Patent ID: 9457208
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A62B

Claim Text:
1. A fall-protection safety harness comprising: a webbing configured to be worn by a wearer, the webbing comprising two leg-loop sections attached to a suspender section and first and second back straps that, when worn, descend from the wearer's left and right shoulders, respectively, and cross each other at a crisscross point; a belt coupled to the webbing, wherein the suspender section of the webbing comprises a section of the webbing above the belt when worn by the wearer and the leg-loop sections comprise two sections of the webbing below the belt when worn by the wearer; a Y-shaped dorsal-pad assembly coupled to the webbing and disposed between the webbing and a wearer's dorsal region and shoulders when worn, the Y-shaped dorsal-pad assembly comprising a wearer-contacting layer of mesh material, a plurality of reticulated foam pads, and a webbing-contacting layer of mesh material, each one of the plurality of foam pads being captured by the wearer-contacting layer and the webbing-contacting layer with stitching circumscribing the pad; two leg-pad assemblies coupled to the webbing and each disposed between the webbing and one of a wearer's upper legs when worn, each of the two leg-pad assemblies comprising a wearer-contacting layer of mesh material, a reticulated foam pad, and a webbing-contacting layer of mesh material, the foam pad being captured by the wearer-contacting layer and the webbing-contacting layer with stitching circumscribing the pad; a lumbar-pad assembly, separate from the dorsal-pad assembly, the lumbar-pad assembly coupled to the belt and disposed between the belt and a wearer's lumbar region when worn, the lumbar-pad assembly comprising a wearer-contacting layer of mesh material, a plurality of reticulated foam pads between the wearer contacting layer of mesh material and a flexible plastic support structure, and a webbing-contacting layer of mesh material, each one of the plurality of foam pads being captured by the wearer-contacting layer and the webbing-contacting layer with stitching circumscribing the pad; and, a mesh back strap connector connecting the first and second back straps together to prevent the back straps from separating during a fall event while facilitating airflow throughout the mesh back strap connector, the mesh back strap connector attached directly to the first and second back straps only in a portion of the first and second backstraps that is below the criss cross point and above the belt.