FR2924002A1 - Harness for use by e.g. saxophonist to carry saxophone, has semi-rigid part provided on front side of body of wearer, and zone arranged ten centimeters below another zone after installing harness on wearer - Google Patents

Abstract

The harness has a semi-rigid part (1) provided on a front side of a body of a wearer e.g. saxophonist, where the semi-rigid part is in the form of a bent rectangular plate. An attaching unit (10) e.g. hook, assures carrying of a load e.g. saxophone, and is connected to the semi-rigid part in a zone (11). Another attaching unit e.g. strap, assures connection of the semi-rigid part to the body. The latter unit is connected to the semi-rigid part in another zone (21). The zone (21) is arranged 10 centimeters below the zone (11) after installing the harness on the wearer.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a harness enabling a person to carry a load on the front face of his body. The harness according to the invention can be used for wearing any type of load. According to a particularly advantageous application, the harness according to the invention is used for the wearing of musical instruments such as saxophone or bass clarinet. According to another application, the harness is used for carrying trays by street vendors. PRIOR ART The solutions usually used for carrying a load on the front face of the wearer's body are the collars and the harnesses. Figure 1 shows a saxophonist using a necklace. FIG. 2 shows a saxophonist using a harness as described in US Pat. No. 1,992,933,772 to Walters Jr. Paul A. Such load-carrying devices have in common the provision of a load-attaching device, and straps for the connection with the body of the wearer. The attachment device, compatible with the point of attachment available on said load, is usually a hook or carabiner. Such devices have several limitations. In particular the collars, like that of Figure 1 make the weight on the back of the neck, which is uncomfortable and causes pain. Harnesses, like the one in Figure 2, do not put more weight on the back of the neck, but introduce straps that tighten the chest, which is uncomfortable and hampers breathing. In addition, in the devices mentioned, if the load is released, it descends and comes to press against the body of the wearer. This is particularly troublesome when the wearer is an instrumentalist as a saxophonist, because he must, when he plays, carry or push his instrument to bring it to the right position with respect to his mouth. This causes fatigue in the hands or fingers, and asks the player an action unrelated to the music he wants to play, which bothers him as well. The harness straps on the front of the wearer are also a hindrance to the chest, especially when the wearer is a woman. This leads some manufacturers to offer men's models and women's models, which increases the management of the manufacture of harnesses.

The present invention aims to solve the problems of devices of the state of the art. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Indeed, the invention relates to a harness allowing a person to carry a load on the front face of his body characterized in that it comprises: a rigid piece on the front face of the wearer's body, first attachment means for carrying the load, connected to said rigid part in a first zone, second attachment means for connecting said rigid piece to the wearer's body, connected to said rigid piece in a second zone, said second zone being located at least ten centimeters lower than said first zone after placing the harness on the carrier. The difference in height between said first and second zones, and the rigidity of said rigid part make it possible to move the points of application on the body of the carrier of the forces transmitting the weight of the load. In particular, one can choose places such as the lower abdomen or hips that the wearer uses little to breathe and thus reduce the discomfort. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said second attachment means comprise first and second straps both starting from said second zone and passing respectively on the right side of the carrier between his right hip and armpit at the first point. passage, and on the left flank of the carrier between his left hip and armpit at the second crossing point, and joining in the back of the wearer. According to a further feature of the invention, the harness further comprises third attachment means for connecting said rigid piece to the wearer's body, connected to said rigid piece in a third area, said third area being located at least five centimeters higher than said second zone after placing the harness on the carrier. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said third attachment means comprise a third and a fourth strap both starting from said third zone, and passing respectively above the left and right shoulders of the wearer, respectively at the third waypoint. and at the fourth waypoint, and meeting in the back of the wearer. According to a further feature of the invention, said first, second, third and fourth straps meet in the back of the wearer. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said first and third straps constitute a first oblique strap extending in the back of the wearer from said first point of passage to said third point of passage, and said second and fourth straps constitute a second strap. oblique extending in the back of the wearer of said second waypoint at said fourth waypoint. According to a first embodiment, the connections of said first, second, third and fourth straps with said rigid piece are made in a fixed manner. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said first and second straps constitute a lower strap, said lower strap being connected to said rigid piece through a first line in which it slides. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said third and fourth straps constitute an upper strap, said upper strap being connected to said rigid piece through a second loop in which it slides. According to yet another feature of the invention, said third and fourth straps are provided, at their passages on the shoulders, devices for distributing the pressure over a wider area than that of these straps.

According to yet another additional feature of the invention, when said first and third straps form in the back of the wearer only said first oblique strap and said second and fourth straps form in the back of the wearer only said second strap oblique, the crossing in the back of these two straps is provided through a cross which sets the relative positions of the faces of the straps, while leaving them slide relative to each other. According to yet another feature of the invention, the connection of said first, second, third, and fourth straps in the back of the wearer is provided non-slip between these straps.

