Abstract: A load-bearing belt that employs first forward projecting lever and second forward projecting lever and first rear lever and second rear lever to ultimately cause a backpack or baby pack to lift upward. This upward lift provides the user some respite from the weight and pressure of a backpack or baby pack. The user manually moves the first forward projecting lever and second forward projecting lever in a downward motion, which in turn raises the first rear lever and second rear lever in an upward motion through the combined assistance of a first fulcrum and second fulcrum. Once the first rear lever and second rear lever lift upward, a backpack or baby pack will be forced upward and ultimately into a more comfortable position as weight burden is alleviated from the back and shoulders.

Abstract: A heating system that provides long lasting and all-encompassing heat to the hands of a skier or snowmobile/motorcycle user. A power source, such as a battery, is secured within a hollow portion of each handgrip. In the wired version, a conduit passes through the wrist strap attached to each ski pole handgrip and connects with each glove, where conductive wires sewn into the glove fabric carry the power to strategically placed heating elements also sewn into the glove fabric, which in turn provides heat to the skier's hands. The wireless version features an interface and various contact points between the gloves and handgrips, and may be applied to both ski poles and handlebars of snowmobiles and motorcycles.