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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1995
Yoichi Endo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, JP;
Sakase Textile Co., Ltd., Sakai-gun, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A protector for protecting a human body against local load such as a load applied to a shoulder through a strap suspending a heavy article such as a bag. The protector has a protector member the surface of which contactable with the human body is configured in conformity with the configuration of the local portion of the human body, e.g., a shoulder. The protector member may be provided with a strap support for supporting the strap and a strap retainer for retaining the strap on the strap support. The protector member has a high rigidity and a considerable area so as to distribute the load over a wider area on the local portion of the human body, thereby unburdening the load portion of the body, thus preventing fatigue, pair or other undesirable effect which otherwise may be caused by concentration of the load to a limited area.