EP3375494B1 - Harness - Google Patents

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EP3375494B1
EP3375494B1 EP18161125.2A EP18161125A EP3375494B1 EP 3375494 B1 EP3375494 B1 EP 3375494B1 EP 18161125 A EP18161125 A EP 18161125A EP 3375494 B1 EP3375494 B1 EP 3375494B1
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Benoît Bouquier
Simon Emonin
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A62B35/0025—Details and accessories
    • A62B35/0037—Attachments for lifelines and lanyards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A62B35/0018—Full body harnesses covering at least shoulders and thighs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A62B35/0025—Details and accessories
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0006—Harnesses; Accessories therefor
    • A62B35/0025—Details and accessories
    • A62B35/0031—Belt sorting accessories, e.g. devices keeping the belts in comfortable positions

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  • the invention relates to a harness comprising a connector configured to allow the attachment of an external element.
  • the harness In the field of climbing, mountaineering, ski touring, or to perform work at height, the harness is an essential element which ensures the safety of the user by connecting it to a point of 'mooring.
  • This mooring point can be a return point or a fixed point.
  • the harness has different shapes. It is possible to find seat harnesses or harnesses that also have shoulder straps.
  • the harness can also have a single attachment point or, on the contrary, several attachment points.
  • Climbing harnesses generally have a textile ring that connects the belt with the thigh loops. This textile ring serves as a connection point for the tools, that is to say the elements which are necessary for the practice of climbing for example. It is also known to fasten the leg loops to the belt by means of a strap and to form a strap loop on the belt of the harness. In these two configurations, a tool such as a connector metal is mounted in the textile loop in order to be able to use, for example a lanyard, a blocker or a descender.
  • harness belt has two buckles which are arranged at each end of the belt.
  • the two loops are secured to one another, for example, by means of a multidirectional half-round metal connector in order to close the harness belt.
  • the tools are mounted in the metal connector.
  • Professional harnesses can use even more complex configurations with, for example, several loops that allow the harness to be closed. It is possible to find a pair of ventral loops and a pair of sternal loops. It is also possible to find means for closing the belt and means for adjusting the belt which are different from the pairs of loops and which do not allow the installation of a tool.
  • the closure means are produced by fasteners with quick loops.
  • the textile loops are used to secure a metal connector with the harness.
  • the document US 2010/0300802 a harness with an opening system associated with two loops.
  • the two loops are held by a strap which defines the maximum opening of the opening system. Both buckles cooperate with a carabiner preventing the opening of the harness.
  • the document EP 1 852 145 discloses a harness with two thigh loops which are attached to the belt. The two loops ending the thigh loops are joined to form a single point of attachment of the straps on the belt.
  • the document FR 2 945 221 describes a metal connector for closing a belt of a harness. The connector defines two holes for fixing the leg loops as well as an additional hole for attaching the straps.
  • the document US 4,553,633 discloses a harness provided with two loops attached to a sternal strap on either side of a harness closure system. When using the sternal loops, it is no longer possible to open the harness.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a harness which allows better management of the tools which are attached to the harness and in particular inside the connector which is fixed to the harness.
  • a first adapter is mounted inside the first ring.
  • the first adapter has a first through hole in the first direction, the rod passing through said first through hole.
  • a second adapter is mounted inside the second ring.
  • the second adapter has a second through hole in the first direction so that the rod passes through the first and second through holes. It is also possible to provide that the first adapter and the second adapter are formed by the same monolithic element configured to authorize the mounting of a connection element on the rod, in a space between the first adapter and the second adapter.
  • the monolithic element defines a groove between the first adapter and the second adapter.
  • the first adapter and / or the second adapter are made of polymer material.
  • At least the first through hole of the first adapter has a section complementary to the section of the connector rod.
  • the connecting element is fixed to at least part of the belt and the first and second rings are arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the rod can rotate freely along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt.
  • the harness comprises a belt and the first ring and the second ring are formed by a strap and / or a rope which are fixed directly to the belt.
  • the first and second rings are fixed to the ventral portion of the belt covering the abdomen of the user to form a ventral suspension point.
  • the first and second rings are connected to the belt to form a lateral suspension point.
  • the connecting element forms at least part of the belt and that the first and second rings are arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the rod can rotate freely along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt.
  • the harness comprises a belt and means for adjusting the circumference of the belt.
  • the first and second rings are separate from the means for adjusting the circumference of the belt and the means for adjusting the circumference of the belt are arranged outside the surface delimited by the points of attachment of the first ring with the belt and of the second ring with the belt.
  • the harness has no shoulder straps.
  • the harness has shoulder straps and the first and second rings are connected to the belt without being attached to the shoulder straps.
  • the first ring and / or the second ring are formed by a strap and / or a rope which covers two opposite sides of the belt.
  • the harness comprises a belt and means for opening and closing the belt arranged outside the surface delimited by the fixing points of the first ring with the belt and of the second ring with the belt.
  • the harness has shoulder straps and the first and second rings are fixed to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first and / or the second rings are formed by at least strap or a rope mechanically connected to at least a strap.
  • the first ring is formed by a first strap and that the second ring is formed by a second strap different from the first strap.
  • the closed metal connector defines a closed contour. The connector is fixed to the belt by means of the first and second rings so as to be able to rotate the closed contour along an axis of rotation parallel or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt.
  • the connector rod is configured to rotate independently of the rest of the connector.
  • the connector rod is removably mounted so as to allow the connector to be detached from the harness.
  • the connector rod is configured to receive hooking elements from a fifth wheel holder, said hooking elements being arranged on the rod outside a closed contour of the connector and first and second rings.
  • the first and second rings and the connecting element are formed by a one-piece element made of metallic material.
  • the monobloc element comprises at least one orifice for the passage of at least one strap configured to mechanically connect the first and second rings to at least one pair of leg loops.
  • the one-piece element defines a groove. It is also possible to provide that the one-piece element is fixed to the belt to form a ventral suspension point, the first direction being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the belt.
  • the monobloc element is fixed to the belt to form a lateral suspension point, the first direction being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the belt.
  • the one-piece element is attached to a pair of straps to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first direction being perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the harness.
  • a harness 1 has at least one suspension point, a pair of thigh loops 3 and possibly a belt 2.
  • the harness 1 can be configured to be associated with a pair of suspenders 4 mounted removably or irremovable with the belt 2
  • the harness has a pair of suspenders 4 or does not have a pair of suspenders
  • the suspension point can be a ventral suspension point illustrated in figures 1 to 8 , a lateral suspension point illustrated in figure 8 , a back suspension point illustrated in figure 9 or a sternal suspension point illustrated in the figure 10 .
  • the ventral suspension point and the lateral suspension point are advantageously fixed directly to the belt 2 of the harness 1.
  • the sternal suspension point and the dorsal suspension point are fixed directly to the pair of shoulder straps 4.
  • the harness can include a point suspension or several different ellipsis. The suspension points can be made in different ways on the same harness.
  • the suspension point comprises first and second separate rings 5a and 5b.
  • the suspension point also comprises a connecting element 6 fixed continuously to the first and second separate rings 5a / 5b.
  • the connecting element 6 mechanically connects the first and second separate rings 5a and 5b with the pair of thigh loops 3.
  • the connecting element 6 provides the mechanical connection between the pair of thigh loops 3 and the first and second rings 5a and 5b. In this way, when the user is suspended in his harness, the weight of the user is supported at least partially by the thigh loops 3 which are connected to the first and second separate rings 5a and 5b via the connecting element 6.
  • the suspension point also includes a closed connector 7 provided with a rod 8.
  • the connector 7 is advantageously a metal connector.
  • the connector 7 is intended to secure various tools 9, 9 'and 9 "with the harness. In the embodiment illustrated in figures 1 and 2 , the different tools are separated so as not to come into contact. In the embodiment of the figure 3 , two tools 9 and 9 'are installed in the same ring of connector 7.
  • first and second rings 5a and 5b are distinct and, more particularly, they are spaced from each other by a first distance in a first direction.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b advantageously define an empty space between a first lateral face of the first ring 5a and a second lateral face of the second ring 5b.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b are configured to allow the insertion of a connector 7 inside each of the first and second rings 5a and 5b.
  • the connector 7 passes through the two rings in order to be secured to the harness under the best safety conditions.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b are configured so that the connector 7 can move in rotation relative to the belt 2.
  • the axis of rotation AA is parallel to the first direction or substantially parallel to the first direction. In this way, the connector 7 is secured to the harness and it can move in rotation in order to ensure good user comfort.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b are arranged so as to allow the introduction of the rod 8 of the connector 7 in the first and second rings 5a and 5b.
  • the rod 8 has a longitudinal axis coincident with the first direction.
  • the rod 8 is mounted mobile in rotation in the first and second rings 5a and 5b and the connector 7 is mounted mobile in rotation around the rod 8.
  • the axis of rotation of the connector 7 is formed by the rod 8.
  • the suspension point has a connector 7 which can move in rotation inside the first and second rings 5a and 5b.
  • the rod 8 and the connector 7 are mounted so as to be able to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the rod 8.
  • the rod 8 is advantageously a long element of circular section. According to the embodiments, the rod 8 is monolithic with the rest of the connector 7 or it can be removed from the connector 7.
  • the connecting element 6 which connects the two rings 5a and 5b makes it possible to mechanically connect the two rings to each other and to the other elements constituting the harness, for example the belt 2 or the shoulder straps 4.
  • the connecting element 6 makes it possible to define the maximum distance which separates the two rings in the first direction, in particular in the absence of connector 7 inside the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the connecting element 6 also makes it possible to limit the displacements of the two rings 5a and 5b relative to one another in the other directions.
  • the connecting element 6 continuously connects the first ring 5a with the second ring 5b in order to form a mechanical connection parallel to the mechanical connection formed by the connector 7. This mechanical connection makes it possible to prevent the appearance of sets of different stresses between the two rings 5a and 5b coming from the other components of the harness.
  • the connector 7 is configured not to apply simultaneous stresses on the two opposite external faces of the two rings 5a and 5b in the first direction and directed towards the space situated between the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the connector 7 does not intervene in the closing of the harness. In this way, it is possible to wear the harness 1, open the belt 2 and adjust the circumference of the belt 2 without manipulating the connector 7. It is also possible to remove the connector 7 without changing the adjustment of the belt 2 and without opening the harness 1. If the rings 5a and 5b close the harness, for example by means of a hemispherical connector, the two rings 5a and 5b are subjected to forces which prevent the opening of the harness and which deform rings. The rotation of the connector 7 is more difficult or even impossible under certain conditions. The axis of rotation of the connector is not formed by the rod but by the opposite side walls of the ring defined in the connector.
  • the harness 1 also includes means for adjusting the circumference of the belt 2 which are configured to modulate the length of the belt 2 and adapt to the morphology of the user.
  • the adjustment means and the belt closure means 2 are advantageously dissociated from the connector 7. It is then possible to remove the connector 7 without modifying the adjustment of the belt 2.
  • the connecting element 6 is different from any means for closing the harness. Indeed, when the connecting element 6 forms the closing means of the harness, the opening of the harness generally results in disassembly of the connector 7 which complicates the use of the harness.
  • the connecting element 6 can be a textile element, for example a strap, a plastic material which can be in the form of a plate or a metallic element which can also be in the form of a 'a plate.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b are advantageously made of textile material or metallic material.
  • the two rings 5a and 5b and advantageously the connecting element 6 define a through cavity allowing the insertion of a tool 9 inside the through cavity so that the tool 9 makes the turn of the rod 8.
  • the assembly is arranged so that the tool 9 can rotate around the rod 8 independently of the connector 7.
  • This configuration allows independent rotation of the connector 7 relative to the harness and / or relative to the tool 9 even when the user is suspended in his harness by means of the tool 9.
  • the tool 9 can also rotate independently of the connector 7 and independently of harness 1.
  • the tool 9 can be a textile element or a metallic element. Other materials are also possible. Tool 9 can define a loop in a textile element, a metal loop or an opening in a metal element.
  • the two rings 5a and 5b and the connecting element 6 define a through groove allowing access to the rod 8 between the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the rod 8 being accessible, it is possible to install a tool 9 which goes around the rod 8.
  • the assembly is arranged so that the tool 9 can rotate around the rod 8 independently of the connector 7 and of the harness 1 Similarly, the connector 7 can rotate independently of the harness 1 and of the tool 9. What is said for the tool 9 can also be applied to the additional tool 9 'or 9 ".
  • the two loops 5a and 5b are separated from each other by a space which makes it possible to fix a tool 9 on the rod 8 of the connector 7 between the two loops 5a and 5b.
  • the tool 9 is not able to move over the entire circumference of the connector 7 because it is blocked by the two loops 5a and 5b.
  • the rod 8 provides the mechanical connection between the harness 1 and an external element, for example a rope or an anchor point.
  • an external element for example a rope or an anchor point.
  • the tool 9 can be mounted around the rod 8 while the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "can be fixed to another part of the connector 7, that is to say outside the axis of rotation of the connector 7 formed by the rod 8.
  • the reverse configuration is also possible.
  • the rod 8 can rotate on it in the two rings 5a and 5b. It is particularly advantageous to provide a rod 8 which is rectilinear in each of the rings 5a and 5b and advantageously rectilinear between the two rings.
  • the rod 8 is removably mounted from the rest of the connector, which makes it possible to separate the rest of the connector in order to more easily attach a tool to it.
  • the rod 8 can be mounted irremovable from the rest of the connector 7 and advantageously irremovable from the first and second rings 5a and 5b.
  • the rod 8 is removably mounted with at least one of the first and second rings 5a and 5b, which facilitates the use of the connector 7.
  • the connector 7 is removably mounted relative to the rings 5a and 5b, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the rings 5a and 5b are fixedly mounted on the connecting element and that the rod 8 can be removed to install or remove the connector 7. It is also possible to provide rings 5a and 5b mounted fixed on the connecting element and a connector mounted fixed in the rings 5a and 5b.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b can have any shape.
  • the first and second rings extend perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the connecting element 6.
  • other configurations are possible.
  • the two rings 5a / 5b have a constant thickness.
  • the thickness is measured in the first direction.
  • the two rings have a constant spacing at all points, the spacing being measured in the first direction.
  • This configuration is particularly advantageous because it allows the two rings to work in the same way. It is even more advantageous to have two rings with the same mechanical performance, for example the two rings are made of the same material and with the same width and the same thickness. This configuration allows better operation of the connector 7 relative to the harness.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b can advantageously be produced in textile materials or in metallic materials. However, nothing prohibits the use of other materials to form the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b are formed by textile loops.
  • a connecting element 6 which is made of textile material or of polymer material.
  • the two rings 5a / 5b are fixed to the connecting element 6 which is itself fixed to the belt 2.
  • the two rings 5a / 5b are fixed to the connecting element 6 which is fixed to the straps 4 so as to form a sternal suspension point or a dorsal suspension point.
  • the first direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2.
  • the first direction In conventional use, the user resting on his two feet, the first direction is horizontal.
  • the first direction In a lateral suspension point, the first direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2. In conventional use, the user resting on his two feet, the first direction is vertical.
  • the two rings 5a and 5b are formed by one or more straps which are fixed to the connecting element 6 or by one or more cords which are fixed to the connecting element 6.
  • the loops 5a and 5b are formed by flexible elements this provides a certain comfort during the tensioning of the harness 1 because there is no hard point on the connecting element 6.
  • the rod 8 can also move relative to the connecting element 6 by moving inside the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the rod 8 is fixed in the two rings 5a and 5b and only a rotation is possible with possibly a displacement in translation in the first direction.
  • the rod 8 can also move relative to the connecting element 6 during the movement of the two rings 5a and 5b when the latter can be deformed.
  • the rod 8 can be displaced along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element 6 and / or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the connecting element 6.
  • the first ring 5a is associated with a first adapter 10a.
  • the first ring 5a surrounds the first adapter 10a which defines a passage orifice for the rod 8.
  • the passage orifice is configured to impose the position of the rod 8 of the connector 7 inside the first ring 5a and the position of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2.
  • the first adapter 10a energizes the first ring 5a by defining its shape, that is to say its opening allowing the passage of the rod 8.
  • the adapter 10a is advantageously configured to block a movement of the rod 8 perpendicular to the first direction which facilitates the use of the connector 7 under load.
  • the second ring 5b also surrounds a second adapter 10b defining a passage orifice which is configured to impose the position of the rod 8 of the connector 7 inside the second ring 5b.
  • the adapter 10b is advantageously configured to block a movement of the rod 8 perpendicular to the first direction, which facilitates the use of the connector 7 under load.
  • the rotation of the connector 7 inside the rings 5a and 5b can be done without direct contact with the materials forming the loops which makes it possible to avoid accelerated wear of the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the second adapter 10b puts under tension the ring 5b by defining its shape, that is to say its opening allowing the passage of the rod 8.
  • first adapter 10a and the second adapter 10b are part of the same monolithic part.
  • the two orifices defined by the first and second adapters 10a and 10b are mechanically secured which allows better movement of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2 and better work of the two rings 5a and 5b when they are under constraint.
  • the two orifices are advantageously aligned in order to allow the introduction of the rod 8 into the two orifices without forcing.
  • This embodiment makes it possible to reduce the risks of improper introduction of the rod 8 of the connector 7 into only one of the rings 5a / 5b. It is then possible to reduce the size of the loops in order to limit the size and size of the connector 7.
  • the two adapters 10a and 10b make it possible to better constrain the position of the two loops at any point.
  • the first adapter 10a, the second adapter 10b or the two adapters are configured to cooperate with the connector 7 in order to prevent it from turning beyond a threshold position and prevent the connector 7 from entering in contact with the user's abdomen for a ventral suspension point or another part of the body for a lateral, sternal or dorsal suspension point.
  • the first adapter 10a and / or the second adapter 10b comprise a stop which is arranged to come into contact with the connector 7 when the latter reaches a threshold value.
  • the connector 7 defines a ring, for example in the form of a D and it has two sections which intersect the axis of rotation of the rod 8. It is particularly advantageous that the first adapter 10a and / or the second adapter 10b form a stop which comes into contact with at least one of these sections to prevent the connector 7 from exceeding the threshold position.
  • the stop is advantageously configured to prevent the connector 7 from rising too close to the body of the user, that is to say that it rotates to be oriented in the direction of the head of the user, or even his shoulders or more particularly the user's spine for a ventral or sternal suspension point.
