PARACHUTE HARNESS AND SINGLE POINT RELEASE

• US 3,692,262 A
• Filed: 12/11/1970
• Issued: 09/19/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John A. Gaylord
• Original Assignee: John A. Gaylord
• Inventors: Gaylord, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Buchler, Milton
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rutledge, Carl A.
• Application Number:
  US05/097,250
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 255/151R,151A,151B 24/73PH
• US Class Current: 244/151.00A
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 17/30 Harnesses harnesses per se A62B
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 24/36 for parachute harness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/4501 Quick connect or release [e.g., spring and detent]

Abstract

A parachute harness in which all the straps and belts are connected to a single release, and the leg straps are so connected to the lap belts as to provide a single releasable connection for each leg strap and lap belt releasably connected to one another; the single release is detachably connected to one of the straps.

Claims

1. In combination with a single point release, a parachute harness having a pair of shoulder straps opposite lap straps, leg belts, means to connect each of said straps and belts to said single point release, and manipulable mechanism to release all of said connections from said single point release simultaneously, each of said connecting mEans including a plug having at least one keeper notch therein, said single point release including a body having sockets accessible from the outside and corresponding to said plugs, a pawl pivoted adjacent each socket, a projection on each pawl interlocking with said keeper notch of the adjacent plug, a sliding element in said body, resiliently yieldable means to urge said pawls to interlock said projection with said notches, actuating projections on said sliding element adjacent the respective pawls and engageable with the respective pawls to move said pawls out of engagement from the respective keeper notches when said element is shifted in said body in one direction and to permit said pawls to reengage said plugs upon the returning of said shifting element into its initial position, said manipulating means including a handle pivoted on the outside of said body, and connecting means between the handle and said element for converting the pivotal movement of said handle into reciprocating movement of said actuating element.

2. The invention specified in claim 1, and said sliding element being a plate, and said resiliently yieldable means being a spring in each socket adjacent each pawl biased to urge said pawl into engagement with the adjacent plug.

3. The invention specified in claim 2, and a cover plate on said body, a keeper flange projecting from said cover plate beyond the side of said body, a locking flap pivoted on said handle, a hook on said locking flange adapted to be snapped over said keeper flange to hold said handle in plug locking position.

4. The invention specified in claim 2, and each plug having a head forming a shoulder engageable with the adjacent side of said body to locate the respective notches in registry with the respective projections on said pawls, pivoted attachment element on each head for connection to the respective straps.