According to yet another feature of the invention, the connection of said first load attachment means to said rigid piece is obtained by construction by producing said first attachment means in the same mechanical part as said rigid piece. According to yet another feature of the invention, the connection between said first load attachment means and said rigid piece is achieved by means of direct connection of said first fastening means to the rigid piece such as clamping, picking, screwing, gluing, nesting, interlocking force. According to yet another feature of the invention, the connection between said first load attachment means and said rigid piece is made via a fifth strap which connects said first load attachment means to said first zone. According to yet another feature of the invention, said first, second, third, fourth or fifth straps are of fixed lengths. According to yet another feature of the invention, said first, second, third, fourth or fifth straps are provided with devices for adjusting their lengths. According to yet another characteristic of the invention, said rigid piece, preferably in the form of a plate, is provided with openings spaced along its length to form said first and / or second loops. These openings may be substantially rectangular and substantially parallel to each other, and coupled in pairs to form the first and / or second passers, and / or allow the connection of the fifth strap when it exists, to said rigid piece. According to yet another characteristic of the invention, said rigid piece has a plurality or a continuity of possible positions for said first zone.

According to another additional characteristic of the invention, to obtain a harness in which said rigid piece has a plurality or a continuity of possible positions for said first zone, said first attachment means are connected to a sliding part, which sliding piece along said rigid piece and having means for locking its position along said rigid piece in a plurality or continuity of positions. According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the harness is provided with a lateral anti-displacement device which reduces the lateral displacement of the load when it is subjected to a horizontal force directed towards the left or to the right of the wearer. . According to yet another feature of the invention, said lateral anti-displacement device is integrated with said first means for attaching the load and consists of one or two lateral extensions of said first attachment means, which extensions are supported by the load respectively to the left and / or to the right of the point of attachment.

According to yet another characteristic of the invention, said lateral anti-displacement device is a substantially non-extensible flexible link connecting said rigid part or said first strap or said second strap, to a second point of attachment on the load. According to yet another characteristic of the invention, said rigid piece is composed of at least a first and a second rigid sub-piece, said first rigid sub-piece having said first zone and said second rigid sub-piece having said second zone. said first and second rigid sub-pieces being secured to each other in a lap region, the wearer of which can vary lengthwise, to adjust the distance between said first and second zones.

