Patent ID: 7779484

Claim:
A rescue harness device for use with a coat, the rescue harness comprising: harness strapping having opposed free ends comprising first and second connectable ends at each of the opposed free ends; and a harness handle slidably coupled to the harness strapping to allow the harness handle to slidably move along a length of strap of the harness strapping; wherein the rescue harness device is incorporated inside the coat such that the first and second connectable ends of the harness strapping are disposed for access in a front chest region of the coat, such that the harness handle is disposed for access through an opening in an upper back region of the coat, such that the first and second connectable ends of the harness strapping can be connected to one another by an individual donning the coat to form a closed harness loop that encircles an upper torso region of the individual, and such that said rescue harness device is deployable by pulling said harness handle which causes the closed harness loop formed by said harness strapping to tightly cinch across the upper front chest region and underneath both armpits of the individual donning the coat.