Patent ID: 9308402
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A62B

Claim Text:
1. A roping harness comprising: a belt having a back part and a material holder for supporting equipment; a pair of leg loops; front shoulder straps and rear shoulder straps; at least one fall-arresting safety hooking point at an upper back connecting area of the front shoulder straps and the rear shoulder straps, said rear shoulder straps having lower ends attached to the leg loops and being freely slidable relative to the belt so as to prevent the belt from rising when a fall occurs; and connecting means connecting the back part of the belt to the front shoulder straps, the rear shoulder straps being movable relative to the connecting means, said connecting means being configured to transfer a load of the belt to the front shoulder straps, so as to avoid any downward movement of the belt when said material holder is loaded, wherein the connecting means are made up of at least one piece of fabric sewn to the back part of the belt, the at least one piece of fabric directly connecting the front shoulder straps to the back part of the belt, and said at least one piece of fabric is lined to provide a pair of guide sheaths, the rear shoulder straps slidably passing through the guide sheaths.