Patent ID: 6868941

Claim:
A safety belt comprising: (a) at least two belt parts; and (b) a fastening element for securely and releasably connecting the belt parts, said fastening element comprising at least one fastening device for various security and safety elements connected to at least one of the belt parts; said safety belt being comfortable to wear and allowing extensive freedom of movement over long periods of time during daily activities; wherein the fastening device is securely connected to at least one cable having a free end and being capable of manual unrolling and rolling up of the cable; wherein the fastening device is securely connected to at least one braking element which can be coupled to the cable and having a drag clutch for braking the cable; wherein the braking element is provided with a braking-force transmitting means for transmitting the braking force to the cable, said braking-force transmitting means having a setting means for variably setting the level of the braking force; and wherein the setting means is coupled to a mechanism which permits the level of the braking force to be set as a function of at least one variable selected from the group consisting of body positions and cable stress.