Garment with built-in harness

The present invention relates to a combination consisting of a belt for rope technology operations and a sleeveless jacket, such as is used for example in air rescue missions or during work in which the wearer is floating or in situations where there is a risk of falling over a safety belt looped around the torso and a holding and securing device attached to it is held in its position. The combination has a chest strap 12, which is connected to a seat 9 with thigh straps 10, in the shoulder area with its shoulder straps 32 via loops 36 in the area of ​​tabs 14 and in the area of ​​the anchor bracket 3, with which the carrier 1 is attached to the holding and Securing device is attached, is detachably connected via a loop 5 to a sleeveless jacket in such a way that that the jacket lies over the belt system and that all pockets of the jacket can be filled or emptied by the roped carrier at any time without hindrance. According to the invention, the jacket can be separated quickly from the chest strap 12 in an emergency situation without the secure holding of the wearer 1 by the strap system being impaired in any way. Of the

Anchor bracket 3 protrudes through an opening 27 from the back part 4 and is detachably connected via a loop 5 to the back part 4 via push buttons 6, which open automatically when subjected to tensile stress.

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The present invention relates to a combination consisting of a belt for rope technology operations and a sleeveless jacket, such as is used, for example, for air rescue missions or also for work in which the worker in the floating state or in situations at risk of falling over a safety belt looped around the torso and a holding and securing device attached to it is held in its working or operating position.

Conventional devices for such purposes consist of a seat belt looped around the torso and a jacket independent of it, which is provided with a corresponding number of pockets in order to keep the tools and the like required for use within reach. The following problems arise:

· If the jacket is worn over the seat belt, it will start to flutter in strong winds, which increases the risk of injury to the wearer; the jacket can get caught more easily; the jacket can get caught in a life-threatening emergency situation for the wearer;

• If the jacket is worn underneath the seat belt, access to the contents of the pockets is difficult or even hindered.

Further disadvantages of known devices are that they have a much higher

Requires time than the combination according to the invention and, in addition, it can more easily happen in stressful situations that one of the parts is forgotten.

In order to remedy this situation, the present invention proposes a combination of the safety belt with the jacket, which enables the greatest possible flexibility in use while at the same time avoiding the problems identified.

This object is achieved in that a known safety belt that is looped around the torso of the wearer, consisting of a chest pack, which is fixedly connected to a leg pack, is detachably integrated in a sleeveless jacket in such a way that the jacket lies over the belt system , but is connected to this belt system to such an extent that there is no fluttering in strong winds, for example during air rescue missions, However, the jacket can be quickly detached from the belt system in an emergency and all pockets of the jacket can be filled or emptied by the roped wearer at any time without hindrance.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the jacket consists of three separate parts, a back part and two chest parts, which are connected to one another laterally by a loop-strap system and in the shoulder areas by two Velcro fasteners with pull-through flaps.

In a further preferred embodiment, the leg package of the safety belt consists of a seat surface, onto which thigh belts are molded in such a way that there can be no health risk to the male genital organs. These thigh straps can also be provided with leg loops or similar devices that allow additional items of equipment to be carried. But it is also conceivable to form these leg loops or similar devices directly on the seat surface.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the pockets of the jacket are not closed with Velcro fasteners, as is conventionally widespread, but rather the closure takes place via a magnet. The magnetic closures can be magnetically shielded from the bag's contents by a metal insert to such an extent that objects such as credit cards or the like, which carry a magnetic tape film, cannot be impaired in their functionality. This advantageous embodiment makes it possible, for example, for emergency personnel who are silently approaching their destination to open their pockets without giving themselves away through noise development.

In order to prevent the objects stored in the pockets from falling out in the open state, two rubber straps can also be provided through which the hand or the fingers must be pushed in order to grip the object. This is particularly the case

Working in which the carrier hangs upside down in the belt is an advantage.

In a further embodiment, the seat surface with the molded thigh straps is accommodated in a pocket in the back part from which it can easily be taken out with one hand if necessary, without having to take off the jacket for this purpose.

If the jacket consists of a back part and two separate chest parts, can

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They can be easily adjusted by the wearer to the individual stature of the wearer using the Velcro straps in the shoulder area and the loop-tape system connection on the sides. This has the advantage that the jacket can be used for all common clothing sizes, which means that manufacturing and acquisition costs can be reduced.

Another advantage is that if the jacket is damaged, not the entire jacket but only the damaged part has to be replaced. Furthermore, by exchanging the chest parts or the back part, the jacket can be modified very easily for a different purpose, for example in order to be able to carry out rescue missions on ski slopes as well as those out of the water. In the latter case, a back section with an integrated io buoyancy aid is recommended. This can be, for example, an inflatable bellows in an integrally formed collar area.

