US3142968A - Body harness fastening means - Google Patents

Body harness fastening means Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3142968A
US3142968A US855620A US85562059A US3142968A US 3142968 A US3142968 A US 3142968A US 855620 A US855620 A US 855620A US 85562059 A US85562059 A US 85562059A US 3142968 A US3142968 A US 3142968A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
housing
ballast
plate
slots
harness
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US855620A
Inventor
Edgar W J Basham
Edward J Gratrex
Robert F Harland
Dennis F Maskell
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Normalair Ltd
Original Assignee
Normalair Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Normalair Ltd filed Critical Normalair Ltd
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3142968A publication Critical patent/US3142968A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D17/00—Parachutes
    • B64D17/22—Load suspension
    • B64D17/30—Harnesses
    • B64D17/32—Construction of quick-release box
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/34—Combined diverse multipart fasteners
    • Y10T24/3401—Buckle
    • Y10T24/3403—Buckle and buckles
    • Y10T24/3405—Buckle and buckles having separate disconnect means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/34—Combined diverse multipart fasteners
    • Y10T24/3401—Buckle
    • Y10T24/3413—Buckle and clasp
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45602—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity
    • Y10T24/45607—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity with additional cavity for engaging different projection
    • Y10T24/45613—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity with additional cavity for engaging different projection having common means actuating or releasing interlocking components or surfaces

Definitions

  • Body harnesses are used in a number of different fields such as, for example, in connection with parachutes for aviators, breathing apparatus for use under water, and apparatus used in mine rescue and fire fighting operations. It is essential in the use of such devices that means be provided for readily removing the harness. Specifically, in underwater operations, a breathing apparatus is connected to the body harness and a ballast device may be also attached. It is frequently desirable that the ballast device be removed while retaining the breathing apparatus but it is also true that upon occasion, it is desired to remove both the breathing apparatus and the ballast tank immediately, so that a quick ascent to the surface may be made. The present invention provides for all of these necessities.
  • a casing including a back cover having a cam plate rotatably mounted thereon.
  • This cam plate has a plurality of cam surfaces which are adapted to co-operate with spring fingers which are rigidly mounted on the back plate.
  • These buckles are associated with straps which pass over the shoulders, around the waist, and between the legs of the wearer.
  • apertures are provided in the front wall of the casing and projections on a ballast pouch pass through these openings.
  • the projections are engaged on the interface of the casing by a cam plate which is rotatable by means of an arm secured to the cam plate.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view partly broken away showing the fastening means with the body harness in place
  • FIG. 2 is a section view along the line II-II of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line III-III of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view partly in section of the ballast pouch and
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a typical buckle associated with the harness releasing means and
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of fastening means showing the ballast porch and ballast means therein.
  • FIG. 1 a back plate which is generally circular in form and has a peripheral flange 44 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • a cover plate 25 Secured to this back plate 1 is a cover plate 25 and this cover plate has a flanged peripheral edge 27, FIG. 3, which co-operates with the flange on the back plate to form an enclosed casing.
  • the cover plate 25 is retained on the backing plate 1 by means of spacers 2, FIG. 3, which spacers have a screw-fitted bore 46 therein to receive screws 3 and 26. It can be seen in FIG. 1 that this arrangement of spacers with screws to maintain the backing plate and cover plate in the proper positon are disposed at space points around the periphery of the casing.
  • the flange 44 on the backing plate 1 is cut away at a number of points around the periphery of the casing to provide apertures to receive the buckles 11 as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the buckle members are provided with a recess 43 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 and these buckles are connected with the straps passing around the body of the wearer to support the breathing equipment.
  • the buckles 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are connected with straps 7, 28, 29, 31, and 30, respectively. Straps 7 and 28 pass over the shoulders of the wearer while straps 29 and 31 pass around the waist. Strap 30 passes between the legs of the wearer and all of these straps may serve to support oxygen breathing equipment on the back.
  • Strap 7 is permanently secured to the fastening device by means of a pin 5 which extends through the backing plate 1 into the buckle 4. The remaining buckles and straps are re leasable from the casing.
  • a spacer member 32 which is centrally rigidly secured to the backing plate by means of countersunk screw 14, FIG. 2.
  • Supported on this spacer member 32 is a spider 33, having five arms thereon. Arm 18 as viewed in FIG. 1, is provided with a pin 6 on its outer end, which pin engages the backing plate to rigidly retain the spider in the position shown.
  • the remaining arms of the spider have spring fingers at the outer ends as shown at 42 in FIG. 2 and these spring fingers engage the recesses 43 in the buckle members.
  • cam plate 12 Rotatably mounted on spacer pin 32 is a cam plate 12,
  • cam plate has four of these surfaces for co-operation with the spring fingers on the spider 33, retaining buckles 8, 9, 10, and 11 in the fastened position.
  • the cam plate 12 has an arm 15 secured thereto as by means of rivets 16 and by rotation of this arm 15 the cam surfaces 13 engage the spring fingers and force these spring fingers out of the recesses 43 in the buckle members, so as to simultaneously release all of the buckles.
  • a spacer member 34 Centrally mounted on the cover plate 25 is a spacer member 34 and rotatable on this spacer member is a cam plate 22 having operating arm 23 secured to by means of rivets 24.
  • the peripheral surface of the cam plate 22 is shaped as shown in FIG. 1, and it can be seen that the portions 47 of this cam plate partially overlap apertures 40 in cover plate 25.
  • a ballast pouch 35 which is provided with projections 36 on the interfacing thereof. These projections 36 have slots 38 therein and the projections are adapted to fit within the apertures 40 in the cover plate.
  • the ballast pouch is provided with ballast 39.
  • a body harness fastening mechanism in which the buckles of the body harness are secured retained in position by engagement with spring fingers but may be simultaneously released by actuation of a single operating arm.
  • the ballast pouch may be securely retained on the cover of the harness fastening mechanism but by actuation of a second operating arm, the ballast pouch may be quickly removed.
  • a body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination with ballast Weight retaining and releasing means comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers, each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first rotatable cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a ballast pouch containing said ballast weights, said ballast pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said'slots of said projections in the retained position.
  • a body harness fastener and releasing means as claimed in claim 1 including means for rotating said second cam plate to a position out of engagement with slots of said projections thereby instantly releasing said ballast pouch from said housing.
  • ballast pouch follows dimensionally the same general pattern as the housing of said harness retaining and releasing means.
  • a body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination with ballast weight retaining and releasing means comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first rotatable cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said slots of said projections in the retained position, said first and second cam members may be manually rotated simultaneously by levers attached to each cam member, thereby simultaneously releasing said harness and said ballast pouch from said housing.
  • a body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination with ballast weight retaining and releasing means comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate Within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a ballast pouch containing said ballast Weight, said ballast pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said slots of said projections in the retained position, said first and second cam members may be manually rotated independently of each other by levers attached to each cam member, thereby releasing said harness and said ballast pouch from said housing independently of each other.
  • a body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination With ballast Weight retaining and releasing means comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first rotatable cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a ballast pouch containing said ballast weights, said ballast pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said slots of said projections in the retained position, said first and second cam members ballast pouch containing said ballast weights, said ballast and said fixed spider plate being centrally positioned within said housing of said harness retaining and releasing means.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)

