1. An upper body harness portion usable with a lower torso and leg safety harness to provide a Class 3 full body harness, said lower torso and leg safety harness having a waist belt and leg straps with said waist belt having a front portion and a rear portion, said upper body harness portion comprising:
a front lower component having an elongated first webbing, wherein said first webbing is a single unitary unbroken webbing, one end of said first webbing being securable to one side of said front portion of said waist belt and the other end of said first webbing being securable to the other side of said front portion of said waist belt;
a rear lower component having an elongated second webbing, wherein said second webbing is a single unitary unbroken webbing, one end of said second webbing being securable to one side of said rear portion of said waist belt and the other end of said second webbing being securable to the other side of said rear portion of said waist belt;
an upper torso component having an elongated third webbing, said third webbing forming a closed loop whereby the third webbing when worn extends over a wearer’s shoulders on opposite sides of the wearer’s head; and
first and second connectors slidably connected to said third webbing, said first connector also being slidably connected to said first webbing adjacent the front of a wearer and said second connector being slidably connected to said second webbing adjacent one of the back or side of a wearer.
2. The upper body portion of claim 1, wherein the connectors each have an upper slot and a lower slot disposed generally horizontally when worn by an upright user, with the upper slot slidably receiving the third webbing and the lower slot of the first connector slidably receiving the first webbing and the lower slot of the second connector slidably receiving the second webbing.
3. The upper body portion of claim 2, wherein the connectors are D-rings.
4. The upper body portion of claim 1, further comprising first, second and third adjusters allowing a wearer to selectively adjust the length of the first, second and third webbings, respectively.
5. The upper body portion of claim 1, wherein said lower torso and leg safety harness is a Class 2 seat-style harness, and the first and second webbings are detachably securable to the waist belt.
6. The upper body portion of claim 5, wherein the ends of the first and second webbings comprise snap hooks detachably connectable to rings at opposite sides of said waist belt front portion and opposite sides of said waist belt rear portion.
7. A safety harness convertible between Class 2 seat-style harness and Class 3 full body harness, comprising:
a Class 2 seat-style harness having a waist belt and leg straps, said waist belt having a front portion and a rear portion,
first and second waist connectors fixed to said waist belt at substantially equal distances from the center of said waist belt front portion;
third and fourth waist connectors fixed to said waist belt, wherein
said third waist connector is a first distance from the first waist connector,
said fourth waist connector is said first distance from the second waist connector, and
said first distance is such that said third and fourth waist connectors are disposed at opposite sides of a wearer’s hip; and
a removable upper body portion having
a front lower component having an elongated first webbing, wherein said first webbing is a single unitary unbroken webbing, one end of said first webbing being detachably securable to the first waist connector and the other end of said first webbing being detachably securable to the second waist connector,
a rear lower component having an elongated second webbing, wherein said second webbing is a single unitary unbroken webbing, one end of said second webbing being detachably securable to said third waist connector and the other end of said second webbing being detachably securable to the fourth connector;
an upper torso component having an elongated third webbing, said third webbing forming a closed loop whereby the third webbing when worn extends over a wearer’s shoulders on opposite sides of the wearer’s head,
a first web connector connecting said third webbing to said first webbing adjacent the front of a wearer, and
a second web connector connecting said third webbing to said second webbing adjacent the back of a wearer.
8. The safety harness of claim 7, wherein said leg straps are fixed to said waist belt, and said third and fourth waist connectors are connected to said waist belt at the location where the leg straps are fixed to said waist belt.
9. The safety harness of claim 7, wherein said first and second web connectors are slidably connected to said third webbing, said first web connector also being slidably connected to said first webbing adjacent the front of a wearer and said second web connector also being slidably connected to said second webbing adjacent the back of a wearer.
10. The safety harness of claim 9, wherein the first and second web connectors each have an upper slot and a lower slot disposed generally horizontally when worn by an upright user, wherein the upper slot slidably receives the third webbing, the lower slot of the first web connector slidably receives the first webbing, and the lower slot of the second web connector slidably receives the second webbing.
11. The safety harness of claim 7, further comprising first, second and third adjusters allowing a wearer to selectively adjust the length of the first, second and third webbings, respectively.
12. The safety harness of claim 11, wherein the first, second, third and fourth waist connectors comprise first, second, third and fourth rings, respectively, and the ends of the first and second webbings comprise snap hooks detachably connectable to said rings.
