Body harness

Application filed August 2, 1929. Serial No. 382,988.

The present invention relates to improvements in harness and has reference more particularly to a device as adapted to be worn by a person while in the act of lifting and carry⁵ ing various objects of considerable weight.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a body harness that can be readily and easily positioned on the body, the harness being of such construction ¹⁰ as to relieve the body from strains at the shoulder, as well as across the back preferably over the kidneys and also at the front of the body over the abdomen, when the harness es employed in lifting heavy objects.

¹⁵ Another important object of the present invention is to provide a body harness of the above mentioned character wherein means is provided for adjusting the various straps associated with the harness, there being assodated with the shoulder strap, suspension hooks whereby the objects to be lifted and carried may be attached to the harness as well as readily detached therefrom.

_2g Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a body harness of the above mentioned character which is so simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

³⁰ Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing wherein like '^J' reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the body harness embodying my invention, and ₃ Figure 2 is an edge elevation of one of the pads showing the straps attached thereto, the free ends of the straps being unbuckled.

In the drawing for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally my improved body harness, the same comprising the leather shoulder pads 2 that are adapted to be disposed across the respective shoulders of the wearer. A strap 3 preferably of l^eather is disposed longitudinally across each shoulder pad and the intermediate portion of the leather strap 3 is riveted or otherwise fixedly secured to the adjacent portion of the respective shoulder pad as indicated at 4 in Figure 2. The rivets are so arranged as to provide a pair of loops 5 for the reception of suitable buckles 6.

The free ends of each shoulder strap 3 are adapted to be bent back upon themselves to form looped portions 7 and the free ends of the strap 3 are formed with spaced openings to cooperate with the respective buckle 6 as more clearly suggested in Figure 1. The free ends 8 of the strap 3 are shown in Figure 2 as being disengaged from the respective buckles. Suitable snap hooks 9 of the conventional construction are suspended from the respective loops 7, the eye portion of each snap hook being engaged with the respective loops 7 as clearly shown in the drawing.

A front strap 10 is provided at its upper end with a ring 11 that detachably engages with the forwardmost snap hook 9. A rear strap 12 is adapted to detachably engage with the respective rear snap hook that is associated with the shoulder strap 3. A ring 13 is carried by the lower end of each front strap 10 and the lower end of each rear strap 12 carries a buckle 14 whereby an adjustable loop 15 is provided and this loop 15 engages with the respective ring 13 as shown very clearly in Figure 1. In this manner, the front and rear straps 10 and 12 of each pair are connected together at their lower ends.

An adjustable strap member 16 is suspended from each ring 13 and carried by the lower end of each adjustable strap is the object engaging or suspension hook 17. This feature is also clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing.

Extending transversely between the rear straps 12 is the leather pad 18, and this pad 18 preferably, extends across the back of the body of the wearer over the kidneys.

A similar pad 19 extends transversely across the front straps 10 for disposition over the abdomen of the body of the wearer. The front and rear pads are to be detachably associated with the respective front and rear straps, 10,and 12 and to this encl, there is secured on the outer face of each of the trans60

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