 8b, respectively, as described above for FIGS. 1-3.
The upper region 6 has at least one upper connector 72 that connects the upper region 6 to at least one shoulder strap 92. In this embodiment, at least one top connector 72 is tabbed and non-removably connected to at least one shoulder strap 92 by a plurality of rivets, but other equivalent and future equivalents. Connector and connector systems may also be used for this purpose. The upper region 6 of the frame 6 is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92.
The integrated harness 90 includes at least one shoulder strap, and in this embodiment, padded left and right shoulder straps 92a, b designed to be hung on the user's shoulders. The chest strap 140 is secured around the anterior left portion of the right shoulder strap 92a ending at the first buckle portion 142. The second buckle portion 144 is secured at the middle front portion of the left shoulder strap 92b and accepts the first buckle portion 142. The pair of shoulder adjustment straps 146a, b are attached to the shoulder straps 92a, b, which descend from each other, each connecting away from the front of at least one waist belt 94.
The main rear strap 148 is attached to the shoulder straps 92a, b, descends from it, and ends at the third buckle portion 150. The rear adjustment strap 152 is attached around the center of the rear waist strap 156 component of the waist belt 94 and rises from it. The length of the rear adjustment strap 152 is adjustable and ends at the top of the fourth buckle portion 154. The fourth buckle portion 154 is designed to be connected to and freed from a third buckle portion 150 that attaches to the lower end of the main rear strap 148.
At least one waist belt 94 gathers at a substantially central front buckle 160, with flexible left and right front straps 158a, b adjustable at this point. The distal ends of the left and right front straps 158a, b connect to the left and right waist pads 162a, b, which support the lower connectors 22a, b of the frame 2 and protect the user's lower torso. As an additional part of at least one waist belt 94, flexible (not shown) left 164a and right 164b lateral straps extend circumferentially from the waist pads 162a, b and the left and right fifth buckle parts 166a, b. end with. To complete at least one waist belt 94, a flexible back waist strap 156 is placed around the back of the user's waist, ending at the left and right ends at the left and right sixth buckle portions 168a, b. The sixth buckle portion 168 is easily connected to and released from the fifth buckle portion 166 to complete at least one waist belt 94 and is released from either the left or right side to the integrated harness 90. It is designed to allow the user to access and exit from it.
In the embodiment of FIG. 12, at least one upper section 64 is telescopically inserted into at least one lower section 8 to form an intersliding adaptive mechanism 78. As discussed in more detail above in relation to FIGS. 5A and 5B, at least one upper section 64 can slide up and down within at least one lower section 8, thereby allowing the user's torso when using the system. The distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 can be automatically changed in response to changes in position.
Referencing FIG. 12 again, it can be seen that the shoulder straps 146 and the rear straps 152 of the harness 90 are adjustable so that the front areas of the shoulder straps 92 and waist belt 94 can move up and down with respect to the user's torso. .. The front straps 158, side straps 164, and back waist straps 156 can be adjusted to fit the torso of various torso. The lower area 4 of the frame 2 can be adjusted to fit users with different widths of the lower torso. The leveling sections 20a, b can be positioned within the angled lower horizontal section 12b and secured in place by the coming assembly 26. With this mutual sliding adjustment mechanism, the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b can be adjusted. The lower connector 22 can also rotate within the threaded sleeve 138 until the horizontal angle of each lower connector 22 coincides with the user's curvature at that position.
Using the multiple adjustment mechanisms of the frame 2 and the adjustment elements of the integrated harness 90, it is clear that the combined frame 2 and the harness 90 fit comfortably on the user's torso. However, such regulatory mechanisms are not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. The frontpack system can be configured with less or no of all of these adjustment functions, but this is also within the teachings and claims of the specification.
The lower region 4 of the frame 2 and the waist belt 94 transfer a significant weight of the article carried in the frame 2 and the front to the front area of the user's waist. The solid lower area 4 also helps keep the front pack and the articles carried at the front from pitching, rolling, and vibrating.
The front pack system of FIG. 12 provides a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights for articles of suitable prior art or future, such as, but not limited to, straps, buckles, or holders (not shown). These articles can be transported by fixing them to the lower region 4 of the frame 2 in use.
The harness 90 of FIG. 12 is shown to consist of dozens of segments, four releasable buckle systems, and eleven strap adjustment elements, which is a requirement or limitation of this specification or the appended claims. Not a factor. The harness 90 can consist of fewer or even more segments, buckles, and adjustment elements, which are also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. Although the shoulder straps 92 and waist belts 94 are shown to be connected to each other by various intermediate straps, the harness 90 can also be configured with shoulder straps 92 and waist belts 94 that are not separated and connected. Some parts of the harness 90, especially the shoulder straps 92a, b and the waist pads 162a, b, appear to be made of strong padded material, but this is also not a required function or limiting factor in the harness 90. The buckle system of the integrated harness 90 is shown as a laterally strangled type releasable buckle, but any prior art or future equivalent buckle system or releasable connector system can be used without affecting the basic operation of the harness 90. It may be used in place of the buckle system.
