Patent ID: 6062173
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61G,A62B,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A harness system including a harness for at least partially supporting the weight of a person's body around the thoracic area and under the axilla:said harness, when around the person, comprising a pair of generally continuous loops each of which is of a dimension exceeding the person's thoracic girth, the first one of said loops being adapted to horizontally engage the back side of the person's thoracic area and freely extend forwardly beneath the axilla and then around the person's shoulders to a suspension position above the person's body and generally biomechanically aligned with the person's spine and the second one of said loops being adapted to horizontally engage the front side of the person's thoracic area and freely extend beneath the person's axilla to said suspension position;suspension means above said suspension position for enabling support of said harness from a base surface and support of the weight of the person being suspended; andmeans for gathering said suspension means in said suspension position, said gathering means comprising cinching means for holding portions of both loops between the suspension position and the person's body, whereby to cause the loops to encircle the person's shoulders about the armpits and to keep the harness away from the sides of the person's face.