According to yet another feature of the invention, said rigid piece is provided with devices helping the user to shorten the piece. These devices may for example be marks or notches that pre-cut said rigid piece. According to still a further feature of the invention said rigid part comprises parts in the form of a rod, a plate, a curved rod or a curved plate or a combination of these forms. According to a further feature of the invention, said rigid piece is semi-rigid. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the appended figures in which: FIG. 1 shows a load port collar according to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a load bearing harness according to the known art, as described in patent US Pat. No. 1,992,933,772 to Walters Jr. Paul A, FIG. 3a shows a first embodiment of a harness of FIG. 3b shows another embodiment of a load-bearing harness according to the invention, with a hip belt, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the invention. a load port harness according to the invention, with third attachment means, FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of a load port harness according to the invention, with second and third means of att made in the form of straps passing through the first, second, third and fourth points of passage, - Figure 6 shows a first embodiment of the portion located in the back of the wearer, a load port harness made according to FIG. 7a shows several improvements or variants of a load port harness according to the invention; FIG. 7b represents an enlarged view of a passer shown in FIG. 7a; FIG. in enlarged view the fifth strap shown in FIG. 7a; FIG. 7d shows a variant of the passer shown in FIG. 7b; FIG. 8 shows a spider that can be used in the first embodiment of the part situated in the back of the wearer. shown in FIG. 6, of a load port harness according to the invention, FIGS. 9a and 9b respectively show a second and a third embodiment of the part situated in the back. of the carrier, a load port harness according to the invention, - Figures 10a and 10b show a first embodiment of a direct connection between the first attachment means and the rigid part, - Figures 11a, 11b and 11c show according to several views another embodiment of a direct connection between the first attachment means and the rigid part. FIGS. 12a and 12b show two embodiments of the rigid part of a load port harness according to the invention; FIG. 13 shows an example of connection of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth straps to a rigid piece of a load port harness according to the invention made according to the mode of FIG. 12b; FIGS. 14 and 15 show two embodiments of the rigid piece provided with a plurality of first attachment means, FIGS. 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d show variants of an embodiment of the harness in which said rigid piece has a plurality or a continuity of possible positions for said first zone, FIGS. 17 and 18 show two embodiments of a lateral anti-displacement device, - Figures 19a, 19b, and 19c show in several views, a first embodiment of the rigid part in the variant where it consists of a at least two rigid sub-parts; FIG. 20 shows a second embodiment of the rigid part in the variant where it consists of at least two rigid sub-parts; FIGS. 21 and 22 show examples of use of a load port harness according to the invention respectively by a saxophonist and a street vendor. In all the figures, the same references designate the same elements. To help understanding the figures, the scales and proportions of the objects represented may vary from one figure to another. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION FIG. 3a shows a first embodiment of a harness according to the invention allowing a person to carry a load on the front face of his body. For a better visibility of the harness, the load was not represented. This harness is characterized in that it comprises: - a rigid part 1 on the front face of the body of the wearer, - first attachment means 10 to ensure the carrying of the load, connected to said rigid part 1 in a first zone 11, second attachment means 20 to ensure the connection of said rigid part 1 to the body of the carrier, connected to said rigid part 1 in a second zone 21, said second zone 21 being located at least ten centimeters lower than said first zone 11 after placing the harness on the carrier. In the example of Figure 3a, said rigid part 1 is in the form of a substantially rectangular plate, bent. The lower part of the elbow of said rigid part 1 is placed vertically on the body of the wearer. The upper part of the elbow of said rigid part 1 away from it. Said first attachment means 10 are a hook. Said second attachment means 20 are a strap whose two ends are fixed to said rigid part 1 in the second zone 21 and which passes behind the wearer's neck. Said second zone 21 is located substantially at the point of elbow of said rigid part 1. The height difference h1 between said first zone 11 and said second zone 21 is greater than or equal to ten centimeters, said second zone 21 being situated lower. said first zone 11. The difference in height between said first and second zones 11, 21, and the rigidity of said first part 1 make it possible to descend on the body of the carrier the points of application of the forces transmitting the weight of the load. In particular, one can choose places such as the lower abdomen or hips that the wearer uses little to breathe and thus reduce the discomfort. In addition, this first embodiment makes it possible to maintain said first attachment means 10 of the load at a predetermined distance from the wearer's body, defined by the shapes and dimensions of said rigid part 1, and by the position of said second part. zone 21, itself defined by the length of said second attachment means 20. In the particular case where the wearer is an instrumentalist such as a saxophonist, the invention therefore reduces the effort that this instrumentalist has to provide to maintain the instrument in good position with respect to his mouth. According to a further feature of the invention, said second attachment means 20 comprise first and second straps, 23 and 24, both of said second zone 21, and passing respectively on the right side of the wearer between his hip and his right armpit at the first point of passage 25, and on the left flank of the wearer between his left hip and armpit at the second waypoint 26, and meeting in the back of the wearer. Figure 3b illustrates an example of such an embodiment. The advantage of this embodiment is to no longer carry the weight of the load on the back of the wearer's neck. However, in this embodiment, the position of said first zone 11 above said second zone 21 is unstable, and the wearer must act with his hands to maintain said first zone 11 at the desired location. According to a further feature of the invention, the harness further comprises third attachment means 30 for connecting said rigid piece 1 to the wearer's body, connected to said rigid piece 1 in a third zone 31, said third zone 31 being located at least five centimeters higher than said second zone 21 after placing the harness on the carrier. Figure 4 illustrates an example of such an embodiment. In this example, said rigid part 1 is made in the form of a straight rod, said first attachment means 10 are a carabiner, said second attachment means 20 are a hip belt and said third attachment means 30 are a torso belt. The difference in height h2 between said second zone 21 and said third zone 31 is greater than or equal to five centimeters, said third zone 31 being situated higher than said second zone 21. The length of the torso belt is preferably chosen greater than the lap torso of the wearer so that on the front of the wearer, neither the torso belt nor the straps of said third attachment means are in contact with the wearer. The additional advantages of this second embodiment are that: the position of said first zone 11 is stable. The wearer therefore no longer has to act with his hands to stabilize it, said rigid part 1 no longer touches the wearer's body than in its lower part. The position of this lower part may be chosen in a place that it does not use significantly to breathe, such as the hips or lower abdomen. The discomfort is reduced, said third attachment means 30 are not in contact with the wearer's body on the front face thereof. They do not interfere on the front of his body, whether man or woman. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said third attachment means 30 comprise third and fourth straps, 33 and 34, both starting from said third zone 31, and passing respectively above the left and right shoulders 35 of the carrier, respectively at the third point of passage 35 and the fourth point of passage 36, and joining in the back of the wearer. Figure 5 illustrates an example of such an embodiment. According to a further characteristic of the invention, said first, second, third and fourth straps 23, 24, 33, 34 meet in the back of the wearer. According to a further feature of the invention, said first and third straps, 23 and 33, constitute a first oblique strap 2333 extending in the back of the wearer from said first point of passage 25 to said third point of passage 35, and said second and fourth straps, 24 and 34, constitute a second oblique strap 2434 extending in the back of the carrier of said second waypoint 26 to said fourth waypoint 36. Figure 6 illustrates an example of such an embodiment. The additional properties of this embodiment are that: the weight of the load, transmitted by said rigid part 1, forces said second zone 21 to be at the lowest point of said first and second straps 23, 24. The geometric characteristics of the harness , namely the lengths of said first four straps 23, 24, 33, 34, the length and the shape of said rigid part 1, and the locations of said first three zones 11, 21, 31 on said rigid part 1 therefore define the positioning harness on the wearer's body, and in particular the position of said first attachment means 10 of the load, without it being necessary to tighten the straps on the wearer's body. The position of the harness on the body of the wearer is therefore naturally stable. It has in particular no tendency to slip, without being tight, if one chooses said first and second points of passage 25, 26 lower than the ribs of the wearer, then the harness presses on the body of the wearer only in places the wearer does not use significantly to breathe. We obtain simultaneously a harness: which does not carry the weight of the load on the back of the neck of the wearer, which does not interfere with the instrument to breathe, whether male or female, - which naturally positions the charge at a distance and a height relative to the body of the wearer defined by the lengths of the constituent elements of the harness, which is particularly useful for an instrumentalist such as a saxophonist, because once the adjustment is made, it does not have significant effort to make the instrument is in the right position relative to its mouth. According to a first embodiment, the connections of said first, second, third and fourth straps with said rigid part 1 are made in a fixed manner. The connecting means may for example be screws, glue, staples or sewing, clamping or interlocking means. According to a further feature of the invention, said first and second straps 23, 24 are not that the same lower strap 2324, and the connection of said lower strap with said rigid part 1 is provided through a first loop 41 in which said bottom strap 2324 slides. Figure 7a illustrates an example of such an embodiment.

According to a further feature of the invention, said third and fourth straps 33, 34 are in fact only one same upper strap 3334, and the connection of said upper strap with said rigid piece 1 is ensured through a second passer 42 in wherein said upper strap 3334 slides. Figure 7a illustrates an example of such an embodiment.

