摘要 |
A harness for preventing lower back injuries caused by improper bending and lifting. This harness consists of a flexible back strap (26), and two flexible shoulder straps. Two additional straps compose the lower portion of this device. The lower left strap (56) has one end connected to the left foot, while the lower right strap (38) has one end connected to the right foot. The other two ends of these straps are connected to each other using a strap-locking buckle (52). This buckle can be used to easily adjust the combined length of these two straps. Once properly adjusted, this harness prevents the wearer from forward bending past a pre-determined angle, which can be modified using the strap-locking buckle (52). As the wearer bends properly by bending their knees, this maximum forward bending angle increases just enough to allow the wearer to squat bend unrestricted.
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