Patent ID: 7963365
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A drag harness comprising a continuous length of material fixed to itself at two locations to define two fixed length arm loops, each of which is adapted to receive a separate arm of a wearer, and gripping means joined to the arm loops, whereby a rescuer can drag the wearer, if the wearer is lying in a supine position, wherein the arm loops are spaced from each other by a segment of the continuous length of material that extends directly from one of the two locations to the other of the two locations and is less than one-third the length of the continuous length of material defining each arm loop, and the gripping means comprises plural gripping loops formed from one or more additional pieces of material that are distinct from the continuous length of material defining the arm loops, each gripping loop of the gripping means has a fixed length and is sized to receive the hand of a rescuer, wherein each of the gripping loops is formed from an elongate flexible member folded upon itself and attached to a respective end of the continuous length of material.