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1. An object carrying device suitable for carrying a narrow elongated object towards one side of a user's body without assistance from another person, the device comprising,
a body harness, the body harness comprising,
a first shoulder strap adapted to be slung over a shoulder of the user,a second shoulder strap, adapted to be slung over the opposite shoulder of the user to that of the first shoulder strap, anda waist strap adapted to wrap around the waist of the user, and an object carrying portion disposed or disposable on the body harness, the object carrying portion comprising,
a body plate vertically elongated to more than double its width and disposed or disposable on the waist strap towards one side of the user's body, the elongated length of the body plate extending downwardly from the waist strap at least mid-way down the user's thigh so as to traverse a middle portion of the length of the user's thigh, wherein the body plate is curved horizontally along its width to conform to the shape of the user's thigh so as to hug thereagainst when carrying the object, anda support member disposed or disposable on a lower region of the body plate so as to project outwardly from the lower region of the body plate and the middle portion of the length of the user's thigh and being adapted for supporting an object thereon, wherein the body plate includes a plurality of receiving portions formed therein, wherein the support member includes at least one projecting member adapted for engagement with at least one of the receiving portions, andwherein the support member is locatable at a height adjacent the user's thigh that enables the user to carry the object on the support member by grasping over the top of the object with their contralateral hand and under the bottom of the object behind the support member with their ipsilateral hand. |
