US571593A - Albert herzberg - Google Patents

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' A. HERZBERG.

KNAPSAGK GARRIER i Patented Nov. 17, 1896.

@02252 Q55 as ALBERT IIERZBERG, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RICHARD IIOLTKTTIR, OF SAME PLACE.

KNAPSACK-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,593, dated November 17, 1896.

Application filed October 5, 1895.

.To fl/ZZ whom, it may eofwern:

13e it known that I, ALBERT HERZBERG, a subject of the King of Prussia, German Eniperor, and a resident of Berlin7 in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have invented an Improved Knapsaclr-Carrier, of which. the following is an exact specification.

This invention relates to an improved knap sack-carrier, the purpose of which is to effeet a better distribution of the weight of the knapsaek. I attain that purpose by securing to the knapsack a collar-like strap arranged between vthe ordinary two straps used up to now, by dividing each of the latter in two paris, by connectie g the two ends of the aforementioned novel strap with the fixed portions of the other two straps by cords, and by attaching to the latter the loose portions of said two straps, these portions being furnished with rolls permitting of the proper and automatic adjustment of said portions with regard to the three fixed straps.

In order to make lny invention inore clear, I refer to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters denote similar parts I throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a front View of my improved ear rier. $3 is a rear view thereof, and Fig. fshows the connection between. one of the loose strap portions and a cord.

A designates the collar-like strap, which is connected by a short intermediate strap a with a metal band I), by 'means of which the whole device may be fixed to the linapsack. The latter is indicated by dotted lines. Two straight straps B Il are secured at one end to said band b and connected at their other ends with the eollar-lile strap A by the cords O C'. Said cords run over rolls e, Fig. 3, the axles of which are held by adjustable straps D D', furnished with eyes CZ for coupling said straps to the well-known hooks arranged upon the outside of the bottoni of the knapsaok.

The collar-like strap A is intended to rest with its niain portion upon the nape of the Serial No. 564,779. (No model.)

wearer, whereas the ends of said strap A take above the shoulders of the wearer, as do also the straps B B'. T he draft exerted upon the straps A and B on one side and A and BI on the other side is cqnalized by the cooperation of the cords O O with the rolls e. The weight of the knapsack is thus taken up, not by the shoulders only of the wearer, but by the nape of the same too. If the straps D D are prop erly adjusted in accordance with the size of the wearer the latter is not any inorc conipelled to go with the upper part of the body bent forward, but inay go perfectly erect, and the ill consequences resulting from said fornier way of going are thus entirely doneaway with.

llaving thus fully described the nature of my said invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- In a hnapsack-earrier,the combination with the napo-strap A having its iniddle portion adapted to be secured to the knapsaelc7 and having its ends adapted to take over the shoulders of the wearer, and with the back-straps B l having their rear ends adapted also to be secured to the lcnapsack, and having their front portions ruiming parallel to the shoulder portions of said napo-strap, of the two cords O C having each one end connected to the said napo-strap, and the other end to the neighboring back-strap; and straps D D suspended by said cords; said straps D D having ineans for being coupled to the knapsaek,

` and being adapted to ad j ust themselves upon the said cords, so as to exert each the saine draft upon the two parts of its respective cord, for the purpose as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT HERZBERG.

lVit-nesses WM. IIAUrr, FRITZ SPERLIN en

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