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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Grant M. Myers, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeremy A. Steck, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Grant M. Myers, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeremy A. Steck, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mine Safety Appliances Company, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A chest strap arrangement for an attachable arrangement removably attachable to a user and having a first torso strap and a second torso strap. The chest strap arrangement includes: a strap member with a first portion and a second portion; a first buckle having at least one substantially horizontal slot through which the first torso strap extends; and a second buckle having at least one substantially horizontal slot through which the second torso strap extends. In one embodiment, the cross sectional thickness of at least a portion of an outer end area of a buckle is greater than the cross sectional thickness of at least a portion of an inner end area of the buckle.