Patent ID: 8651234

Claim:
A harness device for a wearer, the wearer having shoulders and legs, comprising: a strap having first and second opposite ends and including first and second strap portions, each strap portion having connection ends intermediate of the first and second ends of the strap; an arm strap having first and second ends connected to the strap and defining first and second arm loop portions positionable about corresponding shoulders of the wearer, the first and second arm loop portions being movable between a first open configuration allowing a corresponding shoulder to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the corresponding shoulder positioned therein, and wherein the arm strap includes a cross strap portion interconnecting the first and second arm loop portions; a connection point defined by the connection ends of the first and second strap portions joined together; a first leg strap defining a first leg loop portion positionable about a first leg of the wearer and being movable between a first open configuration allowing the first leg to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the first leg positioned therein, the first leg strap having a first leg strap first end interconnected to the strap at a location adjacent the strap first end thereof and a first leg strap second end; a second leg strap defining a second leg loop portion positionable about a second leg of the wearer and being movable between a first open configuration allowing the second leg to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the second leg positioned therein, the second leg strap having a second leg strap first end interconnected to the strap at a location adjacent the strap second end thereof and a second leg strap second end; a belt operatively connected to the strap and being positionable about a waist of the wearer, the belt includes first and second ends; a first adjustment mechanism for coupling the first end of the strap to the second end of the first leg strap, wherein the first adjustment mechanism is configured to selectively tighten the first leg loop portion around and release the first leg of the wearer; and a second adjustment mechanism for coupling the second end of the strap to the second end of the second leg strap, wherein the second adjustment mechanism is configured to selectively tighten the second leg loop portion around and release the second leg of the wearer.