Harness fasteners
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
InventorAnthony J. Barwood
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Abstract
A quick release fastener (QRF) for a restraint harness the fastener having a base plate with a lug retainer boss projecting therefrom, a cover plate hinged to the base plate and recessed to receive the free end of the boss, and a lock for locking the cover plate to the base. The lock requires two directionally different operations to open same and may incorporate an intermediate closure device for holding the fastener in a lug-loading configuration.
Claims13
A quick release fastener for use in conjunction with a harness system having,
- a base plate,
- a harness lug retaining boss protruding therefrom,
- a cover plate for covering the base plate,
- said cover plate being pivotally connected to said base plate and moveable between locked and unlocked positions,
- said cover plate when in the locked position being arranged to cover the free end of the boss so as to prevent harness lugs from being dislodged from the retaining boss, and releasable locking means for releasably holding the cover plate to the base plate over the free end of the boss, said releasable locking means including means requiring at least two different simultaneous directions of movement to effect release of the locking means.
A quick release fastener for use in conjunction with a harness system having,
- a base plate,
- at least two harness retaining lug bosses protruding therefrom,
- a cover plate for covering the base plate,
- said cover plate being pivotally connected to said base plate and moveable between locked and unlocked positions,
- said cover plate when in the locked position being arranged to cover the free ends of the bosses so as to prevent the harness lugs from being dislodged from the retaining bosses, and releasable locking means for releasably holding the cover plate to the base plate over the free ends of the bosses, said releasable locking means including means requiring at least two different simultaneous directions of movement to effect release of the locking means.
A quick release fastener according to claim 12 wherein the fastener is provided with harness lug ejectors, the harness lug ejectors being in the form of lever means associated with a hinge assembly connecting the base plate and cover plate, said harness lug ejectors adapted to eject harness lugs on each of the lug retaining bosses and only operating when the hinge is opened beyond the semi-closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.