Patent ID: 6378465
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A self-cinching harness, comprising:a plurality of straps secured into a harness configuration suitable for arresting a person's body during free fall, including left and right leg straps which complete respective loops about each leg of the body, at least one shoulder strap which completes a loop about each shoulder of the body, and at least one back strap which is interconnected between the leg straps and the at least one shoulder strap and completes a loop about the person's torso; a back pad, wherein the at least one shoulder strap includes a left shoulder segment and a right shoulder segment which are conjoined at the back pad, and the at least one back strap includes a left back segment and a right back segment which are conjoined at the back pad; and a D-ring disposed adjacent the back pad, wherein each said shoulder segment extends through the back pad and is secured relative to a first, upwardly disposed rung on the D-ring, and each said back segment extends through the back pad and is secured to a second, interior rung on the D-ring, and a safety line is secured to a downwardly disposed loop on the D-ring, whereby if the person falls, the safety line pulls the loop upward, causing the D-ring to flip about an axis extending parallel to each said rung and forcing a portion of the shoulder strap to overlap a portion of the back strap.