ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,581, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CMC RESCUE INC. (Goleta, Calif.).
"Convertible harness" was invented by Ole Kils (Goleta, Calif.), Tyler J. Mayer (Carpinteria, Calif.) and Lonnie A. Waggoner (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A convertible harness system which may be selectively transitioned between a utility belt, sit-harness, and full body harness, is herein disclosed. The convertible harness system may include a utility belt, a leg loop assembly, and a chest harness, wherein the leg loop assembly may be reversibly coupled to the utility belt by passing a primary attachment point of the leg loop assembly through...