Lifting Harness
First Claim
1. A lifting harness comprising:
- a continuous strap configured into a figure eight to form a left and a right support loop around a user'"'"'s torso;
said continuous strap having a first and a second end, each end threaded through a buckle, thereby enabling an adjustment of each loop'"'"'s size;
a hook connected to each loop; and
a tension buckle and central lift strap mounted between the hooks, thereby enabling the central lift strap to be connected to a second user to use the central lift strap to lift and carry objects.
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Abstract
A shoulder harness is made of straps forming a figure eight having a criss-cross strap configuration across a worker'"'"'s back. Two adjustable sized loops are formed which hang under the worker'"'"'s arms. A hook is threaded into each loop. A wide tension buckle is mounted from the hooks via carabiners, thereby centering the tension buckle in front of the worker. A web lift strap about six inches wide is threaded into the tension buckle. A second worker threads the opposite end of the lift strap into his tension buckle. The lift strap is placed under a load and carried by the two workers over rough surfaces that dolly wheels couldn'"'"'t handle. Alternate embodiments include a central ring to join three or more workers'"'"' straps together, a hip carry mode which joins the two loops at a hip, and a two-strap mode for carrying loose objects.
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1. A lifting harness comprising:
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a continuous strap configured into a figure eight to form a left and a right support loop around a user'"'"'s torso;
said continuous strap having a first and a second end, each end threaded through a buckle, thereby enabling an adjustment of each loop'"'"'s size;
a hook connected to each loop; and
a tension buckle and central lift strap mounted between the hooks, thereby enabling the central lift strap to be connected to a second user to use the central lift strap to lift and carry objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9)
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6. A lifting harness comprising:
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a left and a right strap loop each depending from a shoulder harness for a human worker;
a hook attached to each loop;
a central tension buckle supported between the hooks; and
a load strap threaded from the central tension buckle and connected to a second human worker'"'"'s central tension buckle, thereby enabling the two workers to lift and carry a load. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A lifting harness comprising:
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a continuous strap configured into a figure eight to form a left and a right support loop around a user'"'"'s torso;
a hook connected to each loop;
a first mode of configuration having a clip connecting the hooks together for a hip carry operation;
a second mode of configuration having a left and a right clip support a central tension buckle having a lift strap; and
a third mode of configuration having said hooks each support a lift strap. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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