Negative rotation cinch strap
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRonald E. Allen, Robert J. Hudson, Marshall W. Hager
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Abstract
An improved unitary parachute torso harness, having a single fastening me, wherein an auxiallary tightening strap is attached to the groin straps of said harness. Said auxillary straps are used to prevent torso rotation or harness slippage and to prevent harness elongation in the groin and chest area.
Claims6
An improved parachute torso harness having a unitary construction utilizing a single fastening means across the front of the torso, said construction including a pair of vertically oriented main lift webbings, a saddle strap attached to the bottom ends of said main lift webbings, a pair of groin straps connected to said saddle strap and passing slidably through said main lift webbing, a lap strap connected to each groin strap, a pair of diagonal backstraps connected to said groin straps terminating in said fastening means at the front of said torso, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a pair of webbed straps each attached to each of said groin straps, forward of said main lift webbing;
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- means for tightening said webbed strap pair operably attached to one of said diagonal back straps and said pair of webbed straps;
- a pair of adjustable buckles through each of which one of said pairs of webbed straps is threaded;
- a pair of strap retainers slidably mounted about each of said diagonal backstraps aft of each of said main lift webbings;
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- a pair of buckle straps each attached at the end of each of said strap retainers at one end and to each of said buckles at the other end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.