WO2014121784A1

WO2014121784A1 - Protective jacket with safety-strap system

Info

Publication number: WO2014121784A1
Application number: PCT/DE2014/100028
Authority: WO
Original assignee: Lhd Group Gmbh
Priority date: 2013-02-04
Filing date: 2014-02-03
Publication date: 2014-08-14
Also published as: DE202013001059U1

Abstract

Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire-protection jacket, with an integrated strap system (2) for securing purposes and abseiling in the event of an emergency, comprising a retaining strap which is guided within the protective jacket and has end closure means for creating a closed retaining strap (2) in the chest region, wherein the closure means is designed in the form of a flat click lock formed from a click lock (13) and latch-in body (14) giving a quick-action closure for connecting the free ends (11) of the retaining-strap system (2). In an alternative embodiment, the click lock (13) and the latch-in body (14) are arranged on two strap portions (19, 20) of a free end (11) of the retaining-strap system (2), wherein one of the strap portions (20) is of extended configuration so that, with the retaining-strap system (2) closed, said strap is guided in loop-forming fashion through a ring (3) at the other free end of the retaining-strap system (2).

Description

Protective jacket with safety belt system

The invention relates to a protective jacket, insbeson ^¬ particular acke a Brandschutzj, with an integrated harness system for an emergency backup and -abseilung according to the preamble of claim 1.

The background here is that in the case of self-rescue measures, for example, a firefighter emergency backup or emergency roping may be required, however, in the absence of body tension or by a wrong set Anseilpunkt ^{Gefahrensituatio ¬} nen can arise, for example, a person upside down, which by the use of attached breathing apparatus can be additionally supported.

Therefore, the prior art already knows special safety belts and belt systems that are an integral part of, for example, Feuerwehrüberj acke and can thus ensure a higher level of safety in Notfallabseilen. Here, the integrated in the protective jacket rescue loop is wrapped around the body of the wearer approximately at breast height, whereby the risk of "head overhanging" due to a fal ^¬ rule approach point can be avoided immediately.

However, problems remain even when Tra ^¬ gen this belt exist. So the belt must be worn in the closed ^¬ usually closed with an attached tape for securing or abseiling, which will be referred to below as a lanyard. This is usually firmly anchored to the belt and thus constantly depends on, for example, on a ladder moving person, which, for example, the risk of getting stuck.

A further disadvantage in the currently used ^¬ th belt systems that they can be ^¬ net geöff not fast in an emergency, because the twist-lock carabiners used with the imperative in use to be worn gloves quasi not to use. The Sun constantly closed belt system makes the standard "Panic zips" un ^¬ useful because they can not be opened quickly in an emergency. Thus, a temporary precautionary measure hinders other. Furthermore, the ever-closed belt ^¬ system can act prescriptive and freedom of movement limita ^¬ ken

In addition, the latch and the attached "lanyard" can pose a significant threat to the firefighter in the event of a fall as it is at the solar plexus level.A strong pressure on this sensitive point can cause dizziness and unconsciousness in extreme situations Cases but also lead to death.

In order to achieve an improvement here disclosed, the publication EP 2468119 Al a protective jacket with inte grated ^¬ belt, wherein the belt is not worn permanently CLOSED ^¬ sen herein, but is to be closed in case of need. Here is the peculiarity of this solution that also integral part of this belt is a safety sling, which is firmly attached to the integrated belt and should connect to a safety point. It is emphasized that the safety sling is permanently supported on the man.

The closure of the belt is in this case produced by means of ei ^¬ nes carabiner, in particular a twist block carabiner which can be engaged in a ring or a loop at the other end of the belt. Here it is emphasized that in this case a carabiner is used, the schlie ^¬ ßender snapper must be raised against a spring force and or rotated to reach here an opening. Hereby we emphasize that just this significantly improves the safety of the jacket or the closed belt.

Similar solutions with lockable straps, which are to close with carabiners or similar closure means in front of the body, sin in the publications EP1382265A1 and WO0013536A1 discloses also relate Sicherheitsgurtsys ^¬ systems in protective jackets.

However, these technical solutions adhere to disadvantages which are to be eliminated by the solution according to the invention. Thus, in particular, the closure of the belt in front of the chest of the protective acke wearing person in practice is a major obstacle in the safe use of these belt systems. The widespread closure systems in the form of a ring with an intervening snap hook have proven to be difficult to handle, with the explicitly mentioned as an advantage of the safety aspects of these carabiners simultaneously represent a significant disadvantage in that they are difficult to open and therefore also safe carabiners just the flexible application of these belt systems in the way.

