Carrying Device for Carrying a Hand-Guided Power Tool to Be Carried by a User

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019082814-A1
Application number	US-201816132364-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 15, 2018
Priority date	Sep 15, 2017
Publication date	Mar 21, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A carrying device for carrying a hand-guided power tool by a user has a shoulder strap and a lateral leg plate with a connecting unit for coupling a power tool to the carrying device. A support strap is connected with one end to the shoulder strap and the leg plate is slidably arranged at the support strap to slide along the support strap in a longitudinal direction thereof. A fixation device is arranged between support strap and leg plate and has a release position and a blocking position. In the release position, the leg plate is slidable along the support strap; in the blocking position, the leg plate is non-slidably secured on the support strap. The blocking position is correlated with a first working mode of the power tool; the release position is correlated with a second working mode of the power tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A carrying device for carrying a hand-guided power tool by a user, the carrying device comprising:
at least one shoulder strap configured to support the carrying device on shoulders of a user; a lateral leg plate comprising a connecting unit configured to couple a power tool to the carrying device; a support strap operatively connected with one end to the at least one shoulder strap, wherein the leg plate is slidably arranged at the support strap and configured to slide along the support strap in a longitudinal direction of the support strap; a fixation device arranged between the support strap and the leg plate, wherein the fixation device comprises a release position and a blocking position; wherein, in the release position, the leg plate is slidable along the support strap in the longitudinal direction; wherein, in the blocking position, the leg plate is non-slidably secured on the support strap; wherein the blocking position is correlated with a first working mode of the power tool and the release position is correlated with a second working mode of the power tool.

2 . The carrying device according to claim 1 , wherein the leg plate comprises a strap channel, wherein the support strap is disposed in the strap channel and extends in a direction of a channel center axis through the strap channel.

3 . The carrying device according to claim 2 , wherein the fixation device comprises a fixation element configured to move into an open cross section of the strap channel to effect the blocking position.

4 . The carrying device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixation device is arranged at the leg plate.

5 . The carrying device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixation device comprises a fixation element arranged at the support strap.

6 . The carrying device according to claim 1 , wherein the leg plate comprises a strap channel, wherein the support strap is disposed in the strap channel, wherein a power tool secured at the connecting unit comprises a guide tod with a tool secured at one end of the guide rod, wherein the strap channel of the leg plate is positioned at a spacing relative to the guide rod.

7 . A carrying device for carrying a hand-guided power tool by a user, the carrying device comprising:
at least one shoulder strap configured to support the carrying device on shoulders of a user; a lateral leg plate comprising a connecting unit configured to couple a power tool to the carrying device; a support strap operatively connected with one end to the at least one shoulder strap, wherein the leg plate is arranged slidably at the support strap and configured to slide along the support strap in a longitudinal direction of the support strap; a coupling buckle arranged slidably at the support strap and configured to slide along the support strap in the longitudinal direction of the support strap, wherein the coupling buckle is arranged between the leg plate and the at least one shoulder strap; a lateral strap connected to the coupling buckle.

8 . The carrying device according to claim 7 , wherein the coupling buckle comprises at least one clamp configured to secure the coupling buckle in the longitudinal direction on the support strap.

9 . The carrying device according to claim 7 , wherein the coupling buckle comprises two clamps configured to secure the coupling buckle in the longitudinal direction on the support strap, wherein the two clamps each comprise an actuating part, wherein the actuating parts must be actuated together to enable the coupling buckle to slide along the support strap in the longitudinal direction.

10 . The carrying device according to claim 9 , wherein the actuating parts must be actuated together by two fingers of a user.

11 . A carrying device for carrying a hand-guided power tool by a user, the carrying device comprising:
at least one shoulder strap configured to support the carrying device on shoulders of a user; a lateral leg plate comprising a connecting unit configured to couple a power tool to the carrying device; a support strap operatively connected with one end to the at least one shoulder strap, wherein the leg plate is slidably arranged at the support strap and configured to slide along the support strap in a longitudinal direction of the support strap; wherein the leg plate comprises an exchangeable leg cushion.

12 . The carrying device according to claim 11 , wherein the leg plate comprises a support plate and guide bars arranged at the support plate, and wherein the leg cushion comprises a stiff rim, wherein the guide bars engage across the stiff rim to secure the leg cushion at the support plate.

13 . A carrying device for carrying loads by a user, the carrying device comprising:
a back plate configured to attach a load; at least one shoulder strap configured to support the carrying device on shoulders of a user; a hip belt; one or more at least partially lockable textile receiving pockets; wherein the back plate is connected to the hip belt and/or to the at least one shoulder strap by the one or more at least partially lockable textile receiving pockets.

14 . The carrying device according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more at least partially lockable textile receiving pockets include a receiving pocket formed at the hip belt, wherein a section of the back plate is exchangeably secured in the receiving pocket formed at the hip belt.

15 . The carrying device according to claim 14 , wherein the section of the back plate is secured by a flap in the receiving pocket formed at the hip belt.

16 . The carrying device according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more at least partially lockable textile receiving pockets include a receiving pocket formed at the at least one shoulder strap, wherein a section of the back plate is exchangeably secured in the receiving pocket formed at the at least one shoulder strap.

17 . The carrying device according to claim 16 , wherein the section of the back plate is secured by a flap in the receiving pocket formed at the at least one shoulder strap.

18 . The carrying device according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more at least partially lockable textile receiving pockets include a first receiving pocket formed at the hip belt, wherein a first section of the back plate is exchangeably secured in the first receiving pocket, wherein the one or more at least partially lockable textile receiving pockets include a second receiving pocket formed at the at least one shoulder strap, wherein a second section of the back plate is exchangeably secured in the second receiving pocket.

19 . The carrying device according to claim 18 , wherein the first and second sections of the back plate are secured by a flap in the first and second receiving pockets, respectively.

Assignees

• Stihl Ag & Co Kg Andreas

Inventors

• Behringer Patrick
• Pfeifer Markus
• Förg Timo
• Lepschy Bastian
• Haug Simon
• Nitze Martin

Classifications

• A45F3/14 Primary

  Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses · CPC title

• A01D34/902

  Ergonomic provisions · CPC title

• A45F2003/146

  Pack-carrying harnesses · CPC title

• A01D34/90 Primary

  for carrying by the operator · CPC title

• A45F2200/0575

  Human Necessities · mapped topic