The present invention relates to a harness for personal protection, in particular a safety harness, with two shoulder parts and two leg parts, the shoulder parts being connected to each other at one end to form a crosspiece and having the respective other ends connected to the leg parts, and the leg parts being furthermore connected to the crosspiece, in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
EP 1 326 682 B1 discloses a protective harness with a lumbar part and two leg parts, in which the lumbar part is composed of a padding and of bindings that bound the padding and at the same time form the load-bearing elements of the harness.
The object of the invention is to improve a harness of the abovementioned type in terms of production costs and wearing comfort. At the same time, the harness is intended to securely hold the body of a user and make it impossible to fall out of the harness, such that the harness can also be used as a safety harness.
According to the invention, this object is achieved by a harness of the abovementioned type having the features characterized in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the other claims.
According to the invention, in a harness of the abovementioned type, shoulder parts, leg parts and crosspiece are each bounded by at least one binding, and the bindings of the shoulder parts, leg parts and the crosspiece are connected to each other in such a way that the bindings form the load-bearing elements of the harness.
This has the advantage that shoulder part, leg part and crosspiece can be made from a fabric that is optimized for good wearing comfort and low production costs, without having to take account of its load-bearing capacity and strength. In other words, the shoulder parts, leg parts and crosspiece do not necessarily have to be designed as expensive straps since they have no load-bearing function.
In a preferred embodiment with particularly good properties in terms of wearing comfort, the shoulder parts, leg parts and/or crosspiece are made at least partially from an air-permeable fabric, and the air-permeable fabric is bounded by the bindings.
For example, shoulder part, leg part and crosspiece are together formed in one piece from a bounded section of fabric.
An additional attachment point in the chest area of a person using the harness is obtained by virtue of the fact that a chest strap eyelet is formed on each shoulder part, each chest strap eyelet being bounded by at least one binding, which is connected to the bindings of the shoulder parts in such a way that the bindings of the chest strap eyelets form load-bearing elements.
The chest strap eyelets are preferably made from an air-permeable fabric, and the air-permeable fabric is bounded by the bindings.
In a preferred development of the invention, an attachment element, in particular a D-ring or a strap loop, is arranged on the crosspiece and is connected to the harness via at least two straps.
A secure and force-transmitting connection between the attachment element and the load-bearing elements of the harness is provided by virtue of the fact that each strap extends with the respective ends into the bounded edge of the crosspiece with the binding.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a lumbar part is additionally provided, the lumbar part being bounded by at least one binding, which is connected to the bindings of the harness in such a way that the binding of the lumbar part forms a load-bearing element.
For example, the shoulder parts and the crosspiece are together cut in the shape of a vest.
Further fastening points, for example for tools and/or as attachment point for a rope, are obtained by virtue of the fact that at least one fastening element is secured with at least one strap on the harness at a distance from the bindings, the strap extending with each of its ends into the bounded edge with the binding.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, in which:
The preferred embodiment of a harness according to the invention shown in
As can be seen from
A D-ring 20, which is connected to the harness via straps 22, is arranged in the area of the crosspiece 14. Here, the straps 22 extend with their respective ends into the bounded edge of the crosspiece 14 with the binding 18 (
In the second preferred embodiment of a harness according to the invention shown in
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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20 2006 010 717.7 | Jul 2006 | DE | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/EP07/06061 | 7/9/2007 | WO | 00 | 12/30/2008 |