Patent ID: 8177025

Claim:
A back pad for use in connection with a safety harness comprising at least two spaced back straps and a connector adapted to be connected to a line or lanyard, the back pad comprising a base comprising: passages through which the two back straps can be passed to be crossed over the connector, said passages including a first upper slot for one back strap, and a second upper slot for the other back strap, said first and second upper slots having inner ends adjacent one another and outer ends opposite said inner ends; a central upper slot spaced from the outer end of the first upper slot by a first area and spaced from the outer end of the second upper slot by a second area; and load indicators at said first and second areas wherein said first and second areas are of reduced strength relative to adjacent areas of the base so that the first and second areas visibly distend or break upon the safety harness being subjected to a substantial load.