Personnel carrying devices
AssigneeAscent Helicopters Ltd.
InventorTrent Lemke
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for supporting human external cargo from the hoist of a hoist-equipped helicopter are provided. The apparatus has at least one personal harness for supporting a user; and at least one harness segment with a top end point attachable to the helicopter hoist through an attachable fitting and at least one bottom end point directly or indirectly attachable to the personal harness. The harness segment, and the personal harness externally support the user from the helicopter hoist and allows the user to be safely suspended from the helicopter in order for work or rescue operations to be administered by the user.
Claims13
An apparatus for supporting human external cargo from a hoist of a hoist-equipped helicopter, the apparatus comprising:
- a personal harness for supporting a user;
- and
- a harness component with at least a top end and at least one bottom end;
- wherein the at least one bottom end of the harness component is attachable to the personal harness, and the at least one top end of the harness component is attachable to a fitting of the helicopter hoist, and wherein the harness component is a dielectric rope having a top end and a bottom end and each end having a fitting, eye splice or loop and the harness component further comprises a Y-shaped lanyard, wherein the top end of the Y-shaped lanyard is attachable to the bottom end of the dielectric rope, and the two bottom ends of the Y-shaped lanyard are attachable to the personal harness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.