阅读说明：本技术 特别是用于电池组的背带 (Harness, in particular for a battery pack ) 是由 A.诺德曼 M.赫尔曼 D.瓦格纳 M.策勒 J.科尔布 M.普法伊费尔 于 2019-09-17 设计创作，主要内容包括：特别是用于电池组的背带。本发明涉及用于如下电池组的背带,即其可穿戴在背部上并向手持式电动工具供应电能,背带包括支撑基座和支撑带单元及将电池组可释放地保持在支撑位置的保持装置,其中保持装置包括将电池组可枢转地停靠在停靠位置的停靠机构及将电池组固定在支撑位置的固定机构。根据本发明停靠机构布置在支撑基座的下部区域上,且固定机构具有：固定滑动件,其在释放和固定位置间可移位地布置在支撑基座上并具有固定钩；或固定杆,其在释放和固定位置间可枢转地布置在支撑基座上并具有固定弓形件,固定钩或固定弓形件设计成牢固接合在支撑位置的电池组的相应匹配固定元件后。例如作为用于电动园艺和/或林业工具的电池组的背带的用途。(In particular a harness for a battery pack. The invention relates to a harness for a battery pack which is wearable on the back and supplies electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, comprising a support base and a support strap unit and a holding device for releasably holding the battery pack in a support position, wherein the holding device comprises a parking mechanism for pivotably parking the battery pack in the parking position and a fixing mechanism for fixing the battery pack in the support position. According to the invention, the parking mechanism is arranged on the lower region of the support base, and the fixing mechanism has: a fixed slider arranged on the support base displaceably between a release position and a fixing position and having a fixing hook; or a fixing lever which is pivotably arranged on the support base between a release position and a fixing position and has a fixing bow, the fixing hook or the fixing bow being designed to engage firmly behind a corresponding mating fixing element of the battery pack in the support position. For example as a harness for a battery pack for a powered gardening and/or forestry tool.)

1. A harness, preferably for a battery pack configured to be worn on the back and which supplies electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, preferably a powered gardening and/or forestry tool, wherein the harness comprises:

-a support base (3),

-a support belt unit (4) for the support base (3), and

-retaining means (6) for releasably retaining the battery pack in a supporting position on the support base (3),

-wherein the holding device (6) comprises: a parking mechanism (8) on the support base (3), the parking mechanism (8) being for pivotably parking the battery pack in a parking position; and a fixing mechanism (9) on the support base (3), the fixing mechanism (9) being used to fix the battery pack in the support position pivoted towards the support base (3) relative to the rest position,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

-said parking means (8) are arranged on a lower region (3 u) of said support base (3) and said fixing means (9) comprise:

-a fixed slide (10) arranged displaceably on the support base (3) between a release position and a fixing position (10 a) and comprising a fixing hook (11), the fixing hook (11) being designed to engage securely behind a corresponding mating fixing element of the battery pack in the support position, wherein the fixed slide (10) is located in the fixing position (10 a) when the battery pack is not parked, and the fixed slide (10) has a continuous ramp (10 b), which ramp (10 b) is designed, by interaction with the mating fixing element, to displace the fixed slide (10) automatically in the direction of the release position when the parked battery pack is pivoted inwards in the direction of the support position, or

-a fixing bar (12) pivotably arranged on the support base between a release position (12 b) and a fixing position (12 a) and having a fixing bow (13), the fixing bow (13) being designed to be firmly engaged behind a corresponding mating fixing element of the battery pack in the support position.

2. A harness as claimed in claim 1, further characterised in that the parking mechanism (8) comprises a pivot axis (S) substantially parallel to the underside (3 a) of the support base (3)_A) So that the battery pack is pivotally moved to the support position.

3. A harness as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the fixing bow (13) comprises a continuous surface (13 a) extending in an arc, which continuous surface (13 a) is connected to the pivot axis (S) of the fixing rod (12)_H) With a non-constant spacing, the mating fixing element being configured to be aligned with the pivot axis (S)_H) Is placed against said continuous face (13 a) with a spacing (a) that decreases as the pivoting of the fixing lever (12) in the direction of the fixing position (12 a) increases.

4. A harness as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the fixing bow (13) comprises an arc-shaped extensionA continuous face (13 'a), the continuous face (13' a) being in line with a pivot axis (S) of the fixing lever (12)_H) With a non-constant spacing, configured to be placed against said continuous face (13 'a), wherein said continuous face (13' a) is from a starting point (P)_A) Extends up to an end point (P) corresponding to the fixing position (12 a) of the fixing bar (12)_E) And the continuous surface (13' a) is in continuous contact with the continuous contact point (K) of the mating fixing element_A) With the pivot axis (S) of the fixing lever (12)_H) With the fixing lever (12) from the starting point (P)_A) The pivoting in the direction of the fixing position (12 a) increases and decreases until an inflection point (P) of the continuous surface (13' a) is reached_W) And the continuous surface (13' a) is at the inflection point (P)_W) Designed to provide a reversal of the torque that can be exerted on the fixing rod (12) by the mating fixing element, namely: a torque (D) acting from the direction of the release position (12 b)_L) Is reversed to a torque (D) acting in the direction of the fixing position (12 a)_Z）。

5. A harness as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, further characterised in that the securing lever (12) comprises an ejector profile (35), the ejector profile (35) being designed to exert an ejection force (F) on the battery pack acting in the direction of the rest position during pivoting of the securing lever (12) in the direction of the release position (12 b)_A）。

6. A harness as claimed in claim 5, further characterised in that the ejector profile (35) comprises an ejector pressure surface (35 a) on the side of the fixing bow (13) facing away from the continuous surface (13' a) acting on a mating contact surface of the battery pack, and/or an ejector pressure surface (35 b) on the mating fixing element of the battery pack on the side of an ejector cam (36) of the fixing lever (12) facing the continuous surface (13 a).

7. A harness AS claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, further characterised in that the fixed slide or the fixed lever comprises a user-actuated control element (10 c, 12 c), which control element (10 c, 12 c) is located on a side (VS) of the support base that faces away from the battery pack coupling side (AS) of the support base.

8. A harness as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, further characterised in that the retaining means comprises a cushioning spring arrangement (14), the cushioning spring arrangement (14) providing resilient cushioning of the battery pack in the support position, the resilient cushioning having a spring force acting in an outward pivoting direction.