Description

1964 E. w. .1. BASHAM ETAL 3,142,968
' BODY HARNESS FASTENING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 27, 1959 FIG. 3
1964 E. w.'.:. BASHAM ETAL 3,142,968
BODY HARNESS FASTENING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 27, 1959 Aug. 4, 1964 E. w. J. BASHAM ETAL BODY HARNESS FASTENING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 27. 1959 United States Patent 3,142,968 BODY HARNESS FASTENING MEANS Edgar W. J. Basham, Edward J. Gran-ex, Robert F. Hariand, and Dennis F. Maskell, all of Yeovil, Somerset, England, assignors to Normalair, Ltd, Yeovil, England, a corporation of Great Britain Filed Nov. 27, 1959, Ser. No. 855,620 Claims priority, application Great Britain Dec. 2, 1958 7 Claims. (Cl. 61-70) This invention relates to a body harness fastening means and more particularly to a device which permits the ready detachment of a body harness.
Body harnesses are used in a number of different fields such as, for example, in connection with parachutes for aviators, breathing apparatus for use under water, and apparatus used in mine rescue and fire fighting operations. It is essential in the use of such devices that means be provided for readily removing the harness. Specifically, in underwater operations, a breathing apparatus is connected to the body harness and a ballast device may be also attached. It is frequently desirable that the ballast device be removed while retaining the breathing apparatus but it is also true that upon occasion, it is desired to remove both the breathing apparatus and the ballast tank immediately, so that a quick ascent to the surface may be made. The present invention provides for all of these necessities.
According to the present invention, there is provided a casing including a back cover having a cam plate rotatably mounted thereon. This cam plate has a plurality of cam surfaces which are adapted to co-operate with spring fingers which are rigidly mounted on the back plate. There are openings in the peripheral wall of the casings and buckles may be passed through these openings and engaged with the spring fingers to lock the buckles in place. These buckles are associated with straps which pass over the shoulders, around the waist, and between the legs of the wearer. By a single movement of the cam plate, the spring fingers are lifted out of the engagement with the buckles so as to simultaneously release the buckles to permit ready removal of the body harness. In addition, apertures are provided in the front wall of the casing and projections on a ballast pouch pass through these openings. The projections are engaged on the interface of the casing by a cam plate which is rotatable by means of an arm secured to the cam plate. Thus, by rotation of the two cam plates, both the ballast pouch and thebody harness may be removed. By rotating the cam plate supporting the ballast pouch this equipment may be disconnected without releasing the oxygen breathing equipment secured to the body harness.
It is a primary object of this invention to provide a fastening mechanism for a body harness which is readily releasable.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an underwater swimming apparatus having a body harness with breathing equipment with ballast weights mounted thereon with means for removing either the breathing apparatus or ballast Weights separately or together.
Other objects and many of the intended advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed specification in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is an elevational view partly broken away showing the fastening means with the body harness in place,
FIG. 2 is a section view along the line II-II of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line III-III of FIG. 1,
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view partly in section of the ballast pouch and,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a typical buckle associated with the harness releasing means and,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of fastening means showing the ballast porch and ballast means therein.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings wherein like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, there is shown at FIG. 1 a back plate which is generally circular in form and has a peripheral flange 44 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Secured to this back plate 1 is a cover plate 25 and this cover plate has a flanged peripheral edge 27, FIG. 3, which co-operates with the flange on the back plate to form an enclosed casing. The cover plate 25 is retained on the backing plate 1 by means of spacers 2, FIG. 3, which spacers have a screw-fitted bore 46 therein to receive screws 3 and 26. It can be seen in FIG. 1 that this arrangement of spacers with screws to maintain the backing plate and cover plate in the proper positon are disposed at space points around the periphery of the casing.
The flange 44 on the backing plate 1 is cut away at a number of points around the periphery of the casing to provide apertures to receive the buckles 11 as shown in FIG. 2. The buckle members are provided with a recess 43 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 and these buckles are connected with the straps passing around the body of the wearer to support the breathing equipment. As shown in FIG. 1, the buckles 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are connected with straps 7, 28, 29, 31, and 30, respectively. Straps 7 and 28 pass over the shoulders of the wearer while straps 29 and 31 pass around the waist. Strap 30 passes between the legs of the wearer and all of these straps may serve to support oxygen breathing equipment on the back. Strap 7 is permanently secured to the fastening device by means of a pin 5 which extends through the backing plate 1 into the buckle 4. The remaining buckles and straps are re leasable from the casing.
