Patent ID: 9676486
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B64D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A load distributing vest and parachute harness container combination comprising: a parachute harness container that is in contact with a jumper's back when the harness container is worn, said container configured to secure therein at least a main parachute, said container including harness container straps that are worn across the jumper's shoulders to secure the container in position on the jumper's back, and lift webs connected to parachute risers to support the jumper during descent; and load distributing vest including an upper yoke and a pair of vest straps extending outwardly from the yoke to respective vest strap ends, said vest being attached to the harness container at a vest attachment point and said vest straps extending generally parallel with said harness container straps and being in contact with the jumper's shoulders, back and chest, each of said vest straps being attached to said lift webs at a respective vest strap attachment point, a length of said load distributing vest from said yoke to said vest strap attachment points being less than a distance between said vest attachment point on the harness container and said vest strap attachment points on said lift webs as measured from the harness container along said harness container straps so that load from said harness container is distributed across the jumper's back, shoulders and chest by the load distributing vest.