Patent ID: 8469147
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A44B,A62B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A chest strap arrangement for an attachable arrangement removably attachable to a user and having a first torso strap and a second torso strap, the chest strap arrangement comprising: a strap member with a first portion and a second portion; a first buckle having an inner end area and an outer end area, and at least one substantially horizontal slot extending through at least a portion of the outer end area through which the first torso strap extends, wherein the first buckle is directly or indirectly engaged with the first portion of the strap member; and a second buckle having an inner end area and an outer end area, and at least one substantially horizontal slot extending through at least a portion of the outer end area through which the second torso strap extends, wherein the second buckle is directly or indirectly engageable with the second portion of the strap member; wherein at least one of the first buckle and the second buckle has an inner wall with a sloped portion extending in a direction substantially parallel to the at least one substantially horizontal slot such that the cross sectional thickness of at least a portion of the outer end area of the at least one of the first buckle and the second buckle is greater than the cross sectional thickness of at least a portion of the inner end area of the at least one of the first buckle and the second buckle.