There is provided a spacer member 32 which is centrally rigidly secured to the backing plate by means of countersunk screw 14, FIG. 2. Supported on this spacer member 32 is a spider 33, having five arms thereon. Arm 18 as viewed in FIG. 1, is provided with a pin 6 on its outer end, which pin engages the backing plate to rigidly retain the spider in the position shown. The remaining arms of the spider have spring fingers at the outer ends as shown at 42 in FIG. 2 and these spring fingers engage the recesses 43 in the buckle members. Thus it can be seen that the spider serves to retain the buckles in the fastened position Within the casing.
Rotatably mounted on spacer pin 32 is a cam plate 12,
having cam surfaces 13 on the periphery thereof. The
cam plate has four of these surfaces for co-operation with the spring fingers on the spider 33, retaining buckles 8, 9, 10, and 11 in the fastened position. The cam plate 12 has an arm 15 secured thereto as by means of rivets 16 and by rotation of this arm 15 the cam surfaces 13 engage the spring fingers and force these spring fingers out of the recesses 43 in the buckle members, so as to simultaneously release all of the buckles.
Centrally mounted on the cover plate 25 is a spacer member 34 and rotatable on this spacer member is a cam plate 22 having operating arm 23 secured to by means of rivets 24. The peripheral surface of the cam plate 22 is shaped as shown in FIG. 1, and it can be seen that the portions 47 of this cam plate partially overlap apertures 40 in cover plate 25. In FIG. 4, there is shown a ballast pouch 35 which is provided with projections 36 on the interfacing thereof. These projections 36 have slots 38 therein and the projections are adapted to fit within the apertures 40 in the cover plate. By rotation of the cam plate 22 the portions 47 of this cam plate may be engaged or disengaged with the slots 38 to lock or release the balv3 last pouch on the body harness. The ballast pouch is provided with ballast 39.
It can thus be seen that there is provided a body harness fastening mechanism in which the buckles of the body harness are secured retained in position by engagement with spring fingers but may be simultaneously released by actuation of a single operating arm. Similarly, the ballast pouch may be securely retained on the cover of the harness fastening mechanism but by actuation of a second operating arm, the ballast pouch may be quickly removed.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
1. A body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination with ballast Weight retaining and releasing means, comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers, each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first rotatable cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a ballast pouch containing said ballast weights, said ballast pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said'slots of said projections in the retained position.
2. A body harness fastener and releasing means as claimed in claim 1 including means for rotating said second cam plate to a position out of engagement with slots of said projections thereby instantly releasing said ballast pouch from said housing.
3. A body harness fastener and releasing means as claimed in claim 1 wherein said buckles are provided with recesses therein adapted to receive said spring fingers when said buckles are in the retained position.
4. A body harness retaining and releasing means as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ballast pouch follows dimensionally the same general pattern as the housing of said harness retaining and releasing means.
5. A body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination with ballast weight retaining and releasing means, comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first rotatable cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said slots of said projections in the retained position, said first and second cam members may be manually rotated simultaneously by levers attached to each cam member, thereby simultaneously releasing said harness and said ballast pouch from said housing.
6. A body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination with ballast weight retaining and releasing means, comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate Within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a ballast pouch containing said ballast Weight, said ballast pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said slots of said projections in the retained position, said first and second cam members may be manually rotated independently of each other by levers attached to each cam member, thereby releasing said harness and said ballast pouch from said housing independently of each other.
7. A body harness fastener and releasing means for use with additional apparatus in combination With ballast Weight retaining and releasing means, comprising a back plate and a front plate forming a housing having a series of apertures disposed around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive a plurality of buckles, each buckle attached to a strap of said harness, a fixed spider plate within said housing having depending therefrom a series of radially disposed spring fingers each finger arranged adjacent said apertures and actuated simultaneously by rotation of a first rotatable cam member disposed within said housing, holes provided in said front plate of said housing to receive projections provided with slots carried by a ballast pouch containing said ballast weights, said ballast pouch being retained or released by rotation of a second rotatable cam member disposed adjacent said front plate and adapted to engage said slots of said projections in the retained position, said first and second cam members ballast pouch containing said ballast weights, said ballast and said fixed spider plate being centrally positioned within said housing of said harness retaining and releasing means.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,051,044 Hoifman Aug. 18, 1936 2,899,732 Cushman Aug. 18, 1959 2,921,353 Cushman Jan. 19, 1960 2,989,274 Moran June 20, 1961 FOREIGN PATENTS 690,435 Great Britain Apr. 22, 1953

