| 摘要 |
A carrying apparatus is provided which may be supported on the shoulder of the user or, in the alternative, carried like conventional luggage. The carrying apparatus has forward and rearward load storing compartments coupled together by a tapered support band. When placed on the shoulder of the user, the forward and rearward load storing compartments are positioned anterior and posterior to the user's body, respectively. The support band is defined by a pair of non-parallel opposed edges that are adapted to center the compartments along the axis of the user's body. When carried upon the user's shoulder, the support band allows the load storing compartments to be substantially bisected by the coronal plane of the user's body and allows the user to maintain his or her posture without deviation from the neutral coronal plane or rotation on the horizontal axis. To allow the present invention to be carried in the form of luggage, the forward and rearward load storing compartments are provided with gripping members at opposed ends of the support band.
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