Abstract: A full-body harness, with or without an integral support line, with the harness being adaptable for class I, class II, and/or class III service, and for use by safety personnel (such as firefighters, military personnel, rescue workers etc.) or others for situations that call for emergency activity in areas where falls from an unsafe height are possible, or for use for entertainment purposes such as climbing, rappelling, or skydiving, for example.

Abstract: Provided is a descending device and method for controlling a rate of descent. The descending device includes a housing comprising a channel for receiving a tether along which the descending device is to travel during a descent. A cover conceals at least a portion of the serpentine pathway to minimize introduction of foreign bodies into the serpentine pathway. A first arcuate surface defines at least a portion of the serpentine pathway and a second arcuate surface defines at least another portion of the serpentine pathway. Each of the first and second arcuate surfaces includes a different radius of curvature. The descending device also includes at least one of a third arcuate surface adjacent to an entrance to the serpentine pathway and having a third radius of curvature that is shorter than both the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature, and a descent control lever to be manually actuated between a plurality of positions by the user to selectively control the rate of descent.

Abstract: A full-body harness, with or without an integral support line, with the harness being adaptable for class I, class II, and/or class III service, and for use by safety personnel (such as firefighters, for example) for situations that call for emergency activity in areas where falls from an unsafe height are possible.

Abstract: A full-body harness, with or without an integral support line, with the harness being adaptable for class I, class II, and/or class III service, and for use by safety personnel (such as firefighters, for example) for situations that call for emergency activity in areas where falls from an unsafe height are possible.

Abstract: A support harness with a support strap for use by a rescue person and/or firefighter, for example. The harness can be used for facilitating escape from upper floors of a building and the rescue of injured people from a building, or to support a person who has lost footing in a rescue or fire-fighting situation. One embodiment of the support harness has an adjustable waist strap with a fastener, a pair of adjustable leg straps, a pair of adjustable rear straps connecting the leg straps to the waist strap, and a support strap connected to the waist strap and the leg straps, with the support strap having a support connector for connecting to a support line.

Abstract: A harness assembly (16) having an integral support line (20). The harness assembly (16) includes a harness body (18) having first and second ends (22, 24) and a hollow interior which receives the support line (20). The support line (20) has first and second ends (22, 24) that extend from the harness body (18). The harness (16) is secured within a garment (10). The garment (10) has a front opening (34) which is normally covered by a releasable flap (36). The first and second ends (22, 24) of the support line (20) extend through the front opening (34) and are accessible when the flap (36) is moved to an open position. The first end (22) of the support line (20) may be pulled away from the harness (16) to extend the support line therefrom. The second end (24) of the support line is secured to the harness (16).

Abstract: A harness assembly having an integral support line. The harness assembly includes a harness body having first and second ends and a hollow interior which receives the support line. The support line has first and second ends that extend from the harness body. The harness is secured within a garment. The garment has a front opening which is normally covered by a releasable flap. The first and second ends of the support line extend through the front opening and are accessible when the flap is moved to an open position. The first end of the support line may be pulled away from the harness to extend the support line therefrom. The second end of the support line is secured to the harness.