Waist guard belt
The torso belt integrates with harnesses to address the challenges of bulky tool carrying and dangerous detachment in high-altitude work, offering a secure, easy-to-use attachment system compatible with H-type and Y-type harnesses, ensuring tool suspension and ease of use.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024006569
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing harnesses with body belts for high-altitude work face issues with bulky and cumbersome tool carrying structures, and work belts that detach can be dangerous during use, requiring improved attachment/detachment mechanisms that are firm yet easy to use, and compatible with both H-type and Y-type harnesses.
A torso belt integrated with a harness, featuring a wide belt-shaped back member with mounting belts and connection members, allowing secure attachment and detachment to both H-type and Y-type harnesses, with button-fastened connection points and detachable belt passing parts for tool suspension.
The torso belt provides a secure, easy-to-use, and versatile attachment system for high-altitude work, preventing tool detachment and allowing seamless integration with different harness types, while enabling tool suspension without obstructing movement.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a chest belt that is worn on a harness for use.
Background Art
[0002] As is well known, a harness includes a shoulder belt a that is put on the left and right shoulders, a chest belt b that connects the left and right shoulder belts a at the front, and a leg belt c that is connected to the lower end of the shoulder belt a and is wound around the legs for wearing. A connecting fitting (hook connecting part: D ring) f is provided for mounting a lanyard e in which the back surfaces of the shoulder belts a are crossed in an X shape and a safety hook d is connected to the crossing part, and a Y-shaped harness B in which the back surfaces of the shoulder belts a are cross-connected on the Y and a hook connecting part f is provided at the cross-connecting part are known.
[0003] Also known are harnesses provided with a body belt worn around the waist. In addition to articles in which the crossing part of the shoulder belt a and the body belt is sewn, articles in which the shoulder belt and the body belt are detachable are also known. As a connecting means between the shoulder belt and the body belt in the harness having the above-described detachable structure, there are a structure in which an insertion fitting for the body belt is interposed in the middle of the shoulder belt (Patent Documents 1 and 2), a structure in which an insertion fitting for the shoulder belt is provided at a predetermined position of the body belt (Patent Document 3), a structure in which a detachable fitting is interposed in the middle of the shoulder belt and a detachable fitting corresponding to the detachable fitting is provided on the body belt (Patent Document 4), and the like.
Prior Art Documents
Patent Documents
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Patent Document 1
Patent Document 2
Patent Document 3
Patent Document 4
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0005] In high-altitude work, it is necessary to carry various tools and parts according to the work. In the harness equipped with a body belt, when the body belt has a carrying function, if carrying tools and parts is unnecessary, the carrying structure of tools and the like on the body belt is bulky and obstructive. When removing the body belt, in the known attachment / detachment structure described above, it becomes a very cumbersome operation. Also, when wearing a work belt for tool carrying independently of the harness, it is possible to easily respond to the presence or absence of carrying tools, etc. by attaching / detaching the work belt as needed. However, if the work belt comes off during high-altitude work, it becomes a falling object and is very dangerous. Adopting a work belt that can be attached / detached to the harness solves the above problems, but firmness that is difficult to separate during attachment and ease of attachment / detachment operation are required. In addition, as described above, there are H-type and Y-type harnesses that do not have a body belt, and corresponding to them is also necessary.
[0006] Therefore, the present invention proposes a new chest pad belt that can be attached / detached to the harness and constitutes a work belt.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0007] The torso belt according to claim 1 of the present invention is a torso belt combined with a harness, and includes a wide belt-shaped back torso member, a mounting belt of an appropriate length provided with an appropriate fastening portion, a back connection member mounted on the torso member, and a front connection member mounted on the mounting belt. The torso member has a double structure composed of a base portion on the back surface and belt portions fixed at appropriate intervals on the surface of the base portion. Mounting portions of the back connection member are provided at non-fixed portions of the belt portions at the central position and left and right positions corresponding to the back side of the shoulder belt of the harness. A belt passage portion is provided in the belt portion, and a mounting belt provided with buckle connection portions at both ends is inserted through the belt passage portion provided on the surface of the belt portion and mounted on the torso member. A back connection member equipped with a connection fitting at the upper end for hooking and connecting to the shoulder belt of the harness is attached to the mounting portion, and a front connection member equipped with a connection fitting at the upper end for hooking and connecting to the shoulder belt of the harness at the upper end and forming a winding portion for winding around the shoulder belt of the harness at the lower end is attached to the mounting belt, which is characterized in that.
[0008] In the above-mentioned torso belt, the back connection member is inserted into the back surface of the belt portion and fixed to the mounting portion. When the combined harness is of the H type, it is fixed to the mounting portions at the left and right positions, and when the harness is of the Y type, it is fixed to the mounting portion at the central position. Further, the front connection member is mounted at a position outside the torso member in the mounting belt inserted through the belt passage of the torso member (left and right positions on the front of the body when worn on the body).
