# US 11,077,326 B2 · Harness > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,326 B2 - Document ID: US11077326B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/155,002 - Filed: 2018-10-09 - Published: 2019-04-11 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-06 - Assignees: Zedel - Applicants: Zedel - Inventors: Benoît Roger; Simon Emonin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077326B2 ## CPC - A62B 35/0037: {Attachments for lifelines and lanyards (lifelines, lanyards A62B35/0043)} - A62B 35/0006: {Harnesses; Accessories therefor} - A62B 35/0012: {Sit harnesses} - A62B 35/0031: {Belt sorting accessories, e.g. devices keeping the belts in comfortable positions} - F16B 45/045: {provided with position-locking means for the closing member} - A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract The harness includes a belt, a pair of thigh loops and first and second lateral attachment points. At least the first lateral attachment point includes a connector fixed to the belt. The connector is provided with a body defining: at least one pass-through opening inside which an attachment element to the belt passes, a connection ring distinct from the at least one pass-through opening, the connection ring being closed by means of a closing element fitted in removable manner. The closing element and the body define at least one through hole distinct from the at least one pass-through opening and from the connection ring. The closing element separate the connection ring and the at least one through hole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A harness comprising: a belt, a pair of thigh loops; and first and second lateral attachment points, wherein: at least the first lateral attachment point comprises a connector fixed to the belt, the connector being provided with a body, a clamp and a closing element, the body defines a hook and at least one pass-through opening inside which an attachment element to the belt passes, the at least one-pass-through opening being distinct from the hook, the body defines two aligned cavities in two opposite ends of the hook, the closing element closes the hook and is mounted removable with respect to the body, the closing element defines a cavity, the cavity of the closing element being aligned with the two aligned cavities of the body when the closing element closes the hook, the clamp connects the two aligned cavities of the body and passes through the cavity of the closing element when the closing element closes the hook, and the closing element and the body define: a connection ring defining a connection opening distinct from the at least one pass-through opening, the connection ring being closed by means of the closing element fitted in removable manner, the connecting ring being partly delineated by the body and partly delineated by the closing element, at least one through hole distinct from the at least one pass-through opening and from the connection opening, the closing element separating the connection opening and the at least one through hole, the at least one through hole being partly delineated by the body and partly delineated by the closing element, and the body has a first cavity perpendicular to the two aligned cavities and one end of the closing element enters the first cavity so that the end of the closing element is inserted in the first cavity when the closing element closes the hook to define the connection ring. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The harness according to claim 1, wherein the closing element and the body define at least two through holes distinct from the at least one pass-through opening and from the connection ring, the closing element separating the connection ring and the at least two through holes, each of the at least through holes being partly delineated by the body and partly delineated by the closing element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The harness according to claim 2, wherein the at least two through holes are aligned in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis of the belt. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The harness according to claim 1, wherein the at least one through hole is defined partially by a groove in the body and partially by a groove in the closing element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The harness according to claim 1, wherein the body has a first cavity and one end of the closing element enters the first cavity so that said end of the closing element is inserted in the first cavity when the closing element closes the hook to define the connection ring. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The harness according to claim 1, wherein the first lateral attachment point comprises a wire part having a first end which is fixed to the connector by means of the at least one through hole, the second end of the wire part being fixed to a second lateral attachment point. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The harness according to claim 6, wherein the wire part has a first part having a smaller cross-section than the cross-section of the at least one through hole so as to be inserted in said at least one through hole and a second part having a larger cross-section than the cross-section of the at least one through hole so as to form a blocking stop, the blocking stop being separated from the second lateral attachment point by the connector of the first lateral attachment point. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The harness according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pass-through opening comprises a first pass-through opening fixed to the belt by a first attachment element and a second pass-through opening fixed to a thigh strap by a first attachment element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The harness according to claim 1, wherein the second lateral attachment point comprises a connector fixed to the belt, the connector of the second lateral attachment point being provided with a body defining: at least one pass-through opening inside which an attachment element to the belt passes, a connection ring distinct from the at least one pass-through opening, the connection ring being closed by means of a closing element fitted in removable manner, and wherein the closing element and the body define at least one through hole distinct from the at least one pass-through opening and from the connection ring, the closing element separating the connection ring and the at least one through hole.