| CPC A62B 35/0012 (2013.01) | 15 Claims |
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1. A safety harness assembly configured to be worn by a user and engaged with a bridge line, the safety harness assembly comprising a saddle configured to receive buttocks of the user, the saddle comprising:
a primary support configured to support a portion of a load held by the saddle when the saddle is fully supporting the user from a tree line, the primary support comprising:
an upper strap;
a lower strap secured to the upper strap to form a closed loop, the closed loop including a front side, a back side, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the first and second lateral edges being configured to engage a bridge line such that the bridge line can be secured to a tree;
a cross strap being attached to and extending between the upper strap and the lower strap, the cross strap being resiliently stretchable such that the cross strap retains the primary support in a stowed configuration wherein the upper strap and the lower strap are proximately positioned, the cross strap being reversibly stretchable to position the primary support in a deployed configuration wherein the lower strap and the upper strap are positionable below and above the buttocks, respectively, such that the primary support forms a cradle for the buttocks;
a secondary support being attached to the primary support and being configured to retain the primary support on the user;
a set of first fasteners being attached to the cross strap and disposed proximate to opposing ends of the cross strap; and
a set of second fasteners being attached to the primary support, the second fasteners being complementary to the first fasteners such that the second fasteners are positioned to selectively engage the first fasteners to releasably fasten the cross strap to the primary support with the cross strap being attached to and extending between a respective first second fastener attached to the upper strap and an associated second second fastener attached to the lower strap.
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