Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Having transpositioning base and erecting means – Telescopic erecting means
Patent
1979-02-21
1982-01-05
Blix, Trygve M.
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Having transpositioning base and erecting means
Telescopic erecting means
182 3, 119 96, B63C 908
Patent
active
043086292
ABSTRACT:
A harness device for supporting a person, such as a child or mentally or physically impaired person, in the water includes a wide chest band which is adjustable in length and lockable in any adjusted position. The device also includes a pair of shoulder straps secured to the upper end of the chest band on opposite sides thereof and which are adapted to extend over the person's shoulders. Each of the shoulder straps is adjustable in length and lockable in any adjusted position. The harness device also includes a pair of leg straps secured to the lower end of the chest band and adapted to extend around the person's legs at the crotch. Each of the leg straps is also adjustable in length and lockable in any adjusted position. The opposite ends of one of the leg straps is directly secured to one side of the chest band and the opposite ends of the other one of the leg straps is directly secured to the other side of the chest band. The device also includes a hand grip secured to the back of the chest band. The grip includes a strap directly secured at one end to a portion of the chest band adjacent the upper end thereof and secured at its other end to a portion of the chest band adjacent the lower end thereof. The device also includes a ring secured to the back of the chest band between it and the hand grip, a guide line secured at one end to the ring, and a handle secured to the other end of the guide line. The guide line is adjustable in length. With the hand grip and/or the guide line and handle, an adult, while remaining in a comfortable upright position, can easily support and be in control of the movements of the person, such as a child, in the water. A floatation device may be detachably secured to the chest band. In alternative embodiments, the lower edge of the chest band is secured to the upper edge of shorts, such as swimming shorts.
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Atlas Safety Equipment Company, Inc., Catalogue #65, p. 8.
Blix Trygve M.
Sotelo Jesus D.
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