9. A harness as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, further characterised in that the support belt unit (4) comprises a shoulder belt unit (5), a waist belt unit (15) and a coupling unit which connects the waist belt unit to the support base (3) in an articulated manner, wherein the coupling unit comprises a double joint (16), by means of which double joint (16) the waist belt unit (15) is connected to the support base (3) so as to be pivotable about two pivot axes (GS 1, GS 2), wherein one of the two pivot axes (GS 1) is substantially parallel to the plate plane (P) of the support base (3)_T) And the other pivot axis (GS 2) extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to the plate plane of the support base (3).

10. A harness as claimed in claim 9, further characterised in that the coupling unit is formed by autonomous components which are fastened on the one hand to the belt unit (15) and on the other hand to the support base (3).

11. A harness as claimed in claim 9 or 10, further characterised in that one pivot axis (GS 1) extends substantially between and parallel to the two mutually facing side edges (SK 1, SK 2) of the waist belt unit (15) and the support base (3), and in that the other pivot axis (GS 2) extends offset relative to the pivot axis (GS 1) in a direction away from the waist belt unit (15).

12. A harness as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11, further characterised in that the support belt unit (4) comprises at least one shoulder belt unit (5), the shoulder belt unit (5) being releasably connectable to the support base (3) and comprising: at least one flexurally rigid strap holder (17), said strap holder (17) being configured to be releasably locked at several different heights on the support base (3) by means of a lock mechanism (22); and at least one flexible webbing (18) connected to the webbing retainer (17).

13. A harness as claimed in claim 12, further characterised in that:

-said lock mechanism providing several locks (23) for at least one strap retainer (17) at different heights on said support base (3), wherein a respective lock comprises a lock release position (24) and a lock retaining position (25) biased upwards with respect to said lock release position (24), between which positions said strap retainer (17) is vertically displaceable on said support base (3) and/or

-the lock mechanism comprises a releasable snap lock (26), the snap lock (26) keeping the at least one tape holder (17) locked in the respective lock holding position.

14. A kit of parts having:

-a harness (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, and

-a battery pack (2) configured to be worn on the back and secured to the harness (1), the battery pack (4) supplying electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, preferably an electrically powered gardening and forestry tool.

15. The tool kit according to claim 14, comprising a hand-held power tool (27), the hand-held power tool (27) being configured to be supplied with electrical energy by the battery pack (2), the hand-held power tool (27) preferably being a powered gardening and/or forestry tool.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a harness comprising a support base, a support strap unit for supporting the base, and a retaining device for releasably retaining a battery pack in a supported position on the support base, wherein the retaining device comprises: a docking mechanism on the support base for pivotally docking the battery pack in a docked position; and a securing mechanism on the support base for securing the battery pack in a support position pivoted towards the support base relative to the rest position, and to a kit with such a harness.

Background

The support base is used for receiving an object to be carried, for example by fixing the object on the support base or by introducing the object into a receiving space of the support base. The support belt unit serves to allow the user to wear the support base on his back, while the object is located on or in the latter.

The harness can in particular be designed to carry a battery pack, in particular a battery pack as follows: the battery pack can be worn on the back and supplies electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, in particular an electrically powered gardening and/or forestry tool. In the present case, hand-held power tools are to be understood as, in particular, power tools which are carried by hand or guided along the ground, in particular those used for gardening and/or forestry work, such as power saws, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, sweepers, lawn mowers, scarifiers and the like, to name a few. The battery pack is designed to be worn on the back of a user by means of a harness system and to supply the electrical energy required by the power tool during use, for which purpose it has a suitable accumulator unit, which here is to be understood as any desired conventional accumulator or battery unit. Typically, the battery cells are arranged to form accumulator cell blocks.

When used to carry a battery pack, the harness has a retaining device for releasably retaining the battery pack in a supporting position on the support base. Various securing or retaining mechanisms for such retaining devices are known. In one of these known types, the battery pack is placed in a translational approach movement onto a support base, which may be formed, for example, by a plate-like support structure, and subsequently brought into a supporting position, for example from the top downwards, in a displacement movement perpendicular to the approach movement. In this context, see, for example, publications US 2016/0345714 a1 and WO 2018/007111 a1, and also utility model publications DE 202012013284U 1 and DE 202013011447U 1. Unless otherwise stated, reference herein in terms of positional orientation is made to the orientation of the harness when it is located on the back of a user, or to the orientation of the battery pack in its support position in the harness located on the back of a user. In an alternative type considered here, the holding device has: a docking mechanism (docking mechanism) on the support base for pivotally docking (dock) the battery pack in a docked position; and a securing mechanism on the support base for securing the battery pack in a support position that is pivoted toward the support base relative to the rest position.

Publication EP 2819207 a1 discloses such a retaining device according to the preamble of claim 1, wherein the parking mechanism is formed there by an upper edge of the support base, on which upper edge the hook-shaped configuration of the upper edge of the battery pack can be engaged in such a way that: so that a certain pivotability of the battery pack with respect to the support base is maintained, with the upper edge of the support base acting as the pivot axis. The function of the securing mechanism is provided by two locking protrusions which are arranged laterally on the support base in a lower region of the support base and interact with corresponding mating locking protrusions in a lower lateral region of the battery pack so as to form a releasable snap connection, wherein the handle is arranged on the underside of the battery pack, i.e. on the underside thereof in a support position on the back of the user.

In most cases, the support band unit of the harness includes a shoulder strap unit as a support aid for the user. For the respective use, it is also advantageous if the support belt unit has a belt unit. In such a typical harness, the support belt unit additionally has a coupling unit that connects the belt unit to the support base in an articulated manner. In the aforementioned utility model publication DE 202013011447U 1, the coupling unit comprises a joint by which a cross piece is pivotably coupled to the support base about a substantially horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the plane of the plate-shaped support base, wherein the cross piece is used for fixing a waist belt. In the harness disclosed in publication DE 102015002724 a1, the coupling unit comprises a joint, which is preferably formed by a fabric/film hinge, and by means of which the waist belt unit is pivotably connected to the support base about a substantially horizontal pivot axis parallel to the plane of the plate-shaped support base. This is intended to facilitate the inward folding of the belt unit when the harness is laid down and in this way prevent the belt unit from forming an obstacle to the harness being laid down in an upright position.

