A body belt for use by linemen and others engaged in operations on poles or similar structures having a secondary set of D-rings, typically disposed slightly rearward of the primary D-rings on the belt or an auxiliary belt or attachment above or below the primary D-ring of the belt. The secondary D-rings which may differ in size from the primary D-rings, allow a wearer to separate devices that are normally attached to the primary D-rings. This allows less crowding of the primary D-rings, thereby making detachment and reattachment of one or more ancillary safety devices from the body belt as a lineman encounters an obstacle during his or her work on a pole or other elevated structure, thereby improving safety. An add-on D-ring assembly is provided for retrofitting body belts of the prior art. In another embodiment of the invention, an auxiliary body belt is detachably connected to the primary body belt, the auxiliary body belt having its own set of D-rings. Rather than providing all four D-rings in a common plane, as described above, this embodiment provides one plane for the first set of D-rings (on the primary body belt) and a second, parallel plane for the second set of D-rings (on the auxiliary body belt).

The fixing buckle includes first and second securing parts provided with coupling elements one of which defines a hook. A closure system is configured to define a first position preventing extraction of the first coupling elements from the second coupling elements and a second position allowing insertion and extraction of the first coupling elements. The closure system includes first and second closure plates each having a first position obstructing the hook and a second position configured to remove the first coupling elements. The first position of the first closure plate is configured to prevent movement of the second closure plate from its first position to its second position. The second closure plate separates the first coupling elements and the first closure plate along an extraction channel defined by the hook.

The subject matter of the invention is a harness for attachment to a person to be secured, in particular a climbing harness or personal protective equipment, having a hip belt, a leg belt, and a belay loop, wherein the hip belt and/or the leg belt each have an eyelet on both sides, the belay loop has at each of its end areas a rectangular buckle and a triglide, and the belay loop is guided at its respective end areas through the respective triglide, the respective end of the belay loop is guided through the respective rectangular buckle, and is connected to the respective end area of the belay loop, so that the respective triglide and rectangular buckle are arranged spaced apart from one another, and by guiding the respective triglide initially through the respective eyelet and subsequently through the respective rectangular buckle, the respective end area of the belay loop is fixable at the respective eyelet.

One embodiment of the present invention is related to a harness system including a waist member and a leg loop member. The two leg loop members are configured to encircle the legs of the user and are coupled to the waist member. The leg loop members each comprise a net-leg region, a waist coupling region, and two net-waist transition regions. The net-leg region comprises a load bearing net structure having a plurality of independent recesses defined by an intercoupled mesh material. The waist member may also include a similar net-waist region, leg coupling region, and two net-leg transition regions. The net-leg and net-waist regions may include at least one of edge tape, shape mesh, proximal fabric, and distal fabric. The net-waist transition regions and the net-leg transition regions may comprise either a non-stitch transition or a stitch coupling to the waist and leg coupling regions respectively.

A single and multiple body belt for use by linemen and others engaged in operations on poles or similar structures having at least a primary body belt, which can be disposed below and detachably connected to a secondary body belt in the multiple body belt configuration. The primary body belt and the secondary body belt each have at least one pair of D-rings. The D-rings, which may differ in size, are separated enough to allow a wearer to distinguish between devices that are normally solely attached to one pair of primary D-rings. The body belts (or other portions) may also have an adjustability section through which a belt strap is woven to either extend or shorten the length of the respective belt strap. The adjustability section allows a lineman to further adjust the tightness of the belt (or other portions) around his or her waist to provide improved support and safety.

A safety harness comprises shoulder straps, a waist strap, and a weight distribution assembly interconnecting the shoulder straps and the waist strap. The weight distribution assembly is configured and arranged to transfer a load from proximate the shoulder straps to proximate the waist strap.

A tool is disclosed that may have a tool head and an elongated handle attached to the tool head that has a distal end connected to the tool head and a proximal end having a curved portion forming a shape that allows the tool head to be manipulated by a user. The elongated handle has a handle shaft shape that is slightly curved in a middle region. In other embodiments, the tool may further comprise a harness and an attachment mechanism so that the elongated handle of the tool may be manipulated by the user.

Protective equipment for protecting a person from an emergency situation is disclosed. The protective equipment has a securing device, which is portable by the person, having a securing system for protecting the person from an emergency situation. Furthermore, the protective equipment has a sensor device for detecting a dangerous situation prior to the emergency situation of the person, when the sensor device is coupled with the securing system in such a way that upon detection of the dangerous situation of the person, the sensor device automatically sets the securing system in a securing state for protecting the person.

A smart fall arrest system is provided and includes a fall arrest device and an intelligent module fixed to the fall arrest device. The intelligent module includes a range finder, a user alert device, a processor and an accelerometer module. The processor is configured to determine a vertical clearance distance underlying a worksite based on signals from the range finder and the accelerometer module, the processor determines if the fall arrest device is appropriate and if the anchor point selected for connecting the fall arrest device is at an appropriate height.

A garment having an inner surface and an outer surface for use with a safety strap, the garment comprising a collar configured to at least partially encircle an upper portion of the garment, a garment port arranged on or adjacent to the collar forming a channel between the inner surface and the outer surface of the garment, the garment port having at least three sides, one of the sides being open to form the channel, a flap coupled to the collar and configured to move between a closed configuration covering the port and allowing passage of the safety strap through the channel between the inner surface and the outer surface of the garment and an open configuration allowing removal of the safety strap through the open side of the port, and a closure device arranged with the flap and configured to maintain the flap in the closed configuration.