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US 5,957,091 AGranted
Full body harness for fall arrest
AssigneeRose Manufacturing Company
InventorsKurt D. McDonald, Timothy W. Ecker
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Abstract
The present invention provides a full body harness which utilizes a reduced number of components thereby simplifying construction and reducing manufacturing costs. The harness has only four pieces of webbing, two identical shoulder straps and two identical leg straps. These shoulder straps and leg straps are connected to two uniquely designed, multi-functional hip plates. The harness also has a standard back pad and a standard shoulder strap retainer.
Claims20
A body harness comprising:
- a pair of shoulder straps;
- a pair of leg straps;
- a pair of hip plates;
- a back pad;
- and a shoulder strap retainer;
- wherein the shoulder straps are connected at both ends to the hip plates and pass through the back pad and through the shoulder strap retainer;
- and wherein each leg strap is connected at one end to one of the hip plates and can be connected at the other end to one of the hip plates.
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A body harness comprising:
- a pair of adjustable shoulder straps;
- a pair of adjustable leg straps;
- a pair of hip plates having a plurality of openings therein;
- a back pad and a front pad;
- wherein each shoulder strap is anchored at one end to one of the hip plates and adjustably attachable at the other end to the same hip plate thereby forming a loop from the hip plate through the back pad, through the front pad and back to the hip plate;
- and wherein each leg strap is anchored at one end to one of the hip plates and adjustably attachable at the other end to the same hip plate.
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A body harness comprising:
- a pair of adjustable shoulder straps;
- a pair of adjustable leg straps;
- a pair of hip plates having a plurality of openings therein;
- a back pad and a shoulder strap retainer;
- wherein each shoulder strap is connected to one of the hip plates at one end and adjustably attached to the other hip plate at the other end and each leg strap is connected at one end to one of the hip plates and adjustably attachable at the other end to the same hip plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.