FIG. 7b shows an enlarged view of an embodiment of said first passer 41 using openings in said rigid part 1. Other embodiments may use loops integrated into or attached to said rigid part 1. FIG. 7d shows an example of a so-called rigid part 1 equipped with an integrated horizontal loop or reported. Figures 16 and 20 show an example of an integrated or reported vertical loop. Said second passer 42 may be made similarly to said first passer 41. An advantage of using a said first pass 41 is to allow the wearer to move the bottom of said rigid part 1 relative to his body. In particular, in the case where the wearer is in a sitting position, this allows him for example to place the bottom of said rigid part 1 on the front or side of his body, at his discretion.

An advantage of using a said second passer 42 is to allow the wearer to laterally move said load attachment means 10 relative to his body, while maintaining substantially constant the height and distance of these means by relation to his body. In the case where the wearer is an instrumentalist such as a saxophonist, this allows him for example to place his instrument on the front or side of his body, at his discretion.

An advantage of the case where on the one hand said first and third straps 23, 33 merge to form said first oblique strap 2333 and said second and fourth straps 24, 34 merge to form said second oblique strap 2434, and where on the other hand said first and second straps 23, 24 merge to form said lower strap 2324 or said third and fourth straps 33, 34 merge to form said top strap 3334, is that then leads to a single strap, instead of said first four straps . The adjustment of the length of the straps and the manufacture of the harness are then simplified. According to yet another feature of the invention, said third and fourth straps are provided, at their passages on the shoulders, devices for distributing the pressure over a wider area than that of these straps. These devices may for example consist of larger pieces of fabric and possibly thicker than the straps, which double said third and fourth straps at their passage over the shoulders of the wearer. Such devices are conventional in the field of travel bag straps.

According to yet another additional feature of the invention, when said first and third straps form in the back of the wearer only said first oblique strap and said second and fourth straps form in the back of the wearer only said second strap oblique, the crossing in the back of these two straps is provided through a cross which sets the relative positions of the faces of the straps, while leaving them slide relative to each other. The brace prevents the straps from twisting when the wearer puts on the harness. The use of braces is part of the known art for harnesses. An example of a spider is shown in FIG. 8. This figure shows, in addition to the spider itself, said two oblique straps 2333, 2434 passing therethrough. This cross consists of an outer part 51 and an inner part 52. These parts are joined together by links which leave at least four windows 531, 532, 533, 534 with substantially rectangular sections, between said outer parts. 51 and inner 52. These brace windows are two by two opposite, said first window 531 being opposite said second window 532 and said third window 533 being opposite said fourth window 534. One of the straps is threaded to return by said first window 531 and out through said second window 532, the other to enter through said third window 533 and out through said fourth window 534. The cross windows are designed small enough that the straps can not easily turn in the cross . According to yet another feature of the invention, the connection of said first, second, third, and fourth straps 23, 24, 33, 34 in the back of the wearer is provided non-slip between these straps. A first embodiment of this connection consists in fusing, as previously described, firstly said first and third straps 23 and 33 to form said first oblique strap 2333, and secondly said second and fourth straps 24 and 34 for forming said second oblique strap 2434, and to assemble these two non-sliding slidable straps where they intersect, for example by sewing, stapling, gluing, buttoning, welding, tightening. A second embodiment of this connection consists in using a first connecting piece 61 positioned in the back of the wearer having four extensions that pass through said four points of passage 25, 26, 35, and 36, which extensions constitute on the front face of the carrier said first four straps 23, 24, 33, 34. Such an embodiment of the connection of said first four straps 23, 24, 33, 34 in the back of the wearer is shown in Figure 9a. A third embodiment of this connection of said first four straps 23, 24, 33, 34 in the back of the wearer consists in using an additional connecting piece 62 to join said first four straps 23, 24, 33, 34. binding of the straps with said additional piece of junction 62 may for example be performed by sewing, stapling, gluing, buttoning, welding, clamping. FIG. 9b illustrates a non-sliding link with such an additional connecting piece 62. According to yet another feature of the invention, the connection of said first load attachment means 10 to said rigid part 1 is obtained by construction in producing said first attachment means 10 in the same mechanical part as said rigid part 1. The rigid part 1 may for example be a molded plastic part having a hook. This exemplary embodiment is illustrated in FIG. 5. According to yet another additional feature of the invention, the connection between said first attachment means 10 of the load and said rigid part 1 is carried out by means of direct connection of said first means. attachment to the rigid part 1 such as clamping, picking, screwing, gluing, nesting, interlocking force. Figure 10a shows a first example of such a direct connection, made by interlocking. In this figure are shown a portion of said rigid part 1, and said first attachment means 10 of the load. Said rigid part 1 is, at the junction, a part having two substantially parallel faces communicating with each other by a breakthrough 70 between these two faces, said breakthrough 70 being substantially rectangular and horizontal. Said first fastening means 10 of the load consist of a first fastener part comprising a first substantially rectangular sector 71 and in a substantially vertical position in use, a second substantially rectangular sector 72 and in a substantially horizontal position in use, contact with said first sector 71 on a first side of said second sector 72, and a third hook sector 73, in a substantially vertical position in use and in contact with said second sector 72 on the opposite side to its said first side. The establishment of said first load attachment part is achieved by turning it 90 degrees so as to bring said first sector 71 to the horizontal, and then threading said first sector 71 through said piercing 70. Said first attachment part of the load is then returned to its normal position by a reverse rotation. The load can then be fixed to said third hook sector 73. FIG. 10b shows these same elements in left view and in section along the plane A-A 'indicated in FIG. 10a.

