Abstract: Devices and methods for providing an integrated belt assembly providing a tie-in point for a safety retention lanyard. In some embodiments, inner and outer belts are provided as coextensive and removably attached. The outer belt has a pass-through window to accommodate a rigger loop of the inner belt. In some embodiments, a method of equipping inner and outer belts is provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of bag having a self-adjustable carrying strap system and methods to manufacture such a bag are generally described herein. Other embodiments that may be described and claimed include a golf bag having a self-adjustable carrying strap system.

Abstract: There is described a storage device for attaching to a bicycle. The storage device includes an identification plate having a front face and a rear face. The front face comprises an identifier for identifying a rider of the bicycle. The storage device also includes a storage compartment attached to the rear face of the identification plate. The storage device also includes at least one mounting device configured so as to enable the storage device to be attached to a front portion of the bicycle, such as the bicycle's handlebars or front fork.

Abstract: A trunk shelf system for mounting onto a seat back of a vehicle includes a support structure configured to be secured to the seat back; and a shelf movably mounted to the support structure, the shelf being movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the shelf having a bottom surface providing a primary support surface and a supplemental support surface that is movable from a retracted position to an extended position when the shelf is in the deployed position.

Abstract: A carrying rack connecting device is provided, including a connection rod and a connection assembly. The connection rod is configured to be connected to a mounting rod. The connection assembly has a base, an urging member and an operation member. The base is positioned inside the connection rod. The base has an operation space. The urging member is movably disposed within the operation space. The urging member has a first abutting portion. The operation member is disposed through the operation space and connected with the base. The operation member has a thread portion and an enlarged portion. The thread portion is screwed to the base. The enlarged portion has a second abutting portion. The second abutting portion is configured to push the first abutting portion.

Abstract: A novel backpack frame and backpack are described where the frame has a common point from which a pair of upper vertical support members ascend and a pair of lower vertical support members descend. The lower vertical support members are mirror images of each other and one lower vertical support member has a twist in a first direction to form a latitudinal concavity relative to the back side of the backpack and another lower vertical support member has another twist in a second direction to form another longitudinal concavity relative to the backpack back side, where the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a baby carrier comprising shoulder straps, which are arranged to extend around both shoulder regions of a wearer, and a front piece mounted on the shoulder straps so as to form a baby carrying pouch, and a head support, said front piece having a strip-like part connected to a lower portion of the shoulder straps via a coupling element, said strip-like part being movable lengthwise in the coupling element so as to adjust the size of the baby carrying pouch. A width W1 of the strip-like part is 50 to 150%, preferably 70 to 130%, and most preferably 90 to 110%, larger than a width W2 of the coupling element.

Abstract: A shipping assembly includes a folded core, made of corrugated carton or other foldable material, formed with a hollow center along the entirety or a portion of the core. A base at a bottom of the folded core is foldable along a folding line to attain a perpendicular position to the folded core. The base has two protrusions above the folding line. Upper and lower lateral members include two folded tabs which are inserted in upper and lower portions, respectively, of the column assembly to form a frame assembly. The frame assembly is affixed to an inner volume of a box.

Abstract: A drywall knife holster includes a belt hook, a back member and a knife holder. The back member couples with the belt hook. The knife holder couples with the back member through an upwardly facing U-bend that biases a pinch region of the knife holder toward the back member. Inserting a drywall knife blade between the knife holder and the back member, and seating a leading edge of the drywall knife blade within the U-bend, causes the pinch region of the knife holder to urge a handle of the drywall knife into contact with the back member. The back member and the knife holder may form a holster portion that couples with the belt hook through a swiveling connector. The holster may continue past the pinch region to form a second drywall knife holder and/or a loop member to accommodate a different tool.

Abstract: A pet-carrying backpack is provided that includes a bag body having a carrying compartment therein, and shoulder straps attached to a front side of the bag body. A bottom-entry opening is disposed at a lower side of the bag body. The bottom-entry opening allows a bottom portion of the bag body to separate from the bag body.

Abstract: A furniture handling strap assembly may be used to aid in lifting and carrying a furniture item such as a chair, sofa, or loveseat, for example. The handling strap assembly may include a strap, a bracket, and a fastener. The strap may include a first handling loop and a second handling loop. The first and second handling loops may be flexible. The bracket may be attached to the strap. The fastener may be configured to be received through an aperture in the bracket and may engage the furniture item. A person may insert his/her hand through one or both of the handling loops and gasp a portion of the strap. The person may use his/her other hand to support and stabilize the furniture member as the person lifts the furniture item. Another person may assist in lifting the furniture item using another one of the handling strap assemblies.

