Abstract: A shoulder strap for carrying and coupling a pair of ski boots. The strap is adjustable in length, and has a cord attached to it that is used to connect the strap to the boots and also to hold the boots together. The strap and cord also use swivel-type connectors that allow the boots to be positioned in the most convenient and comfortable position when being carried by the user.

Abstract: According to the invention a multimode traveling bag is provided which can be carried as a hand carrying bag, a back pack, shoulder bag or over the head bag. The invention provides these multimode operations while limiting the number of handles and straps. Preferably a single handle and strap are provided which are neatly positioned along the body of the bag when not in use. The traveling bag desirably has a single strap affixed at each end of the strap to the left and right side of the traveling bag. The strap should be of sufficient length so that the attached strap can be placed over the head of the user when the user desires to carry the bag over his head and support the bag by the opposite shoulder.

Abstract: A bottle assembly functioning as a handsfree canteen for carrying a drinkable liquid such as mineral water. The assembly include a standard liquid containing bottle whose externally threaded neck is engaged by a screw-on cap having a small loop integral therewith. The loop is coupled by a retractable link to a shoulder, waist or neck strap or chain for carrying the capped bottle.

Abstract: A device for the hands-free carrying of skis and ski poles. The device comprises a carrying strap having a first and second end, and a length adapted to fit around a person. The carrying strap has securement means at the ends adapted to receive and hold the carrying strap in a closed loop configuration around the person. A pouch has an open end and a closed end. The pouch couples the carrying strap with the open end facing upwards. The pouch is adapted to hold the ends of skis and ends of ski poles. A plurality of ski straps have first and second ends and an intermediate portion therebetween with a length adapted to fit around a plurality of skis. The intermediate portion of each ski strap is coupled to the carrying strap. Each ski strap further has a securement member at the first and second ends adapted to receive and hold the ski straps in a closed loop configuration around skis that are inserted into the open end of the pouch.

Abstract: Apparatus for holding and carrying various types of common beverage cups and cans, comprises an elongated cylindrical support unit that has a support for holding a changeable C-shaped receiving member, a support for a retractable L-shaped receptacle member and a support for a biblike separator that separates the cup from the user's chest. The apparatus is suspended at two points on the cylindrical support unit by a strap around the user's neck.

Abstract: A ski carrying device enables a skier to carry his or her skis and ski poles on the skier's back thereby freeing the skier's hand. The ski carrying device includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The skier wraps the upper and lower covers around the toe bindings and the heel bindings of the skis, respectively, with the skis positioned in a bottom-to-bottom arrangement. Each cover includes a strap which the skier wraps around the ski poles to hold the ski poles against the skis. The carrying device further includes a pair of shoulder straps, each strap connected to and extended between the upper cover and the lower cover. The skier places the straps over his or her shoulders to support the skis on the skier's back. In this position, the skier easily carries the skies and poles without using his or her hands. Furthermore, the skis worn on the skier's back are less likely to strike other persons or objects.

Abstract: A shoulder strap ski carrier for transporting a pair of skis and ski poles in an substantially vertical position behind a skier's shoulder and beside a portion of the waist and hip. The carrier having an upper shoulder strap with shoulder padding attached thereto and a lower adjustable strap. The upper shoulder strap having opposite ends attached to a front loop and a rear loop. The lower adjustable strap is divided into a front strap and a rear strap. The front strap has an upper end threaded through the front loop and attached to a front triglide slidably mounted on the front strap. The rear strap has an upper end threaded through the rear loop and attached to a rear triglide slidably mounted on the rear strap. The front strap and rear strap come together at an angle and are joined to form a saddle for receiving a portion of the skis therein. The front and rear straps each have lower ends which are wrapped around the skis and joined together by an attachment material.

Abstract: An article carrier. The carrier comprises an inverted U-shaped sling strap carried over a shoulder of a user. The carrier can be configured into a strip system which extends around the torso and over both shoulders of the user.