  • the adapter 10a / 10b does not hinder the rotation of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2 until the connector 7 abuts against the adapter 10a / 10b. At this time, a movement of the connector 7 is possibly possible by moving the rings 5a and 5b relative to the belt 2.
  • the external section of the adapter 10a / 10b comprises anti-rotation means which are configured to prevent the rotation of the adapter 10a / 10b relative to the ring 5a / 5b.
  • the external section of the adapter 10a / 10b is defined by the external wall of the adapter which comes into contact with the internal wall of the ring 5a / 5b.
  • the anti-rotation means make it possible to prevent rotations of the adapters 10a / 10b relative to the rings 5a / 5b when the connector 7 abuts on the adapter. This makes it possible for example to limit the discomfort of the user when the adapter presses on the belt 2.
  • the anti-rotation means can be produced in any suitable manner, for example by fixing the adapter 10a / 10b on the 'ring 5a / 5b and in particular by sewing. However, it is also possible to provide that the adapter 10a / 10b is devoid of a parallel axis of symmetry or coincides with the axis of rotation of the connector 7 so that the rotation of the adapter is difficult or even impossible.
  • the section of the adapter is maximum in the area receiving the rod 8 and minimum in the area in the immediate vicinity of the belt 2.
  • the adapter 10a / 10b can be made of any suitable material.
  • the adapter is made of non-brittle plastic material, for example polyamide or polypropylene.
  • it is advantageous to make the adapter 10a / 10b from polymer material because the adapter does not undergo any strong mechanical stress.
  • the mechanical strength during the suspension of the user in the harness 1 is ensured by the first and second rings 5a / 5b made of textile elements.
  • the realization of the adapter 10a / 10b in polymer material makes it possible to reduce the weight of the adapter while ensuring the desired functionality.
  • the use of a polymer material also allows the adapter to be produced simply without the risk of weakening the associated loop.
  • the rotation of the rod 8 can be carried out without risk of embrittlement of the rod 8 and without risk of embrittlement of the rings 5a / 5b.
  • first and second rings 5a and 5b are mounted movable relative to the belt 2 and preferably movable in rotation. It is particularly advantageous to provide that the axis of rotation of the first and second 5a and 5b is parallel or substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rod 8.
  • the first and second rings are formed by a textile element which passes on each side of the connecting element 6, here on each side of the belt 2 and which forms a loop.
  • a textile connection is flexible which brings a certain comfort of use. It also appears that a textile connection is simple to make and almost without additional cost.
  • the rings 5a and 5b can be formed by two pieces of the textile element arranged on the same side of the connecting element, here of the belt 2, and preferably on the external face of the belt 2 to limit the risks of discomfort.
  • connection element 6 it is possible to use such an embodiment to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point by using a textile element which passes on each side of the connection element 6, or on one side of the connection element 6 and preferably on the external face.
  • the two rings extend beyond the connecting element 6 and in particular of the belt 2 in order to reduce the forces applied to the belt 2 and which can turn into hard spots and user discomfort.
  • first and second rings 5a / 5b are formed by textile elements which also serve to form the first and second leg loops 3. In this way, the distribution of forces is better distributed and the production of harness 1 is facilitated.
  • the adapter 10a / 10b defines a groove for placing the tool 9.
  • This the groove is advantageously configured so that the tool 9 does not come into direct contact with the user and for example with the user's abdomen. This precaution allows improved use of the tool 9 and avoids accelerated wear of the tool 9 or the user's clothing each time the tool 9 is rotated around the rod 8.
  • the groove is arranged between the rings 5a and 5b and its internal wall can be defined by the adapter and / or the connecting element 6.
  • the adapter can be configured to enclose the rod 8 between the two rings 5a / 5b.
  • the tool 9 then rotates around the rod 8 in contact with the adapter 10.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b are formed by metal rings.
  • the rings made of textile material it is possible to use an adapter 10a / 10b such as that described above.
  • the first and second rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6 are formed by a metal element which is advantageously a non-removable one-piece element.
  • the two rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6 are part of a single piece which defines the two rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6.
  • the two rings are fixed one relative to each other in all directions.
  • This configuration is particularly advantageous because it is easier to carry out and it makes it possible to dispense with additional fastening systems which represents possibly costly additional technological steps and observation points to be followed in order to judge the wear of the harness.
  • This metal element advantageously comprises one or more slots which allow its attachment to the harness by means of one or more straps.
  • the connecting element comprises two inclined slots which are configured to deviate from the first and second straps forming the belt 2 in order to initiate first and second thigh loops 3.
  • the harness 1 comprises first and second rings 5a and 5b which are positioned on the belt 2, preferably on the ventral part of the belt 2. The ventral suspension point makes it possible to deflect the strap which forms the belt 2 to form at least one leg loop 3.
  • connecting element 6 can also be used in order to connect the rings 5a and 5b and the connector 7 with the shoulder straps of the harness and define a point of sternal or dorsal suspension.
  • first and second rings 5a and 5b are loops oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2 to form a ventral suspension point, that is to say that the rings 5a and 5b extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b can deviate from the perpendicular direction. Under tension, the two rings tend to move relative to the harness, which makes rotation of the connector more difficult.
  • the deviation from the perpendicular direction is advantageously equal to 45 °. In this case, the rings move along the longitudinal axis when the connector 7 is energized. In this way, the axis of rotation of the connector 7 can rotate inside the two loops 5a / 5b in order to allow a rotational movement of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2 of the harness.
  • tool 9 or additional tool 9 'and / or 9 is meant for example a lanyard with or without absorber, a mobile fall arrester, a cam descender, a rope blocker, a rope, a strap, a carabiner, a quick link, a shackle and / or a swivel and generally any metal connector which can open, however, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the tool 9 is a strap or a rope ensuring the function of lanyard with or without absorber.
  • the additional 9 'and / or 9 "tool is advantageously a mobile fall arrester, a cam descender, a rope blocker, a rope, a strap, a carabiner, a quick link, a shackle and / or a swivel. It is possible to install several additional tools 9 ', 9 "in connector 7.
  • the loop of the tool 9 surrounding the rod 8 can be a fixed loop.
  • the tool 9 or the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 “have a metal loop which cannot open. It is then necessary to provide that the connector 7 can open, for example disassemble, in order to authorize the assembly and disassembly of the connector 7 and the introduction of the tool 9 and / or of the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "between the two rings 5a and 5b and around the rod 8 of connector 7 and / or in the ring defined by connector 7.
  • a rope progression accessory such as a descender or a blocker can be attached inside the connector 7 to support the user during his professional or sporting activity.
  • the connector 7 can have any shape which constitutes a closed contour.
  • the rod 8 makes it possible to close the contour. In this case, this makes it possible to fix a progression accessory on a rope in the connector 7 without the need to use an intermediate connection element.
  • the connector 7 can define a closed contour which is not defined by means of the rod 8. The rod 8 is then spaced from the closed contour.
  • the rod 8 can be in one piece with the rest of the connector 7. This makes it easier to produce the connector 7 and the risks of improper handling are reduced. Alternatively, the rod 8 can be removable relative to the rest of the connector 7.
  • the rod 8 and the rest of the connector 7 can be movable relative to each other.
  • the connector 7 can move in rotation without causing the rod 8 to rotate.
  • the reverse can also be true.
  • the connector 7 can be movable in rotation around the rod 8 with a longitudinal axis AA.
  • the connector 7 can be fixed to the rod 8 and the assembly can be movable in rotation relative to the harness.
  • the connector 7 comprises a first part 11 defining a closed contour or an open contour.
  • the first part 11 is mounted movable in rotation relative to the harness 1 around the axis AA of the rod 8 as illustrated in the figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 .
  • the connector 7 also comprises a second part 12 defining a closed outline or an open outline and mounted movable in rotation about a second axis parallel to the axis AA.
  • the second part 12 is mounted movable in rotation relative to the first part 11 around the second axis.
  • the first part 11 defines an open contour and is C-shaped.
  • the rod 8 it is possible to introduce an additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "to the 'interior of the first part, when the additional tool 9' and / or 9 "has an orifice allowing the introduction of the first part 11. It can advantageously be the same for the second part 12.
  • first part 11 and / or the second part 12 do not define a closed contour, and that it is possible to place a progression accessory on a rope on the first part 11 and on the second part 12 without using a carabiner or quick link.
  • the closed contour is produced in cooperation with the associated rotation rod.
  • the first part 11 and / or the second part 12 may very well have a shape of U, M, V, W, or any shape that is not a closed contour. However, once the first and second parts 11 and 12 are mounted in the connector 7, two closed contours are formed by means of the first and second parts 11 and 12 and the associated fixing rod, for example the rod 8 in the figures. .
  • first part 11 and / or the second part 12 each define a closed contour without the need for the fixing rod.
  • first part 11 or the second part 12 defines an open contour in order to facilitate the connection of the tools and their use in the connector 7.
  • the connector 7 is arranged on the harness 1 so that the first part 11 is configured to be placed against the belt 2 or the user in the direction of the pair of leg loops 3, while the second part 12 is configured to be placed against the belt 2 or the user, in the direction of the pair of suspenders 4.
  • the positions of the first and second parts 11 and 12 can however be reversed without this modifying the general operation of the harness 1.
  • the second axis of rotation of the second part 12 can be different from the axis AA of rotation of the first part 11.
  • the connector 7 can comprise an additional rod (not shown) , and which can be separated from the first and second parts 11 and 12 in order to place a progression accessory on a rope on the second part 12.
  • This embodiment is however less advantageous since the space requirement of the connector 7 is greater than that single axis 7 which simultaneously connects the first part 11 with the belt 2 and the second part 12.
  • the rod 8 defines an additional hole with the outer edge of this closed contour used to cooperate with the additional tools 9.
  • the first and second rings 5a and 5b can pass through the additional hole without passing into the closed contour used for the additional tools 9.
  • the closed contour of the connector 7 protects the first and second rings 5a and 5b from possible shocks caused by the additional tools 9 in the connection ring. This precaution makes it possible to increase the life of the first and second rings 5a and 5b.
  • the second axis of rotation coincides with the longitudinal axis AA, which means that the second part 12 is mounted so as to be able to rotate relative to the belt 2 around the rod 8.
  • first and second parts 11 and 12 which have specific three-dimensional shapes.
  • the first part 11 can be a flat part, that is to say that the extreme peripheral zone of the part 11 is contained in a plane and / or that the internal peripheral zone of the closed contour defined in the first part 11 is contained in a plan.
  • the connectors of the prior art are curved outwards at their distal part which can be unpleasant for the user because the curved part can come into contact with the abdomen.
  • the axis AA can advantageously be offset against the body of the user when the first part 11 is oriented towards the side of the thigh turns 3, that is to say the part farthest from the axis of rotation.
  • the edge of the closed contour defining the connection ring of the first part 11 is contained in a first planar area of the first part 11, so as to define a first plane P1.
  • the rod 8 can advantageously be eccentric with respect to this first plane P1 (cf. fig. 3 ).
  • the first and second parts 11 and 12 are movable in rotation around the rod 8. It is particularly advantageous to provide that the zones for fixing the first part 11 with the rod 8 are separated by the two zones for fixing the second part. 12 with the rod 8 as shown in the Figures 1 to 5 . It is particularly advantageous to provide that the second part 12 is narrower than the first part 11 along the longitudinal axis of the rod 8.
  • attachment zones of the second part 12 with the rod 8 are separated by the attachment zones of the first part 11 with the rod 8.
  • An alternation between the attachment zones of the first and second parts 11 and 12 along the rod 8 is preferably to be avoided because the forces in the first and second parts 11 and 12 are less well distributed when the two parts are folded over one another.
  • the first part 11 comprises a first bent zone 11b connecting the connection ring 11a with the rod 8.
  • the first part 11 may have an L shape, and be connected to the rod 8 at the level of the 'one of the ends of the L.
  • the connection ring 11a defining the closed loop is therefore a flat zone and corresponds to a branch of the L, while the other branch of the L is included in the first bent zone 11b.
  • the foreground P1 can correspond to any plane passing inside the first part 11 and parallel to the edges of the connection ring 11a.
  • connection ring 11a when a vertical force is applied in the connection ring 11a, the distal part of the first part 11 is slightly offset from the abdomen of the user which avoids discomfort.
  • the axis AA is advantageously offset against the belt 2, when the C-shaped part is oriented towards the shoulders of the user.
  • the C-shaped distal part of the second part 12 is contained in a second planar zone 12a of the part, so as to define a second plane P2.
  • the rod 8 can advantageously be eccentric with respect to this second plane P2.
  • the second part 12 Since the second part 12 is movable in rotation around the rod 8, it follows that the second part 12 may comprise a second bent zone 12b connecting the closed contour to the rod 8. According to a cutting plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod 8, the second part 12 may have an L shape, and be connected to the rod 8 at one of the ends of the L.
  • the second flat area 12a therefore corresponds to a branch of the L, while that the other branch of the L is included in the second bent zone 12b.
  • the second plane P2 can correspond to any plane passing inside the second part 12 and parallel to the edges of the second plane zone 12a.
  • one of the parts may be wider than the other along the axis AA, so as to surround the smallest part.
  • the first part 11 can surround the second part 12 at the level of the axis AA.
  • the first part 11 may include first and second attachment means 11c and 11d placed in the fixing zones of the first part, and configured to allow the passage of the rod 8.
  • the first and second attachment means 11c and 11d are advantageously separated by a first distance L1 along the axis AA.
  • the second part 12 may also include third and fourth attachment means 12c and 12d placed in the attachment zones of the second part, and configured to allow the passage of the rod 8.
  • the third and fourth attachment means 12c and 12d are advantageously separated by a second distance L2 along the axis AA which is less than the distance L1.
  • the third and fourth attachment means 12c and 12d are advantageously located between the first and second attachment means 11c and 11d. This means that the first part 11 surrounds the second part 12.
  • the attachment means may, for example, be annular elements or clips, and advantageously of section slightly greater than the diameter of the rod 8 so as to facilitate the rotation of the first and second parts 11 and 12 on the rod 8.
  • the diameter of the annular elements or of the clips is approximately 0.1 mm larger than the diameter of the rod 8.
  • first and second parts 11 and 12 are mounted without functional play along the axis AA, so that the parts cannot translate relative to one another.
  • the first and second parts 11 and 12 can therefore only be movable in rotation relative to one another.
  • the latter may include first and second recesses 8a and 8b which cooperate with locking rods 13a and 13b which are inserted in the connector 7 (cf. fig. 4 ).
  • the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are advantageously of tubular or cylindrical shape and can for example be screws, rivets, or nails.
  • the width of the first and second recesses 8a and 8b along the axis AA is slightly greater than the diameter of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b, so that the fixing means can be inserted in the recesses 8a and 8b .
  • first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are inserted into first and second holes 11e and 11f of the first part.
  • the first and second holes could be located on the second part 12.
  • a combination of these embodiments is also possible with possibly a greater number of locking rods, for example 2, 3 or 4.
  • first and second parts 11 and 12 are mounted without functional play along the axis AA, it is also possible to produce a rod 8 comprising a single recess 8a, configured to cooperate with a single blocking rod 13a placed in a single hole positioned indifferently on the first part 11 or on the second part 12.
  • the position of the first and second holes 11e and 11f can be chosen so that the axes of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are intersecting or not with the axis AA. If the axes of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b intersect with the axis AA, their ends are placed in the recesses but not necessarily in abutment. On the other hand, if the axes of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are not intersecting with the axis AA, then the latter tangent the rod 8 at the level of the recesses 8a and 8b, so as to allow the parts 11 and 12 to rotate along the axis AA, but not their translation.
  • the first and second holes 11e and 11f open onto the attachment means 12c and 12d, and come to tangent the rod 8 at the level of the first and second recesses 8a and 8b. This has the effect of preventing the translational movements of the first and second parts 11 and 12 when they are mounted without functional play relative to each other.
  • the positioning of the first and second parts 11 and 12 on the rod 8 can be carried out in two different ways.
  • the most advantageous consists in superimposing the first and second flat areas 11a and 12a when the first and second parts 11 and 12 are folded over one another.
  • the angled shape of the first and second parts 11 and 12 may prevent them from being folded down completely over one another.
  • the edge of the connection ring 11a disposed near the axis 7 abuts against the edge of the C-shaped area 12a.
  • the first part 11 and / or the second part 12 may include a stop which prevents the rotation of the first part 11 relative to the second part 12 beyond a threshold value.
  • the value of the offset between the planes P1 and P2 and the axis AA as well as the thicknesses of the first and second parts, are chosen so that the angle formed between the two parts is sufficient to allow mobility for the tools which would be installed on one or other of the parts 11 and 12. Thus, progression on the rope is facilitated because the movements of the latter are not hampered by the connection elements used by the user.
  • the angle formed between the first and second parts 11 and 12 when they are folded over one another must be small enough not to interfere with the user. Indeed, if the first and second parts 11 and 12 are too far apart from each other, the second part 12 could exert pressure on the user and generate discomfort.
  • the first and second parts 11 and 12 can advantageously be separated by an arc length of between 0.5 and 3 cm, the length of arc being measured with respect to the point farthest from the axis AA.
  • the arc length is measured between the first part and the end of the second part which is opposite to the axis AA.
  • the arc length is measured between the second part and the end of the first part which is opposite to the axis AA.
  • a tool 9 is also mounted on the rod 8 between the two rings 5a and 5b.
  • the first part 11, the second part 12 and the first and second rings 5a / 5b are then connected by means of the rod 8, so that the first and second rings are positioned between the rod 8 and the connection ring 11a.
  • the connector 7 is then positioned on the ventral part of the belt 2, so as to allow its use in the context of progression on a rope.
  • the rod 8 is first introduced into the first attachment means 11c of the first part 11, then into the third attachment means 12c of the second part 12.
  • the rod 8 is then introduced into the first ring 5a , the tool 9 and the second ring 5b.
  • the rod 8 finally passes through the fourth attachment means 12d of the second part 12 and the second attachment means 11d of the first part 11.
  • the locking rods 13a and 13b are used in order to avoid any translation of the first and second parts 11 and 12 along the rod 8.
  • first part 11 After mounting, it is for example possible to hang a descender on the first part 11 by means of a carabiner or a quick link. This makes it easy to alternate between using the rope blocker placed on the second part 12 and using the descender placed on the first part 11. If a blocker and a descender are positioned in this way on the connector 7, then it is preferable that the first part 11 is positioned in the direction of the pair of leg loops 3, and that the second part 12 is positioned in the direction of the pair of shoulder straps 4. This configuration is optimal in terms of comfort for the user, who is not hindered by connector 7 during its progression on the rope.
  • the figure 11 illustrates the assembly of the ventral suspension point with an adapter 10a / 10b.
  • the harness has first and second rings made of textile material, here formed by two straps.
  • the adapter 10a / 10b is installed inside the two rings 5a / 5b.
  • the first room 11 and / or the second part 12 is subsequently installed outside the adapter 10a / 10b.
  • the rod 8 is then mounted inside the through holes defined in the adapter 10a / 10b, in the first and second rings and in the first and second parts 11 and 12 so that all of these elements can rotate relative to the longitudinal axis of the rod 8.
  • the rod 8 is blocked by means of the locking rods 13a and 13b in order to secure all the elements with the harness, here with the belt of the harness.
  • the rod 8 is possible to introduce a tool 9 into the space defined by the adapter 10a / 10b so that the tool 9 is crossed by the rod 8.
  • the tool 9 is secured to the rod 8 and it is blocked by the two internal side walls of the adapter 10a / 10b.
  • FIG 11 illustrates the mounting of a ventral suspension point
  • an identical mounting can be obtained for a lateral, sternal or dorsal suspension point.

