Animal husbandry – Animal controlling or handling – Hitching or tethering
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Luu, Teri Pham (Department: 3644)
Animal husbandry
Animal controlling or handling
Hitching or tethering
C005S08110T, C224S160000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07017525
ABSTRACT:
A multipurpose harness assembly for lifting and supporting a person characteristically known to have little or no control over muscular function insofar to support oneself for purposes of standing erect or walking, the harness assembly comprising a pair of wearable harness, one of which is worn by an assisting person and a second harness being worn by a muscular-incapacitated person. Each harness comprises left- and right-handed shoulder straps tighteningly secured to the wearer by a waist belt and an upper torso strap, both of which are slidably fitted through a plurality of strap guides selectively mounted to each of the shoulder straps and tighteningly held in place by a waist buckle and an upper torso buckle, respectively, and at least one horizontal support member fixedly attached to the shoulder straps to maintain a parallel relationship to one another and minimize the occurrence of slippage from the wearer's shoulder. A pair of supporting tethers each having a first end fixedly attached to the shoulder strap of the harness worn by the assisting person and a second end releasably connected to the harness worn by the muscular-incapacitated person effectively serve as means to connect the two harnesses together for purposes of engaging in the activities of lifting the muscular-incapacitated person from an at-rest position and supporting and guiding the muscular-incapacitated person as he or she proceeds to walk, sit or stand erect in a stationary position.
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Alimenti Susan C.
Luu Teri Pham
Mochinski Michael A.
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