Apparel – Body garments – Vests
Patent
1998-09-17
2000-03-14
Hale, Gloria M.
Apparel
Body garments
Vests
2 69, 182 3, A62B 116, A62B 3500
Patent
active
060354402
ABSTRACT:
A safety vest incorporates a safety harness between a vest inner lining and a vest outer shell with attachment couplers and rings incorporated in the vest in vest pockets that store the attachment couplers and rings out of sight in communicating between harness and a lanyard external to the vest. Thus, the attachment rings are stored in vest pockets except during use, making the vest appear as a normal garment suitable for general wear off a work location or during general harness nonuse periods. Storing the rings in vest pockets also avoids the rings becoming annoyances or hazards. The harness is multiuse and versatile with attachment rings and couplers in various locations on the harness so a wearer can move between different applications, including a ring on the dorsal back for use in fall arrest, rings on waist sides so the vest can be used for work positioning, a coupler at the sternum, a ring at the waist buckle for repel attachments, and leg straps for support below the waist when required. In each case, the attachment ring is conveniently stored out of sight during nonuse in a vest pocket. The safety harness can be inspected through the lumbar pocket.
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Guardian Fall Protection, Inc.
Hale Gloria M.
Patel Tejash
Tingey David L.
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