Description

Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention est relative à un harnais comportant un connecteur configuré pour permettre l'accroche d'un élément extérieur.The invention relates to a harness comprising a connector configured to allow the attachment of an external element.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Dans le domaine de l'escalade, de l'alpinisme, du ski de randonnée, ou pour réaliser des travaux en hauteur, le harnais est un élément incontournable qui permet d'assurer la sécurité de l'utilisateur en le reliant à un point d'amarrage. Ce point d'amarrage peut être un point de renvoi ou un point fixe.In the field of climbing, mountaineering, ski touring, or to perform work at height, the harness is an essential element which ensures the safety of the user by connecting it to a point of 'mooring. This mooring point can be a return point or a fixed point.

Selon les utilisations et les normes associées, le harnais présente des formes différentes. Il est possible de trouver des harnais cuissards ou des harnais qui comportent en plus des bretelles. Le harnais peut également comporter un point d'accrochage unique ou, au contraire, plusieurs points d'accrochages.Depending on the uses and associated standards, the harness has different shapes. It is possible to find seat harnesses or harnesses that also have shoulder straps. The harness can also have a single attachment point or, on the contrary, several attachment points.

Différentes configurations de harnais sont connues. Les harnais d'escalade possèdent généralement un anneau textile qui relie la ceinture avec les tours de cuisses. Cet anneau textile sert de point de connexion pour les outils c'est-à-dire les éléments qui sont nécessaires à la pratique de l'escalade par exemple. Il est également connu de fixer les tours de cuisse à la ceinture au moyen d'une sangle et de former une boucle de sangle sur la ceinture du harnais. Dans ces deux configurations, un outil tel qu'un connecteur métallique est monté dans la boucle textile afin de pouvoir utiliser, par exemple une longe, un bloqueur ou un descendeur.Different harness configurations are known. Climbing harnesses generally have a textile ring that connects the belt with the thigh loops. This textile ring serves as a connection point for the tools, that is to say the elements which are necessary for the practice of climbing for example. It is also known to fasten the leg loops to the belt by means of a strap and to form a strap loop on the belt of the harness. In these two configurations, a tool such as a connector metal is mounted in the textile loop in order to be able to use, for example a lanyard, a blocker or a descender.

En alternative, pour les harnais de spéléologie ou pour les harnais des travaux en hauteur, il est courant d'avoir un harnais qui peut s'ouvrir complètement. La ceinture du harnais possède deux boucles qui sont disposées à chaque extrémité de la ceinture. Les deux boucles sont solidarisées l'une à l'autre, par exemple, au moyen d'un connecteur métallique demi-rond multidirectionnel afin de fermer la ceinture du harnais. Les outils sont montés dans le connecteur métallique.Alternatively, for caving harnesses or for work at height harnesses, it is common to have a harness that can open fully. The harness belt has two buckles which are arranged at each end of the belt. The two loops are secured to one another, for example, by means of a multidirectional half-round metal connector in order to close the harness belt. The tools are mounted in the metal connector.

Les harnais professionnels peuvent utiliser des configurations encore plus complexes avec par exemple, plusieurs boucles qui permettent de fermer le harnais. Il est possible de trouver une paire de boucles ventrales et une paire de boucles sternales. Il est également possible de trouver des moyens de fermeture de la ceinture et des moyens de réglage de la ceinture qui sont différents des paires de boucles et qui ne permettent pas l'installation d'un outil. Par exemple, les moyens de fermeture sont réalisés par des attaches à boucles rapides.Professional harnesses can use even more complex configurations with, for example, several loops that allow the harness to be closed. It is possible to find a pair of ventral loops and a pair of sternal loops. It is also possible to find means for closing the belt and means for adjusting the belt which are different from the pairs of loops and which do not allow the installation of a tool. For example, the closure means are produced by fasteners with quick loops.

Là encore, les boucles textiles sont utilisées pour solidariser un connecteur métallique avec le harnais.Again, the textile loops are used to secure a metal connector with the harness.

De manière classique, une fois que l'utilisateur est suspendu dans son harnais, il est relativement difficile de déplacer les différents outils car le connecteur est sous tension et les outils sont coincés contre l'utilisateur ou ils sont coincés les uns contre les autres dans le connecteur.Conventionally, once the user is suspended in his harness, it is relatively difficult to move the various tools because the connector is under tension and the tools are wedged against the user or they are wedged against each other in the connector.

Il est connu du document US 2010/0300802 , un harnais avec un système d'ouverture associé à deux boucles. Les deux boucles sont maintenues par une sangle qui définit l'ouverture maximale du système d'ouverture. Les deux boucles coopèrent avec un mousqueton ce qui empêche l'ouverture du harnais. Le document EP 1 852 145 divulgue un harnais avec deux tours de cuisse qui sont fixés à la ceinture. Les deux boucles finissant les tours de cuisses sont jointives pour former un unique point d'attache des bretelles sur la ceinture. Le document FR 2 945 221 décrit un connecteur métallique de fermeture d'une ceinture d'un harnais. Le connecteur définit deux orifices de fixation des tours de cuisse ainsi qu'un orifice supplémentaire de fixation des bretelles. Le document US 4,553,633 divulgue un harnais munis de deux boucles fixées à une sangle sternale de part et d'autre d'un système de fermeture du harnais. En cas d'utilisation des boucles sternales, il n'est plus possible d'ouvrir le harnais.It is known from the document US 2010/0300802 , a harness with an opening system associated with two loops. The two loops are held by a strap which defines the maximum opening of the opening system. Both buckles cooperate with a carabiner preventing the opening of the harness. The document EP 1 852 145 discloses a harness with two thigh loops which are attached to the belt. The two loops ending the thigh loops are joined to form a single point of attachment of the straps on the belt. The document FR 2 945 221 describes a metal connector for closing a belt of a harness. The connector defines two holes for fixing the leg loops as well as an additional hole for attaching the straps. The document US 4,553,633 discloses a harness provided with two loops attached to a sternal strap on either side of a harness closure system. When using the sternal loops, it is no longer possible to open the harness.

Objet de l'inventionSubject of the invention

Un objet de l'invention consiste à prévoir un harnais qui permet une meilleure gestion des outils qui sont accrochés au harnais et notamment à l'intérieur du connecteur qui se trouve fixé au harnais.An object of the invention is to provide a harness which allows better management of the tools which are attached to the harness and in particular inside the connector which is fixed to the harness.

Le harnais est remarquable en ce qu'il comporte:

  • une paire de tours de cuisse et un point de suspension comportant :
    • des premier et deuxième anneaux distincts,
    • un élément de liaison fixé continument aux premier et deuxième anneaux distincts, l'élément de liaison reliant mécaniquement les premier et deuxième anneaux distincts avec la paire de tours de cuisse,
    • un connecteur métallique fermé muni d'une tige.
Le harnais est également remarquable en ce que :
  • le connecteur métallique fermé et l'élément de liaison sont différents d'éventuels moyens de fermeture du harnais,
  • les premier et deuxième anneaux sont espacés l'un de l'autre d'une première distance selon une première direction et définissent un espace vide entre une première face latérale du premier anneau et une deuxième face latérale du deuxième anneau,
  • les premier et deuxième anneaux sont agencés de manière à autoriser la mise en place de la tige du connecteur dans les premier et deuxième anneaux, la tige présentant un axe longitudinal confondu avec la première direction, la tige étant montée mobile en rotation dans les premier et deuxième anneaux et le connecteur étant monté mobile en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal de la tige.
Dans un développement, les premier et deuxième anneaux sont formés par des première et deuxième boucles textiles et l'élément de liaison est un matériau textile.
Il est avantageux de prévoir que les première et deuxième boucles textiles soient cousues sur l'élément de liaison.
De manière préférentielle, les première et deuxième boucles textiles sont cousues sur l'élément de liaison en des première et deuxième positions de fixation alignées selon la première direction.The harness is remarkable in that it includes:
  • a pair of leg loops and a suspension point comprising:
    • first and second separate rings,
    • a connecting element permanently attached to the first and second separate rings, the connecting element mechanically connecting the first and second separate rings with the pair of leg loops,
    • a closed metal connector fitted with a rod.
The harness is also remarkable in that:
  • the closed metal connector and the connecting element are different from any means for closing the harness,
  • the first and second rings are spaced from each other by a first distance in a first direction and define a space void between a first lateral face of the first ring and a second lateral face of the second ring,
  • the first and second rings are arranged so as to allow the positioning of the connector rod in the first and second rings, the rod having a longitudinal axis coinciding with the first direction, the rod being mounted so that it can rotate in the first and second rings and the connector being mounted movable in rotation about the longitudinal axis of the rod.
In a development, the first and second rings are formed by first and second textile loops and the connecting element is a textile material.
It is advantageous to provide that the first and second textile loops are sewn onto the connecting element.
Preferably, the first and second textile loops are sewn on the connecting element in first and second fixing positions aligned in the first direction.

Selon l'invention, un premier adaptateur est monté à l'intérieur du premier anneau. Le premier adaptateur comporte un premier orifice traversant selon la première direction, la tige traversant ledit premier orifice traversant.
Dans un autre mode de réalisation, un deuxième adaptateur est monté à l'intérieur du deuxième anneau. Le deuxième adaptateur comporte un deuxième orifice traversant selon la première direction de sorte que la tige passe à travers les premier et deuxième orifices traversant.
Il est encore possible de prévoir que le premier adaptateur et le deuxième adaptateur soient formés par un même élément monolithique configuré pour autoriser le montage d'un élément de connexion sur la tige, dans un espace situé entre le premier adaptateur et le deuxième adaptateur.According to the invention, a first adapter is mounted inside the first ring. The first adapter has a first through hole in the first direction, the rod passing through said first through hole.
In another embodiment, a second adapter is mounted inside the second ring. The second adapter has a second through hole in the first direction so that the rod passes through the first and second through holes.
It is also possible to provide that the first adapter and the second adapter are formed by the same monolithic element configured to authorize the mounting of a connection element on the rod, in a space between the first adapter and the second adapter.

Dans une alternative de réalisation, l'élément monolithique définit une gorge entre le premier adaptateur et le deuxième adaptateur.In an alternative embodiment, the monolithic element defines a groove between the first adapter and the second adapter.

De manière préférentielle, le premier adaptateur et/ou le deuxième adaptateur sont réalisés en matériau polymère.Preferably, the first adapter and / or the second adapter are made of polymer material.

Avantageusement, au moins le premier orifice traversant du premier adaptateur présente une section complémentaire de la section de la tige du connecteur.Advantageously, at least the first through hole of the first adapter has a section complementary to the section of the connector rod.

Il est possible de prévoir un harnais comportant une ceinture. L'élément de liaison est fixé à au moins une partie de la ceinture et les premier et deuxième anneaux sont agencés pour que l'axe longitudinal de la tige puisse tourner librement selon un axe parallèle à l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture.It is possible to provide a harness with a belt. The connecting element is fixed to at least part of the belt and the first and second rings are arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the rod can rotate freely along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation, le harnais comporte une ceinture et le premier anneau et le deuxième anneau sont formés par une sangle et/ou une corde qui sont fixées directement sur la ceinture.In another embodiment, the harness comprises a belt and the first ring and the second ring are formed by a strap and / or a rope which are fixed directly to the belt.

Avantageusement, les premier et deuxième anneaux sont fixés à la portion ventrale de la ceinture recouvrant l'abdomen de l'utilisateur pour former un point de suspension ventral.Advantageously, the first and second rings are fixed to the ventral portion of the belt covering the abdomen of the user to form a ventral suspension point.

De manière préférentielle, les premier et deuxième anneaux sont connectés à la ceinture pour former un point de suspension latéral.Preferably, the first and second rings are connected to the belt to form a lateral suspension point.

Il est aussi possible de prévoir que l'élément de liaison forme au moins une partie de la ceinture et que les premier et deuxième anneaux soient agencés pour que l'axe longitudinal de la tige puisse tourner librement selon un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture.It is also possible to provide that the connecting element forms at least part of the belt and that the first and second rings are arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the rod can rotate freely along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt.

Préférentiellement, le harnais comporte une ceinture et des moyens de réglage de la circonférence de la ceinture. Les premier et deuxième anneaux sont distincts des moyens de réglage de la circonférence de la ceinture et les moyens de réglage de la circonférence de la ceinture sont disposés à l'extérieur de la surface délimitée par les points de fixation du premier anneau avec la ceinture et du deuxième anneau avec la ceinture.Preferably, the harness comprises a belt and means for adjusting the circumference of the belt. The first and second rings are separate from the means for adjusting the circumference of the belt and the means for adjusting the circumference of the belt are arranged outside the surface delimited by the points of attachment of the first ring with the belt and of the second ring with the belt.

Alternativement, le harnais est dépourvu de bretelles.Alternatively, the harness has no shoulder straps.

Dans un autre développement, le harnais comporte des bretelles et les premier et deuxième anneaux sont connectés à la ceinture sans être fixés sur les bretelles.In another development, the harness has shoulder straps and the first and second rings are connected to the belt without being attached to the shoulder straps.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, le premier anneau et/ou le deuxième anneau sont formés par une sangle et/ou une corde qui recouvre deux faces opposées de la ceinture.In a particular embodiment, the first ring and / or the second ring are formed by a strap and / or a rope which covers two opposite sides of the belt.

Avantageusement, le harnais comporte une ceinture et des moyens d'ouverture et de fermeture de la ceinture disposés à l'extérieur de la surface délimitée par les points de fixation du premier anneau avec la ceinture et du deuxième anneau avec la ceinture.Advantageously, the harness comprises a belt and means for opening and closing the belt arranged outside the surface delimited by the fixing points of the first ring with the belt and of the second ring with the belt.

Dans un autre développement, le harnais comporte des bretelles et les premier et deuxième anneaux sont fixés pour former un point de suspension sternal ou dorsal, le premier et/ou le deuxième anneaux sont formés par au moins sangle ou une corde reliée mécaniquement à au moins une bretelle.In another development, the harness has shoulder straps and the first and second rings are fixed to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first and / or the second rings are formed by at least strap or a rope mechanically connected to at least a strap.

Il est encore possible de prévoir que le premier anneau soit formé par une première sangle et que le deuxième anneau soit formé par une deuxième sangle différente de la première sangle.
Dans un mode de réalisation préférentiel, le connecteur métallique fermé définit un contour fermé. Le connecteur est fixé à la ceinture par l'intermédiaire des premier et deuxième anneaux de manière à pouvoir tourner le contour fermé selon un axe de rotation parallèle ou perpendiculaire avec l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture.It is also possible to provide that the first ring is formed by a first strap and that the second ring is formed by a second strap different from the first strap.
In a preferred embodiment, the closed metal connector defines a closed contour. The connector is fixed to the belt by means of the first and second rings so as to be able to rotate the closed contour along an axis of rotation parallel or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt.

Avantageusement, la tige du connecteur est configurée pour tourner indépendamment du reste du connecteur.
Dans une alternative, la tige du connecteur est montée amovible de manière à autoriser une désolidarisation du connecteur avec le harnais.
Dans un mode de réalisation, la tige du connecteur est configurée pour recevoir des éléments d'accroché d'un porte-sellette, lesdits éléments d'accroché étant disposés sur la tige à l'extérieur d'un contour fermé du connecteur et des premier et deuxième anneaux.Advantageously, the connector rod is configured to rotate independently of the rest of the connector.
In an alternative, the connector rod is removably mounted so as to allow the connector to be detached from the harness.
In one embodiment, the connector rod is configured to receive hooking elements from a fifth wheel holder, said hooking elements being arranged on the rod outside a closed contour of the connector and first and second rings.

Selon un mode de réalisation alternatif d'invention, les premier et deuxième anneaux et l'élément de liaison sont formés par un élément monobloc en matériau métallique. L'élément monobloc comporte au moins un orifice de passage d'au moins une sangle configurée pour relier mécaniquement les premier et deuxième anneaux à au moins une paire de tours de cuisse. L'élément monobloc définit une gorge.
Il est encore possible de prévoir que l'élément monobloc soit fixé à la ceinture pour former un point de suspension ventral, la première direction étant parallèle à un axe longitudinal de la ceinture.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the first and second rings and the connecting element are formed by a one-piece element made of metallic material. The monobloc element comprises at least one orifice for the passage of at least one strap configured to mechanically connect the first and second rings to at least one pair of leg loops. The one-piece element defines a groove.
It is also possible to provide that the one-piece element is fixed to the belt to form a ventral suspension point, the first direction being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the belt.