As discussed above, the embodiment of FIG. 12 has an adaptive mechanism 78 comprising some type of intersliding assembly, i.e., a telescopic assembly, which is a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. is not it. Some type of intersliding assembly that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system. Non-sliding mechanisms are intended to be within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
In the embodiment of FIG. 12, the frame 2 is shown to be non-releasably connected to the harness 90 by rivets, which is also not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Frame 2 may be coupled to harness 90 by any prior art or future non-releasable connector system, some type of prior art or future releasable connector system, but also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. It is in.
FIG. 13 discloses another embodiment of the frontpack system, where frame 2 is integrally connected to at least one lower section 8 and at least one lower section 8 so that the user wears frame 2. It has a lower region 4 with a platform 96 extending horizontally away from the user's anterior torso. Both the at least one lower section 8 and the platform 96 have a matrix of openings 170 and can be formed by casting, molding, rolling, punching or similar steps. The lower area 4 is robust enough to carry a significant weight of the front pack and the goods carried at the front. FIG. 13 shows a particular structure of circular, grooved, and rectangular openings 170, but uses a myriad of shapes, sizes, and positions of openings 170 depending on the particular intended use of frame 2. It can be done or the frame 2 can be configured without openings, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
The upper region 6 of the frame 2 comprises at least one upper section 64 that is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92. In this embodiment, the upper region 6 comprises a first upper section 64a and a second upper section 64b, which are inserted into channel 172 in at least one lower section 8. The first and second upper sections 64a and 64b have a cross section paired with the cross section of the channel 172 in the lower section 8, as further shown in FIG. 14A. Due to the paired cross-sections, the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b can freely slide up and down with respect to the lower section 8 as indicated by the arrow 80 to become the adaptive mechanism 78. it can.
As shown in FIG. 13, the first and second upper adjustment sections 64a and 64b are the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a by the conventional ball joint assemblies 14a, b shown in the enlarged detail view in FIG. 14B. And 66b are connected respectively. The third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections are retractably inserted into the first and second upper adjustment sections 66a and 66b, respectively, and the locking ring 70, as shown in the enlarged detail view in FIG. 14C. Is held in place.
The third 68a and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections end at the upper connectors 72a, b, respectively. In this embodiment, the at least one upper connector 72 is, but is not limited to, a conventional buckling type releasable connector system such as, for example, a buckling releasable connector system used in automobile seat belts. It is the tongue part of. The buckle portion of the buckling type releasable connector system (not shown) can be attached to at least one shoulder strap 92 to allow the upper area 6 of the frame 2 to be releasably connected to the shoulder strap 92.
As shown in FIG. 14B, the ball joint assembly 174 comprises a ball head 176, a socket 178, and a set screw 180, which is desired for at least one upper section 64 shown by arrows 74 and 182 in FIG. It can be positioned and fixed at an angle. Alternatively, if the set screw 180 in the ball joint assembly 174 is loose, the ball joint assembly 174 is free to bend in the directions indicated by arrows 74 and 182 in FIG. 13, thereby acting as an adaptive mechanism 78. The upper region 6 is moved relative to the lower region 4 so that it can dynamically adapt to changes in the position of the user's torso.
Figures 14D and 14E show alternative mechanisms for length adjustment in the upper region 4 of frame 2. First referring to Figure 14D, the first upper adjustment section 66a has internal threads, the third upper adjustment section 68a has external threads, and the third upper adjustment section 68a has the first upper part to the desired depth. It is screwed into the adjustment section 66a, which allows the distance from the ball head 176 to the top connector 72 to be shortened or lengthened. Next, referring to FIG. 14E, the third upper adjustment section 68a is retractably inserted into the first upper adjustment section 66a. The first upper adjustment section 66a has a plurality of positioning pinholes 184. The spring-loaded positioning pin 186 projects through the (covered) positioning pin 184 in the third upper adjustment section 68a and through the selected positioning pin 184 in the first upper adjustment section 66a. To do. When the positioning pin 186 is pushed in, the third upper adjustment section 68a moves into or out of the first upper adjustment section 66a, thereby reducing or reducing the distance from the ball head 176 to the upper connector 72. Can be lengthened. The third upper adjustment sectional view 68a is secured in a desired position by allowing the positioning pin 186 to project through the desired positioning pinhole 184 in the upper adjustment section 66. The upper region 6 of the frame 2 is positioned at a distance from the upper body of the user 6 in the desired configuration by each of the mechanisms shown in FIGS. 14C, 14D, and 14E working with the ball joint assembly 174 to position the frame 2. It will be possible to fit users of various sizes and shapes.
