Patent ID: 7467419

Claim:
A body harness for dragging a person from a hostile environment, said harness comprising: a waist strap for fastening around the torso of a user; a first shoulder strap having a first distal end fixedly carried by a right side of said waist strap; a second shoulder strap having a first distal end fixedly carried by a left side of said waist strap generally opposite from said first shoulder strap; said first shoulder strap and said second shoulder strap extending upward from said waist strap for fastening over the front of the shoulders of the user, and wherein said first shoulder strap is connected in a continuous single arching looped arrangement with said second shoulder strap so that an apex of said single arching looped arrangement is formed at the interconnection between said first shoulder strap and said second shoulder strap, and wherein said apex is positioned generally adjacent and behind the back of the neck of the user when worn; a back strap independent of said first and second shoulder straps having a first distal end fixedly secured to said waist strap and a second distal end fixedly secured to said apex of said first and second shoulder straps for supporting the back of the user when being dragged; and, a handle carried by said back strap generally at said apex of said first and second shoulder straps to facilitate dragging of the user.