Claims
- 1. A restraining strap for an article suspended by a neck-strap placed about a neck of a user, the restraining strap comprising:
- a detachable waistband of adjustable length for circumferentially transversing a waist of the user;
- a yoke having a first length and a second length, each of the first and second lengths further having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the first and second lengths being attached to different locations on the waistband and the first and second lengths attached one to the other at or proximate the distal ends of the first and second lengths; and
- a lower and upper restraining means, each restraining means being positioned between the proximal and distal ends of both the first and second lengths and each of the restraining means being adapted for slidable motion along both the first and second lengths for restraining therebetween the suspended article from motion relative the user.
- 2. The restraining strap of claim 1, wherein the distal ends form an apex of a triangle with the first and second lengths as the sides of the triangle and the waistband as the base of the triangle.
- 3. The restraining strap of claim 1, wherein the restraining means are positioned about each of the first and second lengths.
- 4. The restraining strap of claim 3, wherein each of the first and second restraining means further comprise a clamp having a body with an orifice for passage therethrough of the first and second lengths, a releasable plunger and a biasing means for urging the plunger toward the body and maintaining each of the restraining means in a fixed position relative each of the first and second lengths and biasing means.
- 5. The restraining strap of claim 1, wherein the restraining means are retained to the restraining strap by a barrier means located at or near the distal end of the first and second lengths.
- 6. The restraining strap of claim 1, wherein the restraining means are retained to the restraining strap by a knot tied at or near the distal end of the first and second lengths.
- 7. The restraining strap of claim 1, wherein the first and second lengths are formed from a flexible webbing.
- 8. The restraining strap of claim 7, wherein the upper and lower restraining means are retained about the loop by a knot tied at the extreme distal end of both the first and second lengths.
- 9. The restraining strap of claim 1, wherein the proximal ends of the first and second lengths are provided with detachable attachment means for attaching the proximal ends of the first and second lengths to the waistband.
- 10. A restraining strap for an article suspended by a neck-strap placed about a neck of a user, the restraining strap comprising:
- a waistband for circumferentially transversing a waist of the user; and
- a yoke comprised of a flexible webbing having a first end and a second end; and
- a pair of restraining means,
- the first end and second end of the flexible webbing being attached to different locations on the waistband such that when the flexible webbing is extended from the waistband, the flexible webbing forms a triangle defined by a first and second half of the flexible webbing as the sides of the triangle and the waistband as the base of the triangle,
- a lower and an upper restraining means being positioned between an apex of the triangle and waistband, each of the restraining means being adapted for slidable motion along both the first and second halves of the flexible webbing for restraining therebetween the suspended article from motion relative the user.
- 11. The restraining strap of claim 10, wherein a barrier means at or near the apex of the triangle retains the restraining means about the loop.
- 12. The restraining strap of claim 11 wherein the barrier means is a tied knot.
- 13. In combination with an article suspended by a neck-strap placed about a neck of a user and a detachable waistband adapted for circumferentially transversing a waist of the user, a restraining strap comprising:
- a yoke having a first length and a second length, each of the first and second lengths further having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the first and second lengths being adapted for attachment to different locations on the waistband and the first and second lengths attached one to the other at or near each of the distal ends of the first and second lengths; and
- a first and a second restraining means, each restraining means being positioned between the proximal and distal ends of both the first and second lengths and each of the restraining means being adapted for slidable motion along both the first and second lengths for restraining therebetween the suspended article from motion relative the user.
- 14. The restraining strap of claim 13, wherein the restraining means are positioned about each of the first and second lengths.
- 15. The restraining strap of claim 14, wherein each of the first and second restraining means further comprise a clamp having a body with an orifice for passage therethrough of the first and second lengths, a releasable plunger and a biasing means for urging the plunger toward the body and maintaining the clamp into a fixed position relative each of the first and second lengths and biasing means.
- 16. The restraining strap of claim 13, wherein the restraining means are retained to the restraining strap by a barrier means located at or near the distal end of the first and second lengths.
- 17. The restraining strap of claim 13, wherein the restraining means are retained to the restraining strap by a knot tied at or near the distal end of the first and second lengths.
- 18. The restraining strap of claim 13, wherein the first and second lengths are formed of a flexible webbing.
- 19. The restraining strap of claim 18, wherein the first and second restraining means are retained about the flexible webbing by a knot tied at the extreme distal end of both the first and second lengths.
- 20. In combination with an article suspended by a neck-strap placed about a neck of a user and a waistband adapted for circumferentially transversing a waist of the user, a restraining strap comprising:
- flexible webbing having a first length and a second length, each of the first and second lengths further having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the first and second lengths being attached to different locations on the waistband and the first and second lengths secured one to the other at or proximate each of the distal ends of the first and second lengths;
- holding means proximate the distal ends of the first and second lengths, the holding means being adapted for receiving the suspended article; and
- means for restraining the suspended article from motion relative the user.
- 21. The combination of claim 20, wherein the proximal end of the first and second lengths are provided with attachment means for attaching the proximal ends of the first and second lengths to the waistband.
- 22. The combination of claim 20, wherein the first and second lengths are attached one to the other at a first and second location, each location being proximate the distal end of the first and second lengths and the first location being secured with an adjustable clamp such that the holding means is defined by a loop between the clamp and the second location.
- 23. The combination of claim 22 wherein the first location is closer to the proximate ends of the first and second lengths than the second location.
- 24. The combination of claim 22 wherein the second location is closer to the proximate ends of the first and second lengths than the first location.
- 25. The combination of claim 22 wherein the attachment of the proximate ends of the first and second lengths to the waistband further includes adjustment means for allowing selective attachment to a plurality of the locations to the waistband.
- 26. The combination of claim 20 wherein the holding means further comprises a pouch having an opening, the pouch adapted for attachment to the distal end of the first and second lengths and the restraining means further comprising a drawstring and clamp situated about the opening of the pouch.
- 27. The combination of claim 20, wherein the first and second lengths are attached one to the other at a first and second location, each location being proximate the distal end of the first and second lengths, and the restraining means further comprising adjustable clamping means disposed at the proximate ends of the first and second lengths to the waistband.
- 28. The combination of claim 20, wherein the first and second lengths are attached one to the other at a first and second location, each location being proximate the distal end of the first and second lengths, and the restraining means further comprising an elastomeric first and second member.
- 29. In combination with an article suspended by a neck-strap placed about a neck of a user and a waistband adapted for circumferentially transversing a waist of the user, a restraining strap comprising:
- a yoke having a first length and a second length, each of the first and second lengths further having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the first and second lengths being attached to different locations on the waistband and the first and second lengths secured one to the other at or near each of the distal ends of the first and second lengths;
- a lower and upper restraining means, each of the upper and lower restraining means being positioned between the proximal and distal ends of both the first and second lengths to define a holding means; and
- adjustment means adapted for restraining the suspended article within the holding means from motion relative the user.
- 30. A restraining strap for an article suspended by a neck-strap placed about a neck of a user, the restraining strap comprising:
- a waistband adapted for circumferentially transversing a waist of the user;
- a yoke of flexible webbing having a first length and a second length, each of the first and second lengths further having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the first and second lengths being attached to different locations on the waistband and the first and second lengths secured one to the other at or proximate each of the distal ends of the first and second lengths;
- holding means proximate the distal ends of the first and second lengths, the holding means being adapted for receiving the suspended article; and
- means for restraining the suspended article within the holding means from motion relative the user.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/448,039 filed on May 23, 1995, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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