Returning to FIG. 13, at the lower end of the lower section 8, there is a horizontal splicing slot 188 extending from the left edge to the right edge of the lower section 8. The first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b are inserted into the left and right openings of the horizontal splice slot 188. The horizontal adjustment sections 20a, b and the horizontal spliced slot 188 have complementary cross sections and easily slide together in the same manner as the spliced upper sections 64a, b in the vertical slot 172 of the lower section 8. Therefore, the lower section 8 extends between the leveling sections 20a and b. The distal end of each adjustment section 20 has at least one lower connector 22. In this embodiment, at least one lower connector 22 is in the shape of a serrated disc and a wide variety of prior art or future connector components or systems for connecting the frame 2 to at least one waist belt 94. You will be able to attach the pivot of the.
The leveling sections 20a and b are each positioned at the desired depth in the horizontal joint slot 188 and secured with set screws 190. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to increase or decrease the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b to fit users of different lower torso widths. Can be adjusted.
In the embodiment of FIG. 13, at least one adaptive mechanism 78 is formed by inserting at least one intersliding assembly, in particular the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b, into the lower section 8. Equipped with a movable joint. The free-sliding presence joint allows the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b to move freely up and down vertically within the lower section 8 in the direction indicated by the arrow 80, thereby allowing the user to move freely. The distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 can be automatically changed in response to changes in the position of the torso.
Although FIGS. 13 and 14A show a particular shape of sliding joint with a classic "joint" cross section, this is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Sliding joints allow the "T" or "Y" cross section, or wedge cross section, or frame sections to be joined to slide freely with each other in the vertical dimension so that they do not displace each other in the horizontal dimension. Can have other cross-sections. All such active joints and their prior art and future equivalents are intended to be within the scope of this specification and the appended claims.
The adaptive mechanism 78 of FIG. 13 allows the first 66a, second 66b, third 68a, and fourth 68b upper adjustment sections to bend and open in the directions indicated by arrows 74 and 182. , This allows at least one bendable assembly to automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso. , Especially equipped with ball joints 174a, b.
In the embodiment of FIG. 13, the bent ball joints 174a, b and the intersliding joints 164, 172 are independent, combined, continuous, or to function as the adaptive mechanism 78. Can operate at the same time. However, the particular configuration of this adaptive mechanism 78 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Any type of mechanism that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system is described herein. Is intended to be within the teachings and claims of.
The embodiment of FIG. 13 can hold and carry a wide variety of articles of various shapes, sizes, and weights. As an example, rather than a limiting condition, FIG. 15 shows frame 2 of FIG. 13 with straps 130 attached to multiple openings 170 in the lower section 8 and platform 96. The strap 130 is useful for holding and fixing bulky items (shown by imaginary lines), such as, but not limited to, children. However, the strap system 130 of FIG. 15 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack system is a prior art or future that is some type of mechanism selected from the group consisting of, for example, straps, buckles, and holders or some combinations thereof, or none of them, without limitation. Article fixing mechanism 102 can be used, but this is also within the scope of the teachings and claims of the present specification.
Similarly, multiple adjustment mechanisms in the lower and upper regions of frame 2 shown in FIGS. 13-15 adjust the frame 2 to fit users with torso of various sizes and shapes. However, such regulatory mechanisms are not necessary or limiting factors herein or in the appended claims. The frontpack system can consist of a lower region 4 and an upper region 6 that are less or less adjustable than all of these accommodation mechanisms, which are also within the teachings and claims of the specification.
In the embodiments of FIGS. 13-15, the releasable connection to the harness is the buckle portion of the prior art or future tongue buckle connector system and the lower part of the serrated disc to which a wide variety of prior art or future releasable connector elements are attached. This is done by using a tongue buckle type upper connector 72 that can coexist with the connector 22. The configuration of this connector is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. It is within the teachings and claims of the present specification to use any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that releasably connects the front pack frame 2 to a user-worn harness. Further, the front pack frame 2 can be non-releasably attached to a harness worn by the user, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
Here, with reference to FIG. 16, another embodiment of frame 2 is shown. In this embodiment, the lower region 4 is at least one lower section 8 that is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region 4 and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards. Has. In this embodiment, the lower region 4 comprises a first lower section 8a, a second lower section 8b, a third lower section 10a, and a fourth lower section 10b, all of which are stay-shaped and equal in length. It has a plurality of discrete holes 192. The first and second lower sections 8a and 8b are attached to the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections by multiple nuts (not shown) and bolts 194 through the side-by-side holes 192, respectively. Be done. Raise and lower the third 10a and fourth 10b lower sections so that the holes 192 are aligned with the various holes 192 in the first and second lower sections 8a and 8b, respectively, and then multiple (illustrated). The vertical length of the lower region 4 is adjustable by fixing the nuts and bolts 194 (not) through the newly aligned holes 192.