[0009] Thus, on the back side of the shoulder belt of the combined harness, it is connected and fastened with the connection fitting of the back connection member, and the shoulder belt is positioned so as to pass through the back surface of the torso member. On the front side of the shoulder belt, it is connected and fastened with the connection fitting of the front connection member, and the shoulder belt is positioned on the back surface of the torso member. At the lower position of the mounting belt, the shoulder belt is wound and held by the winding portion. Therefore, when worn on the body, it is connected at the front and back of the shoulder belt of the harness, and the shoulder belt is pressed by the torso member, so that the torso member and the harness are integrated and worn on the body.
[0010] In addition, the body-contact belt according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the attachment portion for attaching the back-side connecting member of the body-contact member is formed by a button receiving portion provided within the non-fixed interval between the base portion and the belt portion. A button fastening portion corresponding to the button receiving portion is provided on a strip portion that enables the back-side connecting member to be inserted on the back side of the non-fixed portion of the belt portion. The strip portion is inserted into the back surface of the belt portion, and the button fastening portion is connected to and attached to the button receiving portion, ensuring easy attachment and detachment, and preventing the strip portion from curling up on the belt portion and the button fastening from coming off.
[0011] Moreover, the body-contact belt according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the connecting fittings of the back-side connecting member and the front-side connecting member are composed of a connecting fitting portion mounted on the upper end of the member body side and a connecting fitting portion in a separated state. The connecting fitting portion has an opening at the middle portion of the upper edge of an elongated belt passing hole, and the connecting fitting portion forms elongated belt passing holes above and below a wide opening portion and has openings at the middle portions of the upper and lower edges of the belt passing hole.
[0012] The shoulder belt is positioned within each belt passing hole from the opening location of the belt passing hole. It passes through the upper and lower belt passing holes of the connecting fitting portion and hooks the belt passing hole of the connecting fitting portion onto the shoulder belt exposed from the wide opening portion. Compared to simply hooking it with the connecting fitting portion, it prevents the shoulder belt from detaching from the belt passing hole of the connecting fitting portion, ensuring a firm connection.
[0013] The body-contact belt according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the belt passing portion is composed of a fixed belt passing portion fixedly formed at both ends of the belt portion and a detachable belt passing portion. The detachable belt passing portion is formed by inserting a thin belt portion provided with a folding ring at one end behind the non-fixed portion of the belt portion, folding it with the folding ring on the surface of the belt portion, and fastening the end portion to attach it to the belt portion.
[0014] Therefore, since the detachable belt passing parts can be arranged in a desired number at a desired position, even when a predetermined fitting (a fitting for hanging tools or the like) is attached to the wearing belt, the detachable belt passing parts can be retrofitted without any problem, and the integration of the wearing belt and the body contact member is appropriately achieved. In particular, by arranging them on both sides of the fitting attached to the wearing belt, it is also possible to prevent the fitting from shifting.
Advantages of the Invention
[0015] The configuration of the present invention is as described above. The attachment parts of the back connection member are provided at the central position and the left and right positions on the body contact member, and the front connection member is attached to the wearing belt. It can be detachably connected to the shoulder belts of the harness at the front and back for both the existing H-type harness and the Y-type harness, and a body contact belt that can be used as a detachable work belt for the harness has been provided.
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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention
[0017] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The present invention is a body contact belt that can be applied (combined) to both the H-shaped harness A and the Y-shaped harness B. The body contact belt shown in the embodiment is composed of a back body contact member 1, a mounting belt 2, a back connecting member 3, and a front connecting member 4.
[0018] The body contact member 1 has a double structure composed of a base portion 11 on the back surface as shown in FIG. 1 and a belt portion 12 fixed (riveted 111) to the surface of the base portion 11 at appropriate intervals. The back surface of the base portion 11 that contacts the body is provided with appropriate cushioning properties, and a hanging ring (hook) 112 for tools, parts, etc. is provided at the lower edge. In particular, the fixed portion (riveted portion) of the belt portion 12 is set at a central position and left and right positions corresponding to the back side position of the shoulder belt a of the harnesses A and B, and at positions where non-fixed gaps are formed.
[0019] At the central position and left and right positions within the non-fixed interval range, a button receiving portion 113 that serves as an attachment portion of the back connecting member 3 is provided, and a pressing portion 114 that forms a through hole for the back connecting member 3 corresponding to the fixed interval is attached to the upper edge of the base portion 11.
[0020] The belt portion 12 is fixed to the base portion 11 by fixing belt through portions 121 provided at both ends in addition to the riveted portion 111 described above. In addition, two types of detachable belt through portions 13a and 13b are separately attached to the belt portion 12.
