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US 5,145,027 AGranted
Roping sit harness for climbing or caving
AssigneePetzl S.A.
InventorsPaul Petzl, Pierre Petzl
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Abstract
A sit safety harness comprises a pair of thigh loops in the form of closed loops and a belt with a central clasping device. Adjustment of the size of each thigh loop is performed by means of a clamping buckle fixed to the belt by an attachment strap and an adjustment strap securedly affixed by its end to the loop. The latter remains closed permanently throughout adjustment.
Claims4
A roping sit harness for the safety of persons abseiling along a rope, the sit harness being made up from a strap of flexible material with a high mechanical resistance, and comprising:
- a pair of thigh loops, each thigh loop being in the form of a loop closed by a fixing means,
- a belt having a first ventral branch, and a second dorsal branch,
- a central clasping device arranged in the middle part of the first ventral branch,
- a pair of extending ends joining the thigh loops to a first and a second joining points of the first branch, on each side of the clasping device,
- an adjustment device associated with each thigh loop to adjust the size according to the morphology of the user,
- a pair of clamping buckles fixed to the first branch of the belt by two attachment straps,
- an adjustment strap of said adjustment device of each thigh loop having a first free end cooperating with the clamping buckle of the corresponding attachment strap, and a second opposite end securedly affixed to the closed loop of the thigh loop,
- said fixing means of each thigh loop being located between the clamping buckle and the second end when the adjustment strap is engaged in the buckle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.