LOCKING HARNESS
First Claim
1. A harness apparatus comprising:
- a first adjustable harness strap;
a second adjustable harness strap; and
a first retainer apparatus comprising a first retainer portion slidably attached to said first harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to said second harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion from moving along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said first retainer portion is removably attached to said second retainer portion, wherein said braking mechanism comprises a spring assembly, a compression mechanism, and a braking device configured to apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap and to hold said first retainer apparatus in a first stationary position along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said spring assembly is configured to apply pressure to said braking device to apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap, and wherein said compression mechanism configured to compress said spring assembly and lock said spring assembly in a compressed position.
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Abstract
A harness apparatus including a first adjustable harness strap, a second adjustable harness strap, and a retainer apparatus. The retainer apparatus includes a first retainer portion slidably attached to the first harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to the second harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent the first retainer portion and the second retainer portion from moving along the first harness strap and the second harness strap. The first retainer portion is removably attached to the second retainer portion. The braking mechanism includes a braking device configured to apply resistance to the first harness strap and/or the second harness strap and to hold the retainer apparatus in a stationary position along the first harness strap and the second harness strap.
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20 Claims
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1. A harness apparatus comprising:
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a first adjustable harness strap; a second adjustable harness strap; and a first retainer apparatus comprising a first retainer portion slidably attached to said first harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to said second harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion from moving along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said first retainer portion is removably attached to said second retainer portion, wherein said braking mechanism comprises a spring assembly, a compression mechanism, and a braking device configured to apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap and to hold said first retainer apparatus in a first stationary position along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said spring assembly is configured to apply pressure to said braking device to apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap, and wherein said compression mechanism configured to compress said spring assembly and lock said spring assembly in a compressed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A harness apparatus comprising:
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a first adjustable harness strap; a second adjustable harness strap; and a first retainer apparatus comprising a first retainer portion slidably attached to said first harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to said second harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion from moving along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said first retainer portion is removably attached to said second retainer portion, wherein said braking mechanism comprises a braking device configured to apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap and to hold said first retainer apparatus in a first stationary position along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said braking device comprises a first braking device section mechanically attached to said first retainer portion and a second braking device section mechanically attached to said second retainer portion, wherein said first adjustable harness strap comprises a first strap and a first track apparatus mechanically attached to said first strap, wherein said second adjustable harness strap comprises a second strap and a second track apparatus mechanically attached to said second strap, wherein said first braking device section is configured to apply resistance to said first track apparatus, and wherein said second braking device section is configured to apply resistance to said second track apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A harness apparatus comprising:
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a first adjustable harness strap; a second adjustable harness strap; and a first retainer apparatus comprising a first retainer portion slidably attached to said first adjustable harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to said second adjustable harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion from moving along said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap, wherein said first retainer portion is removably attached to said second retainer portion, and wherein said braking mechanism comprises a braking device configured to apply resistance to said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap and to hold said first retainer apparatus in a first stationary position along said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap, wherein said first retainer apparatus further comprises a sensor and an alarm, wherein said sensor is configured to detect movement of said first retainer apparatus, wherein said alarm is configured to alert a user if said movement of said first retainer apparatus is detected, and wherein said movement is selected from the group consisting of said moving along said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap and movement caused by said first retainer portion being disconnected from said second retainer portion. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification