A harness for carrying a load

A harness for a back-pack comprises a chest harness (A), a strut mechanism in the form of a flexible spine (B) and a hip belt (C). The flexible spine (B) provides a sprung, damped connection between the chest harness (A) and the hip belt (C), so that the load of the backpack is transferred through the flexible spine (B) to the hip belt (C), while the flexible spine can extend to accommodate movement of the wearer's body. The chest harness (A) comprises straps (12, 15) which are interconnected at the front of the wearer by a buckle (14). Abdominal straps (15) are connected to the buckle (14) by flexible wands (16) which flex under the breathing action of the wearer to retain the load securely against the wearer's back without restricting breathing. 种用于背包的背带，包括胸部背带(A)、柔性脊部(B)形式的支柱机构和臀部腰带(C)。柔性脊部(B)在胸部背带(A)和臀部腰带(C)之间提供簧上阻尼连接，使得背包的负载通过柔性脊部(B)转移到臀部腰带(C)，而柔性脊部可以伸展以适应背用者身体的运动。胸部背带A包括带(12、15)，带(12、15)通过带扣(14)在背用者的身前相互连接。腹部带(15)通过柔性杆(16)连接至带扣(14)，柔性杆(16)随着背用者的呼吸动作而弯曲，以便在不限制呼吸的同时保持负载牢固地抵靠在背用者的背部。