Patent ID: 7086091

Claim:
A harness comprising: class 1 configuration means including: means for fastening around the waist of a user and also including means for one or both of fastening around the thighs of the user and fastening under the buttocks of the user, wherein said class 1 configuration means provides a first configuration for making said harness a class I harness; class 2 configuration means including: means for fastening around the waist of the user and also including means for one or both of fastening around the thighs or fastening under the buttocks of the user, wherein said class 2 configuration means provides a second configuration for making said harness a class II harness; and class 3 configuration means including: means for one or both of fastening around the waist of the user and fastening around the chest of the user, means for one or both of fastening around the thighs of the user and fastening under the buttocks of the user, and means for fastening over the shoulders of the user, wherein said class 3 configuration means provides a third configuration for making said harness a class III harness, wherein any of said configurations can be implemented by the user configuring said harness while putting it on.