A lift belt for supporting loads carried by a user. The lift belt includes a tray and a harness. The tray includes a body including an upper end and a lower end. The tray further includes a shelf attached to the body at the upper end of the body. The harness is connectable to the tray in two locations configured to vertically support loads disposed on the shelf and two locations configured to horizontally secure the tray to the user.

A carrying device includes a retractable support system for equipment carried in the hand. In some embodiments, the carrying device comprises a frame assembly for transporting larger loads and optimizing the weight distribution thereof. In some embodiments, the carrying device includes a support shelf. In some embodiments, the carrying device includes an expandable volume.

Disclosed is a quick release tool belt for the waist of a user, which includes a support strap, a release band with belt teeth on a first end and a binding with a release mechanism on the second end and slidably coupled to the release band. The binding has a base, a release rotationally attached to the base with a tooth lock, a tooth coupling rotationally attached to the base and engaged with the release and the release band, and a lever rotationally attached to the release and engaged with the release band with a tightening tooth. When the release is in the engaged position the tooth coupling and the lever are engaged with the release band and when the release is in the release position, the tooth coupling is operably engaged with the release and the tooth coupling and the lever are disengaged with the release band.

An integrated modular attachment system for releasably attaching an object to a garment. The garment may include one or more loops. The object includes a base member, a foldable flap attached to the base member, a first wing member extending from a first side of the base member and a second wing member extending from a second side of the base member. To secure the object to the garment, the foldable flap is arranged in downward position and inserted through at least one of the loops of the garment. The first wing member is folded into a position which overlaps a portion of the foldable flap and is removably secured to the foldable flap. The second wing member is then folded over to overlap the first wing member and is removably secured to at least the first wing member.

A chest-worn, tactical gear support (CWTGS) assembly includes a cummerbund having an elongate band wrappable around a torso of a wearer with first and second end portions that adjustably engage to fit a girth of the wearer. In one version, a modular gear attachment belt of the CWTGS assembly has equipment receiving features on an outward surface and is releasably engaged on the cummerbund to form a chest rig. The modular gear attachment belt is expeditiously replaceable to reconfigure or replenish gears and stores of the CWTGS assembly. Alternatively or in addition, a tactical vest of the CWTGS assembly includes a front panel and a back panel connected by right and left shoulder straps. A rearward positioned portion of the cummerbund passes through a horizontal back sleeve of the tactical vest. An inner engagement surface of the cummerbund is releasably engaged to a front engagement surface of the tactical vest.

A lifter system includes a harness, at least one lifting strap carried by a front, central buckle on the harness, and two arm loops connected to the central buckle or to the harness near the central buckle. The arm loops are used to supply supplemental or substitute lifting force during lifting or maneuvering a heavy or bulky object. Preferably, a set of two shoulder harnesses is used by two persons standing face-to-face with a single lifter strap between them threaded through both of the central buckles, wherein the two persons wear the arm loops on their forearms and raise their arms to lift the central buckles, and hence, to lift the lifting strap, to levels higher than may be possible with only force supplied by the harnesses.

Methods for metabolic oligosaccharide engineering that incorporates derivatized alkyne-bearing sugar analogs as “tags” into cellular glycoconjugates are disclosed. Alkynyl derivatized Fuc and alkynyl derivatized ManNAc sugars are incorporated into cellular glycoconjugates. Chemical probes comprising an azide group and a visual or fluorogenic probe and used to label alkyne-derivatized sugar-tagged glycoconjugates are disclosed. Chemical probes bind covalently to the alkynyl group by Cu(I)-catalyzed [3+2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition and are visualized at the cell surface, intracellularly, or in a cellular extract. The labeled glycoconjugate is capable of detection by flow cytometry, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, ELISA, confocal microscopy, and mass spectrometry.

The present invention relates to a personal load carrying system including a load carrying fabric with a plurality of triangular cut-outs configured to accept various pockets, pouches or accessories.

A tray comprises a tray member including a front end and a rear end, and a retaining member attached to the rear end of the tray member, the retaining member configured to secure the tray member to a user's waist. The tray may in some embodiments be foldable and in some embodiments be configured to receive food and/or drink products.

A board carrier uses a belt configured for wearing around a person's waist. A hook bag in the belt has a downwardly facing entry with a closure. Proximal and distal ends of the hook are joined to the belt by length adjustable straps. The board is positioned within the hook with three-points of mutual contact between the board and the interior of the hook. The hook may have a spring clamp for securing a paddle. When not in use the hook and straps are placed within the hook bag.