Abstract: A strapping structure for an optical instrument such as a camera, a video camera, a binocular and so on, which is capable of performing as more than two straps having different functions such as a grip strap and a shoulder strap. The strapping structure comprises a loop-shaped strap which is installed on the camera body, and a stopper provided on an intermediate portion of the loop-shaped strap. The stopper is shiftable along a longitudinal direction of the strap, and forms a large loop-shaped first strap serving for example as a shoulder strap and a small loop-shaped second strap serving for example as a grip strap. The loop-shaped strap, which is positioned adjacent to the camera body, is provided with a pad. This pad can be used as a pad receiving a back of hand or a shoulder pad.

Abstract: A portable fan worn in a self-oriented position on a wearer for directing a current of cooling air toward the wearer. The fan has a housing made of lightweight material, a lightweight electric motor in the housing powered by a source such as a battery so that the motor does not require physical connection to a fixed location remote from the wearer, a mechanism for moving air including a shaft connected to the motor, a hub on the shaft and a plurality of vanes projecting radially outwardly from the hub, the shaft, hub and vanes being made of a lightweight material, a shroud made of lightweight material connected to the housing and substantially enclosing said air moving mechanism, and a mechanism for supporting the fan below the wearer's face in an orientation wherein said air moving mechanism directs a current of air upwardly toward the wearer's face without being manually held.

Abstract: A suspending strap lodging device allows a suspending strap to be extracted from or withdrawn into a portable object, such as a bag, depending upon whether or not the strap is needed. The device includes a mechanism for allowing the strap to be withdrawn or extracted to a desired length; a locking mechanism for controlling movements of the strap steplessly in both the withdrawing and the extracting directions; and a mechanism for releasing the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism provided in the withdrawing and extracting mechanism prevents the weight of the portable object, or the impact load caused when the object is lifted, from being directly exerted on the strap, thereby enabling the strap to be securely locked in position and allowing it to enjoy a long service life. Also a strap may be equipped with its own strap lodging device. Since it is equipped with a lodging device of its own, this strap can easily replace the straps of existing portable objects.

Abstract: The sling for a rifle or shotgun, which allows the firearm to be retained suspended from the shoulder without sliding off while the associated arm and hand are otherwise engaged. An auxiliary strap assembly may be secured to form a stabilizing, neck-encircling loop, and stored out of the way flatly against the main sling when not in use.

Abstract: A supplemental carry strap for use with luggage, including golf bags, garment bags and the like, having a single shoulder carry strap including a padded or unpadded shoulder-contacting element having a positioning indicator and two connecting straps to adjust the position of the carried luggage while retaining the shoulder element in the proper position for contacting the shoulder, and a coupling element for receiving the connecting straps and, further, having a connecting arrangement for attaching the supplemental carry strap to the luggage to be carried.

Abstract: A carrying sling for an infant carrier or car seat is disclosed. The sling uses a strap held in the hand or across the shoulder from which the occupied carrier is suspended by means of multiple support straps. The support straps contain length adjustors and buckles which allow the sling to open for loading and unloading the carrier. The support straps are also provided with means of attachment to the carrier frame.

Abstract: A carrying device for archery bow and other equipment. The device includes an adjustable shoulder strap and an attached shock cord large enough to diagonally encircle the user's body. A padded shoulder protector and pull tab-manufacturer's label are affixed to the strap. An attachment-release assembly including a block and an attachment cord is suspended from the shock cord.

Abstract: A bow carrying device which is adapted to be worn on the body of an archer and used to carry the archer's bow adjacent the body in a hands free manner includes a first strap assembly and a second strap assembly. The first strap assembly is adapted to be removably mounted at one end on the bow frame. The second strap assembly is adapted to be anchored by a loop formed at one end on a shoulder of the archer, extend around the top of the back of the archer and then extend down on the front of the archer on the side opposite the shoulder to which it is anchored. Complementary portions of a quick release fastener are mounted on each one of the strap assemblies so that the bow can be easily detached from the second strap member when desired. The bow need not be detached from the second strap assembly to make a shot. The second strap assembly is adjustable in length and also in the size of the anchor loop so as to accommodate different sized archers.

