Safety Harness Hip Strap Guide for Movable Remote Control Carrying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing safety harnesses used in conjunction with remote controls for lifting devices can cause user fatigue, pressure points, and back pain due to the weight of the remote control, and may interfere with each other during manual handling tasks.
Innovation Solution
A safety harness with a guide extending along the hip strap, where a retaining plate is displaceably mounted via a bearing device, allowing a remote control to be releasably connected and moved along the hip strap for optimized weight distribution and freedom of movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the remote control is carried by an additional shoulder strap on the body, then the remote control can be transported, but user fatigue, pressure points, and back pain occur due to the weight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the remote control carrying function with the existing safety harness system. The retaining plate is integrated into the hip strap assembly, merging two separate carrying solutions (shoulder strap and safety harness) into a unified system that distributes weight across the hips and shoulders through the harness structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining plate is designed to be displaceably mounted on the hip strap via a bearing device, allowing dynamic adjustment of the remote control position. This enables the user to move the remote control along the hip strap to optimize weight distribution and comfort during different activities.
2Ease of operation
If the remote control is carried on the body with an additional shoulder strap, then the remote control is accessible, but it interferes with manual handling tasks such as fastening loads
Solution Approach 1:
The displaceable mounting allows the retaining plate to move along the hip strap, enabling the remote control to be repositioned dynamically. During manual handling tasks, the user can slide the remote control to a position that does not interfere with the task, then return it to an accessible position when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The safety harness system serves multiple functions: it provides fall protection and simultaneously serves as a carrying system for the remote control. The hip strap and retaining plate mechanism are designed to accommodate both safety functions and tool carrying without compromising either function.
3Duration of action of moving object
If the remote control is carried for a long time on the body, then the remote control remains accessible, but fatigue and back pain occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the remote control carrying function with the safety harness, distributing the weight across multiple body points (hips and shoulders) through the harness structure rather than concentrating it on the shoulder strap, enabling longer carrying duration with improved comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The displaceable retaining plate allows dynamic repositioning of the remote control along the hip strap during use, enabling the user to adjust the weight distribution and position to maintain comfort over extended periods of carrying.
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AI summary
A safety harness for protecting a user against falls, includes a hip strap, leg loops, shoulder straps, and a sternal fall arrest eyelet and/or dorsal fall arrest eyelet. The safety harness has a guide extending at least partially along the hip strap, on or in which guide a retaining plate is displaceably mounted via a bearing device, and the retaining plate has connection means (a connector) for releasably connecting a remote control.