Fireman's carry harness
OwnerJett J. Langinventor
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Abstract
A harness assembly to assist in and secure a fireman's carry of a victim. The harness assembly includes an adjustable strap to be secured around the victim and an adjustable strap to be secured over the shoulder and under the armpit of a carrier. A harness system includes two harness assemblies with one harness assembly being attached around a leg of the victim and one shoulder of the carrier and the other harness assembly being attached around the chest of the victim and the other shoulder of the carrier. The straps are adjustable so that they can be cinched.
Claims19
An apparatus to assist a fireman's carry of a victim, the apparatus comprising:
- a first adjustable loop formed by a first strap, wherein a first end of the first strap is attached to a first piece of an attachment buckle and a second end of the first strap is adjustably associated with a first adjustable slide buckle, wherein the first adjustable slide buckle is also associated with a second piece of the attachment buckle, wherein the first strap is configured to be looped and secured around a body part of a victim by connecting the first piece and the second piece of the attachment buckle;
- a second adjustable loop formed by a second strap, wherein a first end of the second strap is associated with a second adjustable slide buckle and a second end of the second strap is adjustably associated with the second adjustable slide buckle, wherein the second adjustable loop is configured to be slid over the shoulder and under arm of a carrier;
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- a slide fastener configured to couple the first adjustable strap to the second adjustable strap such that one or more of the first adjustable strap and second adjustable strap is configured to be slid through an eyelet of the slide fastener;
- whereby upon placement of the first adjustable strap around a chest or a leg of the victim the carrier lifts and secure the victim in a fireman's carry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.