Abstract: A device for stabilizing a hand-held motion picture or videotape camera having a member for supporting the photographer's arm and a curved support at its lower end, which rests upon the photographer's thigh. The device is secured around the photographer's body by an adjustable strap. A U-shaped armrest is provided to hold the photographer's elbow in position on top of the member. In its preferred form, an adjustable clip may be attached to the lower part of the member to engage the belt of the photographer for additional stability.

Abstract: An improved carrying strap for carrying a long hose such as a corrugated plastic pool vacuum hose has a shoulder loop of unvarying size and a variable size hose carrying loop which may be quickly cinched around multiple turns of a hose to be carried. The strap uses a single rigid connector having a pair of parallel bars around which the continuous strap is wrapped to form the loops.

Abstract: A strap and carry system for cradling and transporting flat and generally rectangular objects such as a body board. The system comprises three flexible loose straps secured to each other forming an adjustable flexible cradle which can be folded for storage and held open with one hand so that an object such as a body board can be inserted and secured for carrying.

Abstract: A bow sling for attachment to an archery bow for assisting the archer in carrying and steadying the bow during aiming and firing of an arrow. The bow sling comprises an elongated strap formed of elastomeric material having a pair of legs extending from one end adapted to be attached to the bow's limbs. An adjustable loop is formed adjacent the opposite end of the strap adapted to be received around the archer's bow string pulling shoulder such that the strap extends behind the archer's neck and over the shoulder of the bow holding arm to support the bow in front of the archer in a steadying or carrying position, and the bow sling permits the bow to be conveniently and quickly grasped and raised to a firing position whereby the elasticity of the sling supports the bow against the archer's palm permitting the bow hand to relax during aiming and firing.

Abstract: An article carrying strap has an elongated web of material with a first end. The first end has releasable fastening elements on one surface of the web for forming an openable and closable loop at the first end. The second end is disposed at an oblique angle to the longitudinal center line of the web and has releasable fastening elements on the surface of the web for forming an openable and closable loop at the second end. Each loop is adapted to receive a portion of an article to be carried.

Abstract: A center-mount bow-string holder is provided for use by an archer, e.g. with a sling, for carrying a bow or standing with an armed or unarmed bow. The holder includes spaced-apart hooks for supporting a horizontally held bow-string. For support, the bow-string is centered-balanced between the hooks with the bow-string supported on the hooks. The axial spacing of the hooks is such that the same serve as a guide for and are closely adjacent to the arrow nock end when placed on and held by the low-string and further the lateral spacing for each hook is such as to allow the archer to move the armed or unarmed bow silently and freely in and out of the holder, as desired.

Abstract: An apparatus as set forth including an elongate flexible sling member, including an upper terminal end mounted to a support rod tip projecting coaxially of the support rod extending beyond an associated umbrella canopy. The lower terminal end of the sling is mounted to a lower terminal end of the support rod adjacent a handle of an associated umbrella structure. The sling member includes an adjusting sleeve defining a loop of the elongate sling member to effect elongate adjustment of the sling to permit securement of the associated umbrella about a torso portion of an associated individual transporting the umbrella. A modification of the invention includes the lower terminal end of the sling member wound about a spring-biased drum to retractably secure the sling member within a housing. Further, an elongate support web selectively secures a water repellent jacket within a cavity of the web, wherein the web is mounted to the support rod tip and a projecting canopy spine member of the associated canopy.

Abstract: An adjustable shoulder carrying strap for carrying a flashlight comprises an elongated main shoulder strap for extending over a shoulder, a first flashlight case gripping strap secured at its mid portion to one end of the shoulder strap transverse thereto and having complementary hook and loop fastening means on opposite ends thereof, an end strap having a take up buckle on one end thereof and to the other end of the shoulder strap, a second flashlight case gripping strap secured to the other end of the end strap transverse thereto and having complementary hook and loop fastening strips on each end thereof for detachably securing around the body of a flashlight, and a gripping inner surface on the first and second gripping straps for gripping the outer surface of a flashlight body.