13. A safety harness, comprising;
leg straps secured to a waist belt, said waist belt having a front portion and a rear portion;
a front lower component having an elongated first webbing, wherein said first webbing is a single unitary unbroken webbing, one end of said first webbing being secured to one side of said front portion of said waist belt and the other end of said first webbing being secured to the other side of said front portion of said waist belt;
a rear lower component having an elongated second webbing, wherein said second webbing is a single unitary unbroken webbing, one end of said second webbing being secured to one side of said rear portion of said waist belt and the other end of said second webbing being secured to the other side of said rear portion of said waist belt;
an upper torso component having an elongated third webbing, said third webbing forming a closed loop whereby the third webbing when worn extends over a wearer’s shoulders on opposite sides of the wearer’s head; and
first and second connectors slidably connected to said third webbing, said first connector also being slidably connected to said first webbing between the first webbing ends adjacent the front of a wearer and said second connector being slidably connected to said second webbing between the second webbing ends adjacent the back of a wearer.
14. The safety harness of claim 13, wherein the connectors each have an upper slot and a lower slot disposed generally horizontally when worn by an upright user, with the upper slot slidably receiving the third webbing and the lower slot of the first connector slidably receives the first webbing and the lower slot of the second connector slidably receives the second webbing.
15. The safety harness of claim 13, wherein the connectors are D-rings.
16. The safety harness of claim 13, further comprising first, second and third adjusters allowing a wearer to selectively adjust the length of the first, second and third webbings, respectively.
17. The safety harness of claim 13, wherein the first and second webbings are detachably secured to the waist belt.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A decorative removable helmet cover comprising:
a material that covers a helmet snugly;
wherein said material has a front end portion and a back end portion, and wherein
said material has a rim portion that is used to attach said material snugly onto the underside portions of said helmet.
2. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 1 wherein said rim portion is made of, or includes, elastic.
3. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 2 wherein said cover is made of a flexible material.
4. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 3 wherein said flexible material is made of material selected from the group consisting of cloth, straw corduroy, velour, denim, linen, silk, and felt.
5. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 1 wherein said cover is made of material selected from the group consisting of suede, leather, polyester, nylon, straw, mesh, vinyl, plastic, glow-in-the dark material, reflective material, illuminative material, electroluminescent-phosphor-containing-material, T400\u2122, ANTRON\xae, AVANTIGE\xae+LYCRA\xae, CORDURA\xae, DACRON\xae, LYCRA\xae, SOLARMAX\xae, SUPPLEX\xae, TACTEL\xae, and THERMOLITE\xae.
6. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 4 wherein said material is made of one continuous piece.
7. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 4 wherein said cover is made of a plurality of pieces.
8. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 4 wherein said cover is made of pleated material.
9. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 4 wherein said cover is made of material with piping.
10. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 4 wherein said cover displays art work.
11. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 10 wherein said art work is selected from the group consisting of words, colors, college colors, sports team colors, crests, state or national flags, flame designs, motorcycles, cars, airplanes, boats, dice, cards, lips, body parts, military camouflage, beach scenes, starscapes, constellations, psychedelic patterns, paisley patterns, plaid patterns, animal coat patterns, cartoon figures, and famous works of art.
12. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 5 wherein said cover is made of one continuous piece.
13. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 5 wherein said cover is made of a plurality of pieces.
14. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 5 wherein said cover is made of material with piping.
15. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 5 wherein said cover displays art work.
16. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 15 wherein said art work is selected from the group consisting of words, colors, college colors, sports team colors, crests, state or national flags, flame designs, motorcycles, cars, airplanes, boats, dice, cards, lips, body parts, military camouflage, beach scenes, starscapes, constellations, psychedelic patterns, paisley patterns, plaid patterns, animal coat patterns, cartoon figures, and famous works of art.
17. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 2 further comprising one or more fasteners configured and arranged to attach said material snugly onto the underside portions of said helmet.
18. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 17 wherein said one or more fasteners is selected from the group consisting of a drawstring, one or more zippers, snaps, buttons, hook and loop material, hoops, a band, clips, hooks, flexible tabs, a hanger, and springs.
19. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 5 further comprising one or more fasteners configured and arranged to attach said material snugly onto the underside portions of said helmet.
20. The decorative removable helmet cover of claim 19 wherein said one or more fasteners is selected from the group consisting of elastic, a drawstring, one or more zippers, snaps, buttons, hook and loop material, hoops, a band, clips, hooks, flexible tabs, a hanger, and springs.