Harness article carrier
US4033488A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/908
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A strap which is carried by the body about the back and shoulders for carrying articles and in one form of the invention is also separable so that it forms a basic neck strap. The strap includes an elongated non-elastic flexible neck strap which carries spring releasable couplings at both ends and a length adjustment means. One end of the neck strap is releasably coupled to an elongated non-elastic flexible extension strap which carries coupling means at both ends and a quick release fastener. A camera or other article is releasably attached to either the neck strap by the spring releasable couplings or to a combination of the neck and extension straps by one coupling on each strap and additionally by the quick release fastener. The camera or other article carries a mating quick release fastener either on the article itself or the fastener is attached to a bracket independently connected to the article or camera. In another form of the invention, the strap is a single member and the camera or other article carries a rigid mechanical quick release fastener. This form of the invention can also be used with the brackets.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.