A closure system that is in practice in use locally on a ladder with gloves almost did not Bedie ^¬ nen leads either to the fact that the fuse in the hectic-site is not used, or ^¬ set the example firefighter this belt for safety with the corresponding carabiners before use for safety's sake in front of the chest closes, causing the previously mentioned negative side effects of the belt worn in front of the chest again occur.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a protective acke with integrated belt system according to the preamble of claim 1, in which the Gurtsys ^{¬ system} even in use under extreme conditions and with gloves if necessary safely out of the jacket gezo ^¬ gen and closed but can also be opened again after use. This is achieved by a protective jacket with belt system according to the features of claim 1.

The further claims relate to advantageous refinements of the invention Substituted ^¬ the subject. This is achieved according to the invention by a new belt system in the protective jacket, which is no longer closed by means of karabiners as in the prior art, but by means of a special very flat built click lock, this lock not as a point of attack for ^¬ acquisition of the backup tape or of the lanyard serves. That is, this results in a separation of the previously performed centrally in front of the body locking karabiner from Befesti ^¬ supply ring for receiving, for example, a connection karabiners ^¬ to the security tape or lanyard.

In contrast to the cited prior art, a separately attached and separately carried lanyard is also newly developed in the belt system according to the invention, which consists of a ring, depart from the two band sections, each with a terminal snap hook. This results in a lanyard formed from two terminal karabiners and a connecting this middle ring, which serves for hooking one of the two carabiners with a desired loop formation of the security band, the second carabiner is then hooked to the mounting ring of the belt system.

Basically, this results in several advantages. Due to the new quick-release system of a flat click lock to close the tether around the chest of the protective jacket wearing person, it is easily possible to wear this harness even when using with gloves, since only the free end must be introduced as a detent body of the click lock in the lock receptacle and automatically engages by appropriate pressure. This is a significant improvement to the state of the art in that the elements to be connected are easily tangible and can be connected to each other without much effort, but at the same time unlocked by appropriate pressure on a triggering element in the form of a button or by the pressing ^¬ lateral lugs again can be.

In practice, this means that the is located in a ^¬ set example. Firefighter these free ends of the The belt system can grip and pull out outstanding ribbons from the corresponding seats in the protective awning and then simply insert the two elements of the click lock into each other with a single hand movement. These drawstrings are expediently example here. Arranged with velcro ^¬ bonds on the jacket top and made color ^¬ Lich clearly marked.

The securing band or the lanyard is used in combi nation ^¬ with a connecting means consisting of 2 carbines and 1 metal ring for self-locking, and in an emergency rescue by colleagues. The connection of the belt system with the lanyard via a carabiner, which is latched into a corresponding ring on the tether system and then hooked either with the second close carabiner directly to a breakpoint, for example, to a corresponding eyelet on a ladder, or with the help of the lanyard as a rescue sling wrapped around an object and then in turn connected to the carabiner, for example, in the eye of the lanyard to a loop.

The belt system according to the invention consists of the belt running around ^¬ , which is guided in a back support, and the attacking lanyard. The back support is fixed with ei ^¬ nem Velcro in the middle of the back in the interior of the jacket. The 2 free ends of the belt system integrated in the jacket are guided laterally outwards in the front chest area and stored there in 2 pockets worked on the jacket laterally in the chest area. The free ends suitably carry red handle bottles for better visibility, which are attached to the outside of the pockets with Velcro. The two free ends of the belt system are connected only when ^necessary with the new developed quick ^- release fastener of the click ^lock , its positive end piece and negative end piece

^Lock receptacle at one end of the belt system are firmly attached ^{¬ introduced} . An alternative design, in which the tail is a loop formed by an O-ring back to the castle ^¬ recording is closer in the description described. The lanyard's lanyard can be tucked away in one of the jacket's other pockets.

The red handle tabs serve to pull the free ends of the strap out of the pockets as needed. Thus, the newly developed quick release can be ge ^¬ closed even when wearing gloves. In the outer D- or O-ring, the connecting means of the lanyard can be hung with a carabiner and the other carabiner can be hung on a turntable for securing purposes. For rescue in case of emergency, several connecting means can be attached as straps on the ring.

Previously used systems are hung on both sides in a ring in the front area before use and must always be worn closed. Thus, a quick opening of the jacket by means of the built-in zipper system with quick opening (called panic lock) in case of overheating impossible or very difficult.

