Full body climbing harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10850142-B2
Application number	US-201715827687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2017
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

The full body climbing harness comprises:
a pair of leg loops, a belt, a pair of shoulder straps comprising first and second shoulder straps, a hasp connected to the pair of leg loops, a first strap connecting the belt, the pair of shoulder straps, and the hasp, a first adjustment device configured to adjust the length of the first strap, a first deflecting element juxtaposed with the hasp and passed through by the first strap so that:
the first strap forms at least a part of the belt and at least a part of the first shoulder strap, the first adjustment device is configured to adjust both the circumference of the belt and the length of the first shoulder strap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A full body climbing harness comprising:
a pair of leg loops,
a hasp connected to the pair of leg loops by means of a connecting strap, the hasp defining a first deflecting element and defining a pass-through hole forming a ventral suspension point,
a first strap passing through the first deflecting element and forming at least a part of a belt and at least a part of a first shoulder strap, the first strap sliding in the first deflecting element, the first strap being distinct from the connecting strap, the first strap extending along a longitudinal direction and the first deflecting element deflecting the longitudinal direction of a part of the first strap forming part of the first shoulder strap from a substantially vertical direction to a substantially horizontal direction for forming the part of the belt, and
a first adjustment device configured to adjust and block an effective length of the first strap and to adjust simultaneously a circumference of the belt and a length of the first shoulder strap,
wherein the belt is a waist belt and the first shoulder strap extends in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the waist belt extends, and
wherein the first strap does not form the pair of leg loops.

2. The full body climbing harness according to claim 1 , wherein:
the hasp defines a second deflecting element,
a second strap passes though the second deflecting element, the second strap forming at least a part of the belt and at least a part of a second shoulder strap, the second strap sliding in the second deflecting element, the second strap being different from the connecting strap, and
a second adjustment device is configured to adjust and block an effective length of the second strap, the second adjustment device adjusting simultaneously both the circumference of the belt and the length of the second shoulder strap.

3. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 , wherein one and the same strap forms the first strap and the second strap, the one and the same strap forming the first strap and the second strap being different from the connecting strap connecting the hasp to the pair of leg loops.

4. The full body climbing harness according to claim 3 , wherein the one and the same strap forming the first strap and second strap extends from the first deflecting element to the second deflecting element.

5. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 , wherein the second deflecting element is positioned in symmetrical manner to the first deflecting element with respect to a sagittal plane of a user.

6. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first and second shoulder straps are joined to one another to form a dorsal part of the first and second shoulder straps, a shoulder support is directly fixed to the dorsal part, and an additional strap connects a lumbar area of a belt support of the belt to the shoulder support, and
wherein the second adjustment device is fixed to the shoulder support.

7. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 , wherein the second adjustment device is fixed to a belt support of the belt.

8. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 , wherein the hasp comprises a transverse strap, the first deflecting element and second deflecting element being respectively fixed to opposite first and second ends of the transverse strap.

9. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 , wherein the first deflecting element, the second deflecting element and a suspension point of the hasp are formed by a metal plate or ring.

10. The full body climbing harness according to claim 2 wherein the first strap, the second strap and the hasp form the waist belt integrally.

11. The full body climbing harness according to claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment device is fixed to a belt support of the belt.

12. The full body climbing harness according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second shoulder straps are joined to one another to form a dorsal part of the first and second shoulder straps, a shoulder support is directly fixed to the dorsal part, and an additional strap connects a lumbar area of a belt support of the belt to the shoulder support.

13. The full body climbing harness according to claim 12 , wherein the first adjustment device is fixed to the shoulder support that is directly fixed to the dorsal part.

14. The full body climbing harness according to claim 12 , wherein the additional strap collaborates with an additional adjustment device configured to adjust the distance separating the dorsal part of the first and second shoulder straps and the belt support by adjusting an effective length of the additional strap.

15. The full body climbing harness according to claim 14 , wherein the additional adjustment device is fixed to the belt support.

16. The full body climbing harness according to claim 14 , wherein the additional adjustment device is fixed to the dorsal part forming a junction between the first and second shoulder straps.

17. The full body climbing harness according to claim 1 , wherein the hasp is made of textile.

18. The full body climbing harness according to claim 17 , wherein the hasp holds a suspension loop made from the connecting strap, the hasp comprising a transverse strap connecting the first and second deflecting elements to the suspension loop.

19. The full body climbing harness according to claim 18 , wherein the first and second deflecting elements are made of metal rings fixed at opposite ends of the transverse strap.

Assignees

• Zedel

Inventors

• Emonin Simon

Classifications

• A47D13/086

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• A62B35/0018 Primary

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