PIGGYBACK CARRYING SYSTEM WITH CLOSABLE CIRCULAR WEBBED HARNESS
In one embodiment of the invention, a piggyback carrying system is disclosed including a closable circular webbed harness and a plurality of fasteners. The closable circular webbed harness can selectively secure an article to a carrying device. The closable circular webbed harness includes a web matrix of straps with couplers that couple together to form closed loops that are joined together and spaced apart around the article. The plurality of fasteners couple the harness to the carrying device. The size of the closed loops are adjustable to adapt to the size of the article, such as may be the case with different articles of clothing. Advertising or accessories, such as one or more collectable pins, may be coupled to the harness.
This non-provisional United States (U.S.) patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/021,129 filed on Jul. 5, 2014 by Marc C. Reyes entitled CLOSABLE CIRCULAR WEBBED HARNESS & COLLECTABLE PINS PIGGY-BACK CARRYING KIT, pending.
FIELDThe embodiments of the invention generally relate to carrying harnesses that couple to carrying devices.
BACKGROUNDWhen a person carries a carrying device (e.g., a backpack or daypack), an article of clothing (e.g., a sweatshirt) is often taken with them. The article of clothing may be held in a hand to be ready to wear. Alternatively, the article of clothing may be stuffed into the carrying device.
Stuffing the article of clothing into the carrying device takes-up space that could otherwise be used for other articles such as books, computer, lunch, etc. Moreover, the article of clothing is not as readily available to wear when stuffed into the carrying device.
If the article is held in hand, instead of stuffed into the carrying device, it deters a person from performing other manual activities with at least one of their hands.
BRIEF SUMMARYThe embodiments of the invention are summarized by the claims that follow below.
Briefly, the embodiments of the invention seek to free up a user's hand from hand carrying an article, such as such as sweatshirts, sweaters, garments, other apparel, towels, small blankets or school projects, for example, to keep readily available while using a carrying device. The embodiments of the invention provide a closable circular webbed harness as part of a piggyback carrying system that attaches to a carrying device, such as bags, suitcases, backpacks, carts, strollers or purses. The closable circular webbed harness of the piggy-back carrying system also allows displaying advertising and can receive accessories, such as collectable pins.
In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding. However, it will be obvious to one skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances well known methods, procedures, components, and hardware have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments of the invention.
A reference is often made to parallel and perpendicular herein to generally describe the position of straps with respect to each other in the structure of a closable circular webbed harness. The straps are flexible and can be stretched out or collapsed together. The straps may be substantially parallel and substantially perpendicular when stretched out and flattened but not fully parallel (e.g., lines that extend to infinity and never cross) and fully perpendicular (e.g., exactly a ninety degree angle) in the mathematical sense of the terms. During the coupling of straps together in forming the closable circular webbed harness, the perpendicular straps will not be at an exact ninety degree angle. Nor will the parallel straps be mathematically parallel after the formation of the closable circular webbed harness.
The embodiments of the invention include a method, apparatus and system for a piggyback carrying system. The piggyback carrying system can be used by a wide variety of users, such as campers, hikers, athletes, travelers, vacationers, students, and backpackers, for example. The piggyback carrying system includes a closable circular webbed harness that couples to a carrying device. The closable circular webbed harness of the piggyback carrying system can be conveniently attached to a wide variety of carrying devices, such as bags (e.g., duffle bags, flight bags, diaper bags), suitcases, backpacks (e.g., day packs, overnight backpacks, rolling backpacks), strollers (e.g., baby strollers), and carts, for example.
The closable circular webbed harness can be used to conveniently secure articles (such as sweatshirts, sweaters, other apparels, garments, towels, or small blankets) onto virtually any type of carrying device (bags, duffle bags, suitcases, backpacks, strollers, carts, etc.).
Accessories can be included in the piggyback carrying kit and system. The closable circular webbed harness also provides a place to display collectable pins for example. Accordingly, the piggyback carrying system may include collectable pins that may be coupled to the closable circular webbed harness of the piggyback carrying kit. A wide variety of collectable pins can be used on the harness straps.
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The harness 110 has a plurality of straps coupled together to form a web. The straps of the harness may be coupled together by overlapping portions and fastening the overlapping portions together. The overlapping portions may be fastened together by stitching, adhesive, and/or a fastener.