[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, the attachment / detachment belt passing portions 13a and 13b are formed by connecting the narrow belt portions 132a and 132b to the folded ring portions 131a and 131b. The narrow belt portions 132a and 132b are folded back downward through the back surface from above the belt portion 12 to go around the belt portion 12, and then folded back by the upper folded rings 131a and 131b, and surface fasteners 133a and 133b are provided at the contact portions of the doubled portions folded back on the front surface side of the belt portion 12, and are attached to the belt portion 12 by the entanglement of the surface fasteners 133a and 133b. In particular, one of the attachment / detachment belt passing portions 13a has a slightly wider narrow belt portion 132a, and a suspension ring 134 for tools or the like is provided at the downward folding portion. The other attachment / detachment belt passing portion 13b has a narrow narrow belt portion 132a and is used to prevent the displacement of the suspension fitting E attached to the wearing belt 2.
[0022] The wearing belt 2 is provided with a fastening portion (buckle) 21 at the end, passes through the fixed belt passing portion 121 provided on the belt portion 12, and is further attached to the body contact member 1 by the attachment / detachment belt passing portions 13a and 13b. As will be described later, an existing suspension fitting E for suspending the tool C or the tool bag D is attached, and after passing the wearing belt 2 in the state where the suspension fitting E is attached through the fixed belt passing portion 121, the attachment / detachment belt passing portions 13a and 13b are attached at appropriate positions so as to wind the belt portion 12 and the wearing belt 2 together.
[0023] As shown in Fig. 4, the back connection member 3 is composed of a strip portion 31, a button attachment portion 32, and connection fitting portions 33 and 34 that constitute a connection fitting. The strip portion 31 is formed to have a width and length that can be inserted into the attachment portion formation range (non-fixed portion) of the belt portion 12, and the button attachment portion 32 is provided at a position corresponding to the button receiving portion (attachment portion) 113 of the strip portion 31.
[0024] The connecting fitting part (coupling fitting) 33 is equipped with an elongated belt passing hole 331 and is attached to the upper end of the strip part 31. The middle part of the upper edge of the elongated belt passing hole 331 is open. The connecting fitting part 34 is in an independent separated state, and elongated belt passing holes 342a and 342b are formed above and below the wide opening part 341, and the middle parts of the upper edge of the belt passing hole 342a and the lower edge of the belt passing hole 342b are open.
[0025] As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment of the dorsal connecting member 3 to the body abutting member 1 is to pass the strip part 31 through the pressing part 114, insert it into the back surface of the belt part 12, and connect the buckle engaging part 32 to the buckle receiving part 113.
[0026] The harness is hooked to the shoulder belt a by the connecting fittings (connecting fitting part 33 and connecting fitting part 34) by inserting the shoulder belt a into the respective belt passing holes 342a and 342b from the respective opening positions of the upper and lower belt passing holes 342a and 342b of the connecting fitting part 34 to make it in an inserted state, pulling out the shoulder belt a exposed from the wide opening part 341 from the wide opening part 341, and hooking it to the belt passing hole 331 of the connecting fitting part 33 at the pulled-out part.
[0027] As shown in FIG. 6, the front connecting member 4 is provided with a belt mounting part 42 for sandwiching the mounting belt on a strip-shaped strip body 41, a winding part 43 for winding around the shoulder belt a of the harness is formed at the lower end of the strip body 41, and a connecting fitting part 44 and a separated connecting fitting part 45 that constitute a connecting fitting for connecting to the shoulder belt a of the harness are formed at the upper end of the strip body 41.
[0028] The strip body 41 has a vertical width that is sufficiently longer than the width of the mounting belt 2. The belt mounting portion 42 is formed by a folded double ring 421 provided at the upper part of the strip body 41, a belt pressing band 422 sewn below, and fastening buttons 423a, 423b provided on the strip body 41 and the belt pressing band 422. The winding portion 43 is formed by a winding belt 431 protruding horizontally at the lower end of the strip body 41 and fastening buttons 432a, 432b provided at the tips of the strip body 41 and the winding belt 431. Also, the connecting fitting portions 44 and 45 that constitute the connecting fitting have the same shape and the same belt hanging method as the connecting fitting (connecting fitting portion 33 and connecting fitting portion 34) of the back connecting member 3.
[0029] The front connecting member 4 described above is mounted on the mounting belt 2 at a position deviated from the body contact member 1. The mounting belt 2 is sandwiched by the strip body 41 and the belt pressing band 422 (Fig. 7), the belt pressing band 422 is passed through the folded double ring 421 to be in a non-loosening state, and the fastening buttons 423a, 423b are connected (Fig. 8).
