ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,541, issued on Jan. 20.

"Carry assist harness system" was invented by Daniel Spychalski (Elgin, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carry harness system includes a support belt arranged to encircle a user's waist; a shoulder harness arranged to lay over the user's shoulders on opposite sides of the user's head; two front belt support straps arranged to be on a front side of the user and extending between the shoulder harness and the support belt; two rear belt support straps arranged to be on a rear side of the user and extending between the shoulder harness and the support belt; two post receivers supported on the support belt on ...