The plurality of straps of the harness 110 includes a pair of parallel straps with a first set of couplers. With the first set of couplers, a portion of the pair of parallel straps can wrap around a first article to form a first pair of closed loops to secure the first article in the harness. The pair of parallel straps may have a second set of couplers. With the second set of couplers, another portion of the pair of parallel straps can wrap around a second article to form a second pair of closed loops to secure the second article in the harness.
The harness 110, in some embodiments, further has another two straps each of which can wrap around forming a loop or circle to securely attach the harness 110 to the shoulder straps or other elements of the carrying device 102.
The collectable pins 116 may be coupled to straps of the harness 110. A pair of straps may be longer and have a tail to provide an area where to couple the pins to the straps. The tail of the longer straps may have slots strategically cut into them to accommodate mounting clips of collectable pins with slip on retainer clips.
The straps of the harness may be constructed of various martials including, but not limited to, nylon, polypropylene, fabric, silk, leather or plastic. The harness may be secured to the carrying device 102 by different types of fasteners, such as rivets, studs or pins.
The carrying device 102 may be constructed of various martials including, but not limited to, nylon, polypropylene, fabric, silk, leather or plastic with a surface area for attaching the harness.
Various embodiments of the closable circular webbed harness 110 and collectable pins 116 of the piggyback carrying system are described herein.
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While the parallel straps 214,226 are used to lash, stow or store an article, they are also used to secure the harness 110A onto the top of a carrying device (e.g., see carrying device 102,810 in
The bridge strap 220 when wrapped over onto an article is fairly visible. Accordingly, the bridge strap 220 can be used to display advertising, such as a product logo for example, or ownership of the carrying device, such as a name tag.
The breakaway strap 228 is for lengthy parallel straps 214,226 that could pose a hazard to children with small sized heads. One end of the breakaway strap 228 is fastened securely to one of the parallel straps, strap 226. The opposite end of the breakaway strap 228, a releasable end, is releasably fastened to the other parallel strap, strap 214, to release if pressure is applied to prevent the child hazard. The releasable end of the breakaway strap 228 can be releasably fastened to the strap 214 by hook and loop connectors (e.g., VELCRO hook/loop fabric fasteners) or by snap connectors, thereby allowing for quick detachment with minimal force.
The harness 110A may further have two mounting straps 213,215 coupled to the parallel straps 214,226. As shown in
To form circular loops to secure an article, each of the parallel straps 214,226 has a female coupler 212 attached at a fixed point near an end thereof. Each of the parallel straps 214,226 further has a male coupler 216 with an adjustable attachment point capable of being positioned along the length of the parallel straps 214,226 to adjust a size of the circular loop around the article. With an article placed near the main strap 222 and/or the bridge strap 220, the parallel straps 214,216 may wrap over the article and the male couplers 216 may be clipped into the female couplers 212 to secure the article in the harness 110A and to the carrying device.
Once the article is inserted into the storage area and the coupling of the female couplers 212 with the male couplers 216 is successful, then tension in the parallel straps 214,226 can be adjusted to the size of the article. The tension in the parallel straps is set by adjusting the attachment point of the respective male couplers 216 to each of the parallel straps 214,226. The male couplers are slid along the parallel strap, up or down, to adjust their attachment point to the size of the article so that it can be a securely held in the storage area.
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Also detailed just below the bridge strap 220 are the coupled straps 242 used for forming a loop or circle to secure an article to the harness 110A.
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Ends of the parallel straps 227,229 are coupled to female couplers 212. Each parallel strap is inserted into an opening in the coupler 212 wrapped back around a bar and coupled onto itself. The female couplers 212 are pivotally coupled to the ends of the parallel straps 227,229. Adjustable male couplers 216 are adjustably coupled to each of the parallel straps 227,229 opposite the female couplers. Each parallel strap is inserted into a first opening in the coupler 216, wrapped over an adjacent bar, and inserted back through a second opening in the coupler. The adjustable male couplers 216 are slidingly coupled to the straps so they can slide along the strap to adjust the size of the closed circular loops about an article.