The upper horizontal section 12a is similarly constructed by stacking a first horizontal section 18a and a second horizontal section 18b, each having a plurality of equally spaced holes 192. The lower horizontal section 12b is similarly constructed by overlapping the first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b. The upper 12a and lower 12b horizontal sections have a first 8a, a second 8b, a third 10a, and a fourth by means of multiple nuts (not shown) and bolts 194 that penetrate the side-by-side holes 192. Attached to the lower section of the 10b. The upper 12a and lower 12b horizontal sections are adjustable in horizontal length by rearranging the holes 192 and bolts 194 as described above.
The lower region 4 has at least one lower connector 22 that connects the lower region to at least one waist belt 94. In the embodiment of FIG. 16, the first and second lower connectors 22a and 22b extend from the first and second horizontal adjustment sections 20a and 20b, respectively. The at least one lower connector 22 is, but is not limited to, the buckle portion of a conventional buckling type releasable connector system similar to, but is not limited to, the buckle releasable connector system used in automobile seat belts. It is a tongue type connector that can be connected to. The buckle portion of the buckling type releasable connector system (not shown) is attached to at least one shoulder strap, allowing the upper area 6 of the frame 2 to be releasably connected to the shoulder strap.
The first 8a, the second 8b, the third 10a, and the fourth 10b lower section and the upper 12a and lower 12b horizontal sections support at least the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower area. It constitutes a lower area that is solid enough to transfer the weight of one article downwards. The lower connectors 22a, b can transfer the weight of the frame 2 and any article carried at the front to the front area of the waist belt worn by the user.
The upper region 6 of the embodiment of FIG. 16 comprises a first upper section 64a and a second upper section 64b, which position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92 (not shown). Robust enough to do. At least one top connector 72 extends from top sections 64a, 64b. In this embodiment, the at least one lower connector 72 is, but is not limited to, a conventional buckling type releasable connector system similar to, for example, a buckling releasable connector system used in automobile seat belts. It is a tongue type connector that can be releasably connected to the buckle part. The buckle portion of the buckling type releasable connector system (not shown) is attached to at least one waist belt 94 (not shown), allowing the upper area 6 of the frame 2 to be releasable with respect to the waist belt 94. You can connect.
In the embodiment of FIG. 16, the frame 2 has at least one adaptive mechanism 78 that allows the upper region 6 to move relative to the lower region 4. The adaptive mechanism 78 comprises a bendable mechanism provided by at least one hinge 196 that connects the third lower section 10a to the first upper section 64a and the fourth lower section 10b to the second upper section 64b. At least one hinge 196 can be bent open so that it is between at least one upper connector 72 and at least one lower connector 22 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso during front-loading operations. Will be able to change the distance automatically. However, the use of the hinged bending adaptation mechanism 78 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Any type of mechanism that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system is described herein. Is intended to be within the teachings and claims of.
As shown in FIG. 16, the plurality of stay-shaped sections 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b, 64a, 64b, 12a, and 12b of the frame 2 in this embodiment form the frame 2 at a distance from the user's front torso. It is formed and dimensioned to be positioned and maintained. Sections 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b, 64a, 64b, 12a, 12b are easily disassembled and reassembled to adjust the height and width of frame 2 to fit users of various sizes and shapes. If made of a suitable forgeable material such as aluminum alloy, sections 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 64a, 64b will be framed in Figure 16 to fit users of various sizes and shapes. It can be formed by bending semipermanently as an additional means of adjusting 2. Here, as in other embodiments, this adjustability is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. The frontpack system can consist of a lower region 4 and an upper region 6 that are less than all of these accommodation functions, or wholly non-adjustable, which is also within the teachings and claims of the specification.
FIG. 16 shows a frame 2 having a configuration with a stay-shaped section, described as a frame made of semi-forged material, which is not a limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The frame can be formed in different configurations of sections with different shapes, forged or non-forged materials, or combinations of materials, which are also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. ..
Frame 2 of FIG. 16 can be releasably connected to any backpack or other suitable harness with coexisting buckling-type shoulder strap and waist belt connectors, which is described herein or claimed. Not a necessary or limiting factor for the term. Here, as in other embodiments, using any type of prior art or future releasable connector system or non-releasable connector system that releasably connects the frame 2 to the harness worn by the user It is within the scope of the teachings and claims of the specification.
The front pack system of FIG. 16 is suitable for a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights of articles, such as, but not limited to, a mechanism selected from the group consisting of straps, buckles, and holders. It can be transported using prior art or future article fixing mechanisms 102, but this is not a limiting factor. The front pack system can be configured without the article fixing mechanism 102, which is also within the teachings of this specification and the appended claims.
FIG. 17 shows a mechanically different but functionally similar embodiment of the frontpack system, where the frame 2 is flexible and leasably connected to the harness 90. In this embodiment, the first lower section 8a, the second lower section 8b, and the first upper section 64a are composed of a piece of material that is elastically flexible and always bent. Similarly, the second lower section 8b, the fourth lower section 10b, and the second upper section 64b are composed of a piece of material that is elastically flexible and always bent. The lower horizontal section 12b is connected to the first and second lower sections 8a and 8b by bolted clamps 25. Similarly, the upper horizontal section 12a is connected to the second 10a and fourth 10b lower sections by bolted clamps 14.
