US 11,850,452 B2
Harness with continuous linemans loop
Walter Ernest Power, II, Jordan, MN (US); Gregory Alan Godfrey, Richmond Hill, GA (US); and Carl Eugene Kossuth, III, Jordan, MN (US)
Filed by Tethrd LLC, Carver, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/167,752.
Application 17/167,752 is a continuation of application No. 16/717,618, filed on Dec. 17, 2019, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0178200 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. A62B 35/00 (2006.01); A63B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 35/0012 (2013.01) [A63B 27/00 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A harness assembly for supporting a person in a tree, the assembly comprising:
a saddle configured to receive the buttocks of the person, the saddle having an upper strap and a lower strap, the saddle having a front side, a back side, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the first and second lateral edges forming bridge loops on opposite sides of the saddle, the bridge loops being configured to engage a bridge line such that the bridge line can be secured to a tree;
a pair of lineman's loops being attached to the saddle and being configured to engage a lineman's rope, each of the lineman's loops being positioned adjacent to one of the first and second lateral edges, the lineman's loops being integrally coupled together wherein the lineman's loops are comprised of a continuous loop of webbing, the continuous loop including an upper portion being attached to the upper strap and a lower portion being attached to the lower strap, the lineman's loops being formed of lateral portions of the continuous loop extending between the upper and lower portions; and
a panel comprising a flexible material being attached to the upper and lower straps and extending from ends of the upper strap to ends of the lower strap wherein the bridge loops extend from opposite ends of the panel.