FIGS. 11a, 11b and 11c illustrate a second example of such a direct connection between said first attachment means 10 and said rigid part 1, by interlocking and clamping. Figure 11a is a front view, Figure 11b a left and sectional view along the plane B-B 'as shown in Figure 11a, and Figure 11c is a rear view. According to this embodiment, said rigid part 1 is at the junction a part having two substantially parallel faces communicating through a passage 80 between these two faces, which passage 80 is substantially vertical and substantially rectangular, and said first means of fastener 10 are composed of five pieces: a block 81, a pierced hook 82, a handle 83, a first key 84, and a second key 85. The block 81 has a substantially planar face, positioned on the front of said piece rigid 1 and at its contact and wider than said passage 80, and a narrower protrusion than said crossing 80 which passes through the passage 80 through said rigid part 1 and protrudes on its rear face. Said block 81 is provided with a first and a second coaxial holes on the front face of said rigid part 1, and a third hole on the rear face of said rigid part 1. Said three holes are substantially parallel to the faces of said rigid part 1 and substantially horizontal. Said first key 84 passes through said first and second holes. Said second key 85 passes through said third hole. Said pierced hook 82 is provided with a fourth hole through which said first key 84 passes. Said first key 84 thus provides the connection between said block 81 and said pierced hook 82. Said handle 83 has a substantially cylindrical end provided with a fifth and a sixth hole, coaxial, parallel to the axis of the cylinder, but eccentric, and another end whose shape can vary greatly and be for example a rod or a parallelepiped substantially perpendicular to the axis of said fifth and sixth holes . Said fifth and sixth holes are coaxial with said third hole of said block 81, and surround this third hole. Said second key passes through said fifth and sixth holes of said handle 83 and by said third hole of said block 81 and thus ensures the connection of these two parts. The radius of the cylindrical portion of said handle 83 is chosen such that, following the rotation of said handle 83 around said second key 85, said handle 83 comes to tighten or not said block 81 on said rigid part 1. According to another mode embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 7a, the connection between said first attachment means 10 of the load and said rigid part 1 is formed by means of a fifth strap 63 which connects said first attachment means 10 of the load to said first zone 11. Figure 7c shows said fifth strap 63 enlarged. The connection of said fifth strap to said rigid part 1 can be achieved for example by clamping, screwing, gluing or passage in one or more loops or openings which said rigid part 1 must then be equipped. According to yet another feature of the invention, said first, second, third, fourth or fifth straps 23, 24, 33, 34, 63 are of fixed lengths. According to yet another feature of the invention, said first, second, third, fourth or fifth straps 23, 24, 33, 34, 63 are provided with devices for adjusting their lengths. Such devices for adjusting the length of the straps are conventional for those skilled in the art, for example in the field of harnesses, shoulder harnesses or travel bags. Figure 7a illustrates two examples of such devices, one with the first loop 64 on said lower strap 2324, the other with the second loop 65 on said fifth strap 63. Said loop 65 is shown enlarged in Figure 7c.

According to yet another feature of the invention, said rigid part 1 is provided with openings spaced along said rigid part 1 to form said first or second loops, 41 and 42. These openings may be substantially rectangular and substantially parallel to each other , and coupled in pairs to form the first and / or second loops, and / or allow the connection of the fifth strap when it exists, to said rigid part 1. The choice of the torques of openings is a setting parameter for the wearer . Two embodiments of such a plate are shown in Figures 12a and 12b. FIG. 12a shows a plate in which a series of parallel openings has been made between them. Figure 12b shows a plate in which a large opening has been made, and has been provided with bars that delimit parallel openings. It will be noted that the widths of the parallel openings and the distances between these openings are not necessarily constant. FIG. 13 shows an exemplary connection of said lower strap 2324, said upper strap 3334, and said fifth strap 63 with said rigid piece 1 provided with openings spaced along its length, said bottom strap 2324 passing around a bar which thus constitutes said first passer 41, said upper strap 3334 passing around a bar which thus constitutes said second passer 42, and said fifth strap 63 passing several times on either side of said rigid piece through several bars which thus ensure its blocking. A rigid piece 1 made according to this embodiment has the advantages of including said first and second loops 41, 42, to allow the choice of the positions of the connection points of said lower and upper straps 2324 and 3334 and said fifth strap 63 to said rigid part 1 and to allow the adjustment of the length of said fifth strap 63. According to yet another feature of the invention, said rigid part 1 has a plurality or a continuity of possible positions for said first zone 11 .

