Floating harness with continuous loop
US8443937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B35/0037
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A safety harness and techniques for integrating the safety harness into apparel such as a firefighter's turnout suit. The safety harness may include a waist belt having a fastener (e.g., buckle) for adjustably securing the waist belt around a wearer's waist, first and second leg straps for encircling a wearer's legs, and a continuous support strap fixed to each of the first and second leg straps and slideably attached to the waist belt. The continuous support strap has a front middle portion for coupling to a coupling mechanism (e.g., carabiner, ladder hook, knot, clamp, weld, or a combination thereof) and having sufficient slack so as to not impede access to the waist belt fastener. Under no-load conditions, the front middle portion of the continuous strap may hang down below the waist belt fastener, or may be stowed to one side of the waist belt fastener.
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