Dans un autre développement, l'élément monobloc est fixé à la ceinture pour former un point de suspension latéral, la première direction étant perpendiculaire à un axe longitudinal de la ceinture.
Alternativement, l'élément monobloc est fixé à une paire de bretelles pour former un point de suspension sternal ou dorsal, la première direction étant perpendiculaire à un plan sagittal du harnais.In another development, the monobloc element is fixed to the belt to form a lateral suspension point, the first direction being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the belt.
Alternatively, the one-piece element is attached to a pair of straps to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first direction being perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the harness.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre de modes particuliers de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et représentés aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue schématique et partielle d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension ventral,
  • la figure 2 représente une vue schématique d'un autre exemple d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension ventral,
  • la figure 3 représente une autre vue schématique d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension ventral,
  • la figure 4 représente une vue schématique éclatée d'un point de suspension ventral d'un harnais d'encordement selon l'invention,
  • la figure 5 représente, de manière schématique, une vue de face d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension ventral selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 6 représente une vue schématique d'un autre exemple d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point d'un point de suspension ventral,
  • la figure 7 représente une vue schématique d'un mode de réalisation d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension ventral selon un seconde mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 8 représente une vue schématique d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension ventral et d'un point de suspension latéral,
  • la figure 9 représente une vue schématique d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension dorsal,
  • la figure 10 représente une vue schématique d'un harnais d'encordement muni d'un point de suspension sternal selon l'invention,
  • la figure 11 représente de manière schématique le montage ou le démontage d'un point de suspension ventral muni d'un adaptateur selon l'invention.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of particular embodiments of the invention given by way of nonlimiting examples and represented in the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 represents a schematic and partial view of a roping harness provided with a ventral suspension point,
  • the figure 2 represents a schematic view of another example of a roping harness provided with a ventral suspension point,
  • the figure 3 represents another schematic view of a roping harness provided with a ventral suspension point,
  • the figure 4 represents an exploded schematic view of a ventral suspension point of a roping harness according to the invention,
  • the figure 5 shows, schematically, a front view of a roping harness provided with a ventral suspension point according to a first embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 6 represents a schematic view of another example of a roping harness provided with a point of a ventral suspension point,
  • the figure 7 represents a schematic view of an embodiment of a roping harness provided with a ventral suspension point according to a second embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 8 represents a schematic view of a roping harness provided with a ventral suspension point and a lateral suspension point,
  • the figure 9 represents a schematic view of a roping harness provided with a dorsal suspension point,
  • the figure 10 represents a schematic view of a roping harness provided with a sternal suspension point according to the invention,
  • the figure 11 shows schematically the assembly or disassembly of a ventral suspension point fitted with an adapter according to the invention.

Description détailléedetailed description

Comme illustré à la figure 1, un harnais 1 comporte au moins un point de suspension, une paire de tours de cuisse 3 et éventuellement une ceinture 2. Le harnais 1 peut être configuré pour être associé à une paire de bretelles 4 montée de manière amovible ou inamovible avec la ceinture 2. Selon les modes de réalisation, le harnais comporte une paire de bretelles 4 ou est dépourvu de paire de bretelles
Selon les modes de réalisation, le point de suspension peut être un point de suspension ventral illustré aux figures 1 à 8, un point de suspension latéral illustré à la figure 8, un point de suspension dorsal illustré à la figure 9 ou un point de suspension sternal illustré à la figure 10.
Le point de suspension ventral et le point de suspension latéral sont avantageusement fixés directement à la ceinture 2 du harnais 1. Le point de suspension sternal et le point de suspension dorsal sont fixés directement à la paire de bretelles 4. Le harnais peut comporter un point de suspension ou plusieurs points de suspension différents. Les points de suspension peuvent être réalisés de différentes manières sur un même harnais.As illustrated in figure 1 , a harness 1 has at least one suspension point, a pair of thigh loops 3 and possibly a belt 2. The harness 1 can be configured to be associated with a pair of suspenders 4 mounted removably or irremovable with the belt 2 According to the embodiments, the harness has a pair of suspenders 4 or does not have a pair of suspenders
According to the embodiments, the suspension point can be a ventral suspension point illustrated in figures 1 to 8 , a lateral suspension point illustrated in figure 8 , a back suspension point illustrated in figure 9 or a sternal suspension point illustrated in the figure 10 .
The ventral suspension point and the lateral suspension point are advantageously fixed directly to the belt 2 of the harness 1. The sternal suspension point and the dorsal suspension point are fixed directly to the pair of shoulder straps 4. The harness can include a point suspension or several different ellipsis. The suspension points can be made in different ways on the same harness.

Le point de suspension comporte des premier et deuxième anneaux distincts 5a et 5b. Le point de suspension comporte également un élément de liaison 6 fixé continument aux premier et deuxième anneaux distincts 5a/5b. L'élément de liaison 6 relie mécaniquement les premier et deuxième anneaux distincts 5a et 5b avec la paire de tours de cuisse 3. L'élément de liaison 6 assure la liaison mécanique entre la paire de tours de cuisse 3 et les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b. De cette manière, lorsque l'utilisateur est suspendu dans son harnais, le poids de l'utilisateur est supporté au moins partiellement par les tours de cuisse 3 qui sont connectés aux premier et deuxième anneaux distincts 5a et 5b par l'intermédiaire de l'élément de liaison 6.The suspension point comprises first and second separate rings 5a and 5b. The suspension point also comprises a connecting element 6 fixed continuously to the first and second separate rings 5a / 5b. The connecting element 6 mechanically connects the first and second separate rings 5a and 5b with the pair of thigh loops 3. The connecting element 6 provides the mechanical connection between the pair of thigh loops 3 and the first and second rings 5a and 5b. In this way, when the user is suspended in his harness, the weight of the user is supported at least partially by the thigh loops 3 which are connected to the first and second separate rings 5a and 5b via the connecting element 6.

Le point de suspension comporte encore un connecteur 7 fermé muni d'une tige 8. Le connecteur 7 est avantageusement un connecteur métallique. Le connecteur 7 est destiné à solidariser différents outils 9, 9' et 9" avec le harnais. Dans le mode de réalisation illustré aux figures 1 et 2, les différents outils sont séparés de manière à ne pas venir en contact. Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 3, deux outils 9 et 9' sont installés dans une même anneau du connecteur 7.The suspension point also includes a closed connector 7 provided with a rod 8. The connector 7 is advantageously a metal connector. The connector 7 is intended to secure various tools 9, 9 'and 9 "with the harness. In the embodiment illustrated in figures 1 and 2 , the different tools are separated so as not to come into contact. In the embodiment of the figure 3 , two tools 9 and 9 'are installed in the same ring of connector 7.

Comme indiqué précédemment, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont distincts et, plus particulièrement, ils sont espacés l'un de l'autre d'une première distance selon une première direction. Les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b définissent avantageusement un espace vide entre une première face latérale du premier anneau 5a et une deuxième face latérale du deuxième anneau 5b.As indicated above, the first and second rings 5a and 5b are distinct and, more particularly, they are spaced from each other by a first distance in a first direction. The first and second rings 5a and 5b advantageously define an empty space between a first lateral face of the first ring 5a and a second lateral face of the second ring 5b.

Les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont configurés pour permettre l'insertion d'un connecteur 7 à l'intérieur de chacun des premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b. Le connecteur 7 passe dans les deux anneaux afin d'être solidarisé au harnais dans les meilleures conditions de sécurité. Les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont configurés pour que le connecteur 7 puisse se déplacer en rotation par rapport à la ceinture 2. L'axe de rotation AA est parallèle à la première direction ou sensiblement parallèle à la première direction. De cette manière, le connecteur 7 est solidaire du harnais et il peut se déplacer en rotation afin d'assurer un bon confort d'utilisation à l'utilisateur.The first and second rings 5a and 5b are configured to allow the insertion of a connector 7 inside each of the first and second rings 5a and 5b. The connector 7 passes through the two rings in order to be secured to the harness under the best safety conditions. The first and second rings 5a and 5b are configured so that the connector 7 can move in rotation relative to the belt 2. The axis of rotation AA is parallel to the first direction or substantially parallel to the first direction. In this way, the connector 7 is secured to the harness and it can move in rotation in order to ensure good user comfort.

Les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont agencés de manière à autoriser la mise en place de la tige 8 du connecteur 7 dans les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b. La tige 8 présente un axe longitudinal confondu avec la première direction. La tige 8 est montée mobile en rotation dans les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b et le connecteur 7 est monté mobile en rotation autour de la tige 8. L'axe de rotation du connecteur 7 est formé par la tige 8. De cette manière, le point de suspension possède un connecteur 7 qui peut se déplacer en rotation à l'intérieur des premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b. La tige 8 et le connecteur 7 sont montés mobiles en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal de la tige 8. La tige 8 est avantageusement un élément longiligne de section circulaire. Selon les modes de réalisation, la tige 8 est monolithique avec le reste du connecteur 7 ou elle peut être démontée du connecteur 7.The first and second rings 5a and 5b are arranged so as to allow the introduction of the rod 8 of the connector 7 in the first and second rings 5a and 5b. The rod 8 has a longitudinal axis coincident with the first direction. The rod 8 is mounted mobile in rotation in the first and second rings 5a and 5b and the connector 7 is mounted mobile in rotation around the rod 8. The axis of rotation of the connector 7 is formed by the rod 8. In this way , the suspension point has a connector 7 which can move in rotation inside the first and second rings 5a and 5b. The rod 8 and the connector 7 are mounted so as to be able to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the rod 8. The rod 8 is advantageously a long element of circular section. According to the embodiments, the rod 8 is monolithic with the rest of the connector 7 or it can be removed from the connector 7.

L'élément de liaison 6 qui relie les deux anneaux 5a et 5b permet de relier mécaniquement les deux anneaux entre eux et aux autres éléments constituant le harnais, par exemple la ceinture 2 ou les bretelles 4. L'élément de liaison 6 permet de définir la distance maximale qui sépare les deux anneaux selon la première direction, notamment en l'absence de connecteur 7 à l'intérieur des deux anneaux 5a et 5b. L'élément de liaison 6 permet également de limiter les déplacements des deux anneaux 5a et 5b l'un par rapport à l'autre dans les autres directions.The connecting element 6 which connects the two rings 5a and 5b makes it possible to mechanically connect the two rings to each other and to the other elements constituting the harness, for example the belt 2 or the shoulder straps 4. The connecting element 6 makes it possible to define the maximum distance which separates the two rings in the first direction, in particular in the absence of connector 7 inside the two rings 5a and 5b. The connecting element 6 also makes it possible to limit the displacements of the two rings 5a and 5b relative to one another in the other directions.

L'élément de liaison 6 relie continument le premier anneau 5a avec le deuxième anneau 5b afin de former une connexion mécanique parallèle à la connexion mécanique formée par le connecteur 7. Cette connexion mécanique permet d'empêcher l'apparition de jeux de contraintes différents entres les deux anneaux 5a et 5b en provenance des autres composants du harnais.The connecting element 6 continuously connects the first ring 5a with the second ring 5b in order to form a mechanical connection parallel to the mechanical connection formed by the connector 7. This mechanical connection makes it possible to prevent the appearance of sets of different stresses between the two rings 5a and 5b coming from the other components of the harness.

De manière avantageuse, le connecteur 7 est configuré pour ne pas appliquer des contraintes simultanées sur les deux faces externes opposées des deux anneaux 5a et 5b selon la première direction et dirigées vers l'espace situé entre les deux anneaux 5a et 5b.Advantageously, the connector 7 is configured not to apply simultaneous stresses on the two opposite external faces of the two rings 5a and 5b in the first direction and directed towards the space situated between the two rings 5a and 5b.

Le connecteur 7 n'intervient pas dans la fermeture du harnais. De cette manière, il est possible de porter le harnais 1, d'ouvrir la ceinture 2 et de régler la circonférence de la ceinture 2 sans manipuler le connecteur 7. Il est également possible d'enlever le connecteur 7 sans modifier le réglage de la ceinture 2 et sans ouvrir le harnais 1. Si les anneaux 5a et 5b ferment le harnais, par exemple au moyen d'un connecteur hémisphérique, les deux anneaux 5a et 5b sont soumis à des forces qui empêchent l'ouverture du harnais et qui déforment les anneaux. La rotation du connecteur 7 est plus difficile voire impossible dans certaines conditions. L'axe de rotation du connecteur n'est pas formé par la tige mais par les parois latérales opposées de l'anneau défini dans le connecteur.The connector 7 does not intervene in the closing of the harness. In this way, it is possible to wear the harness 1, open the belt 2 and adjust the circumference of the belt 2 without manipulating the connector 7. It is also possible to remove the connector 7 without changing the adjustment of the belt 2 and without opening the harness 1. If the rings 5a and 5b close the harness, for example by means of a hemispherical connector, the two rings 5a and 5b are subjected to forces which prevent the opening of the harness and which deform rings. The rotation of the connector 7 is more difficult or even impossible under certain conditions. The axis of rotation of the connector is not formed by the rod but by the opposite side walls of the ring defined in the connector.

Le harnais 1 comporte également des moyens de réglage de la circonférence de la ceinture 2 qui sont configurés pour moduler la longueur de la ceinture 2 et s'adapter à la morphologie de l'utilisateur. Les moyens de réglage et les moyens de fermeture de la ceinture 2 sont avantageusement dissociés du connecteur 7. Il est alors possible d'enlever le connecteur 7 sans modifier le réglage de la ceinture 2.The harness 1 also includes means for adjusting the circumference of the belt 2 which are configured to modulate the length of the belt 2 and adapt to the morphology of the user. The adjustment means and the belt closure means 2 are advantageously dissociated from the connector 7. It is then possible to remove the connector 7 without modifying the adjustment of the belt 2.

De manière avantageuse, l'élément de liaison 6 est différent d'éventuels moyens de fermeture du harnais. En effet, lorsque l'élément de liaison 6 forme les moyens de fermeture du harnais, l'ouverture du harnais se traduit généralement par un démontage du connecteur 7 ce qui complique l'utilisation du harnais.Advantageously, the connecting element 6 is different from any means for closing the harness. Indeed, when the connecting element 6 forms the closing means of the harness, the opening of the harness generally results in disassembly of the connector 7 which complicates the use of the harness.

Selon les modes de réalisation, l'élément de liaison 6 peut être un élément textile par exemple une sangle, un matériau plastique qui peut se présenter sous la forme d'une plaque ou encore un élément métallique qui peut également se présenter sous la forme d'une plaque.According to the embodiments, the connecting element 6 can be a textile element, for example a strap, a plastic material which can be in the form of a plate or a metallic element which can also be in the form of a 'a plate.

Comme indiqué plus haut, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont avantageusement réalisés en matériau textile ou en matériau métallique. Pour faciliter la réalisation du connecteur 7, il est avantageux de former les anneaux 5a/5b et l'élément de liaison 6 dans un matériau textile ou dans matériau métallique.As indicated above, the first and second rings 5a and 5b are advantageously made of textile material or metallic material. To facilitate the production of the connector 7, it is advantageous to form the rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6 in a textile material or in metallic material.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, les deux anneaux 5a et 5b et avantageusement l'élément de liaison 6 définissent une cavité traversante autorisant l'insertion d'un outil 9 à l'intérieur de la cavité traversante pour que l'outil 9 fasse le tour de la tige 8. L'ensemble est agencé pour que l'outil 9 puisse tourner autour de la tige 8 indépendamment du connecteur 7.In a particular embodiment, the two rings 5a and 5b and advantageously the connecting element 6 define a through cavity allowing the insertion of a tool 9 inside the through cavity so that the tool 9 makes the turn of the rod 8. The assembly is arranged so that the tool 9 can rotate around the rod 8 independently of the connector 7.

Cette configuration permet une rotation indépendante du connecteur 7 par rapport au harnais et/ou par rapport à l'outil 9 même lorsque l'utilisateur est suspendu dans son harnais au moyen de l'outil 9. L'outil 9 peut également tourner indépendamment du connecteur 7 et indépendamment du harnais 1.This configuration allows independent rotation of the connector 7 relative to the harness and / or relative to the tool 9 even when the user is suspended in his harness by means of the tool 9. The tool 9 can also rotate independently of the connector 7 and independently of harness 1.

Selon les configurations, l'outil 9 peut être un élément textile ou un élément métallique. D'autres matériaux sont également possibles. L'outil 9 peut définir une boucle dans un élément textile, une boucle métallique ou un orifice dans un élément métallique.Depending on the configuration, the tool 9 can be a textile element or a metallic element. Other materials are also possible. Tool 9 can define a loop in a textile element, a metal loop or an opening in a metal element.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les deux anneaux 5a et 5b et l'élément de liaison 6 définissent une rainure traversante autorisant l'accès à la tige 8 entre les deux anneaux 5a et 5b. La tige 8 étant accessible, il est possible d'installer un outil 9 qui fait le tour de la tige 8. L'ensemble est agencé pour que l'outil 9 puisse tourner autour de la tige 8 indépendamment du connecteur 7 et du harnais 1. De même, le connecteur 7 peut tourner indépendamment du harnais 1 et de l'outil 9. Ce qui est dit pour l'outil 9 peut également être appliqué à l'outil additionnel 9' ou 9".In another embodiment, the two rings 5a and 5b and the connecting element 6 define a through groove allowing access to the rod 8 between the two rings 5a and 5b. The rod 8 being accessible, it is possible to install a tool 9 which goes around the rod 8. The assembly is arranged so that the tool 9 can rotate around the rod 8 independently of the connector 7 and of the harness 1 Similarly, the connector 7 can rotate independently of the harness 1 and of the tool 9. What is said for the tool 9 can also be applied to the additional tool 9 'or 9 ".

Les deux boucles 5a et 5b sont dissociées l'une de l'autre par un espace qui permet de fixer un outil 9 sur la tige 8 du connecteur 7 entre les deux boucles 5a et 5b. L'outil 9 n'est pas en mesure de se déplacer sur toute la circonférence du connecteur 7 car il est bloqué par les deux boucles 5a et 5b.The two loops 5a and 5b are separated from each other by a space which makes it possible to fix a tool 9 on the rod 8 of the connector 7 between the two loops 5a and 5b. The tool 9 is not able to move over the entire circumference of the connector 7 because it is blocked by the two loops 5a and 5b.

Cette configuration est particulièrement avantageuse car la tige 8 assure la connexion mécanique entre le harnais 1 et un élément extérieur par exemple une corde ou un point de d'ancrage. Ainsi, un outil 9 peut être fixé à la tige 8 sans que cela empêche la rotation de l'outil 9 par rapport au connecteur 7 et sans que cela empêche la rotation de l'outil 9 par rapport au harnais.This configuration is particularly advantageous since the rod 8 provides the mechanical connection between the harness 1 and an external element, for example a rope or an anchor point. Thus, a tool 9 can be fixed to the rod 8 without this preventing the rotation of the tool 9 relative to the connector 7 and without this preventing the rotation of the tool 9 relative to the harness.