There are in this case two types are provided, namely a design in which one end of the belt system is formed from the ei ^¬ genlichen retaining ring for the security tape, and the other free end of the belt system both the click lock as well as the inserted therein end of the A ^¬ includes the rest of the castle. In this case, the structure is designed such that one of the lock elements, for example the lock body, is fastened to a shorter strap section of this strap end and in this case the latching body to be inserted into this click lock is fastened to a further second strap section at this strap end ^¬ Longer is formed. In order to close the buckle this longer end is to lead with the tail only through the ring body at the other end of the belt system to put around this ring and then plug into the buckle of the click lock, so here a loop is passed through this connecting ring. In this way, the click lock is additionally laterally verscho ^¬ ben to avoid pressure on the solar plexus of the protective acke carrying person. The second design also looks like a ring

Fix the lanyard in front, which is arranged at the side next to the click-lock. This is, however, in this case realized in such a way that this retaining ring is for the lanyard to some extent slidable on a portion of the belt system angeord ^¬ net, the buckle or the Einrastkörper is arranged at the free end either. That is, it is on one side of a belt end from the opening of the jacket herausge ^¬ leads on which either the Einrastkörper or the click shut themselves are arranged and on the opposite side of the counterpart is arranged on this lock element, as well as the corresponding attachment ring, which is ideally also guided in ge ^¬ wissem extent slidably on the tether. In the following, the invention will be described in more detail with reference to drawings.

Show it

1 shows a front view of a protective jacket 1 with not yet closed belt system 2,

Figure 2 is an unfolded jacket 1 with the interpret ^¬ tem course of the belt system 2,

3 shows the open not ^¬ placed in jacket 1 belt system 2,

Figure 4 the closed not in the jacket. 1

used belt system 2,

Figure 5 shows an alternative design of the belt system

2 with guided by a ring 3

Lock loop 4, as well

FIG. 6 shows the lan yard used as securing ^band 5. The combination of these figures makes the Funkti ^{¬ on} way of the invention Haltegurtsystems 2 clearly.

Figure 1 shows an example of a possible form, as the tether system 2 is guided in a protective acke 1 and in this case can be pulled out of special openings 6 in Brustbe ^¬ rich jacket 1. It is hereby broken lines, the course 7 of the harness in the jacket 1 at ^¬ interpreted, the ter extends in the back portion 8 horizontally below the Schulterblät- about to be then performed prior to the breast upwards.

It lateral openings 6 left and right of the slide fastener 9 are provided in this case from which the tensile protrude belts 10, by means of which the two strap ends 11 of the belt system, on which the fastener elements of the click ^¬ lock are arranged, can be pulled out of their coverage , It can also be seen that here special covers 12 are arranged on the front of the jacket 1 in order to conceal these stored in the jacket 1 Haltgurtenden 11 with click lock elements.

The click lock itself consists of the eigentli ^¬ chen lock body 13 and an end piece as latching body 14 for insertion into this lock body 13, both elements represent flat design forms to stow them easily on the one hand in the jacket 1 and again to remove and the other to reduce the dangers of pressure on the chest, for example in the event of a fall.

It can be seen here that the latching body 14 of the lock has only a narrow nose 15, which must be inserted into the wide receptacle of the lock body 13, whereby the simple closure of the belt system 2 becomes clear.

FIG. 2 shows once more how the belt 2 should run in the jacket 1. In the middle region of FIG. 2 the back of the jacket 1 is shown, which has a wide Füh ^¬ tion and connection cover 16 of the belt system 2, with which the belt system 2, for example, with Velcro fasteners on the back of the jacket 1 is attached. From there, a guide of the belt system 2 in ascending course to the outlet openings 6 takes place in the chest area of the protection acke. 1

Figures 3 and 4 show a possible design of the tether 2 in a singular representation without protective jacket 1. It can be seen that a flat Verbindungsabde ^¬ cover 16 of the belt 2 is provided for the back area, which is also the comfort of carrying useful. Starting from this area, the actual belt sections are angeord ^¬ net, which have at their respective free ends a closing element 13, 14 of the click lock.

In Figure 4, the closed arrangement of Hal ^¬ tegurtes 2 can be seen, here we clearly that the arranged on a guide D-ring 3 for attaching a rababin hook end 18 of the security tape 5 or Lanyards in something centrally in front of the chest of the protective jacket 1 is arranged. The click lock but moves laterally from the Sun ^¬ larplexus away, which has the advantage that this castle can not exert any pressure impact in this area.

