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A hip-level pack or pack frame for minimizing strain on a wearer\s back and hips includes a belt arranged to be releasably secured about a wearer\s waist. Pivotally connected to the belt at spaced-apart locations therealong is a pair of relatively large bags so that when the belt is secured about th

A hip-level pack or pack frame for minimizing strain on a wearer\s back and hips includes a belt arranged to be releasably secured about a wearer\s waist. Pivotally connected to the belt at spaced-apart locations therealong is a pair of relatively large bags so that when the belt is secured about the wearer\s waist, the bags are supported for free swinging movements at the wearer\s hips and have essentially the same orientation when the wearer is upright or bent over. A shoulder harness for supporting some of the weights of the bags and their contents when the wearer is erect also disclosed.

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A hip-level pack comprising a belt arranged to be releasably secured about a wearer\s waist; a plurality of relatively large bags positioned along the belt on both sides of the wearer so that loads carried in said bags may be balanced; a generally U-shaped frame member for extending around the weare

A hip-level pack comprising a belt arranged to be releasably secured about a wearer\s waist; a plurality of relatively large bags positioned along the belt on both sides of the wearer so that loads carried in said bags may be balanced; a generally U-shaped frame member for extending around the wearer\s back outboard of said belt; means for pivotally connecting an upper margin of each bag individually about pins aligned with and disposed from the wearer\s hips and axially fixed to the belt so that when the belt is secured about the wearer\s waist, each bag is supported for free swinging movement about each pin individually relative to the belt and the wearer\s hips, and means for securing the opposite edges of said frame member to said pair of connecting means.