A chest buckle for a harness for carrying a handheld motor-driven work tool, the chest buckle including first and second parts, wherein the first and second part, each includes at least two mechanisms attaching straps of the harness thereto. The first part includes a recess defining a cavity arranged to accommodate the second part therein. The second part includes a resilient locking member arranged to protrude through a hole in the first part when the second part is accommodated in the cavity to lock the first and second parts together.

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.

A man-worn power and data harness. The harness is intended to facilitate the supply of power and data around a user's, and in particular a soldier's, person. Furthermore, the harness is intended to be compatible with a tiered structure of soldier load carriage and protection. The harness may comprise: at least one brace for passing over a user's shoulder, each brace comprising at least one cable; and a belt for at least partially encircling a user's waist, the belt comprising at least one cable; wherein each cable comprises power and/or data cabling, each brace is connected at both ends to the belt and each brace comprises at least one release clip, the release clip being for disconnecting and reconnecting the brace; each brace may further comprise at least one attachment device to attach the brace to an item worn underneath the harness. Furthermore, a harness and load carriage may be provided. Methods for the use of such a harness in combination with a tiered structure for soldier load carriage and protection may also be provided.

A wearable fluid reservoir configured to contain liquids includes a swinging suppressing mechanism to inhibit horizontal and vertical swinging of a reservoir main body in relation to a hydration pack in which the reservoir main body is inserted. The pack includes a connecting mechanism that mates with the swinging suppressing mechanism to form a detachable, yet secure fit between the reservoir and the pack. A sipping tube is coupled to the reservoir main body.

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 harness for quick attachment to and release from a golf bag is described that includes a plurality of interrelated weight shifting adjustments. The harness is easily coupled to a variety of golf bags to carry the bag in an approximately horizontal orientation. The harness is further easily adjusted to accommodate various statures of users.

A magnetic harness for holding magnetically attractable metallic work items there against for convenient access is described. The harness includes an elongated pocket that holds a plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnets are attached side by side and one atop the other to increase the strength of the magnetic field or attractability of the magnets. The pocket is easily accessible to the user to allow the user to manually manipulate the strength of the magnetic field by increasing or decreasing the amount of magnets in the pocket. The harness includes a series of elongated pockets across the front of the harness.

A belt mountable holder and methods of making and using a belt mountable holder including an arcuate member suspendable from a belt disposed about the waist of a wearer and having mateable fasteners disposed on an exterior face of the arcuate member to releasably couple one or more containers to carry articles or tool retainers to retain tools and optionally including a holder support to transfer a holder weight normally applied to the waist of a wearer to a ground engaging surface to remove weight bearing stress from the wearer's waist.

The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to a hands-free holder that can be worn by the user to secure a wide variety of beverage, refreshment, or snack containers. Specifically, the holder includes a receptacle that removably yet securely holds a beverage bottle, can, or other container. The holder further includes a harness that releasably supports the receptacle and secures it to the user's body. The harness comprises a pair of shoulder straps and an adjustable chest strap, both releasably engaged with the receptacle. In some embodiments, the shoulder straps can be secured together at a back pad which can be positioned adjacent to the wearer's back.