EP0350841A2
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Load support, in particular, backpack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-07-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A load support including a central body mounting assembly (10) and a shoulder mounting assembly (16) associated with the central body mounting assembly (10), the shoulder mounting assembly (16) including first (18) and second (19) shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user, the first (18) and second (19) shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Ziv Orovan
- 👤 Yitzchak Orovan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:53
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45F; A45F3/00; A45F3/04; A45F3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A load support comprising: a load support member; a shoulder mounting assembly arranged for support of the load support member and comprising first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A load support comprising: a load support member; a shoulder mounting assembly arranged for support of the load support member and comprising first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; and a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, said shoulder mounting assembly comprising first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; and a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, said shoulder mounting assembly comprising first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A load support according to claim 1 or claim 2 and wherein said first and second shoulder elements are associated with an elongate element which slidably engages a mounting element at a location intermediate said first and second shoulder engagement elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A load support according to any of the preceding claims and wherein said shoulder mounting assembly includes means for permitting dynamic variation in shoulder orientation while generally maintaining a predetermined load distribution on the shoulders.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly; and resilient means for generally maintaining a desired distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly notwithstanding changes in the relative orientations thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly; and resilient means for generally maintaining a desired distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly notwithstanding changes in the relative orientations thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly; and means for connecting said central body mounting assembly to the shoulder mounting assembly which permits relative motion therebetween in three dimensions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly; and means for connecting said central body mounting assembly to the shoulder mounting assembly which permits relative motion therebetween in three dimensions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and resilient means for generally maintaining a desired distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly notwithstanding changes in the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
79 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and resilient means for generally maintaining a desired distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly notwithstanding changes in the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
67 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and means for connecting said central body mounting assembly to the shoulder mounting assembly which permits relative motion therebetween in three dimensions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
67 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and means for connecting said central body mounting assembly to the shoulder mounting assembly which permits relative motion therebetween in three dimensions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
131 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and resilient means for generally maintaining a desired distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly notwithstanding changes in the relative orientations thereof, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
131 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and resilient means for generally maintaining a desired distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly notwithstanding changes in the relative orientations thereof, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher than his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
119 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and means for connecting said central body mounting assembly to the shoulder mounting assembly which permits relative motion therebetween in three dimensions, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher that his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
119 words
A load support comprising: a central body mounting assembly; a shoulder mounting assembly associated with the central body mounting assembly, the shoulder mounting assembly including first and second shoulder engagement elements which are arranged to be supported by first and second shoulders of a user; and means for connecting said central body mounting assembly to the shoulder mounting assembly which permits relative motion therebetween in three dimensions, the first and second shoulder engagement elements being interconnected such that orientation of a first shoulder of the user higher that his second shoulder produces a corresponding orientation of the first and second shoulder engagement elements, thus maintaining a desired load distribution between the two shoulders independent of the relative orientation thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
66 words
A load support according to any of the preceding claims and also comprising user operable means for determining the distribution of a load on the load support between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly when the load support is mounted on the user, said user operated means comprising an elongate member of selectable length which slidably engages said central body mounting assembly.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A load support according to claim 11 and wherein said first and second shoulder engagement elements are associated with an elongate element which slidably engages a mounting element at a location intermediate said first and second shoulder engagement elements.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A load support according to any of the preceding claims 11 and 12 and wherein said shoulder mounting assembly includes means for permitting dynamic variation in shoulder orientation while generally maintaining a predetermined load distribution on the shoulders.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A load support according to any of claims 5 - 13 and also comprising a load support member supported on said shoulder mounting assembly and said central body mounting assembly.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
74 words
A load support according to claim 14 claims and also comprising user operable means for determining the distribution of a load on the load support member between the central body mounting assembly and the shoulder mounting assembly when the load support is mounted on the user, said user operated means comprising an elongate member of selectable length which slidably engages said central body mounting assembly and onto which said load support member is supported.
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