Toutes ces configurations permettent à l'utilisateur de mettre en tension la tige 8 du connecteur 7 monté dans les anneaux 5a et 5b du harnais et de faire tourner le connecteur 7 afin de lui adjoindre un outil supplémentaire 9', 9" en plus de l'outil 9. L'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" ne peut pas venir en contact de l'outil 9 car ils sont séparés par les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b.All these configurations allow the user to tension the rod 8 of the connector 7 mounted in the rings 5a and 5b of the harness and to rotate the connector 7 in order to add an additional tool 9 ', 9 "in addition to the 'tool 9. The additional tool 9' and / or 9 "cannot come into contact with the tool 9 because they are separated by the first and second rings 5a and 5b.

L'outil 9 peut être monté autour de la tige 8 alors que l'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" peut est fixé à une autre partie du connecteur 7, c'est-à-dire hors de l'axe de rotation du connecteur 7 formé par la tige 8. La configuration inverse est également possible. Comme illustré à la figure 1, il est également possible d'ajouter un deuxième outil additionnel 9" au connecteur 7.The tool 9 can be mounted around the rod 8 while the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "can be fixed to another part of the connector 7, that is to say outside the axis of rotation of the connector 7 formed by the rod 8. The reverse configuration is also possible. As illustrated in figure 1 , it is also possible to add a second additional 9 "tool to connector 7.

Lorsque l'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" est mis sous tension, il est aisé d'accéder à l'outil 9 car il peut se déplacer facilement en rotation et il est bloqué entre les deux anneaux 5a et 5b. L'utilisation du connecteur 7 sous charge est ainsi améliorée.When the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "is turned on, it is easy to access the tool 9 because it can move easily in rotation and it is locked between the two rings 5a and 5b. The use of the connector 7 under load is thus improved.

La tige 8 peut tourner sur elle dans les deux anneaux 5a et 5b. Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir une tige 8 qui est rectiligne dans chacun des anneaux 5a et 5b et avantageusement rectiligne entre les deux anneaux.The rod 8 can rotate on it in the two rings 5a and 5b. It is particularly advantageous to provide a rod 8 which is rectilinear in each of the rings 5a and 5b and advantageously rectilinear between the two rings.

Dans un premier mode de réalisation, la tige 8 est montée amovible du reste du connecteur ce qui permet de séparer le reste du connecteur afin de plus facilement lui adjoindre un outil. En alternative, la tige 8 peut être montée inamovible du reste connecteur 7 et avantageusement inamovible des premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b.In a first embodiment, the rod 8 is removably mounted from the rest of the connector, which makes it possible to separate the rest of the connector in order to more easily attach a tool to it. Alternatively, the rod 8 can be mounted irremovable from the rest of the connector 7 and advantageously irremovable from the first and second rings 5a and 5b.

Dans un deuxième mode de réalisation qui peut être combiné au précédent, la tige 8 est montée amovible d'au moins un des premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b ce qui permet de faciliter l'utilisation du connecteur 7.In a second embodiment which can be combined with the previous one, the rod 8 is removably mounted with at least one of the first and second rings 5a and 5b, which facilitates the use of the connector 7.

Si le connecteur 7 est monté amovible par rapport aux anneaux 5a et 5b, il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que les anneaux 5a et 5b sont montés fixes sur l'élément de liaison et que la tige 8 puisse être démontée pour installer ou retirer le connecteur 7. Il est également possible de prévoir des anneaux 5a et 5b montés fixes sur l'élément de liaison et un connecteur monté fixe dans les anneaux 5a et 5b.If the connector 7 is removably mounted relative to the rings 5a and 5b, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the rings 5a and 5b are fixedly mounted on the connecting element and that the rod 8 can be removed to install or remove the connector 7. It is also possible to provide rings 5a and 5b mounted fixed on the connecting element and a connector mounted fixed in the rings 5a and 5b.

Les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b peuvent avoir des formes quelconques. Dans les modes de réalisation illustrés, les premier et deuxième anneaux s'étendent perpendiculairement ou sensiblement perpendiculairement à la surface de l'élément de liaison 6. Cependant, d'autres configurations sont envisageables.The first and second rings 5a and 5b can have any shape. In the illustrated embodiments, the first and second rings extend perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the connecting element 6. However, other configurations are possible.

Dans les modes de réalisation illustrés, les deux anneaux 5a/5b présentent une épaisseur constante. L'épaisseur est mesurée selon la première direction.In the illustrated embodiments, the two rings 5a / 5b have a constant thickness. The thickness is measured in the first direction.

Dans les modes de réalisation illustrés, les deux anneaux présentent un espacement constant en tout point, l'espacement étant mesuré selon la première direction. Cette configuration est particulièrement avantageuse car elle permet de faire travailler les deux anneaux de la même manière. Il est encore plus avantageux d'avoir deux anneaux avec les mêmes performances mécaniques, par exemple les deux anneaux sont réalisés dans le même matériau et avec la même largeur et la même épaisseur. Cette configuration permet d'avoir un meilleur fonctionnement du connecteur 7 par rapport au harnais.In the illustrated embodiments, the two rings have a constant spacing at all points, the spacing being measured in the first direction. This configuration is particularly advantageous because it allows the two rings to work in the same way. It is even more advantageous to have two rings with the same mechanical performance, for example the two rings are made of the same material and with the same width and the same thickness. This configuration allows better operation of the connector 7 relative to the harness.

Pour faciliter la rotation de l'outil 9 par rapport au connecteur 7, il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que les deux anneaux 5a et 5b ne se chevauchent pas. Un chevauchement va se traduire par une surépaisseur qui va induire un déplacement irrégulier de l'outil 9 autour de la tige 8.To facilitate the rotation of the tool 9 relative to the connector 7, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the two rings 5a and 5b do not overlap. An overlap will result in an extra thickness which will induce an irregular displacement of the tool 9 around the rod 8.

Selon les configurations, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b peuvent être réalisés avantageusement dans des matériaux textiles ou dans des matériaux métalliques. Cependant, rien n'interdit d'utiliser d'autres matériaux pour former les deux anneaux 5a et 5b.According to the configurations, the first and second rings 5a and 5b can advantageously be produced in textile materials or in metallic materials. However, nothing prohibits the use of other materials to form the two rings 5a and 5b.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont formés par des boucles textiles. Dans cette configuration, il est avantageux de fixer les deux anneaux 5a et 5b à un élément de liaison 6 qui est en matériau textile ou en matériau polymère. Un tel mode de réalisation permet de former un point de suspension ventral ou latéral en fixant les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b à la ceinture 2 qui forme avantageusement l'élément de liaison 6. En alternative, les deux anneaux 5a/5b sont fixés à l'élément de liaison 6 qui est lui-même fixé à la ceinture 2. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les deux anneaux 5a/5b sont fixés à l'élément de liaison 6 qui est fixé aux bretelles 4 de manière à former un point de suspension sternal ou un point de suspension dorsal.In a particular embodiment, the first and second rings 5a and 5b are formed by textile loops. In this configuration, it is advantageous to fix the two rings 5a and 5b to a connecting element 6 which is made of textile material or of polymer material. Such an embodiment makes it possible to form a ventral or lateral suspension point by fixing the first and second rings 5a and 5b to the belt 2 which advantageously forms the connecting element 6. Alternatively, the two rings 5a / 5b are fixed to the connecting element 6 which is itself fixed to the belt 2. In another embodiment, the two rings 5a / 5b are fixed to the connecting element 6 which is fixed to the straps 4 so as to form a sternal suspension point or a dorsal suspension point.

Dans un point de suspension ventral, sternal ou dorsal, la première direction est parallèle à l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture 2. Dans une utilisation conventionnelle, l'utilisateur reposant sur ses deux pieds, la première direction est horizontale. Pour un point de suspension latéral, la première direction est perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture 2. Dans une utilisation conventionnelle, l'utilisateur reposant sur ses deux pieds, la première direction est verticale.In a ventral, sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2. In conventional use, the user resting on his two feet, the first direction is horizontal. For a lateral suspension point, the first direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2. In conventional use, the user resting on his two feet, the first direction is vertical.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, les deux anneaux 5a et 5b sont formés par une ou plusieurs sangles qui sont fixées à l'élément de liaison 6 ou par une ou plusieurs cordes qui sont fixées à l'élément de liaison 6. Lorsque les boucles 5a et 5b sont formées par des éléments souples cela procure un certain confort lors de la mise en tension du harnais 1 car il n'y a pas de point dur sur l'élément de liaison 6.In a particular embodiment, the two rings 5a and 5b are formed by one or more straps which are fixed to the connecting element 6 or by one or more cords which are fixed to the connecting element 6. When the loops 5a and 5b are formed by flexible elements this provides a certain comfort during the tensioning of the harness 1 because there is no hard point on the connecting element 6.

Dans certains modes de réalisation, la tige 8 peut également se déplacer par rapport à l'élément de liaison 6 en se déplaçant à l'intérieur des deux anneaux 5a et 5b. En alternative, la tige 8 est figée dans les deux anneaux 5a et 5b et seule une rotation est possible avec éventuellement un déplacement en translation selon la première direction.In certain embodiments, the rod 8 can also move relative to the connecting element 6 by moving inside the two rings 5a and 5b. Alternatively, the rod 8 is fixed in the two rings 5a and 5b and only a rotation is possible with possibly a displacement in translation in the first direction.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation qui peut être combiné au précédent, la tige 8 peut également se déplacer par rapport à l'élément de liaison 6 lors du déplacement des deux anneaux 5a et 5b lorsque ces derniers peuvent être déformés. Le déplacement de la tige 8 peut être réalisé selon l'axe longitudinal de l'élément de liaison 6 et/ou perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal de l'élément de liaison 6.In another embodiment which can be combined with the previous one, the rod 8 can also move relative to the connecting element 6 during the movement of the two rings 5a and 5b when the latter can be deformed. The rod 8 can be displaced along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element 6 and / or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the connecting element 6.

Selon l'invention et illustré à la figure 5, le premier anneau 5a est associé à un premier adaptateur 10a. Le premier anneau 5a entoure le premier adaptateur 10a qui définit un orifice de passage pour la tige 8. L'orifice de passage est configuré pour imposer la position de la tige 8 du connecteur 7 à l'intérieur du premier anneau 5a et la position du connecteur 7 par rapport à la ceinture 2. De manière préférentielle, le premier adaptateur 10a met sous tension le premier anneau 5a en définissant sa forme, c'est-à-dire son ouverture permettant le passage de la tige 8. L'adaptateur 10a est avantageusement configuré pour bloquer un mouvement de la tige 8 perpendiculairement à la première direction ce qui facilite l'utilisation du connecteur 7 sous charge.
De manière particulièrement avantageuse, le deuxième anneau 5b entoure également un deuxième adaptateur 10b définissant un orifice de passage qui est configuré pour imposer la position de la tige 8 du connecteur 7 à l'intérieur du deuxième anneau 5b. L'adaptateur 10b est avantageusement configuré pour bloquer un mouvement de la tige 8 perpendiculairement à la première direction ce qui facilite l'utilisation du connecteur 7 sous charge.
Au moyen des adaptateurs 10a et 10b, la rotation du connecteur 7 à l'intérieur des anneaux 5a et 5b peut se faire sans contact direct avec les matériaux formant les boucles ce qui permet d'éviter une usure accélérée des deux anneaux 5a et 5b. De manière préférentielle, le deuxième adaptateur 10b met sous tension l'anneau 5b en définissant sa forme, c'est-à-dire son ouverture permettant le passage de la tige 8.According to the invention and illustrated in figure 5 , the first ring 5a is associated with a first adapter 10a. The first ring 5a surrounds the first adapter 10a which defines a passage orifice for the rod 8. The passage orifice is configured to impose the position of the rod 8 of the connector 7 inside the first ring 5a and the position of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2. Preferably, the first adapter 10a energizes the first ring 5a by defining its shape, that is to say its opening allowing the passage of the rod 8. The adapter 10a is advantageously configured to block a movement of the rod 8 perpendicular to the first direction which facilitates the use of the connector 7 under load.
In a particularly advantageous manner, the second ring 5b also surrounds a second adapter 10b defining a passage orifice which is configured to impose the position of the rod 8 of the connector 7 inside the second ring 5b. The adapter 10b is advantageously configured to block a movement of the rod 8 perpendicular to the first direction, which facilitates the use of the connector 7 under load.
By means of the adapters 10a and 10b, the rotation of the connector 7 inside the rings 5a and 5b can be done without direct contact with the materials forming the loops which makes it possible to avoid accelerated wear of the two rings 5a and 5b. Preferably, the second adapter 10b puts under tension the ring 5b by defining its shape, that is to say its opening allowing the passage of the rod 8.

Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que le premier adaptateur 10a et le deuxième adaptateur 10b font partie d'une même pièce monolithique. De cette manière, les deux orifices définis par les premier et deuxième adaptateurs 10a et 10b sont solidaires mécaniquement ce qui permet un meilleur déplacement du connecteur 7 par rapport à la ceinture 2 et un meilleur travail des deux anneaux 5a et 5b lorsqu'ils sont sous contrainte. Les deux orifices sont avantageusement alignés afin de permettre l'introduction de la tige 8 dans les deux orifices sans forcer. Ce mode de réalisation permet de réduire les risques d'une mauvaise introduction de la tige 8 du connecteur 7 dans un seul des anneaux 5a/5b. Il est alors possible de réduire la taille des boucles afin de limiter l'encombrement et la dimension du connecteur 7. Les deux adaptateurs 10a et 10b permettent de mieux contraindre la position des deux boucles en tout point.It is particularly advantageous to provide that the first adapter 10a and the second adapter 10b are part of the same monolithic part. In this way, the two orifices defined by the first and second adapters 10a and 10b are mechanically secured which allows better movement of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2 and better work of the two rings 5a and 5b when they are under constraint. The two orifices are advantageously aligned in order to allow the introduction of the rod 8 into the two orifices without forcing. This embodiment makes it possible to reduce the risks of improper introduction of the rod 8 of the connector 7 into only one of the rings 5a / 5b. It is then possible to reduce the size of the loops in order to limit the size and size of the connector 7. The two adapters 10a and 10b make it possible to better constrain the position of the two loops at any point.

Dans un mode de réalisation préférentiel, le premier adaptateur 10a, le deuxième adaptateur 10b ou les deux adaptateurs sont configurés pour coopérer avec le connecteur 7 afin de l'empêcher de tourner au-delà d'une position seuil et éviter que le connecteur 7 entre en contact avec l'abdomen de l'utilisateur pour un point de suspension ventral ou une autre partie du corps pour un point de suspension latéral, sternal ou dorsal.In a preferred embodiment, the first adapter 10a, the second adapter 10b or the two adapters are configured to cooperate with the connector 7 in order to prevent it from turning beyond a threshold position and prevent the connector 7 from entering in contact with the user's abdomen for a ventral suspension point or another part of the body for a lateral, sternal or dorsal suspension point.

Dans un mode de réalisation avantageux, le premier adaptateur 10a et/ou le deuxième adaptateur 10b comportent une butée qui est agencée pour venir en contact avec le connecteur 7 lorsque ce dernier atteint une valeur seuil.In an advantageous embodiment, the first adapter 10a and / or the second adapter 10b comprise a stop which is arranged to come into contact with the connector 7 when the latter reaches a threshold value.

Le connecteur 7 définit un anneau, par exemple sous la forme d'un D et il comporte deux sections qui sont sécantes à l'axe de rotation de la tige 8. Il est particulièrement avantageux que le premier adaptateur 10a et/ou le deuxième adaptateur 10b forment une butée qui vient en contact avec au moins une de ces sections pour empêcher que le connecteur 7 ne dépasse la position seuil. En d'autres termes, la butée est avantageusement configurée pour empêcher que le connecteur 7 ne remonte trop près du corps de l'utilisateur, c'est-à-dire qu'il tourne pour se trouver orienté en direction de la tête de l'utilisateur, voire de ses épaules ou plus particulièrement de la colonne vertébrale de l'utilisateur pour un point de suspension ventral ou sternal.The connector 7 defines a ring, for example in the form of a D and it has two sections which intersect the axis of rotation of the rod 8. It is particularly advantageous that the first adapter 10a and / or the second adapter 10b form a stop which comes into contact with at least one of these sections to prevent the connector 7 from exceeding the threshold position. In other words, the stop is advantageously configured to prevent the connector 7 from rising too close to the body of the user, that is to say that it rotates to be oriented in the direction of the head of the user, or even his shoulders or more particularly the user's spine for a ventral or sternal suspension point.

De cette manière, l'adaptateur 10a/10b ne gêne pas la rotation du connecteur 7 par rapport à la ceinture 2 jusqu'à ce que le connecteur 7 vienne en butée contre l'adaptateur 10a/10b. A ce moment, un déplacement du connecteur 7 est éventuellement possible en déplaçant les anneaux 5a et 5b par rapport à la ceinture 2.In this way, the adapter 10a / 10b does not hinder the rotation of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2 until the connector 7 abuts against the adapter 10a / 10b. At this time, a movement of the connector 7 is possibly possible by moving the rings 5a and 5b relative to the belt 2.

De manière particulièrement avantageuse, la section externe de l'adaptateur 10a/10b comporte des moyens d'anti-rotation qui sont configurés pour empêcher la rotation de l'adaptateur 10a/10b par rapport à l'anneau 5a/5b. La section externe de l'adaptateur 10a/10b est définie par la paroi externe de l'adaptateur qui vient en contact de la paroi interne de l'anneau 5a/5b.In a particularly advantageous manner, the external section of the adapter 10a / 10b comprises anti-rotation means which are configured to prevent the rotation of the adapter 10a / 10b relative to the ring 5a / 5b. The external section of the adapter 10a / 10b is defined by the external wall of the adapter which comes into contact with the internal wall of the ring 5a / 5b.