Abstract: An air bottle support harness for hand-free carrying a compressed air bottle. The harness includes an arm sling with laterally extending spaced retention loops adapted to encircle the bottle to hold the same on the support harness when the arm sling is supported on a shoulder of the wearer.

Abstract: A shoulder strap support apparatus for carrying weaponry on the person. The shoulder strap apparatus includes fastener apparatus for connecting the shoulder strap to a weaponry container positioned at the side beneath the shoulder of a person. The fastener apparatus facilitates the comfortable conforming of the shoulder strap and container to the person's body.

Abstract: A shoulder holster carrying device for a removable vehicle radio. The device includes a frame member which fits about the periphery of the forepart of the radio and a shoulder strap which is selectively attachable to the frame member.

Abstract: A front pack infant carrier consisting of a thick, generally rectangular foam or padded seat secured by straps made of webbing. Straps are worn over the shoulders of the wearer and the seat is positioned adjacent and substantially perpendicular to the wearer's stomach. The infant sits in a forward facing position and is held in place by the left and right shoulder straps, horizontal straps transversely crossing the front shoulder straps, and a vertical crotch strap connected to the horizontal straps and to the seat front and bottom. The crotch strap extends to form a wearer's belt-engaging loop. The shoulder straps are formed in one continuous loop, crossing at the back of the wearer.

Abstract: A guitar or like instrument harness that supports the weight of an instrument evenly about the shoulders and back of the wearer, while stabilizing the instrument in any position desired by the wearer. The harness utilizes a single strap segment, with structures for attachment to anchor points on the instrument. The strap passes over both shoulders, crossing in the back. The instrument is supported from the loops on either side of the wearer, which are created by the generally "figure 8" type pattern of the strap. One attachment structure is free to slide along the strap, allowing it to maintain a balanced position as the strap shifts to maintain weight distribution along its length.

Abstract: A strap type carrier and locking seal for articulated drawing tubes and other cylindrical objects with slip on end caps of different diameters and lengths. The carrier consists of two circumferential fastening members and an adjustable longitudinal carrying strap. The circumferential fastening members are cinched about the top and bottom of a tube or cylinder by wrapping the fastening members around the tube and extending the free end of the fastening members through a rectangular ring at the opposite end. The free end is then folded back to engage complimentary hook and loop fastening materials. The circumferential fastening members comprise an elastomer coating on the side facing the cylindrical object to facilitate a secure grip and to effectuate a locking seal for the end caps of articulated drawing tubes. The carrying strap is attached to the dee ring of the top and bottom circumferential fastening members via swivel snaphooks.

Abstract: A shoulder holster having right and left hand pairs of front and rear shoulder straps, rear neck and back straps joining the rear shoulder straps, upper fasteners joining the upper ends of each pair of straps, a handgun sheath or holder secured to the lower ends of one pair of shoulder straps, and lower fasteners joining the lower ends of the other pair of shoulder straps. The holster is worn with the shoulder straps extending over the wearer's shoulders to support the gun holder beneath one armpit of the wearer and position the lower ends of the other shoulder straps beneath the wearer's other armpit for holding handcuffs, if desired. The upper fasteners joining the upper shoulder strap ends, which preferably are Velcro fasteners, are releasible and adjustable to accommodate a range of wearer shoulder sizes.

Abstract: A device for carrying skis comprises a flexible strap (12) formed at one end with a pocket (22) to receive the ski ends and having at the other end of the strap (12), fastening means (28, 30) adapted to grip the skis. The device allows the skis to be carried substantially vetically with the strap (12) over the user's shoulder and is formed of plastics webbing material to be foldable, when not in use, to approximately pocket size. The pocket (22) mouth is unrestricted and can be arranged for simple insertion of the skis without the need to guide the pocket (22) by hand.

Abstract: Heavy objects may be transported by one man by means of the self-lockable transport strap. A large panel or surf-board may be transported by means of a support band which passes under the object and of which the two upper ends are connected by means of at least one belt. Each belt may be hooked to the end of a conventional strap bearing on the shoulders, the band and the belt tightening themselves on the object to be transported.

