Claims
- 1. A shoulder carrier comprising:
a container having a top, a bottom and a rear into which items to be carried can be placed; only a single shoulder strap having a top end attached near the top of the container and a bottom end attached near the bottom of the container, the single shoulder strap extending along a midline of the container; a shoulder pad mounted to the single shoulder strap; and a lumbar support attached to the rear of the container that bears on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region, the lumbar support having a fluid-filled bladder, and having a portion that projects from the rear of the container and extends across the rear of the container.
- 2. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the container is formed from a flexible fabric.
- 3. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the shoulder pad is freely slidable along the shoulder strap.
- 4. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the shoulder pad includes a fluid-filled bladder.
- 5. The carrier of claim 4, wherein the fluid-filled bladder is removable from a shoulder pad outer covering
- 6. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the shoulder strap includes at least one adjuster to adjust the length of the shoulder strap.
- 7. The carrier of claim 1, further comprising:
a guide attached to the rear of the container; and wherein a portion of the shoulder strap passes through the guide.
- 8. The carrier of claim 7, wherein the guide is attached to the back portion above the lumbar support.
- 9. The container of claim 7, wherein the guide comprises a webbing strip.
- 10. The carrier of claim 7, wherein the shoulder strap passes through the guide, over the lumbar support and is attached to the container below the lumbar support.
- 11. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the lumbar support extends across the bottom of the container.
- 12. The carrier of claim 1, wherein a portion of the lumbar support has an approximately cylindrical shape.
- 13. A shoulder carrier comprising:
a container having a top, a bottom and a rear into which items to be carried can be placed; only a single shoulder strap having opposite ends attached to the container; a shoulder pad mounted to the single shoulder strap, the shoulder pad having a fluid-filled bladder; and a lumbar support attached to the rear of the container that bears on a wearer's hip or lumbar region to transfer weight in the container to the hip or lumbar region, the lumbar support having a fluid-filled bladder, and having a portion that projects from the rear of the container and extends across the bottom of the container.
- 14. The carrier of claim 13, wherein the container is formed from a flexible fabric.
- 15. The carrier of claim 13, wherein the shoulder pad is freely slidable along the shoulder strap.
- 16. The carrier of claim 15, wherein the fluid-filled bladder is removable from a shoulder pad outer covering.
- 17. The carrier of claim 13, wherein a portion of the lumbar support has an approximately cylindrical shape.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/562,361, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/434,633, filed Nov. 5, 1999, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/078,462, filed May 14, 1998. application Ser. Nos. 09/562,361, 09/434,633 and 09/078,462 are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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