Inertia locking reel

Claim 1

A SAFETY HARNESS LOCKING DEVICE, COMPRISING; A HOUSING; A SPOOL; A SUPPORT MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID SPOOL AND PIVOTAL ATTACHED TO THE HOUSING; AT LEAST ONE RATCHET GEAR CARRIED BY SAID SPOOL AND ROTATABLE THEREWITH; MEANS CARRIED BY THE HOUSING AND ARRANGED IN CONTACT WITH THE SUPPORT MEANS TO NORMALLY MAINTAIN THE SUPPORT MEANS IN A FIXED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE HOUSING; AT LