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A belt assembly is pivotally connected to a load support structure of a load carrying system and includes a rear panel and a pair of lateral panels. The lateral panels are pivotally coupled to the rear panel. When the belt assembly is worn, the rear panel covers a user's lumbar region and the latera

A belt assembly is pivotally connected to a load support structure of a load carrying system and includes a rear panel and a pair of lateral panels. The lateral panels are pivotally coupled to the rear panel. When the belt assembly is worn, the rear panel covers a user's lumbar region and the lateral panels wrap around the user's hips. The belt assembly includes a removable pad which is preferably connected to the rear and lateral panels by a hook and loop fastener system. A strap secures the belt assembly around the user's hips. The pivotal connections between the panels of the belt assembly and between the belt assembly and the load support system enable the belt assembly to afford a user considerable freedom of movement when worn.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A belt assembly for a load carrying system including a load support structure configured to support a load on a user's back, the belt assembly comprising:a rear panel having two ends and being configured to cover a lumbar region of the user, the rear panel having a length that exten

[ I claim:] [1.] A belt assembly for a load carrying system including a load support structure configured to support a load on a user's back, the belt assembly comprising:a rear panel having two ends and being configured to cover a lumbar region of the user, the rear panel having a length that extends generally in a first plane; anda pair of lateral panels adapted to be coupled to the load carrying system, each lateral panel configured to be pivotally connected at a first location, substantially rearward of the user's hips, to each respective end of the rear panel and configured to be wrapped around a hip of a user, the lateral panels being configured to distribute the load on the user's back to the user's hips and having free ends coupled to one another, each lateral panel being rotatable about an axis substantially oblique to the plane in which the length of the rear panel extends.