Carrying and holding device

The invention relates to a device for carrying and holding loads, notably carrier bags, camera bags, musical instruments, young children, furniture, beer crates and working tools. Said device introduces the load in to the body of the person carrying said load via a frame. A rigid frame (7.1) contacts at least two different areas of the body of a load-carrying person on one or two sides. Said areas can be subjected to pressure without suffering damage and form bearing surfaces, notably on the pelvis, hip, back, behind the shoulders or on the rib cage. The frame contacts the body directly or indirectly via force-transmitting elements without restricting the freedom of movement of the load-carrying person, especially when such a person bends forwards. The rigid frame (7.1) connects the bearing surfaces in such a way that they are both close to the body and the load and do not exert pressure likely to cause muscular tension in pressure-sensitive body parts, notably the neck, upper side of the shoulder, abdomen and kidneys, or result in harmful deformation of the spine or rotation of the pelvis about the Z-axis.