Appeal No. 97-4242
Application 08/451,281
fall-arresting forces to shoulders, pelvis, thighs and
vertically along the chest of the wearer.
Hoagland explicitly teaches (column 1, line 69 to column
2, line 2) a safety suit having a plurality of body embracing
strap means cooperatively associated to effect a concurrent
embracing support of a plurality of different body portions
precluding injurious pressure from being applied to the body
and assuring a
safe hoisting thereof. The safety suit or coverall garment of
Hoagland includes means for guiding strap means into a tight,
body embracing, annular configuration during a hoisting
thereof.
More specifically, inside the garment, adjacent the juncture
of arms and legs with the body portion thereof, is a plurality
of annularly extending straps defining body embracing nooses
(column 2, lines 31 through 34). During a hoisting of the
body, the nooses are tightened to firmly embrace the body
portions encircled thereby (column 2, lines 43 through 45).
5
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007