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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1985
Akira Tanaka, Northridge, CA (US);
Hans Unger, Sylmar, CA (US);
American Safety Equipment Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A lightweight, multiple-point, quick-release, safety buckle for body harnesses is disclosed in two preferred embodiments having a pair of shoulder harnesses, a waist belt and a crotch strap having connector ends meeting to engage within the device which has a housing comprised of a plastic cover rotatable relative to a plastic base which encloses a pair of metal plates to form a retaining space for the harness end-connectors and a plurality of cam-actuated pawls to releasably-retain the strap connector ends for their quick-release upon a rotation of the cover, and further, containing a finger-actuated lever to selectively quick-release only one or more of the straps.