The invention is described in more detail below with reference to the figures:

1 shows a stylized person represented as a carrier 1 with an applied combination 2 which is closed on all sides in the chest area and around the thighs, the carrier 1 being shown in a front view.

In Fig. 2, the same carrier 1 is shown in a rear view. The anchor bracket 3, which protrudes from the back part 4 and is detachably connected via a loop 5 to the back part 4 via the push buttons 6, is clearly visible. In addition, a rescue loop 7 can be formed in the neck area, which is releasably attached to the back part 4 via a push button 8 and, if necessary, is brought into the position of use by releasing the push button 8.

The buttocks of the wearer 1 are covered by the seat surface 9, which is fixed in position by the thigh straps 10. The thigh straps 10 are connected via connecting pieces 11 to the chest strap 12, which is shown detached from the jacket in FIG. 6.

3 shows the two chest parts 13 with the tabs 14 with which the two chest parts 13 of the jacket are connected to the back part 4 in the shoulder area by means of Velcro fasteners.

In FIG. 4, the two breast parts 13 from FIG. 3 are already connected to the back part 4 from FIG. 2. The tabs 14 are closed in the shoulder area by means of the Velcro fasteners 17. Both chest parts 13 are laterally connected to the back part 4 via the loop-band systems 15 and to each other via a zipper 16. Instead of the zipper 16, other closures, such as snap closures, can also be provided. Thanks to the loop straps30 systems 15 and the Velcro fasteners 17, the jacket can be adapted over a wide range to all common clothing sizes. Various pockets 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, as well as loops 24, adapter options 26 and / or name plate surfaces 25 are arranged on the chest parts 13. However, it is also conceivable to provide a different arrangement of pockets, loops, adapter options and / or information surfaces, depending on the requirements profile of the user.

In FIG. 5, the jacket from FIG. 4 can be seen in a rear view. The closed Velcro fasteners 17 can be seen in the shoulder area. The anchor bracket 3, not shown here, is guided through the opening 27 and is then releasably connected with the loop 5 to the back part 4 via the push buttons 6. A pocket 28 for stowing the seat 9 including thigh straps 10 and possibly an additional rain cover is arranged between the lateral loop-strap systems 15, which in a preferred embodiment has a lock 29 on its top and a lock on its underside 30 is to be opened.

The safety belt shown separately in FIG. 6 consists of the chest belt 12 with an attached seat 9 with thigh straps 10. The chest strap 12 consists of the side straps 31, the preferably padded shoulder straps 32, the connecting pieces 11 and the back strap 33. Each strap 10, 31, 32 and 33 has size adjustment options 34. The anchor bracket 3 is fixed in the connection area between the shoulder straps 32 and the back strap 33. The connecting pieces 11 are shaped at their free ends into loops through which the thigh straps 10 are pulled in order to establish a front-side connection between the seat surface 9 and the chest strap 12. The chest strap 12 is held together by means of a carabiner, not shown, which is guided through the reinforced strap rings 35.

In Fig. 7 the combination is shown in an interior view with the jacket open. The seat surface 9 is stowed in the pocket 28. Here you can see how the shoulder straps 32 have loops

36 are detachably connected to the jacket in the region of the tabs 14. In the event of an emergency release of the

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Jacket only need the jacket at the front and the loops 36 to be opened. The loop 5 opens automatically when there is a tensile load and the jacket detaches itself from the chest strap 12 without the secure holding of the wearer being impaired in any way.

The combination from FIG. 7 is shown again in FIG. 8, but here the seat surface 9 with the thigh straps 10 has been removed from the pocket 28.

As soon as the wearer is called to an assignment, he puts on the combination according to the invention like a jacket, with the thigh straps normally only being put on immediately before the assignment. As long as the wearer is transported to the place of use, he can wear the jacket open or closed over the chest. The seat, which is partially stowed in the back10 and the breast parts of the jacket, which are limited to about the height of the navel, contribute to a high level of seating comfort for the wearer.

The chest strap is closed by means of a carabiner, which is pulled through two reinforced loops 35. In addition, the jacket is closed in front of the chest using one or more snap fasteners, a zip or in any other known way. From the

The back part protrudes from the jacket approximately at the height between the shoulder blades of the anchor bracket 3. Immediately before use, the carrier is attached to a holding and securing device of any kind via this anchor bracket, the lower closure 30 of the pocket 28 is opened, the seat 9 is removed, the thigh straps 10 are pulled through the loops of the connecting pieces 11 and closed over the thigh. The carrier is ready for use.