An adjustable load transfer apparatus adapted to transfer a portion of a load between a torso-covering garment and a belt at the user's waist. The apparatus includes a post adapted for insertion into the interior passageway of a female body. The insertable post includes cutouts disposed in spaced-ap
An adjustable load transfer apparatus adapted to transfer a portion of a load between a torso-covering garment and a belt at the user's waist. The apparatus includes a post adapted for insertion into the interior passageway of a female body. The insertable post includes cutouts disposed in spaced-apart, stacked relation along a lateral edge. The thickness dimension of the insertable post is such that the insertable post can pass beneath a locking tooth in the female body when the locking tooth is in a raised position. The cutouts are sized and positioned to receive the locking tooth when the locking tooth is lowered. The apparatus is adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of the torso-covering garment and/or the belt structure.
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1. A load transfer apparatus adapted to transfer at least a portion of a load from a torso-covering garment to a belt structure supported at a user's waist so as to reduce stress on the user's upper body, the load transfer apparatus comprising: at least a first female body including an open ended in
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A load transfer apparatus adapted to transfer at least a portion of a load from a torso-covering garment to a belt structure supported at a user's waist so as to reduce stress on the user's upper body, the load transfer apparatus comprising: at least a first female body including an open ended interior passageway defining a travel path across the first female body, the first female body including a deformable upper wall segment of flexible, resilient character bordering the interior passageway, a locking tooth projecting away from the deformable upper wall segment into the interior passageway, a liftable outwardly projecting tab operatively connected to the deformable upper wall segment such that upon lifting the tab, the deformable upper wall segment flexes upwardly and the locking tooth is elevated from an unbiased first position to a raised second position, and upon release of the tab, the deformable upper wall segment rebounds to its initial condition and the locking tooth returns to the unbiased first position, the first female body adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure; andan insertable post adapted for insertion into the interior passageway, the insertable post including at least a first plurality of cutouts disposed in spaced-apart, stacked relation along a first lateral edge of the insertable post, the thickness dimension of the insertable post being such that the insertable post can pass beneath the locking tooth when the locking tooth is in the raised second position, the first plurality of cutouts being sized and positioned to receive the locking tooth when the insertable post is in inserted relation within the interior passageway and the locking tooth is lowered to the unbiased first position. 2. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first female body has a unitary molded polymer construction. 3. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the interior passageway has a substantially rectangular cross-section. 4. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the interior passageway is circumferentially surrounded by the first female body. 5. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the deformable upper wall segment is disposed in spanning relation between a pair of strengthening ribs. 6. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 5, wherein the deformable upper wall segment has a reduced thickness relative to the strengthening ribs. 7. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein the locking tooth is molded integrally with the deformable upper wall segment. 8. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein the locking tooth is disposed at a position adjacent to a lateral edge of the deformable upper wall segment. 9. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the tab is molded integrally with the deformable upper wall segment along said lateral edge of the deformable upper wall segment and includes a pair of opposing ears projecting outwardly away from the tab at a position below the deformable upper wall segment, the opposing ears being adapted to contact the strengthening ribs to limit the distance the tab can be raised. 10. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first female body includes a pair of split eyelets disposed at an elevation below the deformable upper wall segment adapted to releasably engage the webbing loops disposed at the surface of said at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure. 11. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising a second female body including an open ended interior passageway defining a travel path across the second female body, the second female body including a deformable upper wall segment of flexible, resilient character bordering the interior passageway, a locking tooth projecting away from the deformable upper wall segment into the interior passageway, a liftable outwardly projecting tab operatively connected to the deformable upper wall segment such that upon lifting the tab, the deformable upper wall segment flexes upwardly and the locking tooth is elevated from an unbiased first position to a raised second position, and upon release of the tab, the deformable upper wall segment rebounds to its initial condition and the locking tooth returns to the unbiased first position, the second female body adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure, and wherein the insertable post is adapted for locking insertion into the interior passageway of the second female body. 12. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the insertable post includes a second plurality of cutouts disposed in spaced-apart, stacked relation along a second lateral edge opposing the first lateral edge. 13. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the first plurality of cutouts are disposed in staggered relation to the second plurality of cutouts along the length of the post. 14. