The invention relates to a roping and suspension harness comprising a cushioned fabric the opposite lateral edges whereof are reinforced by support biases providing mechanical strength, and a closing and/or adjustment device for adapting to the user's morphology.
1. State of the Art
The documents FR 2,796,296 and WO 02/28482 describe harnesses wherein strengthening biases cover the edges of a cushioned fabric to provide the mechanical strength of the belt and leg loops. The adjustment loops are fixed by auxiliary straps, which require additional stitching and limit the mechanical strength of the assembly.
2. Object of the Invention
The object of the invention is to achieve a roping and suspension harness with enhanced mechanical strength, while simplifying the assembly mode and providing optimum comfort for the user.
The device according to the invention is characterized in that the biases pass through the closing and/or adjustment device and return in the opposite direction to then be secured by fixing means. Passage of the biases in the closing and/or adjustment device avoids the use of an auxiliary attachment strap, and increases the mechanical strength.
According to a preferred embodiment, the belt of the harness comprises a middle part of different width from that of the cushioned fabric and designed to form the attachment hasp whereto the closing device is secured by means of extensions of the biases. The hasp in addition comprises an internal webbing the edges whereof are covered by extensions of the biases acting at this location as a reinforcement against abrasion.
The harness can be formed by a sit harness, a body harness, a full harness, or even a securing belt. The closing and/or adjustment device is arranged in the form of a loop, or any other securing system.
Other features can be used either alone of in combination:
Other advantages and features of the invention will become more clearly apparent from the following description of an embodiment of the invention given as a non-restrictive example only and represented in the accompanying drawings, in which:
With reference to
A hooking ring 15 acts at the same time as connecting means of the sit harness 11 to the belt 12 and as attachment means for a connector or a belaying rope. The ring 15 is preferably formed by an annular webbing surrounding with clearance the ventral middle part 12A of the belt 12 and the intermediate part 14 of the sit harness 11.
The belt comprises a cushioned fabric 16, for example made from a synthetic material stuffed with padding foam, the lateral edges whereof are strengthened by a pair of biases 17, 18.
The biases 17, 18 are sewn overlapping and without discontinuity over the whole length of the opposite edges of the cushioned fabric 16 and form the support elements giving the belt mechanical strength.
The ventral middle part 12A of the belt 12 presents a different width, notably smaller than that of the cushioned fabric 16, and the biases 17, 18 are extended in this part passing through the loop 13 to return in the opposite direction on the inside so as to form the central hasp 19. The loop 13 is thus securedly attached to the hasp 19 and is designed to secure an adjustment strap 20 fixed to the other end of the dorsal part 12B of the belt 12. The biases 17, 18 running through the loop 13 avoid the use of an auxiliary attachment strap opposite the adjustment strap 20.
The loop of the closing device 13 enables the circumference of the belt 12 to be adjusted to the size of the user's waist. The loop 13 is of the type described in the document EP 614,626, but any other fastener or securing system can be used.
The structure of the hasp 19 comprises an inside webbing 21 of great mechanical strength, covered by extensions 17A, 18A of the biases 17, 18 forming strengthening means to resist abrasion. After passing through the loop 13, the ends 17B, 18B of the biases 17, 18 return in the opposite direction on the inside and pass back onto the outside face via a hole to then be fixed by sewing.
The adjustment strap 20 is sandwiched by a sewn reinforcement part 22 so as to transfer the mechanical forces of the biases 17, 18 to the adjustment strap 20 to ensure the solidity of the assembly.
The sit harness 11 is of the padded type described in the Patent FR 2,796,296, but is shaped as for the belt, with biases 23, 24 passing through a loop of the adjustment device 25, 26 of each leg loop 11A, 11B. Each adjustment loop 25, 26 is designed to jam an adjustment strap 27, 28 fixed by stitches to the other end of the leg loop 11A, 11B.
The delta-shaped distributor joining part 27, 28 is advantageously formed by an extensible fabric bordered by a bias or a flexible hem 29, 30. The presence of this pair of extensible links enables the user to benefit from a complementary adjustment range, and the passage of the biases 23, 24 in the adjustment loops 25, 26 avoids superposition of an auxiliary strap. The user's comfort is thus improved, as is the mechanical strength of the sit harness 11.
In the alternative embodiment of
The structure of the hasp 19 described in
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