Firefighter Radio Anti-Sway Strap

Abstract

An anti-sway strap that includes a length of flexible material having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end looped back on itself to form a return portion and a bend; an adjustment buckle disposed on said lower end; a connector disposed on said bend; a magnet disposed on said upper end; and a ferromagnetic connecting element for magnetically engagement with said magnet; wherein said adjustment buckle enables the adjustment of the strap length between said magnet and said connector.

What is claimed as invention is: 
     
         1 . An anti-sway strap, comprising:
 a length of flexible material having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end looped back on itself to form a return portion and a bend;   an adjustment buckle disposed on said lower end;   a connector disposed on said bend;   a magnet disposed on said upper end; and   a ferromagnetic connecting element for magnetically engagement with said magnet;   wherein said adjustment buckle enables the adjustment of the strap length between said magnet and said connector.   
     
     
         2 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein said strap material is fire retardant. 
     
     
         3 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 2 , wherein said fire retardant strap material is selected from the group consisting of leather, aramid fiber, polypropylene, PES polyester, and PA-nylon. 
     
     
         4 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein said magnet is a plate magnet. 
     
     
         5 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 4 , wherein said plate magnet has an integral ring for connecting to said upper end. 
     
     
         6 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein said connector is trigger snap connector. 
     
     
         7 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein said trigger snap connector is slidingly disposed on said bend. 
     
     
         8 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein said ferromagnetic connecting element is disposed in a slidable retaining clip configured for attachment to a waist belt. 
     
     
         9 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 9 , wherein said retaining clip includes a ferromagnetic ferromagnetic plate incorporated into said retaining clip. 
     
     
         10 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein ferromagnetic connecting element is disposed in a waist belt. 
     
     
         11 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 1 , wherein said ferromagnetic connecting element is disposed in a harness strap. 
     
     
         12 . An anti-sway strap, comprising:
 an elongate flexible strap, adjustable in its length, and having a first end and a second end;   a magnetic quick release coupling element disposed on said first end;   a snap connector element disposed on said second end; and   a ferromagnetic element configured for attachment to a harness or waist belt and for magnetic coupling to said magnetic quick release coupling element.   
     
     
         13 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 12 , wherein said magnetic quick release coupling element is a neodymium magnet. 
     
     
         14 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 13 , wherein said magnetic quick release coupling element is a magnetic cup assembly comprising a round neodymium base magnet encased in a chrome-plated steel cup and bonded to an interior side of said cup with adhesives. 
     
     
         15 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 12 , wherein said snap connector is a trigger snap connector. 
     
     
         16 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 12 , wherein said elongate flexible strap is fire resistant webbing. 
     
     
         17 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 12 , further including a harness strap to provide a second anchoring element. 
     
     
         18 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 17 , wherein said harness strap is configured for attachment to an equipment piece ring. 
     
     
         19 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 12 , wherein said ferromagnetic element is a plate disposed on a retaining clip. 
     
     
         20 . The anti-sway strap of  claim 19 , wherein said removable belt clip is a retaining clip configured for removable and slidable attachment to a waist belt.