The lower region 4 has at least one lower connector 22 that connects the lower region 4 to at least one waist belt 94. In this embodiment, the laterally strangled buckle-type lower connectors 22a, 22b provide first and second lower sections 8a and 22b to releasably connect the lower region 4 to the waist belt connectors 118a, b of the removable harness 90. 8b Attached to the bottom of each. The upper region 6 has at least one upper connector 72 that connects the upper region 6 to at least one shoulder strap 92. In this embodiment, the laterally squeezed buckle-type upper connectors 72a, b connect the upper region 6 to the shoulder straps 116a, b of the removable harness 90 in a releasable manner in the first and second upper sections 64a and 64b. Attached to each.
The harness 90 has the same design and configuration as the harness 90 of FIG. 12, except as shown below. The harness 90 in FIG. 12 was attached to the frame 2 by a rivet and did not have a mechanism to openly connect the frame 2 to the harness 90, whereas the harness 90 in FIG. 17 was attached to the shoulder strap 92. Includes a side-tight buckle-type shoulder strap connector 116a, b attached and a side-tight buckle-type waist belt 118a, b attached to the waist belt 94. The shoulder strap connectors 116a, b and the waist belt connectors 118a, b are quickly connected and disconnected from the upper 72 and lower 22 connectors of frame 2, respectively. This allows the user to quickly put on and take off the frame 2 without removing the harness 90 from the body. Alternatively, the user can wear or remove the harness 90 without removing the frame 2 from the harness 90 in the same manner as the user of the embodiment shown in FIG.
The frame 2 has at least one adaptive mechanism 78 that allows the upper region 6 to move relative to the lower region 4. As mentioned above, the first lower section 8a, the second lower section 8b, the third lower section 10a, the fourth lower section 10b, the first upper section 64a, and the second upper section 64b are all made of elastic flexible material. To. When the frame 2 is connected to the harness 90 worn by the user, these elastic and flexible frame sections 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b, 64a, 64b respond to changes in the position of the user's torso. Turn. These elastic and flexible frame sections 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b, and 64b thus act as at least one adaptive mechanism 78, at least in response to changes in the position of the user's torso during use of the system. The distance between one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector can be changed automatically. These frame sections 8a, 8b, 10a, 10b, 64a, and 64b are elastically flexible so that when the user's torso returns to its normal upright position, it automatically returns to its normal bending position.
While frame 2 in FIG. 17 is flexible enough to function as adaptive mechanism 78, frame 2 is also robust enough to perform its essential functions. The lower region 4 is robust enough to support the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower region 4 and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards. The upper region 6 is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap. Getting a good balance between flexibility and robustness in frame 2 is an instantly obvious material engineering problem for those skilled in the art.
Although the embodiment of FIG. 17 is shown and described as having only a flexible frame section, this is not a necessary or limiting factor of this specification or the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 may consist of a combination of flexible and rigid sections, or may consist of sections of varying degrees of flexibility, also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. is there.
Similarly, frame 2 of FIG. 17 has a first lower section 8a, a second lower section 8b, and a first upper section 64a made of a single piece of material, and a second lower section 8b made of a single piece of material. , 4th lower section 10b, and 2nd upper section 64b, although shown and described as having, which is also not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 can be composed of less or more materials than a single piece or a single piece of material for the combined material, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. is there.
Further, frame 2 of FIG. 17 is shown as being formed entirely of round and elongated sections, which is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack frame 2 can be formed of a flat section, an elongated section with a non-round cross section, or a myriad of other shapes or combinations, which are also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. ..
The flexible adaptation mechanism 78 of FIG. 17 is also not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. Some type of adaptive mechanism 78 that can automatically change the distance between at least one lower connector 22 and at least one upper connector 72 in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system It is intended to be within the teachings of the specification and the appended claims.
In the embodiment of FIG. 17, the releasable connection to the harness 90 is made by using the laterally squeezed buckle lower 22 and upper 72 connectors that can coexist with the meshing portion of the prior art or future laterally squeezed buckle releasable connector system. Will be done. However, this is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or claims. It is within the teachings and claims of the present specification to use any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that releasably connects the front pack frame 2 to a user-worn harness. Further, the front pack frame 2 can be non-releasably attached to a harness worn by the user, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
The harness 90 in FIG. 12 is shown to consist of dozens or more segments, four buckle systems, and three adjustable buckles, but this is not a necessary or limiting factor in this specification or in the appended claims. .. The harness 90 can consist of fewer or even more segments, buckle systems, and buckles, which are also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. Although the shoulder straps 92 and waist belts 94 are shown to be connected to each other by various intermediate straps, the harness 90 can also be configured with shoulder straps 92 and waist belts 94 that are not separated and connected. Some parts of the harness 90, especially the shoulder straps 92 and the waist pads 162a, b, are shown to be made of strong padded material, but this is also not a required function or limiting factor in the harness 90. The buckle system of the integrated harness 90 is shown as a laterally strangled type releasable buckle, but any prior art or future equivalent buckle system or releasable connector system without affecting the basic operation of the harness 90. It may be used in place of these buckle systems.
