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US 2011/0030119 A1Published application
Rapid intervention rescue harness
AssigneeRescue Equipment Laboratories International, LLC
InventorsThomas J. Fee, Michael P. Fee, Donna M. Haskell, Frank Haskell, Patricia A. Harty, Michael P. Harty
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Abstract
Rescue harness devices are designed for incorporation into protective coats of firefighter or other types of first responders such that when deployed, the rescue harness forms a closed loop that cinches around an upper torso region under the armpits of an individual donning the protective coat, to thereby positively secure the individual and pull directly on the individual's body.
Claims9
A garment incorporating a rescue harness, the garment comprising:
- a harness strap having first and second connectable opposed ends, with the first and second connectable opposed ends being accessible from a front region of the garment by an individual wearing the garment;
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- a harness handle coupled to the harness strap between the first and second connectable opposed ends thereof,
- wherein connection of the first opposed end to the second opposed end of the harness strap forms a harness loop encircling an upper torso region of the individual,
- wherein, when the first opposed end is connected to the second opposed end, the rescue harness is deployed by pulling the harness handle, thereby tightening the harness strap across the upper front chest region, beneath the individual's armpits.
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