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Abstract

A wearable support structure (1) for at least partly relieving a human body (3) during walking and while said human body (3) is carrying a load at the back or the hip of said human body (3), said wearable support structure (1) comprising two foot attachments (5), a load support (7) and two leg structures (9), each of said two leg structures comprising: -a first rigid member (11) arranged for supporting said load support and pivotally connected, via a first pivot arrangement (13), to said load support, wherein a pivot axis (15) of a first pivot (17) of said first pivot arrangement, during use, is extending in a virtual plane that is parallel to a transverse plane of said human body and, preferably, at least substantially horizontal, preferably, wherein said first pivot arrangement is provided below said load support; -a second rigid member (19) arranged for supporting said load support, via said first rigid member, and pivotally connected, via a second pivot arrangement (21), to said first rigid member; -a third rigid member (23) arranged for supporting said load support via said first rigid member and said second rigid member, and pivotally connected, via a third pivot arrangement (25), to said second rigid member and pivotally connected, via a fourth pivot arrangement (27), to a respective one of said two foot attachments.

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