The front pack system of FIG. 17 is a mechanism by which articles of a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights are selected from, but not limited to, a group consisting of, for example, straps, buckles, and holders (not shown). Can be transported using any suitable prior art or future article fixing mechanism 102.
Here, with reference to FIG. 18, another embodiment with a frame 2 having a lower region 4 and an upper region 6 is shown. In this embodiment, the first lower section 8a, the second lower section 8b, and the first upper section 64a are composed of a sufficiently solid but semi-castable piece of material. Similarly, the second lower section 8b, the fourth lower section 10b, and the second upper section 64b are composed of a sufficiently solid but semi-castable piece of material. The first and second upper sections 64a and 64b are each semi-permanently bent with respect to a curvature that approximates the curvature of the user's upper torso. The lower horizontal section 12b extends between the first and second lower sections 8a and 8b by the collar 14 and is connected to them. Similarly, the upper horizontal sections 12a, 12c extend between the lower sections of the second 10a and the fourth 10b by the collar 14 and are connected to them.
The first lower section 8a, the second lower section 8b, the third lower section 10a, and the fourth lower section 10b and the horizontal sections 12a, 12b, and 12c carry the weight of at least one article anchored on the lower area 4. It constitutes the lower region 4 of the frame 2 that is robust enough to support and transfer the weight of at least one article downwards. The upper region 6 is robust enough to position and limit the movement of the upper region 6 with respect to at least one shoulder strap 92.
The lower horizontal section 12b extends to the left and right beyond the collar 14 connecting the first and second lower sections 8a and 8b. The left and right ends of the lower horizontal section 12b support a plurality of positioning pinholes 184 along its top surface. The lower region 4 has at least one lower connector 22 that connects the lower region 4 to at least one waist belt 94. In this embodiment, the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b are attached to the distal ends of the lower horizontal section 12b. The lower connector 22 includes a central housing 198 and a threaded positioning pin 200 with a knurled nut head. The central housing 198 slides on the lower horizontal section 12b to the desired position. The threaded positioning pin 200 extends through a threaded hole (not shown) in the central housing 18 and mates with a selected positioning pinhole 184 to secure the lower connector 22 in the desired position. This intersliding adjustment mechanism allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to increase or decrease the distance between the first lower connector 22a and the second lower connector 22b to fit users of different lower torso widths. Can be adjusted.
The at least one lower connector 22 is, but is not limited to, in the tongue portion of a conventional buckling type releasable connector system, such as, for example, the buckling releasable connector system used in automobile seat belts. is there. The buckle portion of the buckling type releasable connector system (not shown) is attached to at least one waist belt and allows the lower region 4 of the frame 2 to be releasably connected to the waist belt.
Each of the shoulder strap connectors 116a and b has a hook loop strap 100 having a hook surface on one side and a loop surface on the other side, whereby the front side of each strap 100 is releasably attached to the rear side. The second loose end of each hook loop strap 100 is comfortably wrapped around at least one shoulder strap in the manner described above as shown in FIGS. 8A and 11A.
Each shoulder strap connector 116a, b has at least one ring 202, which allows the shoulder strap connector 116a, b to be slidably provided at the upper end of the first 64a or second 64b upper section. Each ring 202 has a circular, fully enclosed opening 204 into which the upper ends of upper sections 64a, b are inserted. This causes each ring 202 to limit the upper area 6 of frame 2 at the horizontal proximity of the shoulder strap 92 worn by the user (not shown), but with respect to the shoulder strap 92 in the direction indicated by arrow 80. The upper sections 64a and b can move freely in the vertical dimension. This acts as an adaptive mechanism 78 and can automatically change the distance between the lower connector 22 and the shoulder strap connectors 116a, b in response to changes in the position of the user's torso when using the system.