Also known are harnesses of the type mentioned at the outset in which the support strap unit has at least one shoulder strap unit which can be releasably connected to the support base and which can be adjusted to modify the height of the support base. Conventionally, in most cases, this is achieved by the fact that: a strap fabric (strap web) adjustable in length is used for the respective shoulder straps of the shoulder strap unit.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is to provide a harness of the type mentioned at the outset which is improved over the harnesses of the prior art described above, in particular with regard to the way in which the battery pack is fixed to the support base, and to provide a kit of tools equipped with such a harness.

The invention solves this problem by providing a harness having the features of claim 1 and a kit of tools having the features of claim 14. Advantageous developments of the invention are set forth in the dependent claims, the wording of which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present description.

According to the invention, the harness is designed to allow a user to carry a battery pack on his back for supplying electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, which may in particular be a powered gardening and/or forestry tool. For this purpose, the harness comprises a support base, a support strap unit for the support base, and a retaining device for releasably retaining the battery pack in a supported position on the support base, wherein the retaining device comprises: a docking mechanism on the support base for pivotally docking the battery pack in a docked position; and a securing mechanism on the support base for securing the battery pack in a support position pivoted toward the support base relative to the rest position. The parking mechanism is characteristically arranged on a lower region of the support base.

By means of these features of the harness, a battery pack can be coupled to the harness in a very advantageous manner. For this purpose, it uses said parking mechanism to park onto the lower region of the support base and can then be pivoted towards the support base in order to reach the support position. If the top of the battery pack is provided with a handle, it can be held by the handle when it is parked onto the lower region of the support base and then pivoted towards the support base up to the support position.

When placing the battery pack onto the harness and removing the battery pack from the harness, the handling of the battery pack can in this way be limited to the upper region of the battery pack and harness; the user does not necessarily need to manipulate the lower regions of the battery pack and harness. When a user wishes to place the battery pack on the harness while the harness is on the ground or a resting surface, this generally makes handling easier for the user. Furthermore, the side of the support base on which the battery pack is to be placed remains clearly visible to the user after the battery pack has been parked, which makes it easier for the user to pivot it into the support position. The parking of the battery pack at the lower region of the support base is also advantageous for stability reasons, since the tilting moment associated with the parking of the battery pack can be kept low for the harness, in particular much lower than if the battery pack was parked on the central or even upper region of the support base.

According to one aspect of the invention, the securing mechanism has a securing slide which is displaceably arranged on the support base between a release position and a securing position and has a securing hook which is designed to engage securely behind a corresponding mating securing element of the battery pack in the support position. This constitutes a structurally simple and functionally advantageous embodiment of the fastening means. In the case of a battery pack that is not parked, the fixing slide is in the fixing position, wherein it has a continuous ramp, which by interaction with a matching fixing element of the battery pack is designed to automatically displace the fixing slide in the direction of the release position when the battery pack parked on the support base is pivoted inwards in the direction of the support position. By this measure, the stationary slide can be automatically moved out of the stationary position by pivoting the battery pack inwards into its supporting position, without separate actuation by the user for this purpose. In this case, the fixing slide can preferably be pretensioned in the direction of the fixing position by means of a corresponding elastic pretensioning element. During the inward pivoting of the battery pack into its supporting position, the fixing slide is then displaced into the release position counter to the action of the pretensioning element, and the pretensioning element can automatically return the fixing slide to its fixing position as soon as the battery pack reaches its supporting position.

According to an alternative aspect of the invention, the fixing mechanism has a fixing lever which is pivotably arranged on the support base between a release position and a fixing position and has a fixing bow which is designed to engage firmly behind a corresponding mating fixing element of the battery pack in the support position. This also constitutes a structurally simple and functionally reliable construction of the fixing means and constitutes a construction which is advantageous from the point of view of handling.

In a development of the invention, the parking mechanism provides a pivot axis which is substantially parallel to the underside of the support base and which is used for the pivotal movement of the battery pack into the support position. This also helps to optimize handling of the battery pack when it is placed on or removed from the harness.

In a development of the invention, the fixing bow has a continuous surface extending in an arc, which has a non-constant spacing from the pivot axis of the fixing rod, against which the mating fixing element can be placed with a spacing from the pivot axis, which decreases as the pivoting of the fixing rod in the direction of the fixing position increases. This makes it easier to safely pivot the battery pack to its supporting position on the support base. In particular, these particular kinematics of the fixing bar allow an optimal force distribution of the inward pivoting force or fixing force exerted on the battery pack. In a corresponding embodiment, the continuous face preferably extends along its entire length, at least in an admissible region with a reduced spacing from said pivot axis, until its end point corresponding to the fixed position of the fixed lever, or alternatively only to a point spaced from the end point, and from that point its spacing from said pivot axis is no longer reduced until the end point is reached, or at least no longer reduced over a part of the remaining length of the continuous face.

In a development of the invention, the fixing bow has a continuous surface extending in an arc, which has a non-constant spacing from the pivot axis of the fixing rod, against which the mating fixing element can be placed with a spacing from this pivot axis, wherein the continuous surface extends from a starting point up to an end point corresponding to the fixing position of the fixing rod, and the spacing of the continuous contact points of the continuous surface with the mating fixing element decreases with increasing pivoting of the fixing rod from the starting point in the direction of the fixing position until an inflection point of the continuous surface is reached, and the continuous surface is designed at the inflection point to provide a reversal of the torque that can be exerted on the fixing rod by the mating fixing element, namely: from a torque acting in the direction of the release position to a torque acting in the direction of the fixing position. These particular kinematics of the fixing lever allow an optimum force distribution of the inward pivoting force or fixing force exerted on the battery pack, and the particular torque reversal on the fixing lever at the inflection point ensures that the fixing lever, under the action of a force in the direction of the rest position, subjects the battery pack to a torque in the direction of its fixing position when the fixing lever is seated at the inflection point on its side facing the end of the continuous face. The latter has the following effects: the action of such a force on the battery pack does not cause the battery pack to pivot further outwardly, but rather the securing lever secures the battery pack in a position corresponding to the position of the mating securing element at the inflection point of the continuous face.

