Safety Harness Assembly with Resilient Cross Straps for Adjustable Sizing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hunting saddle devices lack selective sizing features and do not assume a stowed configuration when not in use, leading to discomfort and mobility issues during hunting.
Innovation Solution
A safety harness assembly with a primary support comprising a closed loop of straps and a flexible panel, featuring cross straps that are resiliently stretchable to form a cradle for the buttocks, allowing for adjustable sizing and compact stowage, with secondary supports to retain the primary support on the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional saddles use fixed strapping without selective sizing features, then the structure is simple, but the comfort and adaptability to different users is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The cross straps are made resiliently stretchable, allowing the saddle to dynamically adjust to different user sizes and shapes. The elastic material enables the strapping structure to adapt its configuration based on the user's body dimensions, providing selective sizing without requiring multiple fixed-size components.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameter of the cross straps from rigid to elastic, allowing the material to stretch and conform to different user measurements. This parameter change enables the same strapping structure to accommodate various user sizes while maintaining comfort and security.
2Ease of operation
If conventional saddles extend fully when not in use, then the structure remains stable, but the device does not assume a stowed configuration leading to mobility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle dynamically changes its configuration between deployed and stowed states. When not in use, the resilient cross straps allow the saddle to collapse into a compact stowed configuration, improving mobility. When needed, the saddle can be deployed to its full stable configuration for use.
Solution Approach 2:
The saddle components nest together when stowed, with the cross straps collapsing to allow the upper and lower straps to come together in a compact configuration. This nesting principle enables the saddle to occupy minimal space during transport while maintaining its full functional form when deployed.
3Ease of operation
If the saddle lacks selective sizing features, then the manufacturing is simple, but the comfort during hunting is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than manufacturing multiple sizes with different dimensional parameters, the invention uses a single parameter change approach: making the cross straps elastic. This allows one standardized saddle design to provide comfort across different user sizes through material property rather than geometric variation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite construction combining rigid straps for structural integrity with resilient elastic material for the cross straps. This composite approach provides both the simplicity of standardized manufacturing and the comfort of adaptive sizing, as the elastic material conforms to different body shapes while the rigid components maintain structural strength.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides improved comfort and mobility by allowing adjustable sizing and compact stowage, minimizing damage during transport and use, while maintaining effective support during hunting activities.
Implementation Method 1
The cross straps are resiliently stretchable and retain the primary support in a stowed configuration, wherein the upper and lower straps are proximately positioned. The cross straps are reversibly stretchable to position the primary support in a deployed configuration
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AI summary
A safety harness assembly to improve the comfort of the user of a saddle which supports a person who is positioned in a tree. The saddle comprises a primary support, which comprises upper and lower straps secured together to form a closed loop. A panel is attached to and extends between the upper and lower straps. The closed loop includes a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge to which is secured a bridge line that in turn can be secured to a tree. A cross strap is attached to and extends between the upper and lower straps. The cross strap retains the primary support in a stowed configuration and is reversibly stretchable to position the primary support in a deployed configuration when the primary support forms a cradle for the buttocks. A secondary support retains the primary support upon the user.