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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Andrew Paul Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nathan Michael Bohmbach, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Andrew Paul Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nathan Michael Bohmbach, Apple Valley, MN (US);
D B Industries, Inc., Red Wing, MN (US);
Abstract
A safety vest for use with a safety harness, which includes first and second shoulder straps connected with a connector in an overlapping, crisscrossing relationship proximate a juncture. The first and second shoulder straps form an opening therebetween and below the connector. The vest includes an outer lining and an inner lining, and the first and second shoulder straps are at least partially positioned between the outer and inner linings. The inner lining extends from proximate an upper portion of the outer lining to proximate an intermediate portion of the outer lining. The inner lining includes a releasable connector configured and arranged to extend through the opening and releasably connect to the outer lining, wherein the releasable connector is disconnected and the inner lining is moved away from portions of the first and second shoulder straps to allow for inspection of the first and second shoulder straps.