In a development of the invention, the fixing lever has an ejector profile which, during pivoting of the fixing lever in the direction of the release position, is designed to exert an ejection force on the battery pack which acts in the direction of the rest position. This measure has the following advantages: the pivoting of the battery pack from its supporting position outwards to its resting position can be assisted by pivoting of the fixing lever in the direction of the release position, i.e. a pivoting assist is provided in such a way as to assist the pivoting of the battery pack from its supporting position outwards to its resting position.

In one embodiment of the invention, the ejector contour has an ejection pressure face which acts on a mating contact face of the battery pack on the side of the fixing bow facing away from the continuous face and/or an ejection pressure face which acts on a mating fixing element of the battery pack on the side of the ejector cam of the fixing lever facing the continuous face. Both measures constitute, individually or in combination, an advantageous embodiment for allowing the fixing bars to exert a discharge force on the battery pack. In a combined embodiment, the two discharge pressure faces may complement each other according to the system configuration, so that they function in different pivoting ranges of the fixing rod, or at least simultaneously in a partial range of the entire pivoting movement of the fixing rod.

In a development of the invention, the fixing slide or fixing lever has a user-actuated control element on the side of the support base facing away from the battery pack coupling side of the support base. This facilitates handling by the user when bringing the battery pack from its rest position to its support position. For this purpose, the user can control the fixing slider or fixing rod from the side of the support base facing away from the side of the support base for coupling to the battery pack. Thus, such control actuation is not impeded by the parked battery pack.

In a development of the invention, the holding device has a damping spring arrangement which, in the supporting position of the battery pack, provides an elastic damping for the battery pack, the elastic damping having an elastic force acting in the outward pivoting direction. This helps to securely hold the battery pack in its supporting position on the support base without a gap. Since the elastic force of the buffer spring arrangement acts on the battery pack in the outward pivoting direction away from the support base, the buffer spring arrangement can avoid an unexpected sudden impact of the battery pack on the rigid portion of the support base. Due to the elastic force of the buffer spring arrangement, the outward pivoting barrier advantageously serves to block outward pivoting of the battery pack. This outwardly pivoted barrier can be released when the user wishes to detach the battery pack from the support base and for this purpose initially pivot it from its support position to its rest position. The fixed slide or rod preferably acts as such an outwardly pivoted barrier, or alternatively a separate outwardly pivoted barrier may be provided.

In one development of the invention, the harness comprises a support base and a support belt unit for the support base, wherein the support belt unit has a shoulder belt unit, a waist belt unit and a coupling unit which connects the waist belt unit to the support base in an articulated manner. The coupling unit comprises a double joint by which the waist belt unit is connected to the support base so as to be pivotable about two pivot axes, wherein one of the two pivot axes extends substantially parallel to the plate plane of the support base and the other pivot axis extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to the plate plane of the support base.

This constitutes a very advantageous embodiment for hinging the belt unit on the support base so as to be pivotable about two axes, without requiring two separate coupling units and without two such joints capable of interfering with each other. By means of this double joint, the belt unit can be pivoted to the desired extent in each case relative to the support base about a pivot axis which is substantially parallel to the plate plane of the support base and also about a pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular relative to the plate plane of the support base. Both pivotal mobilities are advantageous in providing a corresponding yaw movement of the belt unit relative to the support base.

In one embodiment of the invention, the coupling unit, and therefore the double joint, is formed by an autonomous (autonomous) component which is fastened on the one hand to the belt unit and on the other hand to the support base. Such a coupling unit can be manufactured with high load-bearing capacity and long service life and does not limit the material choice of the belt unit and the support base.

In one embodiment of the invention, one pivot axis extends substantially between and parallel to the two mutually facing side edges of the belt unit on the one hand and the support base on the other hand, and the other pivot axis extends offset with respect to the pivot axis in a direction away from the belt unit. This results in advantageous kinematics of the pivotability of the belt unit relative to the support base.

In one development of the invention, the harness comprises a support base and a support belt unit for the support base, wherein the support belt unit has at least one shoulder belt unit which can be releasably connected to the support base. Characteristically, the shoulder strap unit in this modification includes: at least one flexurally stiff strap holder which can be releasably locked at several different heights on the support base by means of a lock mechanism; and at least one flexible webbing connected to the strap retainer. The flexurally rigid design of the strap holder allows the shoulder strap unit to be restrained to the support base in a very stable position. The possibility of being able to releasably lock the strap holder at several different heights on the support base provides advantageous height adjustability of the shoulder strap unit. In contrast to a strap holder, designing the strap fabric to be flexible rather than stiff in bending allows the user to comfortably wear the harness in a conventional manner.

In one embodiment of the invention, the lock mechanism provides several locks for the at least one strap holder at different heights on the support base, wherein the respective locks comprise a lock release position and an upwardly biased lock holding position relative to the lock release position, between which positions the strap holder is vertically displaceable on the support base. In this lock release position, the strap retainer may be attached to or removed from the support base at a desired height. In this lock retaining position, the strap retainer is connected to the support base in a locked manner such that it cannot be released from the support base. To release the strap retainer from the support base, the strap retainer must be moved downward to a latch release position. The upwardly biased arrangement of the lock retaining position relative to the lock releasing position has the advantage that: the weight acting on the support base in the downward direction cannot cause the tape holder to inadvertently move to the lock release position. In contrast, such a weight of the support base has the following effects: the strap retainer is securely retained in the lock retaining position.

In one embodiment of the invention, the lock mechanism has a releasable snap-in lock that keeps the tape holder locked in the respective lock holding position. Only after this snap-in lock is released by the user can the tape holder on the support base be moved down to the lock-releasing position and subsequently detached from the support base or placed again thereon at a different height. This constitutes an additional safeguard for a height-adjustable mounting of the support holder on the support base.

In a further aspect, the invention provides a tool kit comprising a harness according to the invention and a battery pack which can be worn on the back, can be fixed to the harness and supplies electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, in particular a powered gardening and/or forestry tool. The battery may in particular be of the kind disclosed in the european patent application of the present applicant with application number 18194901.7, the content of which is hereby fully incorporated by reference into the disclosure of the present application.

In one embodiment of the invention, the kit additionally includes a hand-held power tool that can be powered by the battery pack.

