Anterior load carriage stability and mobility support system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9934767
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15252724

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The present invention relates generally to the field of an anterior load carriage stability and mobility support system, and more particularly to marching band equipment and marching drum stability and mobility support belt for a marching drummer in K-12 primary or secondary, a collegiate, a drum and bugle corps or the like. A device capable of providing a support mechanism for the lumbar region of a user's back that allows for load distribution from loads placed anteriorly and inferiorly to the drummer's body. A preferred embodiment of the device includes a large piece and two smaller pieces of neoprene fabric, dual straps sewn along the sides of the belt, removable commercial grade closed cell foam sheets, and two plastic tubing for a sturdy structure with flexibility and versatility, and Velcro® sewn along the straps and on the obverse side of the belt for easy and secure attachment of the straps.

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AUBURN UNIVERSITY570 DEVALL DRIVE SUITE 102 AUBURN AL 36832

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Sumner, Andrea Michelle Fayetteville, US 2 10
Weimar, Wendi Auburn, US 2 10
Wolf, Sara Elizabeth Auburn, US 2 10

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