Patent Granted

I am happy to announce that yet another patent for a Critical Aspect Inc. design has been GRANTED by the US Patent and Trademark Office! This time, it is for the innovative and unique "D" ring C...also called The Flying "D"ring. Actually, it was John Chatterton who gave it this name. This unique "D" ring incorporates the HARNESS LOCK feature. Very simply,

Harness Lock is a short post of stainless welded onto the center bar of the "D" ring's webbing slider. This post engages with grommets set into the harness and, when so engaged, the "D" ring cannot slide down the harness no matter how much weight is hung on it. The Flying "D" ring is intended to be used as the "upper attachment point" for stage bottles. Unlike the picture, I now set four grommets into each side of the harness and they are two inches apart...this accounts for a greater variation in diver heights. Also, I curve the grommets after setting them into the harness. This is necessary because they would pull-out of the harness material otherwise due to the fact that the harness has to curve as it passes through the "D" ring's webbing slider. So...that's it...another Critical Aspect victory. Take care for now.

Advanced Diver Mag. Evaluates

Hello everyone. In a previous blog, I mentioned that John Rawlings (Chief Staff Writer/Photojournalist of Advanced Diver Magazine) would be evaluating the Pterodactyl Backplate/Harness System soon. Last month, John and his crew made a trip to Northern British Columbia for an extensive dive trip and brought-along the Pterodactyl...attached to his Classic Kiss CCR. John sends the following report..."I dove the Pterodactyl on every dive and it worked perfectly for me in all situations and on each of the types of boats that were utilized. I found that using the Pterodactyl enabled me to quite-easily get into my rig without a major production...which, after all, is the entire POINT of your product! Being able to pull-out the harness straps as far as I needed (when gearing-up) made all the difference in the World. The Pterodactyl is now a permanent part of my cold-water CCR kit...period. The Pterodactyl fits my Classic Kiss CCR without any need for modification. I also very much appreciated the way my bail-out bottles can be so easily attached. The Pterodactyl's permanently-mounted "D" rings near the rollers are simple to reach and clip-off to. Plus the harness-mounted "D" rings are held so firmly in place with your "peg" design that the upper clip maintains its positions easily throughout the dive no matter how stiff the current or how high the waves. You can color me completely "satisfied". It's rock solid and I enjoyed diving with it very much. I shall be writing a review of the Pterodactyl for inclusion in ADM E-ZINE in the near future." So, there you have it...another happy customer!