Les moyens d'anti-rotation permettent d'empêcher des rotations des adaptateurs 10a/10b par rapport aux anneaux 5a/5b lorsque le connecteur 7 arrive en butée sur l'adaptateur. Cela permet par exemple de limiter l'inconfort de l'utilisateur lorsque l'adaptateur appuie sur la ceinture 2. Les moyens d'anti-rotation peuvent être réalisés par toute manière adaptée, par exemple en fixant l'adaptateur 10a/10b sur l'anneau 5a/5b et notamment par couture. Cependant, il est également possible de prévoir que l'adaptateur 10a/10b soit dépourvu d'un axe de symétrie parallèle ou confondu avec l'axe de rotation du connecteur 7 de sorte que la rotation de l'adaptateur soit difficile voire impossible. Dans le mode de réalisation illustré, la section de l'adaptateur est maximale dans la zone recevant la tige 8 et minimale dans la zone à proximité immédiate de la ceinture 2.The anti-rotation means make it possible to prevent rotations of the adapters 10a / 10b relative to the rings 5a / 5b when the connector 7 abuts on the adapter. This makes it possible for example to limit the discomfort of the user when the adapter presses on the belt 2. The anti-rotation means can be produced in any suitable manner, for example by fixing the adapter 10a / 10b on the 'ring 5a / 5b and in particular by sewing. However, it is also possible to provide that the adapter 10a / 10b is devoid of a parallel axis of symmetry or coincides with the axis of rotation of the connector 7 so that the rotation of the adapter is difficult or even impossible. In the illustrated embodiment, the section of the adapter is maximum in the area receiving the rod 8 and minimum in the area in the immediate vicinity of the belt 2.

L'adaptateur 10a/10b peut être réalisé dans tout matériau adapté. De manière avantageuse, l'adaptateur est réalisé en matériau plastique non cassant, par exemple en polyamide ou en polypropylène. Cependant, il est avantageux de réaliser l'adaptateur 10a/10b en matériau polymère car l'adaptateur ne subit aucune contrainte mécanique forte. La tenue mécanique lors de la suspension de l'utilisateur dans le harnais 1 est assurée par les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a/5b en éléments textiles. La réalisation de l'adaptateur 10a/10b en matériau polymère permet de réduire le poids de l'adaptateur tout en assurant la fonctionnalité recherchée. L'utilisation d'un matériau polymère permet également de réaliser simplement l'adaptateur sans risque de fragiliser la boucle associée. La rotation de la tige 8 peut être réalisée sans risque de fragilisation de la tige 8 et sans risque de fragilisation des anneaux 5a/5b.The adapter 10a / 10b can be made of any suitable material. Advantageously, the adapter is made of non-brittle plastic material, for example polyamide or polypropylene. However, it is advantageous to make the adapter 10a / 10b from polymer material because the adapter does not undergo any strong mechanical stress. The mechanical strength during the suspension of the user in the harness 1 is ensured by the first and second rings 5a / 5b made of textile elements. The realization of the adapter 10a / 10b in polymer material makes it possible to reduce the weight of the adapter while ensuring the desired functionality. The use of a polymer material also allows the adapter to be produced simply without the risk of weakening the associated loop. The rotation of the rod 8 can be carried out without risk of embrittlement of the rod 8 and without risk of embrittlement of the rings 5a / 5b.

De manière avantageuse, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont montés mobiles par rapport à la ceinture 2 et préférentiellement mobiles en rotation. Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que l'axe de rotation des premier et deuxième 5a et 5b est parallèle ou sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de rotation de la tige 8.Advantageously, the first and second rings 5a and 5b are mounted movable relative to the belt 2 and preferably movable in rotation. It is particularly advantageous to provide that the axis of rotation of the first and second 5a and 5b is parallel or substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rod 8.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier illustré sur les figures 1, 2 et 3 en relation avec un point de suspension ventral, les premier et deuxième anneaux sont formées par un élément textile qui passe de chaque côté de l'élément de liaison 6, ici de chaque côté de la ceinture 2 et qui forme une boucle. En formant un anneau en matériau textile, il est possible de réaliser une connexion mécanique solide et avec un poids restreint. La connexion est souple ce qui apporte un certain confort d'utilisation. Il apparait également qu'une connexion textile est simple à réaliser et quasiment sans surcoût. En alternative, les anneaux 5a et 5b peuvent être formés par deux morceaux de l'élément textile disposés d'un même côté de l'élément de liaison, ici de la ceinture 2, et de préférence sur la face externe de la ceinture 2 pour limiter les risques d'inconfort.In a particular embodiment illustrated on the figures 1 , 2 and 3 in connection with a ventral suspension point, the first and second rings are formed by a textile element which passes on each side of the connecting element 6, here on each side of the belt 2 and which forms a loop. By forming a ring of textile material, it is possible to make a solid mechanical connection and with a limited weight. The connection is flexible which brings a certain comfort of use. It also appears that a textile connection is simple to make and almost without additional cost. Alternatively, the rings 5a and 5b can be formed by two pieces of the textile element arranged on the same side of the connecting element, here of the belt 2, and preferably on the external face of the belt 2 to limit the risks of discomfort.

Il est possible d'utiliser un tel mode de réalisation pour former un point de suspension sternal ou dorsal en utilisant un élément textile qui passe de chaque côté de l'élément de liaison 6, ou d'un seul côté de l'élément de liaison 6 et de préférence sur la face externe.It is possible to use such an embodiment to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point by using a textile element which passes on each side of the connection element 6, or on one side of the connection element 6 and preferably on the external face.

Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que les deux anneaux s'étendent au-delà de l'élément de liaison 6 et notamment de la ceinture 2 afin de réduire les efforts appliqués sur la ceinture 2 et qui peuvent se transformer en des points durs et des problèmes d'inconfort pour l'utilisateur.It is particularly advantageous to provide that the two rings extend beyond the connecting element 6 and in particular of the belt 2 in order to reduce the forces applied to the belt 2 and which can turn into hard spots and user discomfort.

Dans le cas d'un point de suspension ventral, il est avantageux de prévoir que les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a/5b sont formés par des éléments textiles qui servent également à former les premier et deuxième tours de cuisse 3. De cette manière, la répartition des efforts est mieux distribuée et la réalisation du harnais 1 est facilitée.In the case of a ventral suspension point, it is advantageous to provide that the first and second rings 5a / 5b are formed by textile elements which also serve to form the first and second leg loops 3. In this way, the distribution of forces is better distributed and the production of harness 1 is facilitated.

Lorsque l'adaptateur 10a/10b est utilisé et lorsque la tige 8 du connecteur 7 se trouve à distance de la ceinture 2, il est avantageux de prévoir que l'adaptateur 10a/10b définit une gorge de placement de l'outil 9. Cette gorge est avantageusement configurée pour que l'outil 9 ne rentre pas en contact direct avec l'utilisateur et par exemple avec l'abdomen de l'utilisateur. Cette précaution permet une utilisation améliorée de l'outil 9 et évite une usure accélérée de l'outil 9 ou des vêtements de l'utilisateur à chaque fois que l'outil 9 est mis en rotation autour de la tige 8. La gorge est disposée entre les anneaux 5a et 5b et sa paroi interne peut être définie par l'adaptateur et/ou l'élément de liaison 6.When the adapter 10a / 10b is used and when the rod 8 of the connector 7 is located at a distance from the belt 2, it is advantageous to provide that the adapter 10a / 10b defines a groove for placing the tool 9. This the groove is advantageously configured so that the tool 9 does not come into direct contact with the user and for example with the user's abdomen. This precaution allows improved use of the tool 9 and avoids accelerated wear of the tool 9 or the user's clothing each time the tool 9 is rotated around the rod 8. The groove is arranged between the rings 5a and 5b and its internal wall can be defined by the adapter and / or the connecting element 6.

En alternative, l'adaptateur peut être configuré pour enfermer la tige 8 entre les deux anneaux 5a/5b. L'outil 9 tourne alors autour de la tige 8 en contact avec l'adaptateur 10.
Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont formés par des anneaux métalliques.
Comme pour les anneaux en matériau textile, il est possible d'utiliser un adaptateur 10a/10b tel que celui décrit précédemment.Alternatively, the adapter can be configured to enclose the rod 8 between the two rings 5a / 5b. The tool 9 then rotates around the rod 8 in contact with the adapter 10.
In another embodiment, the first and second rings 5a and 5b are formed by metal rings.
As for the rings made of textile material, it is possible to use an adapter 10a / 10b such as that described above.

Selon un mode de réalisation alternatif de l'invention, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a/5b et l'élément de liaison 6 sont formés par un élément métallique qui est avantageusement un élément monobloc non démontable. Les deux anneaux 5a/5b et l'élément de liaison 6 font partie d'une seule et même pièce qui définit les deux anneaux 5a/5b et l'élément de liaison 6. Dans cette configuration, les deux anneaux sont fixes l'un par rapport à l'autre dans toutes les directions. Cette configuration est particulièrement avantageuse car elle est plus facile à réaliser et elle permet de s'affranchir de systèmes de fixations additionnels ce qui représente des étapes technologiques additionnelles éventuellement couteuses et des points d'observation à suivre pour juger de l'usure du harnais. Cet élément métallique comporte avantageusement une ou plusieurs fentes qui permettent sa fixation au harnais par l'intermédiaire d'une ou plusieurs sangles. Dans le mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 7, l'élément de liaison comporte deux fentes inclinées qui sont configurées pour dévier des première et deuxième sangles formant la ceinture 2 afin d'initier des premier et deuxième tours de cuisse 3. Le harnais 1 comprend des premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b qui sont positionnés sur la ceinture 2, de préférence sur la partie ventrale de la ceinture 2. Le point de suspension ventral permet de dévier la sangle qui forme la ceinture 2 pour former au moins un tour de cuisse 3.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the first and second rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6 are formed by a metal element which is advantageously a non-removable one-piece element. The two rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6 are part of a single piece which defines the two rings 5a / 5b and the connecting element 6. In this configuration, the two rings are fixed one relative to each other in all directions. This configuration is particularly advantageous because it is easier to carry out and it makes it possible to dispense with additional fastening systems which represents possibly costly additional technological steps and observation points to be followed in order to judge the wear of the harness. This metal element advantageously comprises one or more slots which allow its attachment to the harness by means of one or more straps. In the embodiment illustrated in figure 7 , the connecting element comprises two inclined slots which are configured to deviate from the first and second straps forming the belt 2 in order to initiate first and second thigh loops 3. The harness 1 comprises first and second rings 5a and 5b which are positioned on the belt 2, preferably on the ventral part of the belt 2. The ventral suspension point makes it possible to deflect the strap which forms the belt 2 to form at least one leg loop 3.

Cependant, un tel élément de liaison 6 peut également être utilisé afin de connecter les anneaux 5a et 5b et le connecteur 7 avec les bretelles du harnais et définir un point de suspension sternal ou dorsal.However, such a connecting element 6 can also be used in order to connect the rings 5a and 5b and the connector 7 with the shoulder straps of the harness and define a point of sternal or dorsal suspension.

Il est encore possible d'utiliser un tel mode de réalisation pour former un point de suspension latéral.It is still possible to use such an embodiment to form a lateral suspension point.

Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b sont des boucles orientées perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture 2 pour former un point de suspension ventral, c'est-à-dire que les anneaux 5a et 5b s'étendent selon une direction perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la ceinture 2. En alternative, les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b peuvent s'écarter de la direction perpendiculaire. Sous traction, les deux anneaux ont tendance à se déplacer par rapport au harnais ce qui rend plus difficile la rotation du connecteur. L'écart à la direction perpendiculaire est avantageusement égal à 45°. Dans ce cas de figure, les anneaux se déplacent selon l'axe longitudinal lorsque le connecteur 7 est mis sous tension. De cette manière, l'axe de rotation du connecteur 7 peut tourner à l'intérieur des deux boucles 5a/5b afin d'autoriser un déplacement en rotation du connecteur 7 par rapport à la ceinture 2 du harnais.It is particularly advantageous to provide that the first and second rings 5a and 5b are loops oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2 to form a ventral suspension point, that is to say that the rings 5a and 5b extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt 2. Alternatively, the first and second rings 5a and 5b can deviate from the perpendicular direction. Under tension, the two rings tend to move relative to the harness, which makes rotation of the connector more difficult. The deviation from the perpendicular direction is advantageously equal to 45 °. In this case, the rings move along the longitudinal axis when the connector 7 is energized. In this way, the axis of rotation of the connector 7 can rotate inside the two loops 5a / 5b in order to allow a rotational movement of the connector 7 relative to the belt 2 of the harness.

Par outil 9 ou outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9", on entend par exemple une longe avec ou sans absorbeur, un dispositif antichute mobile, un descendeur à came, un bloqueur de corde, une corde, une sangle, un mousqueton, un maillon rapide, une manille et/ou un émerillon et d'une manière générale tout connecteur métallique qui peut s'ouvrir. Cependant, il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que l'outil 9 est une sangle ou une corde assurant la fonction de longe avec ou sans absorbeur. L'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" est avantageusement un dispositif antichute mobile, un descendeur à came, un bloqueur de corde, une corde, une sangle, un mousqueton, un maillon rapide, une manille et/ou un émerillon. Il est possible d'installer plusieurs outils additionnels 9', 9" dans le connecteur 7.By tool 9 or additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "is meant for example a lanyard with or without absorber, a mobile fall arrester, a cam descender, a rope blocker, a rope, a strap, a carabiner, a quick link, a shackle and / or a swivel and generally any metal connector which can open, however, it is particularly advantageous to provide that the tool 9 is a strap or a rope ensuring the function of lanyard with or without absorber. The additional 9 'and / or 9 "tool is advantageously a mobile fall arrester, a cam descender, a rope blocker, a rope, a strap, a carabiner, a quick link, a shackle and / or a swivel. It is possible to install several additional tools 9 ', 9 "in connector 7.

Selon les modes de réalisation, la boucle de l'outil 9 entourant la tige 8 peut être une boucle fixe.According to the embodiments, the loop of the tool 9 surrounding the rod 8 can be a fixed loop.

Il est possible de prévoir que l'outil 9 ou l'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" comportent une boucle métallique qui ne peut pas s'ouvrir. Il faut alors prévoir que le connecteur 7 puisse s'ouvrir, par exemple se démonter, afin d'autoriser le montage et le démontage du connecteur 7 et l'introduction de l'outil 9 et/ou de l'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" entre les deux anneaux 5a et 5b et autour de la tige 8 du connecteur 7 et/ou dans l'anneau défini par le connecteur 7.It is possible to provide that the tool 9 or the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "have a metal loop which cannot open. It is then necessary to provide that the connector 7 can open, for example disassemble, in order to authorize the assembly and disassembly of the connector 7 and the introduction of the tool 9 and / or of the additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "between the two rings 5a and 5b and around the rod 8 of connector 7 and / or in the ring defined by connector 7.

A titre d'exemple, un accessoire de progression sur corde tel qu'un descendeur ou un bloqueur peut être attaché à l'intérieur du connecteur 7 pour supporter l'utilisateur au cours de son activité professionnelle ou sportive.For example, a rope progression accessory such as a descender or a blocker can be attached inside the connector 7 to support the user during his professional or sporting activity.

Comme indiqué plus haut, plusieurs modes de réalisation du connecteur 7 sont envisageables. Le connecteur 7 peut avoir une forme quelconque qui constitue un contour fermé. Dans un cas de figure particulier, la tige 8 permet de fermer le contour. Dans ce cas, cela permet de fixer un accessoire de progression sur corde dans le connecteur 7 sans avoir besoin d'utiliser un élément de connexion intermédiaire. En alternative, le connecteur 7 peut définir un contour fermé qui n'est pas défini au moyen de la tige 8. La tige 8 est alors espacée du contour fermé.As indicated above, several embodiments of the connector 7 can be envisaged. The connector 7 can have any shape which constitutes a closed contour. In a particular case, the rod 8 makes it possible to close the contour. In this case, this makes it possible to fix a progression accessory on a rope in the connector 7 without the need to use an intermediate connection element. Alternatively, the connector 7 can define a closed contour which is not defined by means of the rod 8. The rod 8 is then spaced from the closed contour.

La tige 8 peut être monobloc avec le reste du connecteur 7. Cela permet une réalisation plus facile du connecteur 7 et les risques de mauvaise manipulation sont réduits. En alternative, la tige 8 peut être démontable par rapport au reste du connecteur 7.The rod 8 can be in one piece with the rest of the connector 7. This makes it easier to produce the connector 7 and the risks of improper handling are reduced. Alternatively, the rod 8 can be removable relative to the rest of the connector 7.

La tige 8 et le reste du connecteur 7 peuvent être mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre. En particulier, le connecteur 7 peut se déplacer en rotation sans entrainer la rotation de la tige 8. L'inverse peut également être vrai. Le connecteur 7 peut être mobile en rotation autour de la tige 8 d'axe longitudinal AA. En variante, le connecteur 7 peut être fixé à la tige 8 et l'ensemble peut être mobile en rotation par rapport au harnais.The rod 8 and the rest of the connector 7 can be movable relative to each other. In particular, the connector 7 can move in rotation without causing the rod 8 to rotate. The reverse can also be true. The connector 7 can be movable in rotation around the rod 8 with a longitudinal axis AA. As a variant, the connector 7 can be fixed to the rod 8 and the assembly can be movable in rotation relative to the harness.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement avantageux et illustré sur les différentes figures, le connecteur 7 comporte une première pièce 11 définissant un contour fermé ou un contour ouvert. La première pièce 11 est montée mobile en rotation par rapport au harnais 1 autour de l'axe AA de la tige 8 comme illustré sur les figures 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5. Le connecteur 7 comporte également une deuxième pièce 12 définissant un contour fermé ou un contour ouvert et montée mobile en rotation autour d'un deuxième axe parallèle à l'axe AA. La deuxième pièce 12 est montée mobile en rotation par rapport à la première pièce 11 autour du deuxième axe.In a particularly advantageous embodiment and illustrated in the different figures, the connector 7 comprises a first part 11 defining a closed contour or an open contour. The first part 11 is mounted movable in rotation relative to the harness 1 around the axis AA of the rod 8 as illustrated in the figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 . The connector 7 also comprises a second part 12 defining a closed outline or an open outline and mounted movable in rotation about a second axis parallel to the axis AA. The second part 12 is mounted movable in rotation relative to the first part 11 around the second axis.

De manière avantageuse, la première pièce 11 définit un contour ouvert et est en forme de C. Ainsi, en désolidarisant la première pièce 11 avec la tige 8, il est possible d'introduire un outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" à l'intérieur de la première pièce, lorsque l'outil additionnel 9' et/ou 9" possède un orifice autorisant l'introduction de la première pièce 11. Il peut en être avantageusement de même pour la deuxième pièce 12.Advantageously, the first part 11 defines an open contour and is C-shaped. Thus, by separating the first part 11 with the rod 8, it is possible to introduce an additional tool 9 'and / or 9 "to the 'interior of the first part, when the additional tool 9' and / or 9 "has an orifice allowing the introduction of the first part 11. It can advantageously be the same for the second part 12.

