Patent ID: 8651235
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A62B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A wearer controlled descent system having an extended recovery range of up to eighty feet with one internal panel, said controlled descent system comprising a harness having: an adjustable belt that is capable of extending around a wearer's upper chest; an adjustable waist belt that is capable of extending around a wearer's waist; a pair of adjustable straps that are capable of wrapping about a wearer's upper thighs; a pair of shoulder straps that are capable of extending from said waist belt over a wearer's shoulders and criss-crossing on a wearer's back, at least one of said shoulder straps having a compartment in which a secondary braking strap and a primary release are stored, said pair of shoulder straps defining a triangular back panel made from fabric, each of said back panel shoulder straps having a plurality of elastic loops spaced and fastened there along; a spine brace for traversing the pair of shoulder straps; an elongated section of composite rope having a tensile strength of at least 5000 pounds, said elongated rope intended for winding back and forth alternatingly between the pair of shoulder straps, from side-to-side and from top to bottom of said pair of shoulder straps for being held in place by the elastic loops of said pair of shoulder straps until needed to effect a controlled descent by the wearer; a connector for attaching an end of said elongated rope to an elevated structure; a rack having a plurality of first apertures through which said elongated rope is threaded in a predetermined pattern, at least one of said apertures being wrapped with a friction inducing material, said rack being connected to said spine brace; and a fabric cover for said back panel.