Patent ID: 6755594
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A diving harness system having an interwoven pocket orientation, comprising:a. a diving jacket with a back portion, a right shoulder portion connected to said back portion, a left shoulder portion connected to said back portion, a right front portion connected to said right shoulder portion and said back portion, a left front portion connected to said left shoulder portion and said back portion; b. a plurality of webbing straps attached to said diving jacket, each said webbing strap with a first end, a middle, and a second end, said webbing straps attached to said diving jacket designed so that at least one of said ends of each said webbing strap extends beyond one of said front portions to form a webbing member, said webbing straps further designed so that said members form at least one right member and at least one left member so that each said right member proceeds from said right front portion and each said left member proceeds from said left front portion to form a corresponding right and left pair of members; c. at least one fastening device designed to releasably engage one said pair of right and left members to form a belt-like device to secure said diving harness system to a diver; d. at least one pocket, said pocket with a front side and a back side, said back side designed to face said diving jacket, said pocket having at least one pocket webbing loop attached to said back side of said pocket, said pocket webbing loop designed to be oriented perpendicular to said webbing straps and further designed to be insertably engaged by said webbing straps, said pocket designed to be independent from said diving jacket; e. at least one jacket webbing loop attached to said diving jacket, said jacket webbing loop designed to be oriented perpendicular to said webbing straps and further designed to be insertably engaged by one of said members; f. at least one right keeper and one left keeper, said keepers attached to said diving jacket and designed such that said right keeper semi-permanently retains said right member and said left keeper semi-permanently retains said left member, said keepers further designed to engage said middle of said webbing straps to enable said webbing strap ends to remain unattached to said jacket and said pocket; g. a sequential engagement of said pocket webbing loops and said jacket webbing loops by said members in an alternating, generally linear fashion whereby said webbing,straps are alternatively passed through at least one webbing loop on said pocket and then through at least one webbing loop on said diving jacket; h. at least one webbing strap D-ring apparatus, said webbing strap D-ring apparatus having a D-ring attached to a plate, said plate having at least two parallel slots, said slots designed to be oriented perpendicular to said webbing straps and further designed to be insertably engaged by said webbing straps, said webbing strap D-ring apparatus designed to be independent from said diving jacket and threadably attached to said jacket by said webbing straps.