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Retention harness

US8973945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · US

Inventors

Peter Seidenberger · Great Mills, US
William Reason · Lexington Park, US
Zachariah Thull · Lexington Park, US
Patrick Dillon · Miami, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2013
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R22/18
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A retention harness for restraining a user within a vehicle. The harness includes a waist strap, a waist strap buckle assembly, two over the shoulder straps, a rear connector, and a forward connector. The waist strap is attachable to the waist strap buckle assembly. Each over the shoulder strap is attached to the waist strap buckle assembly. The two over the shoulder straps form an X on a user's back via a shoulder strap crossover plate, while each over the shoulder strap is adjustable via an adjustment slider. The rear connector is attached to the waist strap, and is attachable to retention hardware. The retention hardware is attachable to a bar attached to the vehicle. The forward connector is attached to the waist strap buckle assembly and attachable to forward retention hardware, the forward retention hardware attachable to the vehicle.

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