Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article supported on horizontally extending member
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-03
2001-02-27
Garbe, Stephen P. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article supported on horizontally extending member
C224S272000, C224S678000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06193122
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to devices that are worn around the waist of a person for the purpose of carrying items: that are required to distribute, to consume, work with, or a type of tool to accomplish a task. The requirement of easy and immediate access to these items is of great importance to the person carrying some type of holder. More specifically this invention relates to an improvement in the capacity for both size and weight of the holder. This is accomplished by supporting the weight of the holder on the person's waist similar to a large and heavy backpack, and to suspend the holders away from the body allowing complete freedom of movement of the person, and to increase stability of the holder while the person wearing it is walking.
(b) Discussion of Prior Art
For many years, persons whose occupation required tasks to be performed in a variety of positions or locations have desired to have easy and portable access to the items that they used frequently, whether it is tools, or things they consume such as nails, fasteners, food and the like, or things that are distributed such as brochures and flyers.
In the past the typical solution was to mount some type of holder on a belt worn around the waist. Although this accomplished the task, there were problems with the belt being unevenly loaded causing it to slip on the waist or be uncomfortable for the person wearing the belt. Another problem was the instability of holder while walking, as the holder would tend to bounce with the wearers walking stride possibly causing the contents of the holder to dislodge, become disorganized, or fall out of the holder.
One example of successfully addressing the problem of carrying significant weight by a person, is the wide padded waist belt commonly used for large backpacks. By distributing the weight over a large area, the belt greatly increases the comfort of the person carrying the weight and eliminates “digging in” of the belt into the waist of the person that can quickly become uncomfortable. Other waist mounted carrying and supporting holders tend to mount the holders close to the body of the person wearing the holders. This restricts physical movement of the person and adds to the instability of the holder from the hip and leg movement of the person walking with the holder mounted to their waist. The prior devices in this area do accomplish their purpose in carrying items. However, there remains a need for a way to increase capacity of the waist mounted holders and provide for greater ease of physical bodily movement of the person wearing the holder, while maintaining ease of access to the particular items carried.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a new and useful rigid frame tool belt assembly for suspending one or more multiple tool holders.
Another object of the present invention is the belt and frame assembly suspends the tool holders out and away from a workman's body.
Still another object of the present invention is the belt assembly allows for free and unobstructed movement of the body when wearing the belt assembly.
Yet another object of the present invention is the elimination of the tool holders banging against the workman's moving legs while walking. This reduces vertical movement of the tool holder, reducing the opportunity for tools to eject from the tool holder and thereby being lost or misplaced.
Still yet another object is for the rigid frame to transmit the tool holder weight to a wide padded waist worn belt. The belt allows for distribution of the load over a large area on the workman's waist, allowing for heavier tools to be carried in the holders, while not impeding the workman's comfort or movement. This is similar to the concept behind large, high capacity backpacks.
A further object of the present invention is to provide for full waistline adjustability for the person wearing the belt, this is accomplished by full waist size adjustability through sliding the belt extension straps to the desired belt tension. The rigid frame is designed to fully accommodate the belt waist size adjustment as required by the person using the invention.
However, an added benefit of the present invention is the easy accessibility of what is being carried in the holders. As opposed to a backpack where accessibility of the items carried requires removal of the backpack from the person to gain access to the items carried. A padded support belt includes a quick attach and detach male and female members, for the user to take the belt on and off easily and quickly.
The belt assembly includes a belt with attached rigid frame. The belt is secured around the workman's waist. The belt is of a wide padded design for the workman's comfort while supporting the weight of the tool holders from the rigid frame. The belt also has a quick attach and detach buckle with male and female members. The male and female members are releasably attached to extension straps. The straps are attached to opposite ends of the belt. The length of the extension straps is adjustable, from the belt to the male and female members, therefore allowing adjustment for different workman waist sizes. The rigid frame is also adjustable in size for different workman waist sizes. This feature enables the workman to keep the tool holders at the same distance from his body while accommodating different waist sizes. Also the adjustable rigid frame enables the tool holder to hold a large number of tools in one position relative to the workman's body for easier access to a set of tools while in use.
These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent to those familiar with various types of tool carrying devices from the following detailed description, showing novel construction, combination, and elements as herein described, and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiments to the herein disclosed invention are meant to be included as coming within the scope of the claims, except insofar as they may be precluded by the prior art.
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Crabtree Edwin H.
Garbe Stephen P.
Mavgolis Donald W.
Pizarro Ramon L.
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