Apparatus for enabling the transporting of unwieldy loads
US5826763A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G7/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for assisting in carrying unwieldy loads comprising first and second members held together by a pin about which the second member is pivotal. The first member being a longitudinal C-channel frame designed to be worn about a belt in vertical alignment with the body of a wearer and the second member being a foldable platform storable in the longitudinal frame when in a first vertical position. The second member being rotatable outward from the C-channel frame about the pin and coming to a rest second position when a bottom end of the second member is flush against the back of the C-channel. In the second position, the second member will be nearly perpendicular to the frame, thus forming a platform upon which unwieldy loads may be rested.
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