Abstract: A long gun carrier rests on a vehicle seat, and is secured to the seat by a seat belt. A slated top of the long gun carrier slopes generally downward and forward. One or more gun-holding channels formed in slanted top, each configured to hold a long gun pointed generally forward and downward, toward the vehicle floor. The long guns may be secured in the gun-holding channels by strap assemblies. Long guns are conveniently placed into and extracted from the long gun carrier, held securely during transportation, and pointed in a safe direction during transport.

Abstract: A pocket clip for a tool includes a mounting section that defines a width between a first side opposed to a second side. A friction section is flexibly connected to the mounting section, and the friction section has a distal end biased toward the tool when the mounting section is attached to the tool. An aperture is through the friction section. A first slot extends from the first side of the mounting section partially across the width of the mounting section, and at least a portion of the aperture through the friction section is aligned in line with the first slot. A first connector in the first slot of the mounting section attaches the mounting section to the tool.

Abstract: A carrier for releasable retaining a vehicle recovery board or similar cargo including a base plate proportioned, a pivot mount member with a crossbar wherefrom a pivotally connected, activating retainment arm with a fastener end is perpendicularly disposed and a stationary mount member with a receiving latch member. Downwardly disposed planar bottoms of pivot leg(s) and fixed leg(s) proximate to a respective one or another of the pair of opposed side edges of the base plate respectively affix pivot and stationary mount members in substantially longitudinal parallel alignment such that coupled engagement of a fastener end of the retainment arm and a receiving latch member on the stationary mount member securely retains the vehicle recovery board or other cargo on the carrier.

Abstract: A paint gun holster assembly includes a belt that can be worn around a user's waist. A pad is integrated into the belt and the pad is worn around the user's waist. A pair of holsters is each positioned on the pad and each of the holsters receives a respective one of a pair of paint guns to inhibit the paint guns from being dropped. A pair of retractors is each slidably positioned on the belt and each of the retractors includes a cord extending outwardly from the retractors. The cord on each of the retractors is biased into the retractors and the cord on each of the retractors is urgeable outwardly from the retractors. A pair of claws is each coupled to the cord associated with a respective one of the retractors. Each of the claws is engageable to a handle of a respective one of the paint guns to secure the paint guns to the belt.

Abstract: A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers. The shipping and dispensing construct can comprise a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a bottom panel, and a back panel. One or more panels of the plurality of panels is for being attached to attachment features of the respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers. Dispensing features can be for removal of a respective product holding container from the shipping and dispensing construct. The dispensing features can be in one or more panels of the plurality of panels.

Abstract: A container formed from a blank of sheet material includes an outer tray having a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and first and second side walls. A fold-in tray is configured to nest within the outer tray. The fold-in tray is hingedly connected along an upper edge of at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, and the rear wall.

Abstract: A support element for a cardboard container. A lid incorporating the support element. A consumer product incorporating the support element, the lid, and the container. A cardboard blank for forming the support element. Related methods.

Abstract: A cargo restraint system for securing cargo on a truck bed of a truck is provided. The cargo restraint system includes a cargo retaining sheet having first and second end portions and an interior sheet portion disposed between the first and second end portions. The first and second end portions extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cargo retaining sheet and are spaced apart from another and form first and second apertures, respectively, therein. The cargo restraint system further includes a first adjustable length strap that extends through the first aperture in the cargo retaining sheet and is attachable to the truck. The cargo restraint system further includes a second adjustable length strap that extends through the second aperture in the cargo retaining sheet and is attachable to the truck.

Abstract: A connecting arrangement is provided for fastening lateral luggage containers on a motor vehicle, in particular to a motorcycle or a motorcycle-like vehicle, and a vehicle including the connecting arrangement. The connecting arrangement includes a rear vehicle frame section and a carrier element movably connected thereon. The carrier element extends transversely to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle frame section, and has a lateral left-hand end designed for connecting to a left-hand luggage container and at a lateral right-hand end designed for connecting to a right-hand luggage container. The invention further relates to a vehicle having a corresponding connecting arrangement.