Harness

Abstract

A harness includes a belt loop, a chest loop, at least one chest loop connection element, at least one chest connection belt, each having a first chest loop connection end and an opposite second chest loop connection end, and a belay connection element, wherein the belt loop and the chest loop are connected to one another via the belay connection element, each first chest loop connection end and the chest loop are connected to one another, and the belt loop and the belay connection element are configured for alternatively and detachably connecting with the respective second chest loop connection end via the respective at least one chest loop connection element.

Claims

1. A harness comprising a belt loop, a chest loop, at least one chest loop connection element, at least one chest connection belt, each having a first chest loop connection end and an opposite second chest loop connection end, and a belay connection element, wherein: the belt loop and the chest loop are connected to one another via the belay connection element, each first chest loop connection end and the chest loop are connected to one another, and the belt loop and the belay connection element are configured for alternatively and detachably connecting with the respective second chest loop connection end via the respective at least one chest loop connection element.

2. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the at least one chest loop connection element is provided as at least one of buckles, as hooks, as knots and as carabiner with respective eyelets.

3. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the at least one chest loop connection element is provided as side release buckle or as alamari.

4. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the at least one chest loop connection element comprises an eyelet attached to the belt loop and to the belay connection element for connecting with the respective second chest loop connection end.

5. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the respective first chest loop connection end is connected to a backside of the chest loop and the belay connection element is connected to an opposite frontside of the chest loop.

6. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the belay connection element is connected to a front side of the belt loop and the belt loop is configured for being connected on an opposite back side via the respective at least one chest loop connection element.

7. The harness according to claim 1, wherein two first chest loop connection ends are distantly connected from the chest loop.

8. The harness according to claim 1, comprising two shoulder belts.

9. The harness according to claim 8, wherein the two shoulder belts are distantly connected with respective opposite ends to a backside and a frontside of the chest loop.

10. The harness according to claim 8, wherein each shoulder belt is provided as one-piece with one of the at least one chest connection belt.

11. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the belt loop comprises a belt loop connection area for connecting the belay connection element.

12. The harness according to claim 11, wherein the belt loop connection area is provided as belt connection loop connecting the belay connection element.

13. The harness according to claim 1, wherein the chest loop comprises a first chest loop end, an opposite second chest loop end and a chest loop connector for detachably connecting the first chest loop end and the second chest loop end.

14. The harness according to claim 3, wherein the chest loop connector is provided as chest loop connection buckle or as sliding chest loop buckle.

15. The harness according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the belt loop, the at least one chest connection belt, the belay connection element and the chest loop are provided as flat webbing.

16. The harness according to claim 1, comprising two leg loops.

17. The harness according to claim 16, wherein the two leg loops are distantly connected to the belay connection element.

18. A method for putting on a harness comprising a belt loop, a chest loop, at least one chest loop connection element, at least one chest connection belt, each having a first chest loop connection end and an opposite second chest loop connection end, and a belay connection element, wherein: each first chest loop connection end and the chest loop are connected to one another, and comprising the steps of: connecting the belt loop and the chest loop via the belay connection element together, and detachably connecting each second chest loop connection end via the respective at least one chest loop connection element alternatively to the belt loop or to the belay connection element.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0036] In the figures

[0037] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment according to the invention in a schematic view, and

[0038] FIG. 2 shows a further exemplary embodiment according to the invention in a schematic frontside view, and

[0039] FIG. 3 shows the further exemplary embodiment according to the invention in a schematic backside view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0040] The invention will be described in the following with reference to an exemplary embodiment showing in FIG. 1 a harness in a schematic view and worn by a dummy in FIG. 2 from a frontside and FIG. 3 from a backside.

[0041] The harness includes a belt loop 1, which is configured for being worn by the person around a hip and/or belt. The belt loop 1 is provided as flat textile webbing 2 which may have a convex isosceles trapezoid like shape with rounded edges. The flat webbing 2 can be bordered at its both longitudinal edges by a respective folded ribbon 3, which are sewed to the flat webbing 2. A belt loop connection area 7, which can be surrounded by a belt loop connection webbing, is provided at a frontside of the belt loop 1 and forms a belt connection loop 10, which is connected to a belay connection element 22.