Abstract: A guitar strap comprises a narrow band of flexible material having a top side and bottom side, with the bottom side having an anchor member located thereon. In addition, cushion means are provided having a coupling member connected thereto for detachably affixing the cushion means to the anchor member on the bottom side of the band. This permits the cushion member to be readily detachable from the band and makes the cushion member capable of being affixed onto the anchor member at differing desired positions laterally along the bottom side of the band. In addition, there is provided an end belt having a belt coupling member connected to one side thereof, the band further having an end portion defining a tunnel for slidably receiving the end belt and an anchor member located on an outer surface of the end portion for detachably affixing the end belt to the end anchor member after sliding the end belt through the tunnel.

Abstract: A multi-use handbag is disclosed having a main storage body, at least one handle and at least one locking flap secured to one or more corners of the main storage area to an engagement member disposed along the lateral side of the handbag. Various configurations are obtainable by selective connection of the handles to the body and selective connection of the locking flaps to the engagement member.

Abstract: A combination bicycle and handbag includes a bag body, a continuous strap attached at its ends to the bag body to form a closed loop, and pairs of complementary fastener members attached to the strap adjacent to its ends and positioned on the strap such that portions of the strap which include the fastener members may be looped about a handlebar crossbar and secured thereto by engagement of the complementary fastener members such that the bag body is suspended from the crossbar. The fastener members preferably are of the releasable type, such as snaps or strips of hook and loop material so that the bag maybe removed from the crossbar and used as a handbag with a shoulder strap.

Abstract: A harness is provided for holding a blood pressure cuff in the correct position on the arm when being worn for extended periods of time. The harness has a support member that attaches by clasps directly to the cuff on the person's arm. The support member extends from the cuff to the shoulder region of the user so that the weight of the cuff is carried by the shoulder rather than by the arm through contact pressure from the cuff itself. The support member prevents slippage or rotation of the cuff throughout the monitoring period. A strap is provided that attaches to the support member at the shoulder region and runs under the other arm of the user to hold the support member in the correct position.

Abstract: A cooler bag intended to be carried at one's back by means of a shoulder strap. The bag is constructed to include an outer layer or shelll and an inner waterproof bladder with the body of the bag having between the outer shell and the bladder a layer of insulation. While the bag is generally circular in cross-section, the bottom of the bag has a forward concave edge portion so as to fit the general contour of one's back. The shoulder strap is selectively connected to the bottom portion of the bag either at one side or the other depending on which shoulder is engaged by the shoulder strap. The bag also has a desirable closure arrangement including closure flaps which are folded into overlying locked relationship.

Abstract: A versatile gun sling is disclosed which allows a gun to be carried either over a person's shoulder or across their back. The gun sling is made of a long strap slit longitudinally. The strap is broader on the end which connects to a gun's buttstock, allowing optimum weight distribution across the bearer's back. The gun sling's length is adjusted by folding the strap so the opposite end of the strap may be connected to the strap, forming a loop in the strap. The gun sling is attached to a gun by two swivel rings held in loops in the strap on each strap end. One swivel ring resides in the loop formed in the strap by folding the strap to adjust the length; the second loop is formed by folding the buttstock end region of the strap onto itself and fastening it in place.

Abstract: A ski boot carrier comprises a double loop structure defined by a cord forming a first loop for looping through the buckles of a pair of adjacent ski boots, and a strap forming a second loop for looping over the arm of a skier for carrying the boots, leaving the hand of the arm free to grasp or carry other articles and the like.

Abstract: A tool or utility bag for confined spaces wherein a heavyweight fabric pouch includes a drawstring closure arranged relative to a V-shaped access opening. An adjustable length, padded shoulder strap mounted to the draw cord supports the bag away from the shoulder, while a formed hip stay supports the bag from the hip. In alternative embodiments, a weatherproof cover, full-height hip support plate, auxiliary pockets and/or V-opening strap closures are included.

