US 12,064,026 B2
Interchangeable harness assembly for a user-worn electrical appliance
Gregory Wilsey, Wildwood, MO (US); and Jeremy Nathan Sanders, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/445,798.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060981 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A45F 3/14 (2006.01); A45F 3/12 (2006.01); A47L 5/36 (2006.01); A47L 9/22 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 3/14 (2013.01) [A47L 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 9/22 (2013.01); A45F 2003/146 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A harness assembly for an electrical appliance, the harness assembly comprising:
an upper support assembly including an upper back pad and at least one shoulder strap emanating from the upper back pad, the upper back pad including a first side and an opposing second side, the first side adapted to engage a user's back when the harness assembly is worn by the user, wherein the upper back pad includes an upper pocket located on the second side of the upper back pad, the upper pocket sized and shaped to receive an upper mounting plate of the electrical appliance therein, wherein the upper pocket includes an upper aperture sized and shaped to receive a portion of the upper mounting plate therein such that the portion of the upper mounting plate extends out of the upper pocket through the upper aperture when the upper mounting plate is within the upper pocket, wherein the upper back pad further includes an upper flap selectively connectable to the upper pocket to close the upper pocket and retain the upper mounting plate within the upper pocket; and
a lower support assembly including a lower back pad and a waist belt emanating from the lower back pad, the lower back pad including a first side and an opposing second side, the first side adapted to engage the user's back when the harness assembly is worn by the user, wherein the lower back pad includes a lower pocket located on the second side of the lower back pad, the lower pocket sized and shaped to receive a lower mounting plate of the electrical appliance therein, wherein the lower pocket includes a lower aperture sized and shaped to receive a portion of the lower mounting plate therein such that the portion of the lower mounting plate extends out of the lower pocket through the lower aperture when the lower mounting plate is within the lower pocket, wherein the lower back pad further includes a lower flap selectively connectable to the lower pocket to close the lower pocket and retain the lower mounting plate within the lower pocket.