Claims (1)

1. A BODY HARNESS FASTENER AND RELEASING MEANS FOR USE WITH ADDITIONAL APPARATUS IN COMBINATION WITH BALLAST WEIGHT RETAINING AND RELEASING MEANS, COMPRISING A BACK PLATE AND A FRONT PLATE FORMING A HOUSING HAVING A SERIES OF APERTURES DISPOSED AROUND THE PERIPHERY THEREOF AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A PLURALITY OF BUCKLES, EACH BUCKLE ATTACHED TO A STRAP OF SAID HARNESS, A FIXED SPIDER PLATE WITHIN SAID HOUSING HAVING DEPENDING THEREFROM A SERIES OF RADIALLY DISPOSED SPRING FINGERS, EACH FINGER ARRANGED ADJACENT SAID APERTURES AND ACTUATED SIMULTANEOUSLY BY ROTATION OF A FIRST ROTATABLE CAM MEMBER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING, HOLES PROVIDED IN SAID FRONT PLATE OF SAID HOUSING TO RECEIVE PROJECTIONS PROVIDED WITH SLOTS OF SAID HOUSING TO RECEIVE PROJECTIONS PROVIDED WITH SLOTS CARRIED BY A BALLAST POUCH CONTAINING SAID BALLAST WEIGHTS, SAID SECOND ROTATABLE CAM MEMBER DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID FRONT PLATE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID SLOTS OF SAID PROJECTIONS IN THE RETAINED POSITION.
US855620A 1958-12-02 1959-11-27 Body harness fastening means Expired - Lifetime US3142968A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB3142968X 1958-12-02

