ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,951, issued on April 1.
"Parachute harness with lumbar strap(s)" was invented by Eric Fradet (Vence, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a lumbar support system enabling the lower back to recoil during open canopy descent. The system includes at least one lumbar strap linked by a front link to the lower part of the main lift webs and arranged in such a way that same is adapted to be linked at least in one point to the back straps when arranged in a "V" shape at the rear of the parachute pack, or in two spaced-apart locations when arranged separately. After the main parachute opening, the angular pivoting of the lumbar ...