Drawings

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. These and other advantageous embodiments of the present invention are set forth and described in greater detail below. In the drawings:

figure 1 shows a perspective front view of the harness,

figure 2 shows a perspective rear view of the harness,

figure 3 shows a detail of the region III in figure 2,

figure 4 shows a longitudinal section of a harness with a securing lever and a battery pack coupled in a parked position,

figure 5 shows a detail of the upper part of figure 4,

fig. 6 shows the view from fig. 4, with the battery pack in a supporting position,

fig. 7 shows the view from fig. 5, with the battery pack in a supporting position,

figure 8 shows a perspective detail view of the connection area of the waist belt unit and the shoulder belt unit of the harness,

fig. 9 shows a view corresponding to fig. 1, with the belt fabric omitted,

fig. 10 shows a view corresponding to fig. 9, with the belt fabric omitted and the belt unit partly omitted,

figure 11 shows a rear view of the harness from figure 10,

figure 12 shows a view corresponding to figure 5 for a harness with a fixed slide,

figure 13 shows a perspective rear view of the region of the harness from figure 12 comprising the fixing slide,

fig. 14 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the area from fig. 13, with the battery pack of fig. 12 in a parked position,

fig. 15 shows the view from fig. 14, with the battery pack in a supporting position,

figure 16 shows a detailed cross-sectional view of a harness similar to figure 5, with a modified securing lever having a continuous face inflection point and an outward pivot assist, the outward pivot assist being in an inward pivot position at the level of the continuous face inflection point,

fig. 17 shows the view from fig. 16, with the fixing bars in an inwardly pivoted position just after the inflection point,

fig. 18 shows the view from fig. 16, with the fixation rod in a fixed position,

fig. 19 shows the view from fig. 16, with the fixing lever in a first outwardly pivoted position,

fig. 20 shows the view from fig. 16, with the fixation rod in the second outward pivoted position,

FIG. 21 shows the view from FIG. 16 with the fixation rod in a third outward pivoted position, an

Fig. 22 shows a schematic block diagram of a tool kit with a harness, a battery pack and a power tool powered by the latter.

Detailed Description

The harness shown in the various views and embodiments of fig. 1-21 may be used on a user's back to carry any desired object that may be worn on the back. For this purpose, the harness has a support base 3, which support base 3 serves to receive the object to be carried, for example by fixing the object on the support base 3 or by introducing the object into a receiving space of the support base 3 in the same way as with a conventional backpack. In an advantageous embodiment, the support base 3 has a plate-shaped structure, as shown in the figures. Alternatively, for such a functional part of a harness of the type discussed herein, it may have any other desired structure of a kind known per se to the person skilled in the art, which does not require any further explanation here. Further, the harness further includes a support belt unit 4 for supporting the base 3. With the support belt unit 4, the user can wear the support base 3 on his back, wherein the object is located on the support base 3 or in the support base 3.

In a corresponding embodiment, the harness is designed as shown for carrying a battery pack 2, which battery pack 2 may in particular be a battery pack as follows, namely: the battery pack may be worn on the back and supply electrical energy to a hand-held power tool, such as a powered garden and/or forestry tool. For this purpose, the harness in such an embodiment has a holding device 6 for releasably holding the battery pack 2 in a support position 7 on the support base 3.

The holding device 6 comprises: a parking mechanism 8 on the support base 3, the parking mechanism 8 being for pivotably parking the battery pack 2 in a parking position AL, as shown for example in fig. 4, 5, 12 and 14; and a fixing mechanism 9 on the support base 3, the fixing mechanism 9 being intended to fix the battery pack 2 in a support position 7 pivoted towards the support base 3 with respect to the rest position AL, as shown for example in fig. 6, 7 and 15. The parking mechanism 8 is arranged on the lower region 3u of the support base 3.

In a corresponding embodiment, the parking mechanism 8 provides the pivot axis S_ASubstantially parallel to the lower side 3a of the support base 3 and for the pivoting movement of the battery pack 2 to the support position 7, as can be seen for example in fig. 3, 4, 6 and 11. In an advantageous embodiment, the pivot axis S_ADirectly on the lower side 3a of the support base or only at a relatively short vertical distance above the latter.

In a corresponding embodiment, the fixing mechanism 9 comprises a fixing slide 10, which fixing slide 10 is displaceably arranged on the support base 3 between a release position and a fixing position 10a and has a fixing hook 11, which fixing hook 11 is designed to engage securely behind a corresponding mating fixing element 19 of the battery pack 2 in the support position 7. Such an embodiment is illustrated in fig. 12-15. The release position, not explicitly shown, is located vertically above the shown fixing position 10 a.

In a corresponding embodiment, the fixing slide 10 is located in the fixing position 10a when the battery pack 2 is not parked, and the fixing slide 10 has a continuous ramp 10b, which ramp 10b is designed, by interaction with a mating fixing element 19 of the battery pack 2, to automatically displace the fixing slide 10 in the direction of the release position during the inward pivoting of the parked battery pack 2 in the direction of the support position 7. Optionally, an elastic pretensioning element (not shown) is arranged on the support base 3 and pretensions the fixing slide in the direction of its fixing position 10 a. During the inward pivoting of the battery pack 2 into its supporting position 7, the fixing slide 10 is then displaced from its fixing position 10a into its release position against the action of the pretensioning element, so that the battery pack 2 can be pivoted completely into its supporting position 7, after which the pretensioning element automatically returns the fixing slide 10 into its fixing position 10 a.

In a corresponding embodiment, as in the example of fig. 12 to 15, the securing hook 11 is configured to extend obliquely with the inner face 11a such that it securely holds the mating securing element 19 of the battery pack 2 against forces acting in the outward pivoting direction in the manner of a safety catch (safety catch). In other words, this inclined catch inner face 11a of the fixing hook 11 hinders the unintentional sliding of the battery pack 2 outwards from its support position 7.

In an alternative embodiment of the fixing mechanism 9, the fixing mechanism 9 has a fixing lever 12, which fixing lever 12 is pivotably arranged on the support base 3 between a release position 12b and a fixing position 12a, and has a fixing bow 13, which fixing bow 13 is designed to engage firmly behind a corresponding mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack 2 in the support position 7. Such an embodiment of the fixing mechanism 9 can be seen in fig. 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9 to 11 and 16 to 22.

