Patent ID: 6343824
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A44B,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for suspending a load, in particular a person, from a cable, said apparatus comprising:a harness plate adapted to be secured to a harness for supporting said load, said harness plate including a locking mechanism comprising at least one locking member, a through-aperture defined by said at least one locking member, resilient means arranged to resiliently bias said at least one locking member to substantially close said through-aperture, and user-operable means arranged to move said at least one locking member against the bias of said resilient means; cable attachment means having a first part adapted to be attached to said cable and a second part shaped for insertion into said through-aperture and retention therein by said at least one locking member, whereby insertion of said second part initially moves said at least one locking member against the bias of said resilient means to open said through-aperture and then permits said resilient means to return said at least one locking member so as to securely retain said cable attachment in said through-aperture, said cable attachment means being releasable from said through-aperture by said user-operable means; and means for enabling relative rotation between the harness plate and the harness while said cable attachment means are inserted in said through-aperture.