Patent ID: 8910636

Claim:
A support harness for supporting a person in a position similar to a sitting position, comprising: attachment elements for attachment to a support point, and two shoulder straps, which can be fitted around the shoulders of the person being supported, attached to the attachment elements, wherein an attenuator, which is based on friction between two belts, is fitted between the attachment elements and the shoulder straps, the attenuator being positioned on a backside of the person, and the attenuator comprises an attachment ring, a main-belt loop and a band including a band loop and having a first end fixed to a triangular ring, ends of the shoulder straps are attached to the attachment ring and to the triangular ring, and both the main-belt loop and the band loop run through the attachment ring so that the attachment ring guides the band against an inner surface of the main-belt loop thereby a frictional force is generated between the band and the main-belt loop.