In the corresponding embodiment, as shown in the drawing, the fixing bow 13 has a continuous surface 13a extending in an arc shapeArc and pivot axis S of the fixed rod_HWith a non-constant spacing. The mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack 2 is in the pivot axis S with the fixing lever 12_HAbutting against the continuous face 13a of the fixing bow 13 with a spacing a, wherein this spacing a decreases as the pivoting of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of the fixing position 12a increases. In the illustrative embodiment of fig. 4 to 7, this spacing a decreases over the entire length of the continuous face 13a until its end corresponding to the fixing position of the fixing rod. Thus, in the supporting position 7 of the battery pack 2 or in the securing position 12a of the securing lever 12, the spacing a is minimal, as shown in fig. 7, whereas in the rest position AL of the battery pack 2, the spacing a is comparatively large, in which the battery pack 2 is located when it matches the region of the securing element 20 reaching the securing lever 12 or the securing bow 13 of the securing lever 12, as shown in fig. 5. This represents an advantageous force distribution characteristic for the forces exerted by the fixing lever 12 on the battery pack 2 during the inward pivoting from the rest position AL into the support position 7.

Alternatively, as shown in the illustrative embodiment with respect to fig. 4 to 7, the fixing lever 12 may be provided at the fixing-side end of the continuous face 13a thereof with a locking shoulder 13b or the like, in order to additionally fix the battery pack 2 at the support position 7 to prevent unintentional outward pivoting.

In a corresponding embodiment, the fixing slider 10 or the fixing lever 12 has a user-actuated control element 10c, 12c on a side VS of the support base 3 facing away from the battery pack coupling side AS of the support base 3. The coupling side AS may in particular be a rear face of the support base 3 facing away from the back of the user, wherein a side VS of the support base 3 facing away from the coupling side AS is then a front face of the support base 3 facing towards the back of the user when the harness is worn. In this case, the fixed slide 10 or the fixed lever 12 can be moved by the user from the fixed position 10a, 12a to the release position 12b by means of the control elements 10c, 12c on the front face RS of the support base 3, in order to allow the battery pack 2 to pivot outwards from its support position 7 to its rest position AL and, subsequently, to allow the battery pack 2 to be removed from the support base 3. In alternative embodiments, the fixed slide 10 or the fixed rod 12 may be moved by the user in some other way from the fixed position 10a, 12a to the release position 12 b.

In a corresponding embodiment, the retaining device 6 has a damping spring arrangement 14, which damping spring arrangement 14 provides the battery pack 2 with an elastic damping in the support position 7 of the battery pack 2, which elastic damping has an elastic force acting in the outward pivoting direction. Thus, by means of this buffer spring arrangement 14, the battery pack 2 can be elastically abutted against the support base 3 when the battery pack 2 is in its support position 7, so that the buffer spring arrangement 14 can absorb or reduce the impact from the battery pack 2 to the support base 3, and vice versa. Furthermore, the buffer spring arrangement 14 is adapted to hold the battery pack 2 in its support position 7 on the support base 3 without play. For example, the damping spring arrangement 14 may comprise an arrangement of one or more leaf springs arranged on the support base 3, as can be seen in fig. 12 to 15. In an alternative embodiment, the damping spring arrangement may comprise, in addition to or instead of the leaf springs, an arrangement of one or more rubber dampers, in particular circular rubber dampers, arranged on the support base.

In a corresponding embodiment, the harness comprises a support base 3 and a support strap unit 4 configured as follows: wherein the support belt unit 4 has a shoulder belt unit 5, a waist belt unit 15, and a coupling unit hingedly connecting the waist belt unit 15 to the support base 3. The coupling unit comprises a double joint 16 by means of which double joint 16 the waist belt unit 15 is connected to the support base 3 so as to be pivotable about two pivot axes GS1, GS2, as can be seen in particular from fig. 1 and 8 to 10. Pivot axis GS1 is substantially parallel to plate plane P of support base 3_TExtends, while the other pivot axis GS2 is relative to the plate plane P of the support base 3_TExtending substantially vertically. By means of this double joint 16, the waist belt unit 15 can thus be pivoted in each case to the desired extent, i.e. transversely to the support base 3 about the preferably horizontal pivot axis GS1 in the direction of the front face RS or rear face AS of the support base 3, and also about the likewise preferably horizontal pivot axis GS 2. Preferably, the coupling unit or double joint 16 is made by means of a separate componentFormed, which is fixed on the one hand to the belt unit 15 and on the other hand to the support base 3, as in the illustrated illustrative embodiment.

In an advantageous embodiment, the pivot axis GS1 extends substantially between and parallel to the two mutually facing side edges SK1, SK2 of the belt unit 15 on the one hand and the support base 3 on the other hand, as can be seen in particular from fig. 8 to 11, and the pivot axis GS2 extends offset with respect to this pivot axis GS1 in a direction away from the belt unit 15, in particular in an upward direction in the illustrative embodiment shown. This results in the belt unit 15 having a kinematics which is optimal for the respective use with respect to the movement of the support base 3. In a corresponding embodiment, the support base 3 forms a rigid or flexurally stiff component, or it may alternatively be realized as a flexurally soft component.

In a corresponding embodiment, the harness comprises a support base 3 and a support strap unit 4 configured as follows: wherein the support belt unit has at least one shoulder belt unit 5, which shoulder belt unit 5 can be releasably connected to the support base 3. In these embodiments, the shoulder strap unit 5 includes: at least one flexurally rigid strap holder 17, which strap holder 17 can be releasably locked at several different heights on the support base 3 by means of a lock mechanism 22; and at least one flexible webbing 18 connectable to the webbing retainer 17. In this case, the band retainer 17 thus constitutes a rigid, rigid structural part relative to the flexible band fabric 18. The illustrative embodiment shown comprises a shoulder strap unit 5 of this type, as can be seen from the corresponding figures. In a corresponding configuration, the shoulder strap unit 5 has only one flexurally rigid strap retainer on which, for example, two flexible strap fabrics to be worn by the user can be arranged, or, as shown, the shoulder strap unit 5 comprises two flexurally rigid strap retainers 17 to each of which strap retainers 17 a flexible strap fabric 18 or a common strap fabric can be connected.

