1986-07-28
1988-03-22
Schroeder, Werner H.
Apparel
Body garments
2 79, 2 94, 244143, A41D 1300, B64D 1700
Patent
active
047318821
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a garment that is connectable to a safety line or the like and which includes at least one band of material intended to take up the weight of a person wearing the garment.
BACKGROUND ART
Belts, harnesses and the like, intended to be worn by persons who risk falling from heights, and which are connectable to a line, the other end of which is attached to a fixed point, are known in the art. Garments with sewn-on belts and/or harnesses of the kind described are also known.
The greatest disadvantage burdening these belts, harnesses and garments is that when a person wearing one of them falls, only the part of this person's body facing the falling direction will take up the load via the belt harness or garment, resulting in that the load will not be satisfactorily distributed over the body, with possible injuries as a result.
Another disadvantage affecting the belts, harnesses and garments is that they must fit tightly round the body, in order to have the intended effect in case of a fall, which restricts freedom of movement for the wearer.
A still further disadvantage suffered by garments with belts or the like, is that the garment and/or belt must be spoilt or at least receive some damage when the garment is to be separated from the belt, e.g. in connection with strength checks and/or exchange of parts.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to improve garments of the kind mentioned in the introduction, and to provide a garment that distributes the load over the wearer's body in the case of a fall, allows exchange of parts of the garment without damaging garment or parts, and that is comfortable to wear.
This object is attained by the invention having been given the distinguishing features disclosed in the characterising portions of the accompanying claims.
DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of the invention in the form of a waistcoat.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the waistcoat in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a harness comprising bands of material, for insertion in the waistcoat of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the harness in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a second embodiment of the invention in the form of an overall.
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the overall in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is front view of a harness comprising bands of material, for insertion in the overall of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the harness in FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a front view of a third embodiment of the invention in the form of an overall.
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the overall in FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a front view of a harness comprising bands of material, for insertion in the overall of FIGS. 9 and 10.
FIG. 12 is finally a rear view of the harness in FIG. 11.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The waistcoat 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises its back 2 and front 3, joined to each other, with customary openings 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively for arms, neck and waist, there also being a zip fastener 8 parting the front into two halves. The material in the waistcoat is suitably synthetic and inelastic, with great tensional and tear strength. The back and front each comprises two layers of material, mutually connected by unillustrated seams at 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and by seams indicated by dashed lines, which define channels only accessible via four openings 9-12 on the front 2 and an opening 13 on the back 3.
The channels are in mutual communication and may be said to consist of: (a) a channel a extending from the left lower portion in FIG. 1 of the front 2, up over the left shoulder portion and then slopingly downwards across the back 3 and onwards to the right lower portion in FIG. 1 of the front, (b) a channel b extending from the right, lower portion of the front, up over the right shoulder portion and then slopingly downwards across the back and onwards to the left, lower portion of the front, (c) a channel c extending round the waistcoat immediately above its bottom edge, (d) a channel d extending between channel c and the inters
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Irvin Fallskarms AB
Olds J. L.
Schroeder Werner H.
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