[0030] The hanging of the shoulder belt a by the connecting fitting (connecting fitting portion 44 and connecting fitting portion 45) is performed in the same manner as the hanging of the back connecting member 3 described above. On the side opposite to the hanging with the connecting fitting (connecting fitting portion 44 and connecting fitting portion 45) (lower side), the winding belt 431 of the winding portion 43 is wound around the shoulder belt a, and the fastening buttons 432a, 432b are connected to wind the shoulder belt a with the winding belt 431 (Fig. 9).
[0031] And the body-hugging belt is configured such that, in the case of the H-type harness A, the back connection member 3 is attached to the button-receiving part (attachment part) 113 on the left and right positions of the body-hugging member 1, and in the case of the Y-type harness B, the back connection member 3 is attached to the button-receiving part (attachment part) 113 at the central position of the body-hugging member 1. After inserting and attaching the attachment belt 2 with the suspension fitting E through the fixed belt passage part 121, the detachable belt passage parts 13a and 13b are attached so that the attachment belt 2 does not separate from the belt part 12. At a predetermined position separated from the body-hugging member 1, the front connection member 4 is attached to the attachment belt 2. The attachment and detachment of the harness is achieved by integrating the back connection member 3 and the front connection member 4 by connecting them at the body-circumference part of the shoulder belt a of the harness respectively.
[0032] As a result, the body-hugging belt and the harnesses A and B are integrated and worn by the operator as shown in Fig. 12 to perform predetermined high-altitude work. Further, in work where it is unnecessary to carry tools, etc., by releasing the fastening between the shoulder belt a and the back connection member 3 and the front connection member 4, the harnesses A and B and the body-hugging belt can be separated, and it is also possible to select the work belt to be used according to the type of work.
Explanation of reference numerals
[0033] 1 Body-hugging member 11 Base part 111 Riveting 112 Suspension ring 113 Button-receiving part (attachment part) 114 Pressing part 12 Belt part 121 Fixed belt passage part 13a, 13b Detachable belt passage parts 131a, 131b Folding ring 132a, 132b Narrow belt part 133a, 133b Hook-and-loop fastener 134 Suspension ring 2 Attachment belt 21 Fastening part (buckle) 3 Back connection member 31 Strip part 32 Button-fastening part 33 Connecting fitting part 331 Belt through hole 34 Linking fitting part 341 Wide opening part 342a, 342b Belt through holes 4 Front side linking member 41 Strip body 42 Belt mounting part 421 Folded double ring 422 Belt pressing band 423a, 423b Fastening buttons 43 Winding part 431 Winding belt 432a, 432b Fastening buttons 44 Connecting fitting part 45 Linking fitting part A H-type harness B Y-type harness a Shoulder belt b Chest belt c Leg belt d Safety hook e Lanyard f Connecting fitting (Hook connection part: D-ring) C Tool D Tool bag E Suspension fitting
Claims
1. A chest protector belt to be combined with a harness, comprising a wide belt-shaped back chest protector member, a mounting belt of an appropriate length provided with appropriate fastening parts, a back connecting member mounted on the chest protector member, and a front connecting member mounted on the mounting belt. The chest protector member has a double structure consisting of a base part on the back surface and belt parts fixedly attached to the surface of the base part at appropriate intervals. Attachment parts for the back connecting member are provided at the central position and left and right positions corresponding to the back side of the shoulder belt of the harness where the belt parts are not fixedly attached. A belt passage part is provided in the belt part, and a mounting belt provided with buckle connection parts at both ends is inserted through the belt passage part provided on the surface of the belt part and mounted on the chest protector member. A back connecting member equipped with a connecting fitting at the upper end for hooking and connecting to the shoulder belt of the harness is attached to the attachment part. A front connecting member equipped with a connecting fitting at the upper end for hooking and connecting to the shoulder belt of the harness and formed with a winding part at the lower end for winding around the shoulder belt of the harness is attached to the mounting belt. The chest protector belt is characterized by this.
2. The attachment part for attaching the back connecting member of the chest protector member is formed by a button receiving part provided within the non-fixed interval between the base part and the belt part. The back connecting member is provided with a button fastening part corresponding to the button receiving part on a strip part that can be inserted behind the non-fixed part of the belt part. The chest protector belt according to Claim 1.
3. The connecting fittings of the back connecting member and the front connecting member are composed of a connecting fitting part mounted on the upper end of the member main body side and a separated connecting fitting part. The connecting fitting part is formed by opening the middle part of the upper edge of an elongated belt passage hole. The connecting fitting part forms elongated belt passage holes above and below a wide opening part and also opens the middle parts of the upper and lower edges of the belt passage hole. The chest protector belt according to Claim 1 or 2.
4. The belt passage part is composed of fixed belt passage parts fixedly formed at both ends of the belt part, and a detachable belt passage part formed by inserting a thin belt part provided with a folding ring at one end behind the non-fixed part of the belt part, folding it back with the folding ring on the surface of the belt part, and fastening the end part to attach it to the belt part. The chest protector belt according to Claim 1 or 2.
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