In an advantageous embodiment, the lock mechanism 22 provides several locks 23 for the at least one strap retainer 17 at different heights on the support base 3. The corresponding lock 23 comprises: a lock release position 24; and a lock retention position 25 that is biased upwardly relative to the lock release position. The strap retainer 17 is vertically displaceable on the support base 3 between a lock release position 24 and a lock retaining position 25 of a selected lock 23. In the lock release position 24, the strap holder 17 may be attached to the support base 3 or removed from the support base 3 at a desired height. In the lock retaining position 25, the strap retainer 17 is connected to the support base 3 in a locked manner and is thus secured against release from the support base 3. The tape holder 17 can be released from the support base 3 only when the tape holder 17 is first moved downward from the lock holding position 25 to the lock releasing position 24. This has the advantage that: the weight of the support base 3, which does not cause an unintentional release of the strap holder 17 from the support base 3, acts in a downward direction and, as a result, attempts to move the support base 3 downwards on the rest of the shoulder strap unit 5 relative to the strap holder 17 held by the user. Instead, the strap retainer 17 is held firmly in its lock retaining position 25 by the weight of the support base 3, which weight also includes the weight of an object held on or received by the latter.

In an advantageous embodiment, the lock mechanism 22 has a snap-in lock 26 which keeps the at least one tape holder 17 locked in the respective lock holding position 25. In the illustrated construction, the snap-in lock 26 is formed by a lock button that can be actuated by the user to unlock it. When the user wishes to release the locking of the strap holder 17 in its lock retaining position 25 in order to bring the strap holder 17 from its lock retaining position 25 to its lock release position 24, he presses the locking button.

In a corresponding embodiment, as shown for the illustrative embodiment in fig. 16 to 21, the fixing bow 13 has a continuous surface 13'a extending in an arc shape, which continuous surface 13' a is aligned with the pivot axis S of the fixing rod 12_HWith a non-constant spacing, the mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack 2 can be placed against this continuous face 13'a, wherein this continuous face 13' a is from a starting point P corresponding to the release position 12b of the fixing bar 12_AExtensions, as shown for the illustrative embodiment in FIG. 5Up to the end point P corresponding to the fixing position 12a of the fixing lever 12_EAnd following the fixing of the lever 12 from the starting point P_AThe pivoting in the direction of the fixing position 12a increases, the continuous contact point K of the continuous surface 13' a with the mating fixing element 20_AUntil reaching the inflection point P of the continuous surface 13' a_W. The continuous surface 13' a being at the inflection point P_WIs designed to provide a reversal of the torque which can be exerted on the fixing rod 12 by the mating fixing element 20, i.e. from the torque D acting in the direction of the release position 12b_LAgainst a torque D acting in the direction of the fixed position 12a_Z。

In the illustrative embodiment of fig. 4-7, the continuous contact points K of the continuous face 13' a_ACorresponds to the continuous surface 13a and the pivot axis S_HWherein, as the pivoting of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of the fixing position 12a increases, the interval a' decreases only in the permission region (permission region) until it reaches the inflection point P_W. Is at the inflection point P_WThereafter, the interval a' is initially slightly increased, and then it is again decreased until the fixing rod 12 reaches the fixing position 12 a.

Fig. 16 and 17 illustrate the torque reversal. In fig. 16, the position of the fixing lever 12 on the continuous surface 13' a increases from the starting point P as the pivoting of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of the fixing position 12a increases_AMigration to endpoint P_EContinuous contact point K_ADirectly at the inflection point P_WAt or just at the inflection point P_WThe previous position. In this position of the fixing bar 12, the mating fixing element 20 exerts a force F if the battery pack 2 is subjected to a force acting in the direction of the rest position AL, i.e. in the outward pivoting direction, whether caused by the user or by the weight of the battery pack 2_DThe force F is shown by a broken line in FIG. 16_DOn the pivot axis S_HTowards the starting point P of the continuous surface 13' a_AExtend on one side of the pivot axis S_HAt a distance such that in this case the force F_DCausing a torque D acting in the direction of the release position 12b_L. In FIG. 17, the continuous contact point K of the continuous surface 13' a_APositioned so that the mating fixing element 20 is directly at the inflection pointP_WThereafter, i.e. at the inflection point P_WTowards the end point P of the continuous surface 13' a_EAt one side of the same. In this position, the battery pack 2 loaded in the outward pivoting direction exerts with its mating fixing element 20 a force F on the fixing lever 12 and in particular on the fixing bow 13 of the fixing lever 12_DExtending along an influence line (likewise indicated by a dashed line) which is now located at the pivot axis S_HAway from the continuous surface 13' a_AOn the other side of the pivot axis S_HAt a certain interval. This has the following result: in this case, the force F_DApplying a torque D acting in the direction of the fixing position 12a to the fixing lever 12_Z. This torque reversal passes at the inflection point P_WIs provided, which in the example shown comprises increasing from the point of continuous contact K with increasing pivoting of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of the fixing position 12a_AAnd the pivot axis S_HTo the point of inflection P of the interval a_WThe profile of the continuous face 13' a of the sum of the increases.

At the inflection point P_WAs a result of this torque reversal, the mating fixed element 20 is not yet at the end point P_EIn the direction of (1) through an inflection point P_WThe force acting on the battery pack 2 in the outward pivoting direction, whether applied by the user or by the weight of the battery pack 2, has the effect of: the fixing lever 12 is moved in the direction of the release position 12b and the battery pack 2 is thereby moved to its outwardly pivoted parking position AL, as shown in fig. 5. Once mated with fixation element 20 at end point P_EIn the direction of (1) through an inflection point P_WThe battery pack 2 and its mating fixing element 20 press the fixing lever 12 in the direction of its fixing position 12b under such a pulling force in the outward pivoting direction that the fixing lever 12 and its fixing bow 13 prevent the mating fixing element 20 from starting point P of the continuous surface 13' a_AIn the direction of (1) through an inflection point P_W. In other words, under the effect of such a pulling force in the outward pivoting direction, the battery pack 2 is prevented from passing beyond the inflection point profile of its mating fixing element 20 by such an inflection point profile of the continuous surface 13' aPoint P_WThe outwardly pivoted position defined by the contact automatically pivots outwardly to the rest position AL.

In a corresponding embodiment, as shown in the illustrative embodiment with respect to fig. 16 to 21, the fixing lever 12 has an ejector profile 35, which ejector profile 35 is designed to exert an ejection force F on the battery pack 2 acting in the direction of the rest position AL during pivoting of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of the release position 12b_A. By providing the expelling force F_AThe fixing lever 12 is able to assist the battery pack 2 in pivoting out from its supporting position 7 to its resting position AL in the event of its pivoting in the direction of the release position 12 b. For example, the discharge force F_ACan be used to overcome the friction between the various parts of the battery pack 2 and the adjacent parts of the support base 3 and in any case to reduce the outward pivoting force that the user needs to apply to the battery pack 2. Fig. 19 to 21 illustrate the resulting ejection movement and outward pivoting movement from the support position 7 shown in fig. 18.