It can also be seen that in the region of the D-ring 3, the strap end 23 is guided in a buckle, that the tether system 2 can be shortened or extended in this area. This has the elementary advantage that only one tether system must be produced, as this allows adjustment by this length adjustable strap end 23 to the respective jacket size.

FIG. 5 shows another design of the restraint belt system 2, in which a separately arranged D

Ring shape is used, but in which a 0 or D-ring 3 forms an end of the tether system 2. At this a corresponding drawstring 10 is arranged to this end of the shark tegurtsystems 2 from the cover 12 of the protective ack 1 to pull out.

The opposite side is in this case as already described formed from the two elements 13, 14 of the Klick- castle, in which case the actual lock body 13 is arranged on a shorter band portion 19 of this Haltegurtendes 11 ^¬ , the tail with latching body 14 for engagement in the castle 13 but on a longer band portion 20, since this is passed through the O-ring 3 and wrapped around this loop-like, before it is inserted into the click lock. Again, the arrangement of the 0 ring 3 results in the tether system 2 in the center in front of the chest, which is why the actual click lock is shifted laterally.

Figure 6 shows the backup tape 5 or lanyard ge ^¬ forms a central O-ring 21, depart from the two band portions 22 having snap hook engständigen 18th The snap hook 18 are in this case on the one hand for attachment to the tether 2 of the protection acke 1 and there angeord ^¬ Neten D or O-ring 3 suitable, on the other for attachment, for example, to a retaining eye of a conductor or to form a loop in conjunction with For this purpose, one end of a band portion 22 is wrapped around an object and the loop thus formed by closing the carabiner 18 in the O-ring 3 is closed.

Claims

Expectations

Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection bag, with an integrated belt system (2) for emergency securing and abseiling, comprising a tether guided in the protective bag with terminal closure means for producing a closed tether (2) in the chest area, characterized in that the closure means as a flat click lock ge ^¬ is formed from click lock (13) and latching body (14) as a quick-release fastener for connecting the free ends (11) of the tether system (2).

Protective jacket, in particular a fire protection jacket, with ^an integrated belt system according to claim 1, characterized in that the click lock (13) and latching body (14) are arranged on the oppositely arranged free ends (11) of the holding belt ^system (2). .

Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection jacket, with an integrated belt system (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that

- the click lock (13) and the latching body (14) are arranged on two belt sections (19, 20) of a free end (11) of the tether system (2),

- One of these belt sections (20) being extended

is designed,

- so that this can be done when the tether system is closed

(2) forming a loop through a ring

(3) is guided at the other free end of the tether system (2).

4. Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection jacket, with an integrated belt system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the protective jacket (1) has channel-like and / or loop-like guide means (24) on the inside for guiding the belt system ( 2).

5. Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection jacket, with an integrated belt system (2) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the belt system (2) has a drawstring (10) on at least one free end (11). for pulling out of the corresponding outlet openings (6) on the front of the protective jacket (1).

6. Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection jacket, with an integrated belt system (2) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the at least one drawstring (10) by means of a

Velcro connection is releasably attached to the front of the protective jacket (1).

7. Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection jacket, with an integrated belt system (2) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least one ring (3) for releasably attaching a safety strap (5) to the belt system (2) is centrally located.

8. Protective jacket, in particular a fire protection jacket, with an ^integrated belt system according to claim 7, characterized in that the ring (3) is arranged to be displaceable but not detachable for releasably attaching a safety strap (5) to the belt system (2).

9. Protective bag (1), in particular a fire protection bag, with an integrated belt system (2) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the safety strap (5) is designed as a separate, releasably ^attachable part of the belt system (2). is.

10. Protective jacket (1), in particular a fire protection jacket, with an integrated belt system (2) according to claim 9, characterized in that

- the security band (5) is formed from two band sections (22) extending from ^a ring (21),

- At each of the free ends there is a carabiner hook (18) for releasably fastening to the ring (3) of the belt system (2) on the one hand and to a holding point on the other ^hand ,

- A band section (22) ^can also be formed into a loop by hooking the ^end carabiner (18). Protective bag (1), in particular a fire protection bag, with an integrated belt system (2) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one belt strap end (23) ^leads in a buckle and can be redirected so that the holding belt system ( 2) is adjustable in length in this area and thus allows adjustment to different jacket sizes.