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The accessory is designed to interchange between a waist belt that is fully portable and a sling that can carry large or bulky equipment such as inline skates and snowboards. Hence, the accessory has a dual use nature. The accessory is composed of an elongated belt with connector members on opposite

The accessory is designed to interchange between a waist belt that is fully portable and a sling that can carry large or bulky equipment such as inline skates and snowboards. Hence, the accessory has a dual use nature. The accessory is composed of an elongated belt with connector members on opposite ends and two open and closeable cargo-carrying loops attached along the length of the belt. At least one of the cargo-carrying loops is attached to the belt via a sliding buckle. The sliding buckle can slide and lock the attached cargo-carrying loop to any available point on the elongated belt. Acting as a waist belt, the accessory is completely portable and allows the user to convert the accessory into an equipment-carrying sling at any alternative location. Acting as a sling, the accessory can be adapted into two different configurations. Both configurations use a shoulder of the user as a fulcrum in which to balance carded equipment. One configuration is optimized to carry equipment of a modular nature, such skates and boots. This configuration positions the elongated belt over a shoulder of the user with the attached cargo-carrying loops lying on opposite dorsal and ventral sides of the user. The other configuration is optimized to carry equipment of an elongated nature, such as snowboards or skateboards. This other configuration positions the elongated belt across the ventral side of the user's torso with the attached cargo-carrying loops lying on the dorsal side of the user.

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1. A combination equipment carrying sling/waist belt accessory, comprisingan elongated belt, made of flexible material having a length defined by two opposite ends, said length containing a midpoint between said opposite ends, and an inside surface facing the user and an outside surface facing away

1. A combination equipment carrying sling/waist belt accessory, comprisingan elongated belt, made of flexible material having a length defined by two opposite ends, said length containing a midpoint between said opposite ends, and an inside surface facing the user and an outside surface facing away from the user, an adjustable closure means attached to said elongated belt for reversibly and adjustably articulating said opposite ends of said elongated belt, thereby reversibly creating an enclosed belt with an adjustable circumference, a pair of cargo-carrying means attached to said outside surface of said elongated belt for releasably attaching carded equipment to said elongated belt, at least one of said pair of cargo-carrying means is attached to a position lockable sliding means for adjustably sliding and securing the cargo-carrying means to any available point on said elongated belt, a first of said pair of cargo-carrying means attached to said elongated belt substantially near a first of said opposite ends thereof defines a short and a long portion on said elongated belt, said long portion intermediate between said first cargo-carrying means and a second of said opposite ends, said short portion intermediate between said first cargo-carrying means and said first end, a second of said pair of cargo-carrying means is attached to said long portion of said elongated belt via said position lockable sliding means and is thereby allowed to adjustably slide and secure to any given point included on said long portion of said elongated belt, whereby said accessory is transformable or interchangeable between a waist belt with said elongated belt worn around the waist of the user and an equipment carrying sling with said elongated belt worn over a first of a pair of opposite shoulders provided by the user, whereby said accessory further including a modified shoulder pad comprised of a shoulder pad attached to a storage bag, mounted on said elongated belt such that said shoulder pad is positioned on said inside surface of said elongated belt and said storage bag is positioned on said outside surface of said elongated belt.