Abstract: A security pouch of a size adapted to hold a cash receipts container in a vertical position and adapted to be worn by an individual suspended from the shoulder and adjacent the side of the individual's chest and under the individual's arm, including, an opening provided with a closure that is operable by one hand.

Abstract: A device for carrying a sailboard, surfboard or the like, includes a spreader bar and a pair of slings supported therefrom. A fastener attaches each of the slings into an adjustable-sized loop to fit around the sail board. A strap supports the spreader bar from a user's shoulder and has an adjustable length for accommodating different-sized people.

Abstract: Clearing saw harness to which a clearing saw is to be removably attached with the weight thereof transferred to the shoulder of the wearer via elongated parts (3, 4), extending from a backpiece (2) over the shoulders and releasably couplable to each other at the front by a coupling (5, 6) mounted on each part and releasably interconnected, each coupling being adjustable longitudinally of the part to one of a plurality of possible positions. A saw support is connected by strap means (8) to one of the coupling and to the back piece.

Abstract: A carrier for a sailboard comprising a carrier bar, spaced loops suspended from the bar to support the board, a second pair of loops suspended from the carrier bar to support the mast, on which the sail may be wrapped and a pouch supported from the bar to carry the daggerboard, and ropes. Mounted on the spaced loops for supporting the board are fasteners to secure the handle bar or boom.

Abstract: Disclosed is a soft camera case of the "ever-ready" type, in which the case is suspended by a carrying strap, in such a position as to provide swift and easy access to a camera, as for example when one observes a photographic subject and must take a photograph with minimum delay, lest the opportunity be lost. The case is so shaped as to be universally adapted to receive cameras of different makes and sizes, while yet protectively, snugly enclosing the same. A carrying strap has its ends connected directly to the camera, and has end portions loosely slidable in apertures provided in the cover of the case. Upon removal of the camera, the case is free to slide along the end portions of the strap until its cover engages shoulders provided upon the strap to limit further slidable movement. The end portions are adjustable in length, so that the case and camera will separate only to the extent desired by the particular user.

Abstract: A pet carrier comprises a sling of flexible sheet material having a body portion with holes for receiving the pet's legs and straps extending from the sides of the body portion which are drawn over the pet's body and secured together so that the carrier may be slung over a user's shoulder or arm or carried in the hand. The carrier provides comfortable and secure support for the pet. A pair of restraining straps are secured to the body portion outwardly of the leg receiving holes with "Velcro" fastening tapes adjustably connecting the restraining straps for snug engagement over the back of a pet to prevent the pet from retracting its legs from the holes thereby securely retaining the pet in the carrier.

Abstract: This invention is a carrier for an umbrella which includes a tubular sheath supported from the shoulder of the user by a strap.

Abstract: A light weight carrier system primarily for use in carrying skis and/or poles on the user's back between the shoulders. The carrier system 2 includes a plaint back body portion 4 including a top holding strap 6 and a bottom holding strap 8, each with a closure means. A pair of shoulder harness straps 14 and 16 are each attached to opposite side edges of body portion 4. In use, carrier 2 is placed horizontally and open on a substantially flat surface with straps 6 and 8 on top and accessible. A pair of skis 32, having toe binding 34 and heel binding 36, and and/or a pair of ski poles 38, are then placed on reinforcing strip 26 of body portion 4 between straps 6 and 8 with, for example, toe portion 34 of the binding above strap 6 and heel portion 36 ofthe binding above strap 8.

Abstract: A support device is provided for nursing bottles and young child amusement items comprising a body encircling, resilient and adjustable strap having secured to a center, front portion thereof one end of a pliable, but non-extendible, band member approximately 9-inches long, the other end of said band member being fixedly secured to one side of a frustoconically contoured elastic loop member adapted to interlockingly engage the neck portion of nursing bottles and undercut portions of amusement devices.The body encircling strap has free ends joined at the back of the wearer by a "Velcro" fastener or other adjustable fastener means permitting easy under-the-arm or over-the-shoulder attachment to, or detachment from, a young child; and the elasticity of the frustoconical elastic loop member permits easy adult attachment to, and detachment from, nursing bottles and appropriate child amusement items.