[0042] The harness further includes two leg loops 28, which, similar as the belt loop 1, are each provided as flat textile leg webbing and may also have a convex isosceles trapezoid like shape with rounded edges. The flat leg webbing can equally be bordered at its both longitudinal edges by a respective folded leg ribbon, which are sewed to the flat chest webbing. Each leg loop 28 is connected via a strip to the belay connection element 22 made of a sewed belt.

[0043] The harness further includes a chest loop 13 and two chest connection belts 27. Each chest connection belt 27 has a first chest loop end 16 and an opposite second chest loop end 17. The belay connection element 22 connects the belt loop 1 with the chest loop 13 which is such wise, when worn by the person, distantly arranged above the belt loop 1. The belay connection element 22 may be a closed or a closeable loop, or may include a carabiner for connecting two belay connection element parts, of which one part connects to the belt loop 1 and the other part connects the chest loop 13. The chest loop 13 includes a first chest loop end 4, an opposite second belt loop end 5 and a chest loop connector 11 for detachably connecting the first chest loop end 4 and the second chest loop end 5. The chest loop connector 11 is provided as chest loop connection buckle 9, in particular as sliding chest loop buckle.

[0044] Each first chest loop end 16 and the chest loop 13 are connected to one another at a backside of the chest loop 13. The first chest loop ends 16 can be sewed with the chest loop 13 in an orthogonal manner such that the chest connection belts 27 extend downwards from the chest loop 13 towards the belt loop 1. The first chest loop ends 16 can also be attached in a sliding manner to the chest loop 13 such that a position of the first chest loop ends 16 relative to each other can be adjusted.

[0045] The respective second chest loop ends 17 can be alternatively and detachably connected via a respective chest loop connection element 23 to a backside of the belt loop 1 or to the belay connection element 22. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the two chest loop connection elements 23 are provided as alamaris 24 and respective corresponding eyelets 25 into which the alamaris 24. Both second belt loop ends 17 are equipped with a respective alamaris 24. Both the belt loop 1 and the belay connection element 22 are provided with a respective eyelet 25, into which the alamaris 24 can be inserted and respectively connected with. Said alamaris 24 are provided with a retainer provided as elastic band, which can be wound around the alamari 24 for such wise securing the alamari 24 inserted into the eyelet 25.

[0046] Such wise the belt loop 1 and the belay connection element 22 can be alternatively and detachably connected with the respective second belt loop ends 17 via the respective chest loop connection element 23, namely by inserting the respective alamaris 24 in the respective eyelet 25. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the left chest connection belt 27 respectively the alamaris 24 of respectively connected to the second belt loop end 17 of the left chest connection belt 27 is inserted into the eyelet 25 attached to the belay connection element 22, wherein the right chest loop connection belt 27 respectively the alamaris 24 of respectively connected to the second belt loop end 17 of the right chest connection belt 27 is inserted into the eyelet 25 attached to the belt loop 1.

[0047] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the loop connection elements 23 can alternatively be provided as buckles, in particular as side release buckles, or, as not shown, as hooks and/or carabiner with corresponding eyelets 25. Said Figs. show a two-part belay connection element 22, which in is interconnected by a carabiner. While FIG. 1 shows two shoulder belts 29 being distantly connected with respective opposite ends both to a backside and a frontside of the chest loop 13, FIG. 3 shows that the ends on the backside are jointly connected to the chest loop 13, while the ends on the frontside are distantly connected. Also, while in FIG. 1 the two shoulder belts 29 are provided one-piece with the two chest connection belts 27, in FIGS. 2 and 3 the two shoulder belts 29 and the two chest connection belts 27 are provided separate.

[0048] Depicted or described connections between components are generally to be understood to be functional connections. They can be implemented as direct links or as indirect links via several other components. The order of presented actions is not mandatory; alternative orders are possible. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are examples only, which may be modified and/or supplemented in many ways within the scope of the claims. In particular, any feature described for a particular embodiment can be used by itself or in combination with other features in any other embodiment. Each feature that has been described for an embodiment of a particular category can also be used in an equivalent manner in an embodiment of any other category.

TABLE-US-00001 REFERENCE NUMERALS belt loop 1 webbing 2 ribbon 3 first chest loop end 4 second chest loop end 5 belt loop connection area 7 chest loop connection buckle 9 belt connection loop 10 chest loop connector 11 chest loop 13 first chest loop connection end 16 second chest loop connection end 17 belay connection element 22 chest loop connection element 23 alamari 24 eyelet 25 chest connection belt 27 leg loop 28 shoulder belt 29