It is pointed out that in the embodiment of FIG. 18, the adaptive mechanism 78 prevents the upper region 6 from moving with respect to the lower region 4. Rather, in this embodiment, the adaptive mechanism 78 can allow the upper region 6 to move or reposition with respect to the shoulder strap connectors 116a, b. It will be immediately apparent to those skilled in the art that a number of shapes other than the circular ring can be incorporated into the shoulder strap connectors 116a, b to allow the upper region 6 to move freely in the vertical dimension while limiting the upper region 6 in the horizontal dimension. Will. For example, the elliptical, polygonal, or other non-circular openings in the shoulder strap connectors 116a, b can limit the horizontal movement of the upper region 6, but not the vertical movement. Rings and other cross-sectional shapes can be extended to form tubes or sleeves into which the upper region 6 can be stretchably inserted so as to limit the horizontal movement of the upper region 6 but not the vertical movement. Sliding joints similar to those used in the adaptive mechanism 78 in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 13 and 14A can also be used, because the meshing cross-sectional shape allows the upper region 6 to be free in the vertical dimension. This is because it can be restricted in the horizontal dimension while moving to. The shoulder strap connector 116 has a "female" joint shape in the upper area 6 and has a "male" joint shape that slidably meshes with the joint shape, or the shoulder strap connector 116 has a "male" joint shape in the upper area 6. It can have a "female" joint shape that slidably meshes with the shape. The cross section of the sliding joint has a classic "joint" shape, or "T" shape, or "Y" shape, or wedge shape, or any prior art or equivalent shape for sliding the joint. It is possible. Allows the shoulder strap connector 116, or shoulder strap connector 116, of all these shapes to capture the upper region 6 and allow the upper region 6 to move freely in the vertical dimension while limiting movement in the horizontal dimension. The prior art and future equivalent shapes are within the teachings and claims of the specification.
The intersliding adjustment mechanism in the lower region 4 of frame 2 of FIG. 18 is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The front pack system can be configured without this adjustment mechanism, which is also within the teachings and claims of the present specification.
Frame 2 of FIG. 18 is shown to have a particular structure with a piece of material and is described as being made of semi-castable material, which is required herein or in the appended claims. Or it is not a limiting factor. The frame 2 can be formed of a variety of structures, more or less than a piece, and can be formed of castable or non-castable materials or combinations of materials, which are also within the teachings and claims of the present specification. Is inside.
In the embodiment of FIG. 18, the releasable connection to the harness is made by using the tongue-type lower connectors 22a, b and the hook loop strap shoulder connectors 116a, b, which function as described in the other embodiments shown above. .. The use of these types of releasable connector systems or mounting systems is not a necessary or limiting factor herein or in the appended claims. The use of any type of prior art or future releasable connector system that connects the front pack frame 2 and shoulder strap connector 116 to the user-worn harness is within the teachings and claims of this specification. .. In addition, the frame 2 and shoulder strap connector 116 of FIG. 18 can be non-releasably connected or attached to a harness worn by the user, which is also described herein and in the appended claims. It is within the range.
The front pack system of FIG. 18 is a mechanism by which articles of a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights are selected from, but not limited to, a group consisting of, for example, straps, buckles, and holders (not shown). Can be transported using any suitable prior art or future article fixing mechanism 102.
It will be immediately apparent to those skilled in the art that further minor modifications can be made to combine the various elements of the aforementioned embodiments with a myriad of different replacements. As an example, but not a limitation, the telescopic tube frame 2 of FIG. 1 is the top 22 of the laterally strangled type shown in FIG. 17 for the releasable connection to the releasable harness 90 of the type disclosed in FIG. And can be fitted with the bottom 22 connectors. The stay-type frame 2 of FIG. 16 is a hemisphere as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 for openly connecting to the ball-socket shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Shape Can be fitted to upper 72 and lower 22 frame connectors. The type of bendable hinge type adaptive mechanism 78 shown in FIG. 16 or the type of telescopic tube type adaptive mechanism 78 shown in FIG. 9 can be cast, molded, rolled, or rolled of the type of frame 2 shown in FIG. It can be used in the punched lower region 4. The inter-sliding joint adaptation mechanism 78 as shown in FIG. 13 can function as the adaptation mechanism 78 in the shoulder strap connector 116 of the embodiment of FIG. Any or all of the frame 2 embodiments taught herein can be non-releasably connected to the harness 90 in the manner shown in FIG. 12, or as shown in FIG. It can be releasably connected to the 90, or it can be releasably connected to a harness such as a backpack using the releasable shoulder strap 116 and waist belt 118 connectors shown in Figures 8A, 8B, 11A, and 11B.
Moreover, it will be similarly apparent to those skilled in the art that each of the embodiments of Frame 2 can be configured to fit the user's front torso in various ways. By way of example, but not by limitation, the frame 2 embodiment is to be perfectly positioned on the left or right side of the anterior torso, as taught above in the discussion of embodiments shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. Alternatively, it can be configured to be completely placed in the center of the front body. Each embodiment of frame 2 has one or more sections 8a, 64a and adaptive mechanism 78 placed approximately in the center of the user's anterior torso, as taught in the discussion of embodiments shown in FIG. Sections 66, 18 and connectors 22, 72 can be configured to be placed symmetrically to the left and right of the center. Each embodiment of frame 2 has frame sections 8, 64, adaptive mechanisms 78, and connectors, as taught in the specification discussing embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 5A, 9, 12, 16, 17, and 18. 22 and 72 are placed in contrast to the left and right of the center and can be configured to be connected by at least one horizontal section 12.
