Full body harness

Abstract

A full-body harness, with or without an integral support line, with the harness being adaptable for class I, class II, and/or class III service, and for use by safety personnel (such as firefighters, military personnel, rescue workers etc.) or others for situations that call for emergency activity in areas where falls from an unsafe height are possible, or for use for entertainment purposes such as climbing, rappelling, or skydiving, for example, or for use with a parachute, such as for military or recreational applications, for example.

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       39 . A harness comprising: 
 a left shoulder strap;    a right shoulder strap;    a waist strap for encircling the waist of the user;    a left leg strap; and    a right leg strap, wherein    said left shoulder strap and said right shoulder strap are held over the shoulder by one or both of: 
 a chest strap connected to said right shoulder strap at one location and also connected to said left shoulder strap at another location, and  
 by connecting a first portion of said right shoulder strap to a second portion of said left shoulder strap and by also connecting a first portion of the left shoulder strap to a second portion of the right shoulder strap.  
   
   
   
       40 . The harness of  claim 39 , further comprising a parachute.  
   
   
       41 . The harness of  claim 40 , further comprising a support line connected to said waist strap.  
   
   
       42 . The harness of  claim 41 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       43 . The harness of  claim 39 , further comprising a support line connected to said waist strap.  
   
   
       44 . The harness of  claim 43 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       45 . The harness of  claim 39 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       46 . The harness of  claim 39 , wherein said left leg strap is connected to said right leg strap at a connection to said waist strap.  
   
   
       47 . The harness of  claim 46 , wherein said left shoulder strap and said right shoulder strap are both connected to said waist strap.  
   
   
       48 . The harness of  claim 39 , wherein said left shoulder strap and said right shoulder strap are both connected to said waist strap.  
   
   
       49 . The harness of  claim 39 , wherein said left shoulder strap is connected to said waist strap at a location that said right leg strap is connected to said waist strap, and wherein said left leg strap is connected to said right leg strap at a connection to said waist strap different than said location.  
   
   
       50 . A harness comprising: 
 a left shoulder strap having a first portion and a second portion;    a right shoulder strap having a first portion connected to said second portion of said left shoulder strap, said right shoulder strap also having a second portion connected to said first portion of said left shoulder strap;    a waist strap;    a left leg strap connected to said waist strap; and    a right leg strap connected to said waist strap, wherein    said first shoulder strap is connected to said second shoulder strap across the chest of the user.    
   
   
       51 . The harness of  claim 50 , further comprising a parachute.  
   
   
       52 . The harness of  claim 51 , further comprising a support line.  
   
   
       53 . The harness of  claim 52 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       54 . The harness of  claim 50 , further comprising a support line.  
   
   
       55 . The harness of  claim 54 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       56 . The harness of  claim 50 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       57 . The harness of  claim 50 , wherein said first leg strap and said second leg strap are connected to said waist strap via a common removable connector.  
   
   
       58 . The harness of  claim 57 , wherein said removable connector is for connecting to another removable connector for removably connecting a first end of said waist strap to a second end of said waist strap.  
   
   
       59 . The harness of  claim 57 , wherein said right leg strap is also connected to said waist strap at another location.  
   
   
       60 . The harness of  claim 59 , wherein said left shoulder strap is connected to said waist strap at said another location.  
   
   
       61 . A harness comprising: 
 a left shoulder strap having a portion and an end;    a right shoulder strap having a portion connected to said end of said left shoulder strap, said right shoulder strap also having an end connected to said portion of said left shoulder strap;    a waist strap having a first end and a second end and a waist connector for connecting said first end to said second end;    a left leg strap having an end;    a right leg strap having an end, wherein    said end of said left leg strap is connected to said end of said second leg strap at a connection to said waist strap; and    a chest strap having a first portion connected to said left shoulder strap, said chest strap also having a second portion connected to said right shoulder strap.    
   
   
       62 . The harness of  claim 61 , further comprising a parachute.  
   
   
       63 . The harness of  claim 62 , further comprising a support line.  
   
   
       64 . The harness of  claim 63 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       65 . The harness of  claim 61 , further comprising a support line.  
   
   
       66 . The harness of  claim 65 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       67 . The harness of  claim 61 , further comprising means for holding an SCBA.  
   
   
       68 . The harness of  claim 61 , wherein said first leg strap and said second leg strap are connected together and to said waist strap at a common removable connector.  
   
   
       69 . The harness of  claim 68 , wherein said common removable connector is for connecting to said waist connector.  
   
   
       70 . The harness of  claim 68 , wherein said right leg strap is also connected to said waist strap at another location.  
   
   
       71 . The harness of  claim 70 , wherein said left shoulder strap is connected to said waist strap at said another location.  
   
   
       72 . The harness of  claim 61 , wherein said chest strap, said waist strap, said shoulder straps, and said leg straps are all made independently adjustable to fit the user.  
   
   
       73 . A harness comprising: 
 a parachute harness;    a support line module mounted on said harness and including a support line having one end connected to said harness and a second end not connected to said harness.    
   
   
       74 . The harness of  claim 73 , wherein a substantial portion of said support line is woven within channels provided in said support line module.  
   
   
       75 . The harness of  claim 73 , wherein said support line is removably connected to said harness body portion.  
   
   
       76 . The harness of  claim 73 , further comprising a descent device for directly connected to said harness, said descent device having a plurality of holes therethrough, such that said support line is woven through said holes, and wherein said holes provide a resistive force upon said support line when said support line is pulled through said descending device.  
   
   
       77 . The descent device of  claim 76 .  
   
   
       78 . A harness comprising: 
 a harness including a shoulder or chest strap;    a support line module including a support line having one end connected to said harness and a second end not connected to said harness; and    a descent device having a portion for connecting to said strap, said descent device having a plurality of holes therethrough, such that said support line is woven through said holes, and wherein said holes provide a resistive force upon said support line when said support line is pulled through said descent device.    
   
   
       79 . The descent device of  claim 78 .  
   
   
       80 . The harness of  claim 78 , wherein a substantial portion of said support line is woven within channels provided in said support line module.