Safety harness for limited mobility

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A safety harness for limited mobility of the person wearing the same comprising strap portions of a width greater than their thickness arranged in crossing relation for positioning against the back of the user and each of a length from the point of crossing to extend in one direction from said point of crossing about the body of the user and approach each other in opposite directions in the front of the user, loops at the frontal portion of each said strap portion, said strap portions extending from the point of crossing in the opposite directions, each of a length to extend over one shoulder of the user to a point adjacent one of said loops, means to secure the ends of said strap portions together at a point adjacent at least one of said loops, means to secure the loops to each other comprising a tether of extended length having one end secured adjacent one of said loops with the other end free and an attaching device secured to the free end, said loops and the free end of said tether being so relatively sized that the free end of the tether may be passed through said loops whereby the tether is passed through the other of said loops and thence through said one loop in a sufficient number of times to provide a selected length adapted to be fastened to an object.
2.
A safety harness as in claim 1 wherein the strap portions are secured together at their point of crossing.




Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The term safety harness may refer in some instances to the securing of a person in a seat such as in an automobile or airplane but in this particular instance the term refers more particularly to a harness with a rope or tether to be secured to a relatively fixed point and yet allow limited movement of the person.
If used in yachting, the person would be attached to the boat leaving both arms free for working on the boat, the tether serving to hold the person should he slip or be struck by a wave so that he will not be washed overboard