The carrier can choose the position of said first zone 11 he wishes to use, in particular according to its morphology and the type of load. In the case where said first attachment means 10 are made in the same mechanical part as said rigid part 1, this can be achieved by multiplying them, as illustrated in FIG. 14, which takes again the example of FIG. first attachment means 10 are now constituted by three hooks 10a, 10b, 10c. In the case where said first fastening means 10 are fixed on said rigid part 1, this can be done by multiplying the number of places where this attachment can be made, as illustrated in FIG. 15, which takes again the example of FIGS. 10a, 10b but which replaces said breakthrough 70 in said rigid part 1 by three breakthroughs 70a, 70b, 70c. In the case of the examples of FIGS. 12a, 12b, 13, this is naturally achieved with a discrete series of predefined positions. In the case of the example of Figures 11a, 11b, 11c, this is naturally achieved with an infinity of possible positions in a predefined range. According to a further feature of the invention, to obtain a harness in which said rigid part 1 has a plurality or a continuity of possible positions for said first zone 11, said first attachment means 10 are connected to a sliding piece 90, which sliding piece 90 sliding along said rigid piece 1 and having means for locking its position along said rigid piece 1 in a plurality or continuity of positions. Figures 16a, 16b, 16c and 16d show several examples of this embodiment. The inner section of said slider must be larger than the section of said rigid part 1 to allow it to slide. In Figure 16a, said slider 90 is tubular and provided with the threaded hole in which a screw 91 is engaged. The tightening of said screw 91 makes it possible to fix said sliding piece 90 along said rigid piece 1 to the chosen position, therefore makes it possible to choose the position of said first zone 11. In FIG. 16b, said sliding piece 90 is tubular and said first attachment means 10 are connected thereto, preferably in its upper part. The length and the section of said sliding portion 90 are chosen so that when the load weighs on said first fastening means 10, said sliding piece 90 is slightly crooked with respect to the axis of said rigid piece 1 while forming an angle 95, and gets stuck. When the wearer wishes to move said first zone 11, he seizes for example with his hand said slider 90, it makes it parallel to said rigid part 1, and it can then slide freely along said rigid part 1. As soon as the carrier releases said sliding member 90, the latter again jams, and thus defines the new position of said first zone 11. FIG. 16c shows an example with a said rigid piece 1 with an H-shaped section, said sliding piece 90 being a non-tubular piece whose edges slide in the slideways 96, 97 formed by said H-shape. An advantage of the case of FIG. 16c is that said sliding piece 90 can be threaded onto said rigid piece 1 after placing said first and second loops 41, 42. This allows the realization of said rigid part 1 and said first and second loops 41, 42 in one piece, for example molded plastic, and pe thus reduce manufacturing costs. Other types of sections, such as the square, the oval or the dovetail, are also suitable. Optionally, it is possible to add along the length of said rigid part 1 reliefs which reinforce the stability of certain positions of said sliding part 90 along said rigid part 1. As examples, grooves 92 are shown in FIG. 16b, and lugs are shown in Figures 16c and 16d. Figure 16d shows the case where said slider 90 is a ring. Optionally also shown in FIG. 16d, said rigid piece 1 is of circular section and is provided with lugs 93, said sliding piece 90, possibly in the form of a ring, is of little different section from said rigid piece 1 and provided with an internal notch 94, so that it is necessary to rotate said slide member 90 to coincide said inner slot 94 with said lugs 93 so that said slide member 90 can slide along said rigid piece 1. Such device prevents accidental sliding of said sliding member 90 from one position to another along said rigid part 1. It will be noted that said second pass 42 may be placed above or below the area of said rigid part 1 along which said slider 90 can slide. According to yet another feature of the invention, the harness is provided with a lateral anti-displacement device 100 which reduces the lateral displacement of the load when it is subjected to a horizontal force directed towards the left or to the right of the carrier. This lateral anti-displacement device 100 is particularly suitable for use by an instrumentalist, and more particularly useful for playing certain notes for which the instrumentalist unbalancedly supports the instrument with both hands. This is for example the case on the saxophone for the game of re acute or sharp re sharpened. For the game of these two notes, only the left hand is used. As a result, the pressure exerted by the left hand on the keys of the instrument pushes it to the right, and the resulting displacement of the instrument annoys the instrumentalist. This movement is reduced by the lateral anti-displacement device.