The parallel straps 227, 229 are coupled together by the first bridge strap 220, the main strap 222, and the second bridge strap 328. With a shorter length of parallel straps 227,229; the need for a breakaway strap is eliminated. If longer straps are desired, a pair of male and female couplers may be introduced with a strap extension coupled to one type of coupler and the other type of coupler coupled to the end of the parallel straps. In this manner, the strap extension can be used to optionally extend the length of the parallel straps 227,229 to add accessories to the harness, such as the collectable pins 116.
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Tails of the parallel straps 227,229 are coupled together by the second bridge strap 328 being coupled near ends of the straps. The second bridge strap 328 can be lifted up and grasped by a user's hand, providing a handle from which the closeable circular webbed harness 110, an article in the harness, and the carrying device to which is coupled can be carried.
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The male coupler 216 includes a single catch 384 with a single press release button to disengage from the female coupler 212. The female coupler 212 includes an opening 386 to receive the catch 384 to engage the male coupler 216 and releasable couple them together. The single catch and press release is simple for children to use.
A more secure heavier duty male and female couplers may be used to provide a more secure coupling (see
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The harness 110C includes a pair of male couplers 216 and a pair of female couplers 212 coupled to regions of the pair of parallel straps 227,229 as shown and described herein. The harness 110C further includes a pair of male couplers 218 and a pair of female couplers 224 coupled to other regions of the parallel straps 227,229.
The couplers 212,216 when joined together with a first portion of the parallel straps 227,229, form the first pair of joined storage loops for the first storage area. The first storage area securely attaches a first article to the harness 110C. The couplers 218,224 when joined together with a second portion of the parallel straps 227,229, form a second pair of joined storage loops for a second storage area. This expands the carrying capacity of the harness to have two storage loops or storage circles. The second storage area securely attaches a second article to the harness 110C.
The pair of attaching couplers 218,224 may be heavier duty male and female couplers having a two point catch/release for carrying a heavier second article than a single point catch/release of the pair of male and female attaching couplers 212,216. Alternatively, the pair of attaching couplers 212,216 may also be heavier duty male and female couplers having a two point catch/release.
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Alternatively, the pair of female couplers 224 can be pivotally coupled to the parallel straps 227,229 in a fixed position, such as their ends. The pair of male couplers 218 in this case can be adjustably coupled to the parallel straps 227,229 to move along the strap to adjust the size of the closed loops to the article.
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Each attaching strap 213 is riveted to the harness 110 with a mounting rivet 232. The harness 110 is may be further attached to the carrying device 102 by a plurality of anchoring rivets 622. The plurality of anchoring rivets 622 pass through one or more layers of fabric or material of both the harness 110 and the carrying device 102. The plurality of anchoring rivets 622 are secured with a retaining device on the inner side of the carrying device 102.
The parallel straps 214,226 are joined together by the bridge strap 220, the main strap 222 and the second bridge strap 328. Mounted to parallel straps 214,226 are collectible pins 116.
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Different types of rivets may be used to attach the harness 110 to the carrying device. Furthermore, alternate devices and methods of attaching the harness 110 to the carrying device may be used including snaps, metal or plastic clamps, hook and loop closures, or string. The alternate means of attachment may allow for the harness to be periodically removed from and re-attached to the carrying device 102,810 or other carrying devices.
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The anchoring rivet 622 includes a base 641, a tapered shaft 642, and a pointed tip 644. The pointed tip 644 may be conical shaped. The shaft 642 may have a larger diameter where it couples to the base 641 and then tapers down to a narrower diameter where it couples to the tip 644. The tapering of the shaft 642 forms a skirt 643 at the bottom of the tip 644. The skirt 643 may be used to secure the rivet 622 to the fastener 610. The base 641 has a sufficient diameter to encompass sufficient area of material of the harness and the carrying device to avoid the harness from being pulled away from the carrying device.
The fastener 610 includes a base 651, with a ring sidewall 652 and an expandable locking collar 640 coupled to the base. In the center of the expandable locking collar 640 and the fastener is a circular opening 643 to accept the tip and shaft of the rivet 622. The ring sidewall 652 and expandable locking collar 640 are concentric to a center axis through the opening 653.
