RESTRAINT HARNESSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE
First Claim
1. A restraint system, comprising:
- a first shoulder web having a first end portion opposite a second end portion;
a second shoulder web having a first end portion opposite a second end portion;
a torso web coupled to the first and second end portions of the first and second shoulder webs, wherein a first end portion of the torso web is coupled to a buckle configured to engage a connector coupled to a second, opposite end portion of the torso web; and
a first portion of a stiffening material attached to a first portion of the first shoulder web; and
a second portion of the stiffening material attached to a second portion of the second shoulder web, wherein the stiffening material forms the first and second shoulder webs into preformed openings with inverted U-like shapes.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of restraint harnesses for use in land, air, and sea vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, for example, a restraint harness can include a first shoulder web, a second shoulder web, and a torso web. A first end portion of the torso web can include a buckle that is configured to engage a connector at a second, opposite end portion of the torso web. The restraint harness can further include first and second portions of a stiffening material attached to first and second portions of the first and second shoulder webs, respectively. The stiffening material can form the first and second shoulder webs into preformed openings with inverted U-like shapes.
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25 Claims
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1. A restraint system, comprising:
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a first shoulder web having a first end portion opposite a second end portion; a second shoulder web having a first end portion opposite a second end portion; a torso web coupled to the first and second end portions of the first and second shoulder webs, wherein a first end portion of the torso web is coupled to a buckle configured to engage a connector coupled to a second, opposite end portion of the torso web; and a first portion of a stiffening material attached to a first portion of the first shoulder web; and a second portion of the stiffening material attached to a second portion of the second shoulder web, wherein the stiffening material forms the first and second shoulder webs into preformed openings with inverted U-like shapes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A restraint system, comprising:
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a first shoulder web configured to receive a right shoulder of a wearer, wherein a portion of the first shoulder web includes a first portion of a stiffening material, and wherein the stiffening material is configured to preform the first shoulder web into a shape substantially corresponding to the shape the first shoulder web takes when in use; a second shoulder web configured to receive a left shoulder of the wearer, wherein a portion of the second shoulder web comprises a second portion of the stiffening material, wherein the stiffening material is configured to preform the first shoulder web into a shape substantially corresponding to the shape the second shoulder web takes when in use; and a torso web coupled to distal end portions of the first and second shoulder webs, wherein the torso web is configured to releasably engage around a portion of the wearer'"'"'s torso. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making a restraint harness, comprising:
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attaching a first portion of a stiffening material to a first portion of a first shoulder web, wherein the stiffening material shapes the first portion of the first shoulder web into an inverted U-like shape to define a first preformed opening; attaching a second portion of the stiffening material to a second portion of a second shoulder web, wherein the stiffening material shapes the second portion of the second shoulder web into an inverted U-like shape to define a second preformed opening; and attaching the first and second shoulder webs to a torso web, the torso web having a buckle at a first distal end portion and a connector at a second distal end portion, wherein the buckle is configured to engage the connector. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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