According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the lateral anti-displacement device 100 is integrated with said first means 10 for attaching the load and consists of one or two lateral extensions 105, 106 of said first attachment means 10. , which extensions are supported on the load respectively to the left and / or right of the point of attachment, and thus prevent rotation around the substantially vertical axis passing through the point of attachment. An example of such a device is shown in Figure 17 which shows the body of a load 101, seen in section. The load is provided with a fastening device 102 formed in the example by an arc toric. Said first attachment means 10 of the load consist of a hook 103, a loop 104 connected to said hook 103 and allowing the connection to said fifth strap 63, and two extensions 105, 106 which constitute the anti-lock device. lateral displacement 100. According to yet another feature of the invention, said lateral anti-displacement device 100 is a substantially non-extensible flexible link 107 connecting said rigid part 1 or said first strap or said second strap, to a second point of attachment located on load. Said substantially non-extensible flexible link 107 may for example be a cord or a strap. In the case where it is desired to prevent movement of the load to the right of the wearer, this flexible link connects a point of said rigid part 1 located to the left of said first attachment means 10 of the load, or said second strap 24, at said second point of attachment of the load. When the load is at rest, the length of this substantially non-stretchable flexible link 107 is chosen or adjusted so that the link is taut, but under very low tension. This lateral anti-displacement device is therefore unnecessary. But when the load could move to the right, said substantially non-stretchable soft link 107 tends more and prevents this movement. FIG. 18 illustrates an example of such a link made with a cord loop from said rigid part 1. In this example, the cord is connected by a node to the left pillar of said rigid part 1 made according to the principle of the 12b, and is connected to a second point of attachment of the load by a second hook for fixing the load 108. The possible device for adjusting the length of the cord is not shown. Similarly, in the case where it is desired to prevent movement of the load to the left of the carrier, this flexible link connects a point of said rigid part 1 located to the right of said first attachment means 10 of the load, or said first strap 23 at said second point of attachment of the load. According to yet another feature of the invention, said rigid part 1 is composed of at least a first and a second rigid sub-part, 1a and 1b, said first rigid sub-piece having said first zone 11 and said second rigid sub-piece 1b having said second zone 21, said first and second rigid sub-parts, 1a, 1b, being fixed to one another in a covering zone whose wearer can vary the length, to adjust the distance between said first and second zones, 11, 21. Said third zone 31, in the embodiments where it exists, can be located on one or the other of said rigid sub-parts 1a, 1b. Such a setting allows the user to adapt the harness according to its morphology and depending on the type of load, and also according to its standing or sitting stature, which is particularly important for the players who sometimes play standing and sometimes seated, and it reduces the size of the harness when it is not used, then adjusting at least the distance between said first and second areas, which facilitates storage. A first embodiment of a harness according to this mode uses a rack to adjust the distance between said first and second areas, 11, 21. This first example is shown in Figures 19a, 19b and 19c. Figure 19a shows said two rigid sub-parts 1a, 1b, said two rigid sub-parts are not assembled in this figure for clarity of presentation. Figure 19b shows left and in median section said first rigid sub-part la. Figure 19c shows an axial connecting piece. In the example, said rigid sub-parts are made in the form of essentially rectangular plates, said first attachment means 10 are a hook connected by a strap 63 to said first rigid sub-part 1a, said first rigid sub-part has said second pass 42, and said second rigid sub-piece 1b has said first pass 41. Said first rigid sub-piece further has a recess 111 opening at least on the opposite face of said second rigid sub-part 1b, and leaving at least two side portions in which are arranged two grooves 112a, 112b narrower surface than the bottom, and circular shape at the bottom. A first portion of said rack is constituted by an axial part 113 having a first notched portion 114 surrounded by two smooth cylindrical portions 115, 116, and an operating key 117 on one of its ends. Said cylindrical smooth portions 115, 116 have a diameter slightly greater, for example by ten percent, than the width of said grooves 112a, 112b at the surface, and slightly less, for example by ten percent, than the width of the circular zones at the bottom said grooves 112a, 112b. Said axial piece 113 is put into place in said grooves 112a, 112b, said cylindrical portions 115, 116 being forced into the bottom of said grooves 112a, 112b. Said second rigid sub-part 1b has at least a portion of its length a second linear notched portion 118 forming the second part of said rack, the notches of said second notched portion 118 being of complementary shape to those of said first notched portion 114, so as to allow the gearing of said two notched parts. Said first rigid sub-piece also has at its lower end an additional portion perpendicular to its main portion, said additional portion being pierced so as to form a third passer 43. Said second rigid sub-piece 1b also has at its upper end an additional portion perpendicular to its main portion, which additional portion being pierced so as to form a fourth pass 44. The assembly of said two rigid sub-parts la, 1b is achieved by threading the upper end 119 of said first rigid sub-piece through said fourth pass 44, and threading the lower end 118 of said second rigid sub-part 1b by said third pass 43. Said second toothed portion 118 is then engaged on said axial part 113. The carrier can then adjust the distance between said first and second zones 11, 21 by turning said operating key 117. Variations not shown of the use of a rack to adjust the distance between said first and second zone, 11, 21 are possible. By way of example: said recess 111 and said grooves 112a, 112b may be on said second rigid sub-part 1b, and said second linear notched part 118 may be on said first rigid sub-part 1a, said first and second sub-part Rigid pieces 1a, 1b may both have a linear notched portion, and said axial piece 113 placed between these two linear notched parts meshes simultaneously with both, said grooves 112a, 112b may be placed on said third or fourth loops 43 , 44, said second pass 42 may be on said second rigid sub-part 1b, if said axial piece 113 is made by assembling several elements, then said grooves 112a, 112b may not open on the surface. Another embodiment of a harness according to the mode in which the harness has at least said first and second rigid sub-parts 1a, 1b is shown in FIG. 20. In this example, said first rigid sub-piece 1a is a rod circular section, and said second rigid sub-part 1b is a hollow cylinder. Said first rigid sub-piece is threaded into said second rigid sub-part 1b of a length adjustable by the wearer. The locking of the selected position is done through a button 120 connected to a threaded rod 121 screwed through a threaded hole in said second rigid sub-part 1b, and pressing against said first rigid sub-part la. In the example of Figure 20, said second rigid sub-part lb is wider at the threaded hole to be more solid at that location. Such a system for clamping a rod in a cylinder is conventional, for example in the field of music keyboard stands. In the example of FIG. 20, said first rigid sub-piece has said second pass-through 42 in which said upper strap 3334 slides, and has said first attachment means 10 in the form of a hook, and said second sub-part rigid part 1b has said first guide 41 in which slides said lower strap 2324. According to yet another feature of the invention, said rigid part 1 is provided with devices helping the user to shorten this part. These devices may for example be marks or notches which pre-cut said rigid part 1. The shortening of said rigid part 1 allows the wearer to adapt to its morphology.

