Patent ID: 7980524

Claim:
An apparatus for reducing the effect of suspension trauma to a person suspended in a safety device attached to an anchor point, the apparatus comprising: an attachment member configured for attachment to the anchor point; a support assembly disposed on said attachment member wherein the support assembly is configured to allow at least one of the person's feet to be placed on said support assembly to reduce any constriction of the safety device on the person's blood flow; an adjustment member between said attachment member and said support assembly; and a strap attached to the adjustment member and the support assembly, wherein said strap can be moved relative to said adjustment member to adjust a distance between said adjustment member and said support assembly and then said strap can be transversely gripped by opposed ridged surfaces on said adjustment member to fix the distance between said adjustment member and said support assembly to allow the person to place weight on said support assembly and reduce the person's weight on the safety device.