The expandable locking collar 640 has three slits that allow it to expand to an oversize diameter such as found with at the skirt 643 of the tip 644 of the rivet. The diameter of the base 651 of the fastener 610 encompasses sufficient area of material of the harness and the carrying device to deter the harness and rivet 622 from being pulled out of the carrying device. One or more reinforcing washers 618 may be used to take up slack between the base of the rivet 622 and base 651 of the fastener 610 due to variations in thickness of material and the number of layers of the material.
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One method of coupling the harness 110 onto the carrying device 102,810 consists of using a self piloting rivet 622 with a very sharp pointed tip 644 that can penetrate through fabric or material of the harness 110 and the carrying device 102,810 on its own.
With the rivet self piloted through the material of the harness 110 and carrying device 102, a washer 618 is then placed over the pointed tip 644 of the rivet 622. The fastener 610 with the expandable locking collar 640 can then pressed over the pointed tip 644 of rivet 622. As the fastener 610 is pressed onto the pointed tip 644, the expanding collar 644 expands as the diameter of the tip increases up to the skirt. After the end of the collar passes the skirt 643 of the tip, the expandable collar then flexes back to a smaller diameter around the tapered shaft 642. The skirt 643 deters the expandable collar 644 from expanding again and keeps the fastener 610 and the rivet 622 engaged together with the material of the harness 110 and carrying device 102 sandwiched between the bases 641,651. One or more reinforcing washers 618 may also be sandwiched between the bases 641,651 to take up slack when the fastener and rivet are coupled together.
An alternate method to penetrate the fabric would be to use a sharp tool or punch to provide pilot holes 614,624 in the fabric or material of the harness 110 and the carrying device 102. In this case, the pointed tip 644 of the rivet 622 may be blunt and incapable of self-piloting. In which case, the pointed tip 644 of the rivet 622 is then aligned with the pilot hole 624 in the harness material and pushed through so its shaft is into the harness 110. A first washer 618 may or may not be inserted over the tip 644 and onto the shaft of the rivet 622.
The pointed tip 644 of the rivet 622 is then aligned with the pilot hole 614 in the material of the carrying device 102,810. The pointed tip 644 and shaft of the rivet are then inserted through the pilot hole 614 in the material of the carrying device 102.
With the pointed tip extending beyond an inner surface of the material in the carrying device, a reinforcing washer 618 is inserted over the pointed tip 644 and onto the shaft of the rivet 622. The rivet 622 now has its shaft inserted through the material of the harness 110 and the carrying device and through the openings in one or more washers and is ready for the fastener 610 to hold it all together.
Next, the fastener 610 with the expandable locking collar 640 is pressed onto and over the pointed tip 644 of rivet to engage the shaft 642 of the anchoring rivet 622. This couples the rivet 622 and the fastener 610 together to secure the harness 110 onto the carrying device 102, 810.
A third method to attach the harness 110 onto the carrying device 102, 810 is to use safety pins to secure the harness 110 onto the carrying device 102, 810. A fourth method is to use the attachment straps 213,215 as is shown in
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While the parallel straps 214,226 have been described receiving the collectable pins 116 other straps of the harness may be used or added to the harness to receive the collectable pins. Additionally, other types of fasteners, such as loop and/or hook fabric fasteners (e.g., VELCRO hook/loop fabric fasteners), may be attached to different parts of the harness 110 to allow for the attachment of items such as key chains or other accessories.
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Once both connection straps are coupled around the tubes 821 of a tubular extension handle 820, the harness 110 is securely attached to the carrying device 810.
The strap 214 has a female coupler 212 attached to one end and a male coupler 216, using the adjustable attachment points, to attach at the opposite end. When coupled together they form the loop or circle for the storage of the article.
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The base of the collectable pin 116 may be made of a circular material with or without a circular ridge along its edge like an edge of a bottle cap or a flattened bottle cap.
Other types of collectable pins may be used with the harness 110. For example, lapel pins that consist of a sharp pointed shaft may be used. A rubber or a metal clutch may be used to secure the lapel pins onto the harness 110.
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The retainer clip 117 may have a knurled rough surface on its inner surface, outer surface, or both to prevent the pin 116 from slipping off or out of slots in the straps of the harness 110. The retainer clip 117 may be made from a variety of materials, such as metals, plastic, fiberglass or a combination of materials (composite) and in a variety of sizes. The collectable pin retainer clip 117 may be wider or narrower, like a pen clip, to accommodate different sized slots and widths of straps in the harness. The retainer clip 117 may be welded or glued with an appropriate adhesive to the back side of the base 1118. The retainer clip 117 may or may not be spring loaded.
