Safety harness
First Claim
1. A safety harness arrangement for restraining a person, comprising:
- a waistband to be secured to the person to be restrained;
said waistband having a forward portion in front of the person and having sides at the sides of said forward portion;
at least one belt connected to one said waistband sides for joining said waistband to a support, said belt has a top edge and a bottom edge when said belt is attached to said waistband;
coupling means in said belt, said coupling means being separable to separate said waistband from said belt;
said coupling means comprising a first coupling element connected to said waistband and a second coupling element connected to the separable part of said belt;
one of said first and second coupling elements comprising a latching means and the other of said first and second coupling elements comprising a latch element that is to be latched onto by said latching means and that is to be released from latching by said latching means;
said latching means including a mechanism for engaging said latch element;
a handle connected to said latching means mechanism;
said handle being swivelingly connected to a swivel on the one of said belt and said waistband to which said handle is connected;
said latching means mechanism, said latch element and said handle being so shaped and located that upon swiveling of said handle in the direction toward said waistband, said latching means is uncoupled from said latch element, said handle and its said swivel being oriented and adapted to enable said handle to swivel in a plane generally parallel to the plane joining said belt top and bottom edges at the position of said swivel along said belt;
said handle projecting beyond one of said edges of said belt, such that contact with said handle beyond that said one edge of said belt by motion in the direction toward said waistband swivels said handle to open said latching means.
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Abstract
Safety harness comprising a waistband to be wrapped around a person, shoulder suspenders projecting from the top of the waistband and means for coupling the waistband to a supportive body, such as an automobile; the coupling means comprises two separate belts joining opposite sides of the waistband to the supportive body; an openable coupling in each belt, which coupling includes a swivelable lock handle, which is adapted to be swiveled substantially simultaneously with the grasping and removal of the person from the supportive body; in additional embodiments, means connect the swivelable handles for both belt couplings so that swivel of one handle also swivels the other and releases the waistband.
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15 Claims
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1. A safety harness arrangement for restraining a person, comprising:
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a waistband to be secured to the person to be restrained;
said waistband having a forward portion in front of the person and having sides at the sides of said forward portion;at least one belt connected to one said waistband sides for joining said waistband to a support, said belt has a top edge and a bottom edge when said belt is attached to said waistband; coupling means in said belt, said coupling means being separable to separate said waistband from said belt;
said coupling means comprising a first coupling element connected to said waistband and a second coupling element connected to the separable part of said belt;
one of said first and second coupling elements comprising a latching means and the other of said first and second coupling elements comprising a latch element that is to be latched onto by said latching means and that is to be released from latching by said latching means;said latching means including a mechanism for engaging said latch element;
a handle connected to said latching means mechanism;
said handle being swivelingly connected to a swivel on the one of said belt and said waistband to which said handle is connected;said latching means mechanism, said latch element and said handle being so shaped and located that upon swiveling of said handle in the direction toward said waistband, said latching means is uncoupled from said latch element, said handle and its said swivel being oriented and adapted to enable said handle to swivel in a plane generally parallel to the plane joining said belt top and bottom edges at the position of said swivel along said belt;
said handle projecting beyond one of said edges of said belt, such that contact with said handle beyond that said one edge of said belt by motion in the direction toward said waistband swivels said handle to open said latching means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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