Par forme de C, on entend que la première pièce 11 et/ou la deuxième pièce 12 ne définissent pas un contour fermé, et qu'il est possible de placer un accessoire de progression sur corde sur la première pièce 11 et sur la deuxième pièce 12 sans avoir recours à un mousqueton ou un maillon rapide. Le contour fermé est réalisé en coopération avec la tige de rotation associée.By form of C, it is meant that the first part 11 and / or the second part 12 do not define a closed contour, and that it is possible to place a progression accessory on a rope on the first part 11 and on the second part 12 without using a carabiner or quick link. The closed contour is produced in cooperation with the associated rotation rod.

La première pièce 11 et/ou la deuxième pièce 12 peuvent très bien avoir une forme de U, de M, de V, de W, ou une forme quelconque n'étant pas un contour fermé. Cependant, une fois la première et la deuxième pièces 11 et 12 montées dans le connecteur 7, deux contours fermés sont formés au moyen des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 et de la tige de fixation associée, par exemple la tige 8 sur les figures.The first part 11 and / or the second part 12 may very well have a shape of U, M, V, W, or any shape that is not a closed contour. However, once the first and second parts 11 and 12 are mounted in the connector 7, two closed contours are formed by means of the first and second parts 11 and 12 and the associated fixing rod, for example the rod 8 in the figures. .

En alternative, la première pièce 11 et/ou la deuxième pièce 12 définissent chacune un contour fermé sans avoir besoin de la tige de fixation. Cependant, il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir qu'au moins la première pièce 11 ou le deuxième pièce 12 définit un contour ouvert afin de faciliter la connexion des outils et leur utilisation dans le connecteur 7.Alternatively, the first part 11 and / or the second part 12 each define a closed contour without the need for the fixing rod. However, it is particularly advantageous to provide that at least the first part 11 or the second part 12 defines an open contour in order to facilitate the connection of the tools and their use in the connector 7.

Le connecteur 7 est agencé sur le harnais 1 de telle sorte que la première pièce 11 soit configurée pour être placée contre la ceinture 2 ou l'utilisateur en direction de la paire de tours de cuisse 3, tandis que la deuxième pièce 12 est configurée pour être placée contre la ceinture 2 ou l'utilisateur, en direction de la paire de bretelles 4. Les positions des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 peuvent toutefois être interverties sans que cela ne modifie le fonctionnement général du harnais 1.The connector 7 is arranged on the harness 1 so that the first part 11 is configured to be placed against the belt 2 or the user in the direction of the pair of leg loops 3, while the second part 12 is configured to be placed against the belt 2 or the user, in the direction of the pair of suspenders 4. The positions of the first and second parts 11 and 12 can however be reversed without this modifying the general operation of the harness 1.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, le deuxième axe de rotation de la deuxième pièce 12 peut être différent de l'axe AA de rotation de la première pièce 11. Cela signifie par exemple que le connecteur 7 peut comprendre une tige supplémentaire (non représentée), et qui peut être désolidarisée des premières et deuxièmes pièces 11 et 12 afin de placer un accessoire de progression sur corde sur la deuxième pièce 12. Ce mode de réalisation est cependant moins avantageux car l'encombrement du connecteur 7 est plus important qu'un seul axe 7 qui connecte simultanément la première pièce 11 avec la ceinture 2 et la deuxième pièce 12.According to a first embodiment, the second axis of rotation of the second part 12 can be different from the axis AA of rotation of the first part 11. This means for example that the connector 7 can comprise an additional rod (not shown) , and which can be separated from the first and second parts 11 and 12 in order to place a progression accessory on a rope on the second part 12. This embodiment is however less advantageous since the space requirement of the connector 7 is greater than that single axis 7 which simultaneously connects the first part 11 with the belt 2 and the second part 12.

De manière avantageuse, lorsque le premier élément 11 définit un contour fermé, la tige 8 définit un trou additionnel avec le bord extérieur de ce contour fermé utilisé pour coopérer avec les outils additionnels 9. Les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b peuvent passer dans le trou additionnel sans passer dans le contour fermé utilisé pour les outils additionnels 9. Le contour fermé du connecteur 7 vient protéger les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b d'éventuels chocs provoqués par les outils additionnels 9 dans l'anneau de connexion. Cette précaution permet d'augmenter la durée de vie des premier et deuxième anneaux 5a et 5b.Advantageously, when the first element 11 defines a closed contour, the rod 8 defines an additional hole with the outer edge of this closed contour used to cooperate with the additional tools 9. The first and second rings 5a and 5b can pass through the additional hole without passing into the closed contour used for the additional tools 9. The closed contour of the connector 7 protects the first and second rings 5a and 5b from possible shocks caused by the additional tools 9 in the connection ring. This precaution makes it possible to increase the life of the first and second rings 5a and 5b.

Selon le mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures 1 à 5 et décrit ci-après, le deuxième axe de rotation est confondu avec l'axe longitudinal AA, ce qui signifie que la deuxième pièce 12 est montée mobile en rotation par rapport à la ceinture 2 autour de la tige 8.According to the embodiment illustrated in the Figures 1 to 5 and described below, the second axis of rotation coincides with the longitudinal axis AA, which means that the second part 12 is mounted so as to be able to rotate relative to the belt 2 around the rod 8.

Pour que le connecteur 7 soit le plus fonctionnel possible, il est avantageux d'utiliser des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 qui ont des formes tridimensionnelles spécifiques.For the connector 7 to be as functional as possible, it is advantageous to use first and second parts 11 and 12 which have specific three-dimensional shapes.

La première pièce 11 peut être une pièce plane, c'est-à-dire que la zone périphérique extrême de la pièce 11 est contenue dans un plan et/ou que la zone périphérique interne du contour fermé défini dans la première pièce 11 est contenue dans un plan. Les connecteurs de l'art antérieur sont recourbés vers l'extérieur au niveau de leur partie distale ce qui peut être désagréable pour l'utilisateur car la partie recourbée peut venir en contact avec l'abdomen.The first part 11 can be a flat part, that is to say that the extreme peripheral zone of the part 11 is contained in a plane and / or that the internal peripheral zone of the closed contour defined in the first part 11 is contained in a plan. The connectors of the prior art are curved outwards at their distal part which can be unpleasant for the user because the curved part can come into contact with the abdomen.

Il est avantageux de conserver un anneau de connexion plan et de décaler l'axe AA de ce plan. L'axe AA peut avantageusement être décalé contre le corps de l'utilisateur lorsque la première pièce 11 est orientée du côté des tours de cuisse 3, c'est-à-dire la partie la plus éloignée de l'axe de rotation.It is advantageous to keep a plane connection ring and to offset the axis AA from this plane. The axis AA can advantageously be offset against the body of the user when the first part 11 is oriented towards the side of the thigh turns 3, that is to say the part farthest from the axis of rotation.

En d'autres termes, le bord du contour fermé définissant l'anneau de connexion de la première pièce 11 est contenu dans une première zone plane de la première pièce 11, de sorte à définir un premier plan P1. La tige 8 peut avantageusement être excentrée par rapport à ce premier plan P1 (cf. fig. 3).In other words, the edge of the closed contour defining the connection ring of the first part 11 is contained in a first planar area of the first part 11, so as to define a first plane P1. The rod 8 can advantageously be eccentric with respect to this first plane P1 (cf. fig. 3 ).

Les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sont mobiles en rotation autour de la tige 8. Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que des zones de fixation de la première pièce 11 avec la tige 8 soient séparées par les deux zones de fixation de la deuxième pièce 12 avec la tige 8 comme cela est représenté sur les figures 1 à 5. Il est particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que la deuxième pièce 12 est moins large que la première pièce 11 selon l'axe longitudinal de la tige 8.The first and second parts 11 and 12 are movable in rotation around the rod 8. It is particularly advantageous to provide that the zones for fixing the first part 11 with the rod 8 are separated by the two zones for fixing the second part. 12 with the rod 8 as shown in the Figures 1 to 5 . It is particularly advantageous to provide that the second part 12 is narrower than the first part 11 along the longitudinal axis of the rod 8.

En alternative, il est également possible de prévoir que les zones de fixation de la deuxième pièce 12 avec la tige 8 soient séparées par les zones de fixation de la première pièce 11 avec la tige 8. Une alternance entre les zones de fixation des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 le long de la tige 8 est de préférence à éviter car les efforts dans les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sont moins bien répartis lorsque les deux pièces sont repliées l'une sur l'autre.As an alternative, it is also possible to provide that the attachment zones of the second part 12 with the rod 8 are separated by the attachment zones of the first part 11 with the rod 8. An alternation between the attachment zones of the first and second parts 11 and 12 along the rod 8 is preferably to be avoided because the forces in the first and second parts 11 and 12 are less well distributed when the two parts are folded over one another.

Le mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures est néanmoins préféré car il permet de limiter le repli de la première pièce 11 sur la deuxième pièce 12.The embodiment illustrated in the figures is nevertheless preferred since it makes it possible to limit the folding of the first part 11 onto the second part 12.

Selon le mode de réalisation préféré illustré sur les figures 1 à 5, la première pièce 11 comporte une première zone coudée 11b connectant l'anneau de connexion 11a avec la tige 8. En vue de côté, la première pièce 11 peut avoir une forme de L, et être connectée à la tige 8 au niveau de l'une des extrémités du L. L'anneau de connexion 11a définissant la boucle fermée est donc une zone plane et correspond à une branche du L, tandis que l'autre branche du L est comprise dans la première zone coudée 11b. Le premier plan P1 peut correspondre à tout plan passant à l'intérieur de la première pièce 11 et parallèle aux bords de l'anneau de connexion 11a.According to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the Figures 1 to 5 , the first part 11 comprises a first bent zone 11b connecting the connection ring 11a with the rod 8. In side view, the first part 11 may have an L shape, and be connected to the rod 8 at the level of the 'one of the ends of the L. The connection ring 11a defining the closed loop is therefore a flat zone and corresponds to a branch of the L, while the other branch of the L is included in the first bent zone 11b. The foreground P1 can correspond to any plane passing inside the first part 11 and parallel to the edges of the connection ring 11a.

Ainsi, lorsqu'un effort vertical est appliqué dans l'anneau de connexion 11a, la partie distale de la première pièce 11 est légèrement décalée de l'abdomen de l'utilisateur ce qui évite une gêne.Thus, when a vertical force is applied in the connection ring 11a, the distal part of the first part 11 is slightly offset from the abdomen of the user which avoids discomfort.

De la même façon, il peut être avantageux de reproduire cette forme particulière avec la deuxième pièce 12. L'axe AA est avantageusement décalé contre la ceinture 2, lorsque la partie en forme de C est orientée vers les épaules de l'utilisateur.In the same way, it may be advantageous to reproduce this particular shape with the second part 12. The axis AA is advantageously offset against the belt 2, when the C-shaped part is oriented towards the shoulders of the user.

La partie distale en forme de C de la deuxième pièce 12 est contenue dans une deuxième zone plane 12a de la pièce, de sorte à définir un deuxième plan P2. La tige 8 peut avantageusement être excentrée par rapport à ce deuxième plan P2.The C-shaped distal part of the second part 12 is contained in a second planar zone 12a of the part, so as to define a second plane P2. The rod 8 can advantageously be eccentric with respect to this second plane P2.

Etant donné que la deuxième pièce 12 est mobile en rotation autour de la tige 8, il en résulte que la deuxième pièce 12 peut comporter une deuxième zone coudée 12b connectant le contour fermé à la tige 8. Selon un plan de coupe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la tige 8, la deuxième pièce 12 peut avoir une forme de L, et être connectée à la tige 8 au niveau de l'une des extrémités du L. La deuxième zone plane 12a correspond donc à une branche du L, tandis que l'autre branche du L est comprise dans la deuxième zone coudée 12b. Le deuxième plan P2 peut correspondre à tout plan passant à l'intérieur de la deuxième pièce 12 et parallèle aux bords de la deuxième zone plane 12a.Since the second part 12 is movable in rotation around the rod 8, it follows that the second part 12 may comprise a second bent zone 12b connecting the closed contour to the rod 8. According to a cutting plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rod 8, the second part 12 may have an L shape, and be connected to the rod 8 at one of the ends of the L. The second flat area 12a therefore corresponds to a branch of the L, while that the other branch of the L is included in the second bent zone 12b. The second plane P2 can correspond to any plane passing inside the second part 12 and parallel to the edges of the second plane zone 12a.

Comme indiqué plus haut, pour faciliter la mise en place des différentes pièces composant le connecteur 7, l'une des pièces peut être plus large que l'autre suivant l'axe AA, de façon à entourer la pièce la plus petite. Par exemple, la première pièce 11 peut entourer la deuxième pièce 12 au niveau de l'axe AA.As indicated above, to facilitate the positioning of the various parts making up the connector 7, one of the parts may be wider than the other along the axis AA, so as to surround the smallest part. For example, the first part 11 can surround the second part 12 at the level of the axis AA.

Pour cela, la première pièce 11 peut comporter des premier et deuxième moyens d'attache 11c et 11d placés dans les zones de fixation de la première pièce, et configurés pour permettre le passage de la tige 8. Les premier et deuxième moyens d'attache 11c et 11d sont avantageusement séparés par une première distance L1 suivant l'axe AA. La deuxième pièce 12 peut également comporter des troisième et quatrième moyens d'attache 12c et 12d placés dans les zones de fixation de la deuxième pièce, et configurés pour permettre le passage de la tige 8. Les troisième et quatrième moyens d'attache 12c et 12d sont avantageusement séparés par une deuxième distance L2 suivant l'axe AA qui est inférieure à la distance L1. De cette façon, les troisième et quatrième moyens d'attache 12c et 12d sont avantageusement situés entre les premier et deuxième moyens d'attache 11c et 11d. Cela signifie que la première pièce 11 entoure la deuxième pièce 12.For this, the first part 11 may include first and second attachment means 11c and 11d placed in the fixing zones of the first part, and configured to allow the passage of the rod 8. The first and second attachment means 11c and 11d are advantageously separated by a first distance L1 along the axis AA. The second part 12 may also include third and fourth attachment means 12c and 12d placed in the attachment zones of the second part, and configured to allow the passage of the rod 8. The third and fourth attachment means 12c and 12d are advantageously separated by a second distance L2 along the axis AA which is less than the distance L1. In this way, the third and fourth attachment means 12c and 12d are advantageously located between the first and second attachment means 11c and 11d. This means that the first part 11 surrounds the second part 12.

Les moyens d'attache peuvent, par exemple, être des éléments annulaires ou des clips, et avantageusement de section légèrement supérieure au diamètre de la tige 8 de sorte à faciliter la rotation des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sur la tige 8. Par légèrement supérieure, on entend que le diamètre des éléments annulaires ou des clips est environ 0,1 mm plus grand que le diamètre de la tige 8.The attachment means may, for example, be annular elements or clips, and advantageously of section slightly greater than the diameter of the rod 8 so as to facilitate the rotation of the first and second parts 11 and 12 on the rod 8. By slightly greater, it is understood that the diameter of the annular elements or of the clips is approximately 0.1 mm larger than the diameter of the rod 8.

Structurellement, il est préférable que les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 soient montées sans jeu fonctionnel selon l'axe AA, afin que les pièces ne puissent pas translater l'une par rapport à l'autre. Les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 peuvent donc être uniquement mobiles en rotation l'une par rapport à l'autre.Structurally, it is preferable that the first and second parts 11 and 12 are mounted without functional play along the axis AA, so that the parts cannot translate relative to one another. The first and second parts 11 and 12 can therefore only be movable in rotation relative to one another.

Pour empêcher tout mouvement latéral des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 le long de la tige 8, celle-ci peut comporter des premier et deuxième évidements 8a et 8b qui coopèrent avec des tiges de blocage 13a et 13b qui s'insèrent dans le connecteur 7 (cf. fig. 4).To prevent any lateral movement of the first and second parts 11 and 12 along the rod 8, the latter may include first and second recesses 8a and 8b which cooperate with locking rods 13a and 13b which are inserted in the connector 7 (cf. fig. 4 ).

Les première et deuxième tiges de blocage 13a et 13b sont avantageusement de forme tubulaire ou cylindrique et peuvent par exemple être des vis, des rivets, ou des clous. La largeur des premier et deuxième évidements 8a et 8b le long de l'axe AA est légèrement supérieure au diamètre des première et deuxième tiges de blocage 13a et 13b, de sorte que les moyens de fixation puissent s'insérer dans les évidements 8a et 8b.The first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are advantageously of tubular or cylindrical shape and can for example be screws, rivets, or nails. The width of the first and second recesses 8a and 8b along the axis AA is slightly greater than the diameter of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b, so that the fixing means can be inserted in the recesses 8a and 8b .

Selon le mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures, les première et deuxième tiges de blocage 13a et 13b sont insérées dans des premier et deuxième trous 11e et 11f de la première pièce. En alternative, les premier et deuxième trous pourraient être situés sur la deuxième pièce 12. Une combinaison de ces modes de réalisation est également possible avec éventuellement un plus grand nombre de tiges de blocage, par exemple 2, 3 ou 4.According to the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are inserted into first and second holes 11e and 11f of the first part. Alternatively, the first and second holes could be located on the second part 12. A combination of these embodiments is also possible with possibly a greater number of locking rods, for example 2, 3 or 4.

Dans la mesure où les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sont montées sans jeu fonctionnel selon l'axe AA, il est également possible de réaliser une tige 8 comportant un unique évidement 8a, configuré pour coopérer avec une unique tige de blocage 13a placée dans un unique trou positionné indifféremment sur la première pièce 11 ou sur la deuxième pièce 12.Insofar as the first and second parts 11 and 12 are mounted without functional play along the axis AA, it is also possible to produce a rod 8 comprising a single recess 8a, configured to cooperate with a single blocking rod 13a placed in a single hole positioned indifferently on the first part 11 or on the second part 12.

