Patent ID: 7451495

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a garment portion that is adapted and configured to be removably secured to a torso of a person, the garment portion comprising a back torso portion and a front torso portion, the back torso portion and the front torso portion defining an interior torso cavity therebetween, the garment portion further comprising left and right arm openings, left and right leg openings, and a neck opening that each extend into the interior torso cavity; and a harness portion, the harness portion being permanently attached to the garment portion, the harness portion comprising a plurality of interconnected strap members, the strap members including left and right leg strap members and first and second crossover shoulder strap members, the left leg strap member forming a closed loop around and adjacent the left leg opening of the garment portion and the right leg strap member forming a closed loop around and adjacent the right leg opening, the first crossover shoulder strap member being attached to the left leg strap member alongside the front torso portion of the garment and attached to the right leg strap member alongside the back torso portion of the garment, first crossover shoulder strap member extending upwardly from the first leg strap member alongside the front torso portion of the garment and upwardly from the second leg strap member alongside the back torso portion of the garment, the first crossover shoulder strap member being between the neck opening and the left arm opening as it passes from the front torso portion to the back torso portion, the second crossover shoulder strap member being attached to the right leg strap member alongside the front torso portion of the garment and attached to the left leg strap member alongside the back torso portion of the garment, the second crossover shoulder strap member extending upwardly from the right leg strap member alongside the front torso portion of the garment and upwardly from the left leg strap member alongside the back torso portion of the garment, the second crossover shoulder strap member being between the neck opening and the right arm opening as it passes from the front torso portion to the back torso portion.