US2015108193A1PendingUtilityA1

Load bearing system and method

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 18, 2013Filed: Oct 18, 2013Published: Apr 23, 2015
Est. expiryOct 18, 2033(~7.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Stephen M. Plante
A45F 3/12A45F 3/04
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Abstract

A system may include an acromion-socket to receive a user's acromion-portion. The system may also include a strap positioned by the acromion-socket where the strap connects a load to the user.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 an acromion-socket to receive a user's acromion-portion; and   a strap positioned by the acromion-socket where the strap connects a load to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket is shaped to also engage a user's humerus that is closest to the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket is at least one of removable from the strap, can be positioned anywhere along the strap, and integral to the strap. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket's greatest width is larger than the strap's greatest width. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the strap at least one of crosses a vertical line defined by the user's spinal cord and does not cross a vertical line defined by the user's spinal cord. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket comprises at least one of a deformable material that aids in engaging the user's acromion-portion and a hard member that aids in engaging the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket is pre-formed to aid in receiving the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the acromion-socket pre-forming is achieved by at least one of material cut pattern, fastening pattern, fabrication process, and material selection. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket maintains the load's weight on the user's acromion-portion during use of the acromion-socket by positioning the acromion-socket on the user's acromion-portion through the cupping of the user's acromion-portion instead of permitting the acromion-socket to slide away from the user's acromion-portion and towards the user's clavicle closest to the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acromion-socket transfers a majority of the load's weight to the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 receiving a user's acromion-portion in an acromion-socket; and   positioning a strap by the acromion-socket where the strap connects a load to the user.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising shaping the acromion-socket to also engage a user's humerus that is closest to the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising making the acromion-socket at least one of removable from the strap, positioned anywhere along the strap, and integral to the strap. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising making the acromion-socket's greatest width larger than the strap's greatest width. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising making the strap at least one of cross a vertical line defined by the user's spinal cord and not cross a vertical line defined by the user's spinal cord. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising engaging the user's acromion-portion via at least one of a deformable material and a hard member that aids in engaging the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising pre-forming the acromion-socket to aid in receiving the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising achieving the pre-forming of the acromion-socket by at least one of material cut pattern, fastening pattern, fabrication process, and material selection. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising maintaining the load's weight on the user's acromion-portion during use of the acromion-socket by positioning the acromion-socket on the user's acromion-portion through the cupping of the user's acromion-portion instead of permitting the acromion-socket to slide away from the user's acromion-portion and towards the user's clavicle closest to the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising transferring via the acromion-socket a majority of the load's weight to the user's acromion-portion. 
     
     
         21 . A system comprising:
 an acromion-socket to receive a user's acromion-portion where the acromion-socket's greatest width while being used is larger than the strap's greatest width while being used, and the acromion-socket is pre-formed to aid in receiving the user's acromion-portion; and   a strap positioned by the acromion-socket where the strap connects a load to the user.

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