According to another embodiment of said rigid part 1, it is a stem, possibly curved. The curvature may for example be used to clear space for the belly of the wearer, or for his hand. This last case may be important for an instrumentalist whose hand playing on the bottom of the instrument must not be hindered by said rigid part 1. The advantage of a rod shape is to reduce the volume of said rigid part 1 , and therefore its weight and visibility. This last point can be considered as an aesthetic advantage by some carriers. According to another embodiment of said rigid part 1, it is a plate, possibly curved. The curvature may for example be used to clear space for the belly of the wearer, or for his hand. This last case may be important for an instrumentalist whose hand playing on the bottom of the instrument must not be impeded by said rigid part 1. A first advantage of a plate shape is to allow the realization of pairs of openings as previously described and illustrated in Figures 12a and 12b. A second advantage, at the contact between said rigid part 1 and the wearer, is to avoid or limit the possible rotations of said rigid part 1 relative to the wearer and thus give a better stability to the position of the harness. According to another embodiment of said rigid part 1, it has various shapes. It has, for example, plate shapes in the places where the wearer may wish to position the connection points with the different straps, and one or more rod shapes in places where there is no interest for the wearer to position the connection points with the different straps. This may in particular be the case for the central portion of said rigid part 1. According to a further feature of the invention, said rigid part 1 is semi-rigid. In the case where said rigid part 1 comprises two rigid sub-parts 1a, 1b, they may be one and / or the other semi-rigid. This semi-rigidity allows the distance between said first and second zones 11, 21 to vary, but the remaining rigidity must be sufficient for the difference in height between said first and second zones 11, 21 remains at least equal to 10 cm when the load is in place on the harness. This semi-rigidity brings a spring effect that may please some users. It also opens the choice of materials or manufacturing techniques for the realization of said rigid or semi-rigid part 1. The embodiments of the parts described above can be very varied. By way of example, the rigid part 1 can be made of materials such as plastic, wood or metal, and the straps can be made of materials such as plastic, leather or natural or synthetic fabrics.

Figure 21 shows an example of use of a harness according to the invention by a saxophonist. FIG. 22 shows an example of use of a harness according to the invention by a street vendor carrying a tray 130. It will be noted in FIG. 22 that the rigid or semi-rigid piece 1 has been bent in order to move away from the body the point of attachment of the load.

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1. Harness allowing a person to carry a load on the front face of his body characterized in that it comprises: - a rigid part (1) on the front face of the body of the wearer, the first attachment means (10 ) to ensure the carrying of the load, connected to said rigid piece (1) in a first zone (11), second attachment means (20) for the connection of said rigid piece (1) to the body of the wearer, connected to said rigid part (1) in a second zone (21), said second zone (21) being located at least ten centimeters lower than said first zone (11) after placing the harness on the carrier. 2. Harness according to claim 1 characterized in that said second fastening means (20) comprise first and second straps (23, 24) both of said second zone (21), and passing respectively on the side right of the wearer between his right hip and armpit at the first point of passage (25), and on the left flank of the wearer between his left hip and armpit at the second crossing point (26). 3. Harness according to claim 2 characterized in that said first and second straps (23, 24) meet in the back of the wearer. 4. Harness according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that it further comprises third attachment means (30) for the connection of said rigid part (1) to the body of the carrier, connected to said rigid part (1) in a third zone (31), said third zone (31) being located at least five centimeters higher than said second zone (21) after placing the harness on the carrier. 5. Harness according to claim 4 characterized in that said third attachment means (30) comprise a third and a fourth straps (33, 34) both starting from said third zone (31), and passing respectively over the left and right shoulders of the wearer, respectively at the third point of passage (35) and at the fourth point of passage (36). 6. Harness according to claim 5 characterized in that said third and fourth straps (33, 34) meet in the back of the wearer. 7. Harness according to claims 2 and 5 characterized in that said first and third straps (23, 33) constitute a first oblique strap (2333) extending in the back of the wearer from said first point of passage (25) to said third passing point (35), and in that said second and fourth straps (24, 34) constitute a second oblique strap (2434) extending in the back of the wearer from said second waypoint (26) to said fourth point of passage (36). 8. Harness according to claims 2 and 5 characterized in that said first, second, third and fourth straps (23, 24, 33, 34) meet in the back of the wearer and are bonded to each other non-slippery manner. 9. Harness according to any one of claims 2, 3, 7 or 8 characterized in that said first and second straps (23, 24) constitute a lower strap (2324), said lower strap (2324) being connected to said piece rigid (1) through a first passer (41) in which it slides. 10. Harness according to any one of claims 5, 6, 7 or 8 characterized in that said third and fourth straps (33, 34) constitute an upper strap (3334), said upper strap (3334) being connected to said piece rigid (1) through a second loop (42) in which it slides. 11. Harness according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that said rigid piece (1), preferably in the form of a plate, is provided with openings spaced along its length to form said first and second loops (41, 42). . 12. Harness according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that said rigid part (1) has a plurality or a continuity of possible positions for said first zone (11). 13. Harness according to claim 12 characterized in that said first attachment means (10) are connected to a sliding member (90), which sliding piece (90) sliding along said rigid piece (1) and having means to block its position along said rigid piece (1) in a plurality or a continuity of positions. 14. Harness according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that said rigid piece (1) is composed of at least a first and a second rigid sub-pieces (la, 1b), said first rigid sub-piece (the ) having said first zone (11) and said second rigid sub-part (1b) having said second zone (21), said first and second rigid sub-parts (1a, 1b) being fixed to each other in a covering zone whose wearer can vary the length, to adjust the distance between said first and second zone (II, 21). 15. Harness according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that said rigid piece (1) is semi-rigid.