Patent ID: 9486654
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A62B

Claim Text:
1. An adjustable, load-bearing webbing system for use in a body belt or sit harness or saddle, comprising: a) a back pad having a central, lumbar portion, left side and right side angled wing portions, each of said portions adjacent to and contiguous with a respective side of the central lumbar portion, and left side and right side slots positioned in the left side and right side angled wing portions, respectively; b) a D-piece assembly comprising at least two work positioning D-rings adjustably affixed to an outside surface of said back pad and selectively positionable with respect to one another along a major axis thereof; and c) an adjustable waist band having means for fastening affixed to at least one end thereof, operatively connected to said back pad, and said adjustable waist band, which, in cooperation with said D-piece assembly, provides a predetermined ratio of length adjustability, wherein said adjustable waist band is positioned through each of said left side and right side slots, wherein said adjustable waist band is formed of two separate straps, each of which is operatively connected to said D-piece assembly or to said back pad on one end through a respective on of said slots, and one of the separate straps is operatively connectable to the other separate strap on the other end, further comprising at least one stabilizer loop positioned on an inside surface of said back pad, wherein said adjustable waist band is positioned through said at least one stabilizer loop.