US 11,679,935 B2
Portable load distributing carrying apparatus
Sean F. Carbonell, Mableton, GA (US); Nicholas Campion Godfrey, Charleston, SC (US); Aaron Hunter Pierce, Oviedo, FL (US); and Benjamin John Thomas, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to Pelican Pole LLC, Mableton, GA (US)
Filed by Pelican Pole LLC, Mableton, GA (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/403,797.
Prior Publication US 2023/0046565 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 7/12 (2006.01); A45F 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 7/12 (2013.01) [A45F 3/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable carrying apparatus, comprising:
an elongated body comprising a first load bearing portion disposed on a proximal area of the elongated body, a second load bearing portion disposed on a distal area of the elongated body opposite the first load bearing portion, and a balancing portion comprising a central area of the elongated body,
wherein the first load bearing portion comprises a first plurality of receiving portions disposed on an upper surface of the proximal area of the elongated body and the second load bearing portion comprises a second plurality of receiving portions disposed on an upper surface of the distal area of the elongated body,
wherein the first load bearing portion comprises a first elongated aperture extending through the first load bearing portion adjacent to the first plurality of receiving portions, and the second load bearing portion comprises a second elongated aperture extending through the second load bearing portion adjacent to the second plurality of receiving portions.