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US 4,047,255 AGranted
Flotation hiking harness
OwnerJames E. Kieferinventor
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Abstract
A flotation hiking harness having back, side and crotch sections attached to a central buckle and having a shoulder section over the shoulder blades and front sections over the chest which terminate short of the bend line at the waist, the front and shoulder sections providing buoyancy and the front sections being fastened to the central buckle to assist in firmly securing the wearer to a tie line.
Claims11
A flotation hiking harness comprising:
- buckle means located approximately over the mid abdomen of the wearer;
- a continuous back panel section covering the back of the wearer and having a bottom portion covering the buttock, said back section extending at one end up to the shoulders of the wearer;
- a crotch section connected to the other end of the back section and extending between the legs of the wearer;
- a pair of side sections each connected to one side of said back section and extending over the hips of the wearer and terminating short of said buckle means;
- a shoulder section connected with said one end of said back section and extending across the shoulders of the wearer;
- a pair of continuous front panel sections each connected at its upper end to said shoulder section and extending side by side down over the chest of the wearer and terminating above said buckle means;
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- connecting means for connecting said buckle means to said crotch section, said side sections and said front sections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.