The collectable pins 116 are made of, but not limited to metal or plastic or a combination of materials. The collectable pins 116 may have a picture or image coupled to a front side of the base 118 as is shown in
The collectable pin 116 with the retainer clip 117 has no sharp points that can potentially scratch someone. They also do not have a butterfly closure or any small pieces that might inadvertently be swallowed. The collectable pin 116 with the retainer clip 117 can be attached to a strap at a slot in a similar way that a pen may be attached to shirt pocket.
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To mount the alternate collectable pin, the straight pin 119 is inserted into and through a strap of the harness. The pair of opposing squeeze buttons of the butterfly closure 121 are squeezed together. The opening in the butterfly closure 121 is aligned with and placed over the pin 119. The butterfly closure 121 is then pressed into a backside of the strap and the pair of opposing squeeze buttons are released.
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To make the piggyback carrying kit 1500 more appealing to younger users, the harness 110 may be decorated with unique designs and motifs. Some example may be animals, where the straps are fashioned with synthetic fur and claws or warriors, where weapons clamp to the strap. Other examples may include fantasy characters, super heroes or sport themes.
To add yet another appealing element for the younger users, the harness 110 includes a battery powered LED electronic device that momentarily lights up in one or more different areas of the harness 110 when attached. A momentary on switch is included to control the lights and conserve battery power. The momentary on switch may be incorporated into the male/female couplers. In response to both male/female couplers being coupled together, the lights may momentary turn on to indicate to the user that the article is secured in the harness. An on-off switch can be further included in the system to fully cut off the battery from the LED light source.
A speaker and a battery powered sound generator may also be included as part of the harness 110 to generate sounds or sound effects. A momentary on switch is included in the system to control the sounds generated by the sound generator and conserve battery power. The momentary on switch may be incorporated into the male/female couplers. In response to both male/female couplers being coupled together, the sound generator may momentary turn on generating sounds or sound effects to indicate to the user that the article is secured in the harness. An on-off switch can be further included in the system to fully cut off the battery from the sound generator.
While this specification includes many specifics, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the disclosure or of what may be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular implementations of the disclosure. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate implementations may also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single implementation may also be implemented in multiple implementations, separately or in sub-combination. Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination or variations of a sub-combination. Accordingly, the claimed invention is limited only by the claims that have issue below.
Claims
1. A piggyback carrying system comprising:
- a closable circular webbed harness to selectively secure an article to a carrying device, the closable circular webbed harness including a plurality of straps including a pair of parallel straps and a plurality of bridge straps coupled between the pair of parallel straps, and a first pair of male couplers and a first pair of female couplers respectively coupled to the pair of parallel straps, wherein the first pair of male couplers to couple to the first pair of female couplers to selectively close together and form a first pair of closed loops that are joined together and spaced apart around the article; and
- a plurality of fasteners to couple the closable circular webbed harness to the carrying device.
2. The piggyback carrying system of claim 1, wherein
- the first pair of female couplers are fastened to the pair of parallel straps in a fixed position; and
- the first pair of male couplers are adjustably coupled to the pair of parallel straps to adjust their position and adjust a size of the pair of joined loops to the size of the article.
3. The piggyback carrying system of claim 2, further comprising:
- one or more collectable pins to couple to one or more of the plurality of straps of the closable circular webbed harness.
4. The piggyback carrying system of claim 3, wherein
- each of the one or more collectable pins includes a straight pin coupled to a base and a butterfly closure to couple to the straight pin.
5-8. (canceled)
9. The piggyback carrying system of claim 3, wherein
- each of the one or more of the collectable pins includes a picture with a theme.
10. The piggyback carrying system of claim 1, wherein
- the carrying device is a nylon carrying device, a polypropylene carrying device, a fabric carrying device, leather carrying device, or a plastic carrying device.
11. The piggyback carrying system of claim 1, wherein
- the straps are nylon straps, polypropylene straps, fabric straps, leather straps, or plastic straps.
12. The piggyback carrying system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fasteners is a plurality of rivets.
