The Hunter Company

Barry B Hewitt

Dennis L Bell

John P McCarty

A retractable carrying device that effectively positions an object snugly against a user's body allowing the user to carry the object from their shoulder for long periods of time without stress and irritation. The retractable carrying device maintains tension on receiving means thereby preventing undesirable noise, and also automatically and tensionally adjusts when the retractable carrying device is utilized as a stabilizing aid. The retractable carrying device is constructed with a first elongated flexible securing means, a second elongated flexible securing means, and a retractable mechanism, the retractable mechanism being enveloped by shielding means. The retractable mechanism has elastic properties and is of the type that can be stretched or extended when an opposing directional force is applied to the retractable mechanism, thereby increasing the effective length of the retractable mechanism, and which will then return or retract to its original length when the opposing directional force is released. Flexible elongated friction reducing means provide a smooth, low friction surface against which the retractable mechanism can easily slide when the retracting mechanism operates, ensuring free movement of the retracting mechanism within the shielding means. A constant re-adjusting effect is created when the retractable carrying device is in use. The constant re-adjusting effect allows the retractable carrying device to have a shock absorbing effect allowing a user to comfortably carry an object for long periods of time and to automatically and tensionally adjust when the retractable carrying device is utilized as a stabilizing aid.

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Bailey, CO, United States of America

Barry B Hewitt