A resilient yieldable woven material member fixed at the ends thereof to a passenger translational restraint member.

The harness comprises a carrying strap and a gripper. The carrying strap is formed from a soft material. Another strap formed from a stronger, less resilient fabric is attached to the soft strap at uniformly spaced intervals and in such a way that the second strap forms loops at its points of attachment to the soft strap. With this arrangement, the soft strap can only stretch until the loops become taut. Thereafter, the stronger second strap carries the load and this prevents the soft strap from...

Harnesses are taught for converting a chair into a security chair to hold an individual in a sitting position while at the same time permitting comfortable shifting movements by the individual. The harnesses are first affixed to a chair and then body holding elements of the harnesses are used to secure a seated individual for safety. One type of harness especially useful for holding infants is formed from a length of flexible sheetlike material having the following panels in sequence: A seat sec...

Apparatus for attaching the shafts of a sulky to the harness of a horse. A cup on a tug strap is attached to the free end of the shaft. The tug strap is pivotally attached to the harness along the length of the tug strap. A shaft loop attached to the harness encircles the shaft. The remote end of the tug strap is attached to the shaft aft of the harness. The tug strap extends substantially parallel to and in alignment with the shaft forward of the harness and for a distance aft of the harness. P...

The harness comprises a carrying strap and a gripper. The carrying strap is formed from a soft material. Another strap formed from a stronger, less resilient fabric is attached to the soft strap at uniformly spaced intervals and in such a way that the second strap forms loops at its points of attachment to the soft strap. With the arrangement, the soft strap can only stretch until the loops become taut. Thereafter, the stronger second strap carries the load and this prevents the soft strap from ...

The harness comprises a carrying strap and a connector. The connector is formed from a resilient material and comprises a strap like member having a rectangular portion, a truncated triangular portion and a narrow strap portion. A distal end of the narrow strap portion has a round opening communicating with a rectangular slot which receive a domed nipple and stem formed on the triangular portion such that the narrow strap portion can be folded over itself with the nipple and stem forced into the...

An improved harness or harness-like garment for purposes of making the user more visible and/or with optional pocket or item(s) carrying means, having strap or straps or strap-like element(s) configured in two substantially "Y" or "V" shaped forms or one of each; the tops of the substantially "Y"-shaped and/or "V"-shaped forms are joined together, fused or one part; the bottoms of the substantially "Y" and/or "V"-shaped forms are fastened, joined fused or in one part to a waist strap forming mea...

A harness for holding and supporting at least one gas pressure-container. The harness includes a backplate, a container holder mounted on a first side of the backplate, and two elongated support straps disposed on respective sides of a symmetry line dividing the backplate into a left and a right part. A first end of the respective elongated support straps is attached to an upper part of the backplate. The harness further includes a waist belt fastened to a lower part of the backplate. Mounted on...

A harness for boardsailing has straps 42, 48 which are swivably mounted on substantially rigid panels 36, 38 by couplings 39, 47, 50. The couplings 39, 47, 50 each comprise two parts which snap fit together through an aperture in the panels 36, 38 and swivel in the apertures.

A harness for horse racing has a back-engaging tree with an arched body shaped to fit across a horse's back, a pair of laterally-spaced fork members projecting downwardly from opposite sides of the arched body so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of the horse's body when in use, and a pair of laterally-spaced independently resiliently deflectable spring members extending rearwardly from the arched body and shaped to confirm with the shape of a horse's back. A girth strap assembly is atta...