Patent ID: 7490610

Claim:
A fall protection harness comprising: an adjustable belt adapted to be secured around a wearer's waist, wherein said belt has a front and a back; a tie-in point on said belt, wherein said tie-in point is used to support the wearer; a first weight supporting loop comprising a first front section and a first back section, wherein said first loop is connected to the front of said belt by said first front section and to the back of said belt by said first back section; a second weight supporting loop comprising a second front section and a second back section, wherein said second loop is connected to the front of said belt by said second front section and to the back of said belt by said second back section; a first lateral member extending between said first front section and said first back section; and a second lateral member extending between said second front section and said second back section; wherein said first and said second weight supporting loops are adopted to encircle the wearer's buttocks and crotch and said lateral members are adapted to be secured around the outside of said wearer's legs, and wherein said first back section has a first width and said second back section has a second width, and wherein said widths decrease as said first and second back sections extend downwardly from the back of said belt to a point above where said first and second back sections are joined to said first and second lateral members, and wherein each of said widths increases after said point.