Carrying apparatus with loading element
View Patent ↗A carrying apparatus configured to assist a user to carry a heavy load above their head wherein the present invention provides weight distribution to the shoulders of the individual. The invention includes a carrying apparatus having a first lateral support member and a second lateral support member having a support platform member secured therebetween. The first lateral support member and second lateral support member have lower edges configured to be placed on the shoulders of the user of the carrying apparatus. The carrying apparatus is configured to have a load placed thereon by the loading member. The loading member includes a frame having a bottom support section, vertical section and upper arm member configured to facilitate placement of a load onto the carrying apparatus that is disposed on a user's shoulder. A cable and pulley system are employed to operate a loading platform in order to load the carrying apparatus.
1 . A carrying apparatus configured to be superposed a user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of a load by the user wherein the carrying apparatus comprises:
a body, said body having a first lateral support member and a second lateral support member, said first lateral support member having a lower edge configured to be superposed a first shoulder of the user, wherein said lower edge of said first lateral support member includes an arcuate portion, said arcuate portion forming a void, said void configured to mateably superposed a first shoulder area of the user, said second lateral support member having a lower edge configured to be superposed a second shoulder of the user, wherein said lower edge of said second lateral support member includes an arcuate portion, said arcuate portion of said lower edge of said second lateral support member forming a void, said void of said lower edge of said second lateral support member configured to mateably superposed a second shoulder area of the user, said body further having a support platform member, said support platform member being intermediate said first lateral support member and said second lateral support member, said support platform member being horizontal in orientation, said support platform member being at an upper end of said body, said support platform member having an upper surface operable to have the load superposed thereon, wherein said support platform member further includes an aperture, said aperture being annular in shape and located in a center of the support platform member, said aperture being journaled through said support platform member;
a loading member, said loading member having a frame, said loading member operable to assist the user in placing the load onto said upper surface of said support platform member, wherein said loading member further includes a plurality of pulleys and at least one cable, said plurality of pulleys and at least one cable operably coupled to a loading platform, said loading platform configured to have the load superposed thereon so as to transfer to the support platform member of said body; and wherein the carrying apparatus is configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and wherein the support platform member is above a head of the user and extending thereacross.
2 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 1 , and further including a spreader assembly, said spreader assembly being operably coupled to said at least one cable and said loading platform.
3 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 2 , and further including a counterweight, said counterweight being operably coupled to said loading platform via said at least one cable, said counterweight configured to move said loading platform between a first position and a second position.
4 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 3 , wherein in said first position of said loading platform, said loading platform is adjacent a ground on which the loading member is superposed.
5 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 4 , wherein in said second position of said loading platform, said loading platform is adjacent an upper arm member of said loading member.
6 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 5 , wherein said loading member includes a bottom support section, said bottom support section being superposed the ground, said bottom support section having opposing lateral support members and a rear support member contiguously formed, said bottom support section having a space wherein the space is of suitable size to accommodate the user.
7 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 6 , wherein said loading member includes a post support member, said post support member having a lower end and an upper end, said post support member being coupled to said rear support member of said bottom support section, said post support member extending upward from said bottom support section being perpendicular thereto.
8 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 7 , wherein said upper arm member is aligned over said space of said bottom support section.
9 . The carrying apparatus configured to be superposed the user's shoulders and facilitate transportation of the load as recited in claim 8 , wherein said frame of said loading member is configured to be foldable.