Carrying arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12557899-B2
Application number	US-202418410745-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2024
Priority date	Jan 12, 2023
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

A carrying arrangement for carrying loads, in particular tools and/or implements, includes at least one carrying belt, in particular a shoulder belt and/or a hip belt, on the body of a user. The length of the carrying belt is adjustable in order to be adapted to the body size of the user and/or the carrying situation. The carrying belt is formed from at least three belt segments which can be positioned relative to one another in order to adjust the length of the carrying belt. A first belt segment is adjustable in discrete increments relative to a second belt segment and a third belt segment is steplessly adjustable relative to the first belt segment and/or the second belt segment.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A carrying arrangement for carrying loads by a user, the carrying arrangement comprising:
a carrying belt wearable on a body of the user; said carrying belt having a length which is adjustable by an adjustment length to be adapted to a body size of the user and/or a carrying situation; said carrying belt being formed by at least first, second and third belt segments positioned relative to one another to adjust said length of said carrying belt; said first belt segment being adjustable in discrete increments relative to said second belt segment and said third belt segment being steplessly adjustable relative to at least one of said first belt segment and said second belt segment; and, said adjustment length being a serial combination of a discrete length adjustment and a stepless length adjustment.

2 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first fixation device configured to fix said first and second belt segment against a movement relative to one another; said first fixation device being formed by a first part and second parts compatible with said first part; said first belt segment having said first part and said second belt segment having at least two of said second parts; and, said two second parts being arranged at a discrete spacing to one another in a longitudinal direction of said second belt segment.

3 . The carrying arrangement of claim 2 , wherein said first belt segment is formed by a flat band-shaped section and said first part of said first fixation device is arranged on said first belt segment.

4 . The carrying arrangement of claim 2 , wherein said first part of said first fixation device is configured as a holding projection.

5 . The carrying arrangement of claim 4 , wherein said holding projection is configured integrally on said first belt segment.

6 . The carrying arrangement of claim 4 , wherein said holding projection is configured in a hook-shaped manner having a predetermined length and partially overlapping the second part with a part of said predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of said second belt segment.

7 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first fixation device configured to fix said first and second belt segments against a movement relative to one another; a second fixation device fixing said third belt segment against a movement relative to said first belt segment or a movement relative to said second belt segment; a free belt end having a length protruding from said second fixation device; and, said length of said free belt end being changed as a function of a position of said second fixation device which can be steplessly displaced relative to a longitudinal direction of the first belt segment or the second belt segment.

8 . The carrying arrangement of claim 7 , wherein a belt segment associated with said free belt end has a length of less than 50 cm.

9 . The carrying arrangement of claim 7 , wherein a belt segment associated with said free belt end has a length of less than 40 cm.

10 . The carrying arrangement of claim 7 , wherein a belt segment associated with said free belt end has a length of less than 25 cm.

11 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least four first belt segments are fixed to said second belt segment in discrete increments.

12 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , wherein said carrying belt comprises a shoulder belt and a hip belt; said shoulder belt has at least said first belt segment and said second belt segment; and, said third belt segment is configured on said hip belt.

13 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , wherein said carrying belt comprises a shoulder belt and a hip belt; said shoulder belt has at least said first belt segment and said second belt segment; and, said third belt segment is part of said shoulder belt and is connected to said hip belt.

14 . The carrying arrangement of claim 13 , wherein the third belt segment is connected to said hip belt so as to be unchangeable in terms of length.

15 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , wherein said carrying belt is a shoulder belt and/or a hip belt.

16 . The carrying arrangement of claim 1 , wherein said carrying arrangement is provided for carrying tools and/or implements.

17 . A carrying arrangement for carrying loads by a user, the carrying arrangement comprising:
a carrying belt wearable on a body of the user: said carrying belt having a length which is adjustable by an adjustment length to be adapted to a body size of the user and/or a carrying situation; said carrying belt being formed by at least first, second and third belt segments positioned relative to one another to adjust said length of said carrying belt; said first belt segment being adjustable in discrete increments relative to said second belt segment and said third belt segment being steplessly adjustable relative to at least one of said first belt segment and said second belt segment; a first fixation device configured to fix said first and second belt segment against a movement relative to one another; said first fixation device being formed by a first part and second parts compatible with said first part; said first belt segment having said first part and said second belt segment having at least two of said second parts; said two second parts being arranged at a discrete spacing to one another in a longitudinal direction of said second belt segment; and, wherein said second belt segment has a cushion section and the two second parts are arranged in said cushion section of said second belt segment; and, a cushion of said cushion section is compressed for changing a discrete adjustment of said length.

18 . A carrying arrangement for carrying loads by a user, the carrying arrangement comprising:
a carrying belt wearable on a body of the user; said carrying belt having a length which is adjustable by an adjustment length to be adapted to a body size of the user and/or a carrying situation; said carrying belt being formed by at least first, second and third belt segments positioned relative to one another to adjust said length of said carrying belt; and, said first belt segment being adjustable in discrete increments relative to said second belt segment and said third belt segment being steplessly adjustable relative to at least one of said first belt segment and said second belt segment; and, wherein at least two first belt segments can be fixed to said second belt segment in discrete increments.

19 . The carrying arrangement of claim 18 , wherein at least three first belt segments are fixed to said second belt segment in the discrete increments.

Assignees

• Stihl Ag & Co Kg Andreas

Inventors

• Pfeifer Markus
• Haug Simon
• Mang Harald
• Langhammer Maren
• Würschum Tobias
• Finkbeiner Samuel

Classifications

• A45F2003/144

  Pack-carrying waist or torso belts · CPC title

• A45F2003/146

  Pack-carrying harnesses · CPC title

• A45F2003/003

  combined with other objects; specially adapted for carrying specific objects · CPC title

• A45F3/14 Primary

  Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses · CPC title