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3142968A true US3142968A (en) 1964-08-04

Family

ID=10922477

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US855620A Expired - Lifetime US3142968A (en) 1958-12-02 1959-11-27 Body harness fastening means

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3142968A (en)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20140230202A1 (en) * 2013-02-19 2014-08-21 Amsafe, Inc. (Phoenix Group) Buckle assemblies with lift latches and associated methods and systems
US9775410B2 (en) 2014-12-16 2017-10-03 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Web adjusters for use with restraint systems and associated methods of use and manufacture
US9814282B2 (en) 2016-02-02 2017-11-14 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Harsh environment buckle assemblies and associated systems and methods
US10086795B2 (en) 2015-10-02 2018-10-02 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Load indicators for personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods
US10604259B2 (en) 2016-01-20 2020-03-31 Amsafe, Inc. Occupant restraint systems having extending restraints, and associated systems and methods
US10611334B2 (en) 2017-02-07 2020-04-07 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Web adjuster

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2051044A (en) * 1932-03-10 1936-08-18 Edward L Hoffman Parachute apparatus
GB690435A (en) * 1950-06-12 1953-04-22 Aircraft Materials Ltd Improvements in or relating to quickly releasable fastening devices
US2899732A (en) * 1959-08-18 Quick release buckle
US2921353A (en) * 1956-04-04 1960-01-19 Pacific Scientific Co Quick release buckle
US2989274A (en) * 1956-11-30 1961-06-20 Switlik Parachute Co Inc Double quick harness release

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2899732A (en) * 1959-08-18 Quick release buckle
US2051044A (en) * 1932-03-10 1936-08-18 Edward L Hoffman Parachute apparatus
GB690435A (en) * 1950-06-12 1953-04-22 Aircraft Materials Ltd Improvements in or relating to quickly releasable fastening devices
US2921353A (en) * 1956-04-04 1960-01-19 Pacific Scientific Co Quick release buckle
US2989274A (en) * 1956-11-30 1961-06-20 Switlik Parachute Co Inc Double quick harness release

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20140230202A1 (en) * 2013-02-19 2014-08-21 Amsafe, Inc. (Phoenix Group) Buckle assemblies with lift latches and associated methods and systems
US9119445B2 (en) * 2013-02-19 2015-09-01 Amsafe, Inc. Buckle assemblies with lift latches and associated methods and systems
US9775410B2 (en) 2014-12-16 2017-10-03 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Web adjusters for use with restraint systems and associated methods of use and manufacture
US10086795B2 (en) 2015-10-02 2018-10-02 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Load indicators for personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods
US10604259B2 (en) 2016-01-20 2020-03-31 Amsafe, Inc. Occupant restraint systems having extending restraints, and associated systems and methods
US9814282B2 (en) 2016-02-02 2017-11-14 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Harsh environment buckle assemblies and associated systems and methods
US10611334B2 (en) 2017-02-07 2020-04-07 Shield Restraint Systems, Inc. Web adjuster

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7814567B2 (en) Protective garment having a quick release system
US4488691A (en) Torso restraint system
US2774979A (en) Life jacket
US3142968A (en) Body harness fastening means
FR1298012A (en) Improvements to fasteners with separable elements
US2970796A (en) Quick release mechanism
US2553275A (en) Parachute harness
US2986362A (en) Releasable parachute harness
US2171496A (en) Parachute harness release coupling
US2940701A (en) Personnel escape equipment
US3954234A (en) Single point ground emergency seat restraint divestment system
EP0155098A1 (en) Harness fasteners
US2989274A (en) Double quick harness release
US2504125A (en) Parachute release mechanism
US2430773A (en) Parachute back pack and harness assembly
US10893708B1 (en) Utility garment
US2914273A (en) Parachute canopy release
US2402264A (en) Quick release harness
US2108066A (en) Parachute harness
US3088700A (en) Universal safety parachute connector
US2674773A (en) Quick release device for parachute harness
US2884676A (en) Readily releasable parachute harness buckle
US3602463A (en) Fail-safe raft system
US2253749A (en) Buckle
US2105480A (en) Safety belt