La position des premier et deuxième trous 11e et 11f peut être choisie de sorte que les axes des première et deuxième tiges de blocage 13a et 13b soient sécants ou non avec l'axe AA. Si les axes des première et deuxième tiges de blocage 13a et 13b sont sécants avec l'axe AA, leurs extrémités sont placées dans les évidements mais pas nécessairement en butée. En revanche, si les axes des première et deuxième tiges de blocage 13a et 13b ne sont pas sécants avec l'axe AA, alors ces derniers tangentent la tige 8 au niveau des évidements 8a et 8b, de sorte à permettre la rotation des pièces 11 et 12 selon l'axe AA, mais pas leur translation.The position of the first and second holes 11e and 11f can be chosen so that the axes of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are intersecting or not with the axis AA. If the axes of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b intersect with the axis AA, their ends are placed in the recesses but not necessarily in abutment. On the other hand, if the axes of the first and second locking rods 13a and 13b are not intersecting with the axis AA, then the latter tangent the rod 8 at the level of the recesses 8a and 8b, so as to allow the parts 11 and 12 to rotate along the axis AA, but not their translation.

Dans le mode de réalisation particulier illustré sur les figures, les premier et deuxième trous 11e et 11f sont débouchant sur les moyens d'attache 12c et 12d, et viennent tangenter la tige 8 au niveau des premier et deuxième évidements 8a et 8b. Cela a pour effet d'empêcher les mouvements de translation des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 lorsqu'elles sont montées sans jeu fonctionnel l'une par rapport à l'autre.In the particular embodiment illustrated in the figures, the first and second holes 11e and 11f open onto the attachment means 12c and 12d, and come to tangent the rod 8 at the level of the first and second recesses 8a and 8b. This has the effect of preventing the translational movements of the first and second parts 11 and 12 when they are mounted without functional play relative to each other.

La mise en place des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sur la tige 8 peut être réalisée de deux manières différentes. La plus avantageuse consiste à superposer les première et deuxième zones planes 11a et 12a lorsque les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sont rabattues l'une sur l'autre. On notera cependant que la forme coudée des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 peut empêcher de les rabattre complètement l'une sur l'autre. Le bord de l'anneau de connexion 11a disposé à proximité de l'axe 7 vient en butée contre le bord de la zone en forme de C 12a. La première pièce 11 et/ou la deuxième pièce 12 peuvent comporter une butée qui empêche la rotation de la première pièce 11 par rapport à la deuxième pièce 12 au-delà d'une valeur seuil.The positioning of the first and second parts 11 and 12 on the rod 8 can be carried out in two different ways. The most advantageous consists in superimposing the first and second flat areas 11a and 12a when the first and second parts 11 and 12 are folded over one another. Note, however, that the angled shape of the first and second parts 11 and 12 may prevent them from being folded down completely over one another. The edge of the connection ring 11a disposed near the axis 7 abuts against the edge of the C-shaped area 12a. The first part 11 and / or the second part 12 may include a stop which prevents the rotation of the first part 11 relative to the second part 12 beyond a threshold value.

La valeur du décalage entre les plans P1 et P2 et l'axe AA ainsi que les épaisseurs des première et deuxième pièces, sont choisies de manière à ce que l'angle formé entre les deux pièces soit suffisant pour laisser de la mobilité aux outils qui seraient installés sur l'une ou l'autre des pièces 11 et 12. Ainsi, la progression sur corde est facilitée car les mouvements de cette dernière ne sont pas entravés par les éléments de connexion utilisés par l'utilisateur.The value of the offset between the planes P1 and P2 and the axis AA as well as the thicknesses of the first and second parts, are chosen so that the angle formed between the two parts is sufficient to allow mobility for the tools which would be installed on one or other of the parts 11 and 12. Thus, progression on the rope is facilitated because the movements of the latter are not hampered by the connection elements used by the user.

Cette configuration où les première et deuxième pièces sont rabattues l'une sur l'autre se présente par exemple lorsque le grimpeur utilise un descendeur accroché à la première pièce 11. L'utilisation du descendeur a pour effet de faire pivoter la première pièce 11 vers la paire de bretelles 4.This configuration where the first and second parts are folded over each other occurs for example when the climber uses a descender attached to the first part 11. The use of the descender has the effect of pivoting the first part 11 towards the pair of straps 4.

Toutefois, pour garantir le confort de l'utilisateur, l'angle formé entre les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 lorsqu'elles sont rabattues l'une sur l'autre doit être suffisamment faible pour ne pas gêner l'utilisateur. En effet, si les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 sont trop éloignées l'une de l'autre, la deuxième pièce 12 pourrait exercer une pression sur l'utilisateur et générer de l'inconfort.However, to guarantee the comfort of the user, the angle formed between the first and second parts 11 and 12 when they are folded over one another must be small enough not to interfere with the user. Indeed, if the first and second parts 11 and 12 are too far apart from each other, the second part 12 could exert pressure on the user and generate discomfort.

Compte tenu des dimensions caractéristiques du connecteur 7 et de celles des accessoires de progression sur corde, les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 peuvent avantageusement être séparées d'une longueur d'arc comprise entre 0,5 et 3 cm, la longueur d'arc étant mesurée par rapport au point le plus éloigné de l'axe AA.Given the characteristic dimensions of the connector 7 and those of the rope progression accessories, the first and second parts 11 and 12 can advantageously be separated by an arc length of between 0.5 and 3 cm, the length of arc being measured with respect to the point farthest from the axis AA.

Par exemple, si la première pièce 11 est plus grande que la deuxième pièce 12, la longueur d'arc est mesurée entre la première pièce et l'extrémité de la deuxième pièce qui est opposée à l'axe AA. A l'inverse, si la première pièce 11 est plus petite que la deuxième pièce 12, la longueur d'arc est mesurée entre la deuxième pièce et l'extrémité de la première pièce qui est opposée à l'axe AA.For example, if the first part 11 is larger than the second part 12, the arc length is measured between the first part and the end of the second part which is opposite to the axis AA. Conversely, if the first part 11 is smaller than the second part 12, the arc length is measured between the second part and the end of the first part which is opposite to the axis AA.

Pour monter un connecteur 7 sur un harnais 1 tel que celui qui vient d'être décrit, il est tout d'abord nécessaire d'accrocher au moins un accessoire de progression sur corde sur la deuxième pièce 12 ou la première pièce 11. Cela permet de limiter le nombre de mousquetons ou de maillons rapides attachés au connecteur 7, et donc de faciliter l'utilisation de ce dernier par un encombrement moindre. Un outil 9 est également monté sur la tige 8 entre les deux anneaux 5a et 5b.To mount a connector 7 on a harness 1 such as that which has just been described, it is first of all necessary to hang at least one progression accessory on a rope on the second part 12 or the first part 11. This allows to limit the number of carabiners or quick links attached to the connector 7, and therefore to facilitate the use of the latter by taking up less space. A tool 9 is also mounted on the rod 8 between the two rings 5a and 5b.

La première pièce 11, la deuxième pièce 12 et les premier et deuxième anneaux 5a/5b sont ensuite connectés au moyen de la tige 8, de sorte que les premier et deuxième anneaux soient positionnés entre la tige 8 et l'anneau de connexion 11a. Le connecteur 7 est alors positionné sur la partie ventrale de la ceinture 2, de façon à permettre son utilisation dans le cadre d'une progression sur corde.The first part 11, the second part 12 and the first and second rings 5a / 5b are then connected by means of the rod 8, so that the first and second rings are positioned between the rod 8 and the connection ring 11a. The connector 7 is then positioned on the ventral part of the belt 2, so as to allow its use in the context of progression on a rope.

Selon le mode de réalisation particulier illustré sur la figure 4, la tige 8 est tout d'abord introduite dans le premier moyen d'attache 11c de la première pièce 11, puis dans le troisième moyen d'attache 12c de la deuxième pièce 12. La tige 8 est introduite ensuite dans le premier anneau 5a, l'outil 9 et le deuxième anneau 5b. La tige 8 traverse finalement le quatrième moyen d'attache 12d de la deuxième pièce 12 et le deuxième moyen d'attache 11d de la première pièce 11. Les tiges de blocage 13a et 13b sont utilisées afin d'éviter toute translation des première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 le long de la tige 8.According to the particular embodiment illustrated on the figure 4 , the rod 8 is first introduced into the first attachment means 11c of the first part 11, then into the third attachment means 12c of the second part 12. The rod 8 is then introduced into the first ring 5a , the tool 9 and the second ring 5b. The rod 8 finally passes through the fourth attachment means 12d of the second part 12 and the second attachment means 11d of the first part 11. The locking rods 13a and 13b are used in order to avoid any translation of the first and second parts 11 and 12 along the rod 8.

Après montage, il est par exemple possible d'accrocher un descendeur sur la première pièce 11 au moyen d'un mousqueton ou d'un maillon rapide. Cela permet d'alterner facilement entre une utilisation du bloqueur de corde placé sur la deuxième pièce 12 et une utilisation du descendeur placé sur la première pièce 11. Si un bloqueur et un descendeur sont positionnés de la sorte sur le connecteur 7, alors il est préférable que la première pièce 11 soit positionnée en direction de la paire de tours de cuisse 3, et que la deuxième pièce 12 soit positionnée en direction de la paire de bretelles 4. Cette configuration est optimale en terme de confort pour l'utilisateur, qui n'est pas gêné par le connecteur 7 pendant sa progression sur corde.After mounting, it is for example possible to hang a descender on the first part 11 by means of a carabiner or a quick link. This makes it easy to alternate between using the rope blocker placed on the second part 12 and using the descender placed on the first part 11. If a blocker and a descender are positioned in this way on the connector 7, then it is preferable that the first part 11 is positioned in the direction of the pair of leg loops 3, and that the second part 12 is positioned in the direction of the pair of shoulder straps 4. This configuration is optimal in terms of comfort for the user, who is not hindered by connector 7 during its progression on the rope.

La figure 11 illustre l'assemblage du point de suspension ventral avec un adaptateur 10a/10b. Le harnais comporte des premier et deuxième anneaux en matériau textile, ici formés par deux sangles. En premier lieu, l'adaptateur 10a/10b est installé à l'intérieur des deux anneaux 5a/5b. La première pièce 11 et/ou la deuxième pièce 12 sont installées par la suite à l'extérieur de l'adaptateur 10a/10b. La tige 8 est ensuite montée à l'intérieur des orifices traversants définis dans l'adaptateur 10a/10b, dans les premier et deuxième anneaux et dans les première et deuxième pièces 11 et 12 de sorte que tous ces éléments puissent tourner par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de la tige 8.The figure 11 illustrates the assembly of the ventral suspension point with an adapter 10a / 10b. The harness has first and second rings made of textile material, here formed by two straps. First, the adapter 10a / 10b is installed inside the two rings 5a / 5b. The first room 11 and / or the second part 12 is subsequently installed outside the adapter 10a / 10b. The rod 8 is then mounted inside the through holes defined in the adapter 10a / 10b, in the first and second rings and in the first and second parts 11 and 12 so that all of these elements can rotate relative to the longitudinal axis of the rod 8.

Dans le mode de réalisation illustré, la tige 8 est bloquée au moyen des tiges de blocage 13a et 13b afin de solidariser tous les éléments avec le harnais, ici avec la ceinture du harnais. Comme illustré, lors de l'installation de la tige, il est possible d'introduire un outil 9 dans l'espace définit par l'adaptateur 10a/10b afin que le l'outil 9 soit traversé par la tige 8. Dans cette configuration, l'outil 9 est solidarisé à la tige 8 et il est bloqué par les deux parois latérales internes de l'adaptateur 10a/10b.In the illustrated embodiment, the rod 8 is blocked by means of the locking rods 13a and 13b in order to secure all the elements with the harness, here with the belt of the harness. As illustrated, during the installation of the rod, it is possible to introduce a tool 9 into the space defined by the adapter 10a / 10b so that the tool 9 is crossed by the rod 8. In this configuration , the tool 9 is secured to the rod 8 and it is blocked by the two internal side walls of the adapter 10a / 10b.

Bien que la figure 11 illustre le montage d'un point de suspension ventral, un montage identique peut être obtenu pour un point de suspension latéral, sternal ou dorsal.Although the figure 11 illustrates the mounting of a ventral suspension point, an identical mounting can be obtained for a lateral, sternal or dorsal suspension point.

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  1. Roping harness (1) comprising:
    - a pair of leg loops (3),
    - a suspension point comprising:
    • distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b), the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are separated from one another by a first distance in a first direction and define an empty space between a first lateral surface of the first ring (5a) and a second lateral surface of the second ring (5b),
    • a connecting part (6) fixed continuously to the distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b), the connecting part (6) mechanically connecting the distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b) with the pair of leg loops (3),
    • a closed metal connector (7) provided with a rod (8), the closed metal connector (7) and the connecting part (6) being different of possible closing means of the harness, the first and second rings (5a, 5b) being arranged in such a way as to allow fitting of the rod (8) of the connector (7) in the first and second rings (5a, 5b),
    harness characterized in that:
    - the rod (8) presents a longitudinal axis coinciding with the first direction, the rod (8) being fitted movable in rotation in the first and second rings (5a, 5b) and the connector (7) being fitted movable in rotation around the longitudinal axis of the rod (8),
    - a first adapter (10a) is fitted inside the first ring (5a), the first adapter (10a) comprising a first pass-through hole in the first direction, the rod (8) passing through said first pass-through hole.
  2. Roping harness according to claim 1, wherein when the first adapter (10a) is mounted, the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are formed by first and second textile loops and wherein the connecting part (6) is a textile material, the first and second textile loops being optionally sewn onto the connecting part (6).
  3. Roping harness according to claim 2, wherein the first and second textile loops are sewn onto the connecting part (6) in first and second fixing positions aligned in the first direction.
  4. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a second adapter (10b) is fitted inside the second ring (5b), the second adapter (10b) comprising a second pass-through hole in the first direction so that the rod (8) passes through the first and second pass-through holes.
  5. Roping harness according to preceding claim, wherein the first adapter (10a) and the second adapter (10b) are formed by a single monolithic part configured to allow fitting of a connecting part (9) on the rod (8) in a space situated between the first adapter (10a) and the second adapter (10b) and wherein the single monolithic part optionally defines a groove between the first adapter (10a) and the second adapter (10b).
  6. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first adapter (10a) and/or the second adapter (10b) are made from polymer material.
  7. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least the first pass-through hole of the first adapter (10a) presents a complementary cross-section to the cross-section of the rod (8) of the connector (7).
  8. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a belt (2) and wherein the first ring (5a) and the second ring (5b) are formed by a strap and/or a rope which are fixed directly onto the belt (2).
  9. Roping harness according to the preceding claim, wherein the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are fixed to the ventral portion of the belt (2) covering the user's abdomen to form a ventral suspension point or the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are connected to the belt (2) to form a lateral suspension point.
  10. Roping harness according to the preceding claim, wherein the first and second rings (5a, 5b) to form a lateral suspension point and the connecting part (6) forms at least a part of the belt (2) and the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the rod (8) can rotate freely in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt (2).
  11. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising shoulder straps (4), the first and second rings (5a, 5b) being connected to the belt (2) without being fixed to the shoulder straps (4) and wherein the first ring (5a) and/or the second ring (5b) are formed by a strap and/or a rope which covers two opposite surfaces of the belt (2).
  12. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising shoulder straps (4) and wherein the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are fixed to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first and/or second rings (5a, 5b) being formed by at least one strap or rope mechanically connected to at least one shoulder strap (4).
  13. Roping harness according to the preceding claim, wherein the first ring (5a) is formed by a first strap and the second ring (5b) is formed by a second strap different from the first strap.
  14. Roping harness (1) comprising:
    - a pair of leg loops (3),
    - a suspension point comprising:
    • distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b), the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are separated from one another by a first distance in a first direction and define an empty space between a first lateral surface of the first ring (5a) and a second lateral surface of the second ring (5b),
    • a connecting part (6) fixed continuously to the distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b), the connecting part (6) mechanically connecting the distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b) with the pair of leg loops (3),
    • a closed metal connector (7) provided with a rod (8), the closed metal connector (7) and the connecting part (6) being different of possible closing means of the harness, the first and second rings (5a, 5b) being arranged in such a way as to allow fitting of the rod (8) of the connector (7) in the first and second rings (5a, 5b),
    harness characterized in that:
    - the rod (8) presents a longitudinal axis coinciding with the first direction, the rod (8) being fitted movable in rotation in the first and second rings (5a, 5b) and the connector (7) being fitted movable in rotation around the longitudinal axis of the rod (8),
    - the first and second rings (5a, 5b) and the connecting part (6) are formed by a monolithic part made from metal, the monolithic part comprising at least one hole for passage of at least one strap configured to mechanically connect the first and second rings (5a, 5b) to at least one pair of leg loops (3), the monolithic part defining a groove.
  15. Roping harness according to the preceding claim, wherein the monolithic part is fixed to the belt (2) to form a ventral suspension point, the first direction being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the belt (2).
  16. Roping harness according to claim 14, wherein the monolithic part is fixed to the belt (2) to form a lateral suspension point, the first direction being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the belt or the monolithic part is fixed to a pair of shoulder straps (4) to form a sternal or dorsal suspension point, the first direction being perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the harness (1).
  17. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a belt (2) and adjustment means of the circumference of the belt (2), the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are distinct from the adjustment means of the circumference of the belt (2), and the adjustment means of the circumference of the belt (2) are located outside a surface demarcated by fixing points of the first ring (5a) with the belt (2) and of the second ring (5b) with the belt (2).
  18. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a belt (2) and wherein the connecting part (6) is fixed to at least part of the belt (2) and the first and second rings (5a, 5b) are arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the rod (8) can rotate freely along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt (2).
  19. Roping harness according to claim 18, wherein the closed metal connector (7) defines a closed contour, the connector (7) being fixed to the belt (2) by means of the distinct first and second rings (5a, 5b) so as to be able to make the closed contour rotate according to an axis of rotation parallel with or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the belt (2).
  20. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rod (8) of the connector (7) is configured to rotate independently from the rest of the connector (7) and/or the rod (8) of the connector (7) is fitted in removable manner so as to enable the connector (7) to be removed from the harness (1).
  21. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rod (8) of the connector (7) is configured to accommodate attachment parts of a seat support, said attachment parts being arranged on the rod (8) outside a closed contour of the connector (7) and of the first and second rings (5a, 5b).
  22. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the harness (1) is not provided with shoulder straps or in that the harness comprises shoulder straps (4), the first and second rings (5a, 5b) being connected to the belt (2) without being fixed to the shoulder straps (4)
  23. Roping harness according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a belt (2) and opening and closing means of the belt (2) located outside a surface demarcated by fixing points of the first ring (5a) with the belt (2) and of the second ring (5b) with the belt (2).
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