Weight dispersing wearable containment appliance

Abstract

A wearable luggage appliance for carrying goods of the wearer distributes the weight of the carried goods across the front and back of the wearer for mitigating a gravitational load conventionally borne by shoulder straps on the shoulders of a wearer. The luggage appliance includes integrated front and back portions connected by continuous side panels that distribute downward forces exerted on cargo or items disposed in compartments on the back portions onto the front portion. Heavy loads on a conventional back-disposed carrying appliance (i.e. backpack) typically concentrate loads on shoulder straps that tend to apply downward and backward forces on the shoulders and upper body of the wearer. The wearable luggage appliance redistributes these rear loads across the front (chest and torso) of the wearer by an integrated vest construction having continuous seams across the shoulders and sides for evenly distributing the downward and backward forces, reducing wearer fatigue.

1 . A wearable containment appliance comprising:
 a front portion and a back portion, the front and back portions integrated for encircling a torso of the wearer;   at least one containment receptacle on the back portion for containing weighted items; and   at least one weight dispersion panel on the front portion for spreading forces exerted by the back portion across the front portion.   
     
     
         2 . The appliance of  claim 1  wherein the front portion defines a vest attached to the back portion along a continuous side panel. 
     
     
         3 . The appliance of  claim 1  wherein the back portion defines a backpack having a plurality of pockets. 
     
     
         4 . The appliance of  claim 1  wherein the weight dispersion panel is adapted to carry downward force exerted on the wearer from the containment receptacle. 
     
     
         5 . The appliance of  claim 4  wherein the integration of the front and back portions avoids a concentrated and rearward force exerted on the wearer from the back portion by the tension carried to the weight dispersing panel. 
     
     
         6 . The appliance of  claim 5  wherein the weight dispersion panel further comprises a plurality of selectively engageable panels, the selectively engageable panels maintaining tension with the back portion when engaged. 
     
     
         7 . The appliance of  claim 4  wherein the weight dispersion panel is adapted to distribute weight across the front torso (chest and abdomen) of the wearer. 
     
     
         8 . The appliance of  claim 7  wherein the weight dispersion panel avoids concentration of the transferred force at the lower torso and beltline of the wearer. 
     
     
         9 . The appliance of  claim 6  further comprising straps for integrating the front and back portion, the straps maintaining tension between the front and back portions. 
     
     
         10 . The appliance of  claim 6  further comprising a continuous flexible panel between the front and back portions for integrating the front and back portion, the straps maintaining tension between the front and back portions along a continuous seam. 
     
     
         11 . The appliance of  claim 1  front portion further comprises a selective closure for engagement and disengagement of a plurality of panels defining the front portion, the engaged panels defining the weight dispersion portion for accommodating the tension resulting from the spread forces. 
     
     
         12 . The appliance of  claim 11  wherein the selective closure comprises at least one of zipper, snaps, hook and loop, buttons, and latch. 
     
     
         13 . A method for dispersing weight across an upright torso of a carrier, comprising
 disposing a load in a containment on the torso, the containment having an upper attachment for supporting the containment on the torso;   transferring forces from the containment to an opposed side of the torso by engaging the containment with a lower support, the lower support encircling the torso;   tensioning the lower support for transferring the load from the containment to the opposed side; and   tensioning the upper attachment by interconnecting the upper attachment to the lower support on the opposed side.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the interconnecting is for linking tensioned loads exerted on the containment, the linking transferring the load to the opposed side. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising disposing the containment on a rear torso of a wearer, the opposed side defined by a front torso of the wearer. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the lower support further comprises a plurality of panels adapted to engage the front torso, the panels adapted for selective engagement for establishing the tension. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein tensioning the lower support further comprising selectively engaging closures between panels defining the lower support. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the selective closure comprises at least one of zipper, snaps, hook and loop, buttons, and latch. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the engaged panels define a weight dispersion panel adapted to distribute weight across the front torso (chest and abdomen) of the wearer. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein the weight dispersion panel avoids concentration of the transferred force at the lower torso and beltline of the wearer.