Burden-carrier.

Application filed October 26,1906. Serial No. 340,715.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Alexander Hill, a citizen of the United States,' residing at Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Burden-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a burden earner, or carrying device, particularly adapted for use in connection with ladders to transport mortar, bricks and other materials from the ground to upper portions of buildings and replace the ordinary hod with its many objections.

The primary object of the invention is to provide simple and effective organization including a receptacle or carrier adapted to be suspended from the shoulders of the workman through the medium of a single strap particularly arranged to leave the front of the body clear and against which the receptacle or carrier is held so as to permit the workman to ascend a ladder with a heavy load and dump the contents of the receptacle to any point that may be desired.

The present invention consists of an improvement on that disclosed by my pending application, Serial No. 309,123, filed March 31, 1906.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved carrier shown applied. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the single suspending strap. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the receptacle.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1 designates the carrier or receptacle having a flat bottom 2, a concaved rear side 3 and a convexed front side 4, the front side being flared or outwardly-inclined with respect to perpendicular ends 5. The rear concaved side 3 is adapted to fit snugly against the portion of the body of the workman with which it engages and without the least discomfort, and the convexed front side 4 facilitates dumping or discharging the contents of the receptacle or carrier. On the opposite ends 5 of the receptacle clips 6 are firmly secured near the bottom 2 and preferably diagonally arranged and between the intermediate portions of the said clips and the adjacent parts of the ends 5 strap rings 7 are movably held.

The suspending or strap means for engaging the body of the workman in this instance consists of a single strap 8 which is looped and has opposite portions thereof passed in reverse directions under and over the shoulders of the workman and crossing at the back leaving the front portion of the body of the workman clear.

The opposite extremity of the strap is removably at- 50 tached to the rings 7 by snap hooks or analogous devices 9. The strap is broad enough to avoid cutting the shoulders and back of the workman, and furthermore the terminals are preferably adjustably connected to the snap hooks through the medium of buckles 10, 55 so that an adjustment of the strap may be readily made to accommodate applications to workmen having different proportions. For the purpose of shielding the upper portions of the hips against which the inner lower edge of the receptacle 1 has bearing a pad device 13 is 60 used and held in place by a suitable strap 14.

In view of the point of location of each of the rings 7 the strap 8 when attached to the said rings will cause the receptacle to be braced against the body of the workman and prevent accidental dumping or over- 65 throw of the receptacle and attention of the workman is not required to maintain the receptacle in proper position. On arriving at the elevation desired to deliver the contents of the receptacle it is only necessary for the workman to stoop slightly or to turn the body in 70 such a manner so as to bring the outwardly-inclined dumping or outlet side 4 of the receptacle into such position as to discharge the contents of the latter.

It is proposed to construct the improved burden carrying apparatus of any suitable material, either of metal 75 and wood or solely of metal. It is obvious that when constructed solely of metal the receptacle will be rendered stronger and more durable. The single suspending strap may also be used with other types of carrying devices. 80