Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Article carrier gripped and carried by hand – Having flaccid receiver – support or fastener for article
Patent
1993-12-14
1995-08-08
Kramer, Dean
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Article carrier gripped and carried by hand
Having flaccid receiver, support or fastener for article
294156, B65D 6318
Patent
active
054392659
ABSTRACT:
A sling for positioning a large-diameter hose (such as a fire hose) while the hose is under pressure is provided. The sling of the present invention comprises two handles having respective U-shaped sleeves for carrying a flexible, elongate, flat strap for carrying the hose. The strap has two ends looped through respective sleeves of the handles and secured to the strap to form two respective loops about the sleeves. The loops are dimensioned to permit rotation of the sleeves in the loops. The strap is dimensioned to have a length between the sleeves that is between about 95 and 160 percent of the height of the individual using the sling. Preferrably, the length of the strap is about 133 percent the height of the individual using the sling. This dimensioning of the strap permits the individual using the sling to predominately employ the individual's leg muscles, rather than the individual's back muscles, to drag the hose. Thus, the present invention permits easy and rapid positioning of a large-diameter hose, while substantially decreasing risk of injury to the individual positioning the hose.
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