Harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10112064-B2
Application number	US-201715458613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	Apr 8, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a harness comprising a belt and a pair of thigh straps and a ventral suspension point. The ventral suspension point comprises:
a connector positioned on the belt, the connector comprising a connecting ring fitted movable in rotation with respect to the belt by means of a rod of longitudinal axis, the rod comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end along the axis of rotation of the connecting ring, a first attachment part and a second attachment part designed to be connected to an external device, the first attachment part and the second attachment part being placed on the connector along the axis of rotation of the connecting ring and outside the connecting ring.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A harness comprising a belt, a pair of thigh straps and a ventral suspension point, the ventral suspension point comprising:
a connector positioned on the belt, the connector comprising
a connecting ring fitted to be rotatable with respect to the belt around an axis of rotation, the connecting ring being a closed ring defining a first area, and
a rod having a longitudinal axis that forms the axis of rotation of the connector, the rod fixing the connector to the belt, the rod comprising
a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end and the second end being disposed along the axis of rotation of the connector, and
a first attachment opening and a second attachment opening designed to cooperate for fixing an external device, the first attachment opening and the second attachment opening being defined in the rod outside the first area so that the axis of rotation of the connector passes through the first attachment opening and the second attachment opening.

2. The harness according to claim 1 , further comprising a first attachment part fixed to the connector by means of the first attachment opening and mounted to be rotatable with respect to the rod around an axis that is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the connector.

3. The harness according to claim 2 , further comprising a second attachment part that is mounted on the rod by means of the second attachment opening to be rotatable with respect to the rod.

4. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting ring is mounted to be rotatable with respect to the rod around the axis of rotation.

5. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein the first attachment opening of the rod is a first pass-through hole.

6. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein the first attachment opening is an opening formed by a first hook formed on the first end of the rod.

7. The harness according to claim 6 , further comprising a first attachment part fixed to the connector by means of the first hook and mounted to be rotatable with respect to the rod around an axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the connector,
wherein:
the first attachment part and the first hook define a first position enabling insertion and extraction of the first attachment part in the first attachment opening formed by the first hook, and a second position configured to disable extraction of the first attachment part, and
the first position is distinct from the second position by a rotation of the first attachment part with respect to the first hook around the axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the connector.

8. The harness according to claim 7 , wherein the first attachment part comprises a ring configured to cooperate with the first hook so as to define the first and second positions.

9. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein the rod is mounted to be movable with respect to the connector along the axis of rotation of the rod so as to connect or disconnect the connector and the belt.

10. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the connector further comprises a body defining the connecting ring, and a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole configured to enable insertion of the rod into the body, the first and second ends of the rod extending beyond the body and separated by the body, and
the harness further comprises first and second attachment parts fixed to the first and second attachment openings, the first attachment part being located at the first end of the rod and the second attachment part being located at the second end of the rod.

11. The harness according to claim 10 , wherein the first and second attachment parts block a movement of the rod in translation along the longitudinal axis of the rod when the first attachment part or the second attachment part contacts the body.

12. The harness according to claim 10 , wherein the first attachment part is configured to connect and disconnect from the first attachment opening in the rod without mechanically disconnecting the connector and the belt, and without opening the connecting ring.

13. The harness according to claim 10 , wherein
the rod comprises at least one annular groove around the longitudinal axis and the body defines a hole facing said annular groove, and
a blocking rod is inserted in the hole of the body and in the annular groove so as to block translation of the rod with respect to the body along the longitudinal axis of the rod.

14. The harness according to claim 10 , wherein the first end of the rod comprises a first pass-through aperture, and the first attachment part is configured to collaborate with the first pass-through aperture so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis.

15. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting ring is a non-openable connecting ring.

16. The harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the rod is separated from the connecting ring by a pass-through hole, and
the belt comprises a strap passing through the pass-through hole so as to connect the belt with the connector.

17. A harness comprising a belt, a pair of thigh straps and a ventral suspension point, the ventral suspension point comprising:
a connector positioned on the belt, the connector comprising
a connecting ring fitted to be rotatable with respect to the belt around an axis of rotation, the connecting ring being a closed ring defining a first area, and
a rod having a longitudinal axis that forms the axis of rotation of the connector, the rod fixing the connector to the belt, the rod comprising
a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first and second opposite ends being disposed along the axis of rotation of the connector, and
a first attachment groove and a second attachment groove designed to cooperate for fixing an external device, the first attachment groove and the second attachment groove being defined in the rod outside the first area so as to form annular grooves around the axis of rotation of the connector.

18. The harness according to claim 17 , further comprising a first attachment part fixed to the connector by means of the first attachment groove and mounted to be rotatable with respect to the rod around the axis of rotation of the connector.

19. The harness according to claim 18 , wherein the first attachment part comprises an opening configured to cooperate with the first attachment groove so that the first attachment part is mounted to be rotatable with respect to the rod around an axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the connector.

20. The harness according to claim 19 , further comprising a second attachment part defining an opening configured to cooperate with the second attachment groove, the first and second attachment parts being independently rotatable around the axis of rotation of the connector.

Assignees

• Zedel

Inventors

• Bouquier Benoît

Classifications

• A62B35/0018

  Full body harnesses covering at least shoulders and thighs · CPC title

• A62B35/0025

  Details and accessories · CPC title

• A62B35/0012 Primary

  Sit harnesses · CPC title

• A62B35/0006

  Harnesses; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• A62B35/0037 Primary

  Attachments for lifelines and lanyards (lifelines, lanyards A62B35/0043) · CPC title