13. The piggyback carrying system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fasteners includes
- a first mounting strap and a second mounting strap respectively pivotally coupled to the pair of parallel straps, each of the first mounting strap and the second mounting strap including male and female couplers;
- wherein the first mounting strap to pivot, wrap and couple around a first shoulder strap or a first tube of the carrying device;
- wherein the second mounting strap to pivot, wrap and couple around a second shoulder strap or a second tube of the carrying device.
14. The piggyback carrying system of claim 1, wherein the closable circular webbed harness further includes
- a second pair of male couplers and a second pair of female couplers respectively coupled to the pair of parallel straps spaced apart the first pair of male couplers and the first pair of female couplers,
- wherein the second pair of male couplers to couple to the second pair of female couplers to selectively close together and form a second pair of closed loops that are joined together and spaced apart around the article.
15. A closable circular webbed harness to selectively secure one or two articles to a carrying device, the closable circular webbed harness comprising:
- a web matrix of a plurality of straps to receive and wrap around a first article;
- a first pair of coupling devices coupled to a first pair of ends of the web matrix;
- a second pair of coupling devices adjustably coupled to the web matrix opposite the first pair of first coupling devices;
- wherein the first pair of coupling devices to couple to the second pair of coupling devices to selectively form a first pair of spaced apart closed loops around the first article.
16. The closable circular webbed harness of claim 15, wherein the web matrix of the plurality of straps receives and wraps around a second article, and the closable circular webbed harness further comprises:
- a third pair of coupling devices coupled to a second pair of ends of the web matrix opposite the first pair of ends;
- a fourth pair of coupling devices adjustably coupled to the web matrix opposite the third pair of coupling devices;
- wherein the third pair of coupling devices to couple to the fourth pair of coupling devices to selectively form a second pair of spaced apart closed loops around the second article.
17. The closable circular webbed harness of claim 15, wherein
- the second pair of coupling devices to adjust a circumference of the first pair of spaced apart closed loops around the first article.
18. The closable circular webbed harness of claim 16, wherein
- the second pair of coupling devices to adjust a circumference of the first pair of spaced apart closed loops around the first article; and
- the fourth pair of coupling devices to adjust a circumference of the second pair of spaced apart closed loops around the second article.
19. (canceled)
20. The closable circular webbed harness of claim 15, wherein
- the web matrix of the plurality of straps includes a breakaway bridge strap releasably coupling a pair of tails of parallel straps together,
- one of the pair of tails includes a male joinable fabric mesh, and
- the other one of the pair of tails includes a female joinable fabric mesh to releasably couple to the male joinable fabric,
- wherein the pair of tails are selectively decoupled by a force.
21. The closable circular webbed Harness of claim 15, wherein
- the plurality of straps forming the web matrix are a nylon material, a polypropylene material, a fabric material, a leather material, or a plastic material.
22-28. (canceled)
29. A carrying device comprising:
- a backpack having a closable carrying bag with pair of shoulder straps coupled to a back side of the bag and a material surface on a front side of the bag;
- a closable circular webbed harness to selectively secure an article to the backpack, the closable circular webbed harness including a plurality of straps including a pair of parallel straps and a plurality of bridge straps coupled between the pair of parallel straps, and a first pair of male couplers and a first pair of female couplers respectively coupled to the pair of parallel straps, wherein the first pair of male couplers to couple to the first pair of female couplers to selectively close together and form a first pair of closed loops that are joined together and spaced apart around the article; and
- a plurality of fasteners coupled to the closable circular webbed harness and the material surface on the front side of the backpack to mount and retain the closable circular webbed harness and the backpack coupled together.
30. The carrying device of claim 29, wherein
- the plurality of fasteners are a plurality of self-piloting rivets with a plurality of locking collars coupled to the plurality of shafts of the plurality of self-piloting rivets.
31. The carrying device of claim 29, wherein
- the material surface of the backpack has a first plurality of pilot holes,
- one or more of the straps of the closable circular webbed harness have a second plurality of pilot holes;
- the plurality of fasteners are a plurality of non-self-piloting rivets with a plurality of shafts inserted into the first and second plurality of pilot holes, and a plurality of locking collars coupled to the plurality of shafts of the plurality of self-piloting rivets.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 3, 2015
Publication Date: Jan 7, 2016
Inventor: Marc C. Reyes (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Application Number: 14/791,402