In an advantageous embodiment, the ejector contour 35 has an ejection pressure face 35a on the side of the fixing bow 13 facing away from the continuous face 13'a, which acts on a mating contact face 37 of the battery pack 2, as in the illustrative embodiment of fig. 16 to 21, and/or has an ejection pressure face 35b on the side of the ejector cam 36 of the fixing rod 12 facing the continuous face 13' a, which acts on a mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack 2, as is also shown for the illustrative embodiment of fig. 16 to 21. In alternative embodiments, the ejector profile 35 has only the discharge pressure surface 35a or only the discharge pressure surface 35 b.

In the illustrative embodiment of fig. 16 to 21, the ejector cam 36 is designed in such a way that: so that, when the fixed lever 12 is pivoted into the release position 12b, it presses with its discharge pressure face 35b against the mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack during the entire lever pivoting movement and, as a result, exerts on the battery pack 2, over the entire movement path of the pivoted lever 12 from its fixing position 12a into its release position 12b, an outward pivoting force F acting in the direction of the rest position AL_AbAs a discharge force F_AA part of (a). To do so, the discharge pressure surface 35b comes into pressure contact withK_DAgainst the mating fixing element 20, the pressure contact point K_DWith successive contact points K of successive faces 13' a_AIn a manner to migrate along it, wherein the pressure contact point K of the discharge pressure surface 35b_DAnd the pivot axis S_HIncreases as the pivoting of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of the release position 12b increases.

In the outward pivoting movement shown in fig. 19 to 21, the contact between the mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack 2 and the fixing bow 13 of the fixing rod 12 is cancelled, i.e. there is no force between the mating fixing element 20 on the one hand and the fixing bow 13 on the other hand during the outward pivoting of the battery pack 2. In the illustrative embodiment shown, the continuous face 13' a of the fixing bow 13 on the one hand and the discharge pressure face 35b of the ejector cam 36 on the other hand delimit a movement slit region (slot width) which has a slit width (slot width) which is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the mating fixing element 20, so that the mating fixing element 20 can be moved in the desired manner within the movement slit region when the fixing lever 12 is pivoted in the direction of the fixing position 12a or in the direction of the release position 12 b.

In the example shown, the outlet pressure surface 35a formed on the outer side of the fixing bow 13 interacts with the mating contact surface 36 of the battery pack 2 only over a partial range of the entire pivoting movement of the fixing lever 12 from its fixing position 12a to its release position 12 b. As shown in fig. 19 to 21, in the first stage of the outward pivotal movement of the fixing lever 12 from its fixing position 12a, only the discharge pressure face 35b of the ejector cam 36 initially has its outward pivotal force F_AbIs applied to the mating fixing element 20 and, therefore, to the battery pack 2, while the discharge pressure face 35a of the fixing bow 13 is still spaced apart from the mating contact face 37 of the battery pack 2. In the central phase of the pivoting movement of the fixing lever 12 in the direction of its release position 12b, as shown in fig. 20, the discharge pressure face 35a of the fixing bow 13 then bears against the mating contact face 37 of the battery pack 2 and subjects the battery pack 2 to an outward pivoting force F_AaAs the whole discharging force F of the fixing lever 12_AAnother component of (a). In the final phase of the pivotal movement of the securing lever 12 to its release position 12b,as shown in fig. 21, the outlet pressure face 35a of the fixing bracket 13 is again moved away from the mating contact face 37 of the battery pack, so that in this pivoting phase, as in the first pivoting phase according to fig. 19, only the outlet pressure face 35b of the ejector cam 36 is pivoted with its outward pivoting force F_AbTo the discharge force F_AContributing, i.e. forming the ejection force F_A。

Thus, depending on the system configuration and use, the discharge force F_ADepending on the pivoting position of the fixing lever 12, this can be provided solely by the discharge pressure face 35b of the ejector cam 36 or solely by the discharge pressure face 35a of the fixing bow 13 or jointly by both discharge pressure faces 35a, 35 b. For example, the co-action of the two discharge pressure surfaces 35a, 35b may be provided at the following pivotal positions of the fixing rod 12, namely: in this pivoting position, the demand for an external pivoting force increases, or in this pivoting position, one of the two discharge pressure surfaces 35a, 35b cannot provide the discharge force F by itself with the desired strength_A. In an alternative embodiment, only the discharge pressure face 35a or only the discharge pressure face 35b is present without the respective other discharge pressure face, and in a further alternative embodiment, the discharge pressure face 35a of the fixing bow 13 acts during the entire pivoting movement of the fixing rod 12 from its fixing position 12a to its releasing position 12b, and in a yet further alternative embodiment, the discharge pressure face 35b of the ejector cam 36 acts on the mating fixing element 20 of the battery pack 2 only in a partial range of the pivoting movement of the fixing rod 12 from its fixing position 12a to its releasing position 12 b.

Fig. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a kit with a harness 1 and with a battery pack 2, which battery pack 2 can be worn on the back and can be fixed to the harness. Optionally, the tool kit additionally comprises a hand-held power tool 27, which can be supplied with electrical energy by the battery pack 2, said hand-held power tool 27 being, for example, a powered gardening and/or forestry tool. The battery pack 2 can be releasably mounted on the harness 1 in the manner shown. The power tool 27 may be electrically coupled to the battery pack 2 and/or the harness 1 by means of flexible electrical leads or alternatively by a direct plug connection. Further, depending on the system configuration, the power tool 27 may be mechanically rigidly coupled to the battery pack 2 and/or the harness 1.

As is clear from the illustrative embodiments shown in the drawings and discussed above, the invention provides a harness having advantageous functional features with regard to the coupling of a battery pack that is wearable on the back, and if desired, with regard to belt height adjustment and/or the combination of a belt unit with a support base. Although the harness is particularly suitable for carrying a battery pack, it may alternatively or additionally also be suitable for carrying other objects mounted on the support base or received in, for example, a container or a bag of the support base, according to embodiments.