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the insertable post includes a pair of split eyelets disposed at a proximal end of the post adapted to releasably engage the webbing loops disposed at the surface of said at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure. 15. A load transfer apparatus adapted to transfer at least a portion of a load from a torso-covering garment to a belt structure supported at a user's waist so as to reduce stress on the user's upper body, the load transfer apparatus comprising: at least a first female body of unitary polymeric molded construction including an open ended interior passageway defining a travel path across the first female body, the interior passageway being circumferentially surrounded by the first female body, the first female body including a deformable upper wall segment of flexible, resilient character disposed in spanning relation between a pair of enhanced thickness stiffening ribs, a locking tooth molded integrally with the deformable upper wall segment and projecting away from the deformable upper wall segment into the interior passageway at a position adjacent to a lateral edge of the deformable upper wall segment, a liftable outwardly projecting tab molded integrally with the deformable upper wall segment along said lateral edge of the deformable upper wall segment, such that upon lifting the tab, the deformable upper wall segment flexes upwardly and the locking tooth is elevated from an unbiased first position to a raised second position, and upon release of the tab, the deformable upper wall segment rebounds to its initial condition and the locking tooth returns to the unbiased first position, the first female body further including a pair of split eyelets disposed at an elevation below the deformable upper wall segment and adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure; andan insertable post of unitary polymeric molded construction adapted for insertion into the interior passageway, the insertable post including a plurality of cutouts disposed in spaced-apart, stacked relation along at least a first lateral edge of the insertable post, the thickness dimension of the insertable post being such that the insertable post can pass beneath the locking tooth when the locking tooth is in the raised second position, the cutouts being sized and positioned to receive the locking tooth when the insertable post is in inserted relation within the interior passageway and the locking tooth is lowered to the unbiased first position. 16. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein the interior passageway has a substantially rectangular cross-section. 17. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein the insertable post includes a pair of split eyelets disposed at a proximal end of the post adapted to releasably engage the webbing loops disposed at the surface of said at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure. 18. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein the insertable post has a width dimension greater than a thickness dimension. 19. The load transfer apparatus as recited in claim 15, further comprising a second female body including an open ended interior passageway defining a travel path across the second female body, the second female body including a deformable upper wall segment of flexible, resilient character bordering the interior passageway, a locking tooth projecting away from the deformable upper wall segment into the interior passageway, a liftable outwardly projecting tab operatively connected to the deformable upper wall segment such that upon lifting the tab, the deformable upper wall segment flexes upwardly and the locking tooth is elevated from an unbiased first position to a raised second position, and upon release of the tab, the deformable upper wall segment rebounds to its initial condition and the locking tooth returns to the unbiased first position, the second female body adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure, and wherein the insertable post is adapted for locking insertion into the interior passageway of the second female body. 20. A load transfer apparatus adapted to transfer at least a portion of a load from a torso-covering garment to a belt structure supported at a user's waist so as to reduce stress on the user's upper body, the load transfer apparatus comprising: at least a first female body of unitary polymeric molded construction including an open ended interior passageway of substantially rectangular cross section defining a travel path across the first female body, the interior passageway being circumferentially surrounded by the first female body, the first female body including a deformable upper wall segment of resilient flexible character bordering the interior passageway, the deformable upper wall segment being disposed in spanning relation between a pair of stiffening ribs, wherein the deformable upper wall segment has a reduced thickness relative to the strengthening ribs, a locking tooth molded integrally with the deformable upper wall segment and projecting away from the deformable upper wall segment into the interior passageway at a position adjacent to a lateral edge of the deformable upper wall segment, a liftable outwardly projecting tab molded integrally with the deformable upper wall segment along said lateral edge of the deformable upper wall segment at a position outboard from the interior passageway, such that upon lifting the tab, the deformable upper wall segment flexes upwardly and the locking tooth is elevated from an unbiased first position to a raised second position, and upon release of the tab, the deformable upper wall segment rebounds to its initial condition and the locking tooth returns to the unbiased first position, wherein the tab includes a pair of opposing ears projecting outwardly away from the tab at a position below the deformable upper wall segment, the opposing ears being adapted to contact the strengthening ribs to limit the distance the tab can be raised, the first female body further including a pair of split eyelets disposed at an elevation below the deformable upper wall segment and adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure; andan insertable post of unitary polymeric molded construction adapted for insertion into the interior passageway, the insertable post having a width dimension greater than a thickness dimension, and wherein the effective width of the insertable post substantially matches the width dimension of the interior passageway, the insertable post including a plurality of cutouts disposed in spaced-apart, stacked relation along a first lateral edge of the insertable post, the thickness dimension of the insertable post being such that the insertable post can pass beneath the locking tooth when the locking tooth is in the raised second position, the cutouts being sized and positioned to receive the locking tooth when the insertable post is in inserted relation within the interior passageway and the locking tooth is lowered to the unbiased first position, the insertable post further including a pair of split eyelets disposed at a proximal end of the post and adapted to releasably engage webbing loops disposed at the surface of at least one of the torso-covering garment and the belt structure.
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Lowe Greg E. (Ogden UT) Lowe Michael R. (Eldorado Springs CO), Back pack having a releasable climbing harness.
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