Parallel support tubes mount first and second hook members at their upper distal ends for securement about an individual's shoulders, wherein a cross shaft extending orthogonally between the first and second tubes orthogonally and fixedly mounts a plurality of support tubes therefrom, wherein each of the support tubes includes a row of hooks, wherein adjacent hooks of each row of hooks are arranged to position a lawn chair for ease of transport and support of the lawn chairs.

A pair of levers are pivotally attached to the rigid frame of a backpack apparatus and extend forwardly over the shoulders of a person wearing the backpack and downwardly so that its distal or lower free end is positioned a spaced distance in front of the person's waist at a location conveniently within reach of his arms. A rotatable shoulder pad is provided on each lever near the point of pivotal attachment to the backpack frame to distribute the weight of the backpack over a larger area of the...

A detachable shoulder pad for a bicycle covering a portion of the top and seat tubes of the bicycle frame comprising two identical outer sheets interconnected by a belt-like strap, a sponge sheet having recessed grooves in a longitudinal direction and having a width less than the width of the outer sheet, fixed to each outer sheet in a longitudinal direction only at central portions thereof and engageable members attached to opposite surfaces of projections of the outer sheet extending beyond th...

An anthropomorphic shoulder mount for supporting a camera or similar device. Three modes of shoulder pad motion are provided to permit good conformance to the operator's shoulder contour regardless of anthropomorphic variations among various operators. An articulated saddle adjustably hinges forward and rearward from a fixed center section to conform to the operator's upper back and chest. The camera support adjustably rotates about a longitudinal axis to accommodate the slope of either of the o...

A pack for carrying compressed air or gas-filled cylinders on the back of a human body comprising a flat, rigid frame; first and second substantially U-shaped, rigid, shoulder engaging hangers pivotably connected to an upper portion of the frame; a hip or waist surrounding and engaging belt having disengagable belt portions and belt fastening means securing the belt portions together; and a rectangular fabric sheet connected between a lower portion of the frame and the belt. The upper end of the...

A squatting harness for use by a person when lifting a barbell includes: a belt to engage a user's waist, a lower shank extending upward from the belt, an upper shank connected to the lower shank so as to allow adjustment of the relative angular position and effective length of the upper and lower shanks, a bar rest bracket on the upper shank to engage the bar of the barbell, and a pair of hooks connected to the upper shank for engaging the user's shoulders whereby the lifted weight may be carri...

A modified manifold assembly for pocket blocks having fusto conical openings therethrough. The manifold assembly defines an interconnecting passageway from a central gas input supply to multiple formation of gas conveying passageways within the pocket block. The modified manifold assembly positions and holds synthetic resin nets which form the interconnecting passageways during use.

An adjusting assembly for a drum support includes multiple adjusting holes defined through the second extension of the secondary base and multiple fixing holes defined in the first extension of the primary base. One adjusting hole corresponds to and aligns with at least two fixing holes such that relative position of the second extension to the first extension is easily adjusted and secured via fixing bolts. An urging plate received in the seat and pushed by distal free ends of two threaded bolt...

A marching carrier includes rods for supporting a musical instrument, a carrier main body to be in contact with a front face of a trunk of a player, a frame put on both shoulders of the player, a pair of shoulder cushions pivotably attached to the frame, and a back cushion pivotably attached to the frame. In the marching carrier, angles of the shoulder cushions and the back cushion to the frame can be adjusted separately.

Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type carrier or a T-bar carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid plastic, light metal such as magnesium, aluminum or titanium. The removable hardware includes a removable back support member. The instrument carrier includes an expandable and or adjustable front section(s) that allows for at least one front adjustment of the carrier to adjust the overall length of the carr...