Garment with integral safety device

Abstract

A method and system is taught for securing a person to an object. The system comprises a garment and a safety device fixedly coupled to the garment. The safety device comprises a circular section, vertical sections coupled to the circular section, and diagonal sections coupled to the vertical sections and to the circular section. The safety device further comprises a first coupler coupled to the diagonal section, and a second coupler coupled to the circular section and to another object adjacent the person. The garment is positioned on the person, coupled to the another object adjacent the person, and then coupled to the object.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A system for securing a person to an object, the system comprising: 
 a garment;    a safety device fixedly coupled to the garment, the safety device comprising:    a circular section;    vertical sections coupled to the circular section;    diagonal sections coupled to the vertical sections and to the circular section;    a first coupler coupled to the diagonal section; and    a second coupler coupled to the circular section and to another object adjacent the person.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second couplers pass through apertures in the garment.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the safety device further comprises a securing device that secures first and second ends of the circular section together after passing the circular section around a torso of the person.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the object is a tree.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is an upper body outer garment.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second coupler is coupled to a tree during use of the system.  
     
     
         7 . A method of securing a hunter on a tree stand to a tree, the method comprising the steps of: 
 forming a safety device by coupling a circular section, vertical sections, diagonal sections, first and second couplers, and a securing device;    fixedly attaching a portion of the safety device to a garment that is then worn by the hunter;    passing the first coupler through an aperture in the garment;    coupling the first coupler to a belt on the hunter's another garment;    passing the second coupler through another aperture in the garment;    coupling the second coupler to the tree;    positioning the circular section around the hunter; and    securing ends of the circular section with the securing device after the ends are pulled around the hunter.    
     
     
         8 . A garment with an integral safety device utilized to secure a hunter on a tree stand to a tree, the integral safety device comprising: 
 a circular section;    vertical sections coupled to the circular section;    diagonal sections coupled to the vertical sections and the circular sections;    a first coupler attached to the diagonal sections that extends through a first hole in the garment;    a second coupler attached to the circular section that extends through a second hole in the garment; and    a securing device used to secure opposite ends of the circular section together.    
     
     
         9 . The safety device of  claim 8 , wherein the securing device is configured to include first and second sections, wherein a first end of the opposite ends of the circular section is coupled to a first section and a second end of the opposite ends of the circular section is passed through both sections in order to secure the opposite ends together.