| CPC A44B 11/2511 (2013.01) [A44B 11/2557 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An assembly for supporting the safe transfer of a person from one location to another comprising:
a strap or band member;
a set of measurement indicators displayed on a surface of the strap or band member to match the girth of a person that is to be circumscribed when the strap or band member is extended;
a latch member coupled to a distal end of the strap or band member;
a retractor assembly coupled to a proximal end of the strap or band member;
a buckle mechanism operatively coupled to the retractor assembly, a buckle member of the buckle mechanism adapted to secure the latch member to the buckle mechanism, the latch member insertable into the buckle mechanism and securable by a spring-loaded bolt member extended through an eyelet of the latch member;
a front-facing button member that when pressed depresses an at least one spring extending the spring-loaded bolt member and allows the release of the latch member from the buckle mechanism, the buckle member adapted to release the latch member from the buckle mechanism;
a retractor cylinder member operably coupled to at least one coiled retractor spring; and
a claw adapted for engaging a protrusion or a depression on the retractor cylinder member in the retractor assembly, the claw adapted to arrest strap or band member movement.
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