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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066161 | Hands-free lifting and carrying apparatus A hands-free rescue/carrying apparatus includes at least one body-worn garment having a front facing side and a rear facing side, and at least one adjustable lift mechanism attached to the at least one body-worn garment. The at least one lift mechanism is attachable... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7731069 | Enhanced forearm furniture leverage straps Load carrying apparatus, comprising first and second elongated straps having end portions; multiple loops at each end portion, and located in planes defined by the end portions and spaced along the length of the strap, to define multiple openings, located in said pl... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7331493 | Simplified two-man lifting harness A shoulder harness is made of straps forming a figure eight having a criss-cross strap configuration, in one embodiment, across a user's back. Two loops are formed which hang under the user's arms. The loops may be threaded into slots on the top of a wide tension bu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7114196 | Vehicle safety belt weight stabilization device The present invention is to be utilized as a safety device for a passenger riding a vehicle in tandem with the vehicle's operator. The invention is a safety belt device that allows for the passenger to securely grasp one or two handgrips attached to a belt worn arou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7077447 | Method for manually carrying a load A sling for carrying a load comprises two parallel straps that are interconnected by a series of relatively rigid handles. The sling is placed underneath the load while leaving several handles on either side of the load available for gripping. A person at each end o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6729511 | Lifting harness A shoulder harness is made of straps forming a figure eight having a criss-cross strap configuration across a worker's back. Two adjustable sized loops are formed which hang under the worker's arms. A hook is threaded into each loop. A wide tension buckle is mounted... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6705799 | Hydraulic powered screed This invention relates to a vibrating screed for compacting and smoothing flowable cementitious materials. More specifically, this invention relates to a self-contained hydraulic powered concrete screed. This hydraulic screed consists of a relatively lightweight scr... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6641008 | Shoulder strap harness lifting device Two shoulder harnesses are made from a pair of elongate flexible straps, each of which has a pair of like shoulder-engagable loops formed on opposite ends thereof and connected by a central section of the associated strap. One strap has formed in its cent... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6508389 | Harness system for lifting objects A harness lifting system 10 is provided for team lifting of objects 10. Two harnesses 12, 14 are provided which are worn separately by two users 32. The system 10 includes two support lines or straps 16, 18. Each line 16, 18 has coupling points spaced fro... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6484912 | Experienced backpacker A backpack constructed of two lightweight pieces of pliable material allowing said backpack to be easily stocked and sealed. The single piece of pliable material comprising a top flap, a bottom flap, two side flaps and a support section. The backpack is f... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6250713 | Extractable seat A vehicular seat for use in extracting a driver from a vehicle driver compartment of, for example, a racing vehicle. The seat includes a shell having a seat bottom and seat back. The seat further includes a securing strap for securing the driver to the se... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5950886 | Carrier apparatus for carrying an object Carrier apparatus for carrying an object includes a substantially rigid carrier member having recesses formed at the lower edges thereof for receiving the hips of an individual using the carrier apparatus. Weight of the carrier apparatus and any object ca... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5890227 | EMT technician vest A vest, particularly for emergency medical technicians, allows the technician's body to take at least some of the weight of a stretcher carried by the technician, possibly freeing one or both of the technician's hands. The vest has first and second nylon ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5713497 | Deer carrier A portable carrier for dead game, e.g. deer is provided. The carrier includes a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The tubular members are removably mountable to each other at one end of each tubular member by, for example a coupling to per... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5466040 | High rise evacuation chair A device for evacuating elderly, infirm, smoke-inhalation victims or the like from a structure accessible by stairs such as the fire stairs in the high rise building which comprises a supporting seat or chair for such persons mounted on a pair of stretche... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5361954 | Ski holder device Device comprising two clasps which are fixed to two skis to form two cavities suitable to accommodate an element which is connected to a shoulder strap; the strap is provided with an element for adjusting its length, and the element is provided with two e... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4887752 | Self-locking transport strap Heavy objects may be transported by one man by means of the self-lockable transport strap. A large panel or surf-board may be transported by means of a support band which passes under the object and of which the two upper ends are connected by means of at... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4783862 | Stretcher A rescue stretcher for use in evacuating a number of babies from a hospital or the like comprises a stretcher which has a plurality of pockets located on the patient support surface thereof at spaced intervals along the length thereof. Each pocket is prop... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4724987 | Baby carrier An improved baby carrier having a contoured shoulder strap designed for distributing a baby's weight over the wearer's entire shoulder area. The shoulder strap includes two rings, one of which acts to attach the shoulder strap to the carrier and the other... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4286740 | Apparatus for attaching a load to two or more backpack frames Apparatus consisting of a carrying pole and related equipment capable of releasable attachment on the one hand to frame members of at least two backpack frames worn by human bearers and on the other hand either directly to a load or to a portable carrier ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4168793 | Apparatus for carrying loads through the use of backpack frames A backpack frame is especially designed, together with ancillary equipment, to make easier the transportation of a litter or other load carrier by two or more human bearers acting in concert. The backpack frame contains features which permit the attachmen... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4087030 | Backpack frame-borne carrier for a patient or other loads A backpack frame-borne carrier readily and removably attachable at its opposite ends to frame members of backpack frames and permitting the carriage of a patient or other loads, the carrier being supported at the head and shoulder height of human carriers... | 05/02/1978 |
