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US 9,168,401 B2Granted
Convertible suspension / seat harness
OwnerCharles Christopher Bottiinventor
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Abstract
A convertible suspension/seat harness is readily converted from a suspension to a seat harness and can receive a yolk for chest harness conversion. The harness includes a waist belt portion having a pair of elongated leg straps terminating at a fastening mechanism. A pair of minor straps terminates at a mating fastening mechanism adapted to mate with corresponding fastening mechanisms of the elongated leg straps to convert the harness to a suspension harness configuration. A pair of secondary straps has a secondary mating fastening mechanism adapted to mate with corresponding fastening mechanisms of the elongated leg straps to convert the harness to a seat harness configuration. A yolk is provided for attachment to the harness to yield a chest harness configuration creating a Class III style harness.
Claims33
A convertible harness configured to convert between a suspension harness configuration and a seat harness configuration, the convertible harness comprising:
- a) a waist belt portion having a front belt segment and a back belt segment and an attachment member configured to open and close an attachment of said belt portion configured to be secured on a user's waist;
- b) a pair of elongated leg straps each having a proximal and a distal end, said proximal end being arranged on said waist belt, said distal end terminating at a fastening member;
- c) a pair of minor straps each having a proximal and a distal end, said proximal end of each of said minor straps being arranged on said waist belt, said distal end of each of said minor straps terminating at a mating fastening member configured to mate with a respective one of said fastening members of said elongated leg straps to convert said convertible harness into the suspension harness configuration;
- d) a pair of secondary straps each having a secondary mating fastening member configured to mate with a respective one of said fastening members of said elongated leg straps to convert said convertible harness into the seat harness configuration;
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- e) said proximal end of said minor straps having a loop surrounding said waist belt portion in a manner which allows said minor straps to slide to and fro with respect to a major longitudinal axis of said waist belt portion and pivot along said waist belt portion, said loops surrounding said waist belt portion forming leg loop attachment points for said suspension harness configuration;
- whereby, when said mating fastening members of said minor straps are matingly fastened to said fastening members of said elongated leg straps a pair of leg loops are formed to convert said harness into said suspension harness configuration, and whereby when said secondary mating fastening members of said secondary straps are matingly fastened to said fastening members of said elongated leg straps a pair of thigh loops are formed to convert said harness into said seat harness configuration.
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A convertible harness, comprising:
- a) a waist belt portion configured and arranged to be secured about a user's waist;
- b) a pair of elongated leg straps each having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being operatively connected to the waist belt portion, said distal end including a first fastener portion;
- c) a pair of minor straps each having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said minor straps being operatively connected to the waist belt portion, said distal end of said minor straps including a second fastener portion configured and arranged to mate with the first fastener portion to form a suspension harness configuration;
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- d) a pair of secondary straps each having a proximal end operatively connected to the waist belt portion and having a distal end with a third fastener portion configured and arranged to mate with the first fastener portions to form a seat harness configuration;
- e) said proximal end of said minor straps having a loop surrounding said waist belt portion in a manner which allows said minor straps to slide to and fro with respect to a major longitudinal axis of said waist belt portion and pivot along said waist belt portion, said loops surrounding said waist belt portion form leg loop attachment points for said suspension harness configuration;
- wherein the first fastener portions are configured to be directly connected to respective ones of said second fastener portions to form the suspension harness configuration, and wherein the first fastener portions are configured to be directly connected to respective ones of said third fastener portions to form the seat harness configuration.
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A method of using a convertible harness configured to convert between a suspension harness configuration and a seat harness configuration, the harness being adapted to secure to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) securing a waist belt portion of said convertible harness, said convertible harness comprising:
- i) said waist belt portion having a front belt segment and a back belt segment and an attachment member configured to open and close an attachment of said belt portion configured to be secured on a user's waist;
- ii) a pair of elongated leg straps each having a proximal and a distal end, said proximal end being arranged on said waist belt, said distal end terminating at a fastening member;
- iii) a pair of minor straps each having a proximal and a distal end, said proximal end of each of said minor straps being arranged on said waist belt, said distal end of each of said minor straps terminating at a mating fastening member configured to mate with a respective one of said fastening members of said elongated leg straps to convert said convertible harness into the suspension harness configuration;
- iv) a pair of secondary straps each having a secondary mating fastening member configured to mate with a respective one of said fastening members of said elongated leg straps to convert said convertible harness into the seat harness configuration;
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- v) said proximal end of said minor straps having a loop surrounding said waist belt portion in a manner which allows said minor straps to slide to and fro with respect to a major longitudinal axis of said waist belt portion and pivot along said waist belt portion, said loops surrounding said waist belt portion forming leg loop attachment points for said suspension harness configuration;
- b) fastening said elongated leg straps to said minor straps to convert said harness into said suspension harness configuration;
- c) unfastening said elongated leg straps from said minor straps;
- d) fastening said elongated leg straps to said secondary straps to convert said harness to said seat harness configuration;
- whereby, when said mating fastening members of said minor straps are matingly fastened to said fastening members of said elongated leg straps a pair of leg loops are formed to convert said harness into said suspension harness configuration, and whereby when said secondary mating fastening members of said secondary straps are matingly fastened to said fastening members of said elongated leg straps a pair of thigh loops are formed to convert said harness into said seat harness configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.