The various replacements and structures of frame 2 taught herein are virtually endless and will be apparent to those of skill in the art, and therefore any attempt to classify all of the replacements and configurations presented herein by item will be of any use. It does not help for any purpose. All replacements and structures of the aforementioned design elements and components that carry out the essential functions of the frontpack system are fully intended to be within the scope of this specification and the appended claims.
The representative description and exemplary embodiments described above have been described and described in detail in the drawings along with various modifications and teaching alternative embodiments. Although the frame has been shown, described and illustrated in this way, equivalent changes in form and detail will be lined within it without departing from the true spirit and scope of the frame set forth in the following claims. Those skilled in the art must understand that it will be done. Moreover, the frames disclosed herein may be adequately implemented in the absence of the particular elements disclosed herein.
<figref num="1">FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a front pack system comprising a frame having a hemispherical lower connector and an upper connector that are not connected to the harness but can be connected to the harness.</figref><figref num="2">FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the front pack system of FIG.</figref><figref num="3">FIG. 3 is a developed perspective view of the front pack system of FIG.</figref><figref num="4">FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1 showing the quick release coming lever and bolt assembly.</figref><figref num="5A">FIG. 5A is a reduced side view of an embodiment of a front back system with a frame connected to a harness, which is seen when worn by a user in a normal upright position (shown by an imaginary line).</figref><figref num="5B">FIG. 5B is a reduced side view of the embodiment of FIG. 4A, showing the user bending forward at the waist position (shown by the imaginary line), with the telescopic adaptive mechanism of the frame in front of the user's waist. It shows adaptation to the reduced distance between the part and the front of the user's shoulder.</figref><figref num="6A">FIG. 6A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a frontpack system having one lower section, one lower connector, one upper section, one upper connector, and one adaptive mechanism.</figref><figref num="6B">FIG. 6B shows FIG. 6A with an upper connector connected to the shoulder strap (shown by the imaginary line), a lower connector connected to the waist belt (shown by the imaginary line), and a holder connected to the frame. It is a perspective view of the embodiment.</figref><figref num="7">Figure 7 shows a frontpack system with an adaptive mechanism located at the bottom section, top section, and approximately vertical centerline of the frame, with other frame sections, bottom connectors, and top connectors placed to the left and right of the center. The perspective view of the embodiment is shown.</figref><figref num="8A">Figure 8A shows a ball socket type shoulder strap connector that can be attached to the shoulder strap (shown by the imaginary line) with a hook loop strap.</figref><figref num="8B">Figure 8B shows a ball socket waist belt connector that can be attached to a waist belt (shown by the imaginary line) with a hook loop strap.</figref><figref num="9">FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a front pack system including a frame having a laterally squeezed buckle-type lower connector and an upper connector that are not connected to the harness but can be connected to the harness.</figref><figref num="10">FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the front pack system of FIG. 9, showing an article fixing mechanism for fixing a holder such as a pack bag.</figref><figref num="11A">Figure 11A shows a side-squeezed buckle-type shoulder strap connector that can be attached to a shoulder strap (shown by the imaginary line) with a hook loop strap.</figref><figref num="11B">Figure 11B shows a laterally squeezed buckle waist belt connector that can be attached to the waist belt (shown by the imaginary line) with a hook loop strap.</figref><figref num="12">FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a front pack system having a frame connected to a harness.</figref><figref num="13">FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a front pack system having a frame with a flat lower section and an adaptive mechanism with sliding joints and ball joints.</figref><figref num="14A">FIG. 14A shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the sliding joint of the adaptive mechanism of FIG. 13 along line 14A-14A of FIG.</figref><figref num="14B">FIG. 14B shows an enlarged rear view of the ball joint of the adaptive mechanism of FIG.</figref><figref num="14C">FIG. 14C shows an enlarged view of the length adjustment mechanism in the upper region of the frame of FIG.</figref><figref num="14D">FIG. 14D shows an enlarged view of another embodiment of the length adjusting mechanism in the upper region of the frame of FIG.</figref><figref num="14E">FIG. 14E shows an enlarged view of yet another embodiment of the length adjusting mechanism in the upper region of the frame of FIG.</figref><figref num="15">FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the front pack frame system of FIG. 13 showing an article fixing mechanism (shown by an imaginary line) for fixing a large item such as a child.</figref><figref num="16">FIG. 16 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a front pack system having an adaptive mechanism with hinges.</figref><figref num="17">FIG. 17 shows a front pack system with a flexible frame member, a harness shown in a different relationship to the frame, and a frame with an adaptive mechanism with a laterally squeezed buckle connector that connects the frame to the harness in a squinting manner. The perspective view of is shown.</figref><figref num="18">FIG. 18 shows a shoulder strap and a shoulder strap connector having a shape that captures and limits the movement of the upper area of the frame in a horizontal dimension while allowing the upper area to move freely in the vertical direction with respect to the shoulder strap connector. It is a perspective view of the front pack system provided with the adaptive mechanism provided.</figref>
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Titles2
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- 前胴において物品を運搬するためのシステム
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- System for transporting goods on the front torso
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