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A user propelled wheeled mule assembly (10) comprising a harness unit (11) attached to a user worn frame unit (12) which is pivotally attached to an elongated load bearing frame unit (13) having a retractable support unit (14) and a wheel unit (15); wherein the retractable support unit (14) allows t

A user propelled wheeled mule assembly (10) comprising a harness unit (11) attached to a user worn frame unit (12) which is pivotally attached to an elongated load bearing frame unit (13) having a retractable support unit (14) and a wheel unit (15); wherein the retractable support unit (14) allows the assembly (10) to be deployed in a stand alone walk-into, or walk-out-of mode, and the assembly (10) is further provided with independent first and second brake (17) (18) and brake actuating (19) (20) units, wherein variable braking is applied to the assembly (10) while in motion, and positive braking is applied to the assembly (10) in the stand alone mode.

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A user propelled wheeled mule assembly comprising: a harness unit having a waist encircling member, a chest encircling member, and a pair of strap members attached to both said waist encircling member and said chest encircling member; wherein said chest encircling member comprises: a contoured webbi

A user propelled wheeled mule assembly comprising: a harness unit having a waist encircling member, a chest encircling member, and a pair of strap members attached to both said waist encircling member and said chest encircling member; wherein said chest encircling member comprises: a contoured webbing element fixedly secured to said user worn frame unit, and having a pair of arm members provided with cooperating releasable securing means on their free ends; and, wherein said waist encircling member comprises: a contoured webbing element having two ends which intimately surrounds a users waist, and which is provided with padded hip portions, reinforced side panels, belt receiving loops, cooperating releasable securing means associated with the said two ends; and, a first brake actuating unit holster member; a user worn frame unit fixedly attached to said chest encircling member and also having a pair of strap members attached to the upper portion of said user worn frame unit, wherein the strap members on said waist encircling member and said user worn frame unit are provided with cooperating releasable securing means; an elongated load bearing frame unit having a wheel unit disposed on its lower end and pivotally attached on its upper end to the upper portion of said user worn frame unit; a retractable support unit operatively attached to said load bearing frame unit, wherein said retractable unit can be deployed to support the mule assembly in a strand alone mode; and, a first and second brake and brake actuating units operatively associated with the wheel unit wherein the first brake and brake actuating unit are provided to apply a variable braking force to the wheel unit and the second brake and brake actuating unit are provided to selectively provide a non-variable fail safe braking force to the wheel unit when the mule assembly is deployed in the stand alone mode.