US Patent Issued to ZEDEL on Sept. 8 for "Roping harness" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,302, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to ZEDEL (Crolles, France).

"Roping harness" was invented by Benoit Bouquier (Corenc, France) and Simon Emonin (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roping harness includes a belt, a first and a second leg loop, and shoulder straps. The belt has an inner and an outer face. A first loop is fixed to the belt and designed for attachment of the shoulder straps. A second loop is fixed to the belt and is distinct from the first loop, the second loop being designed to form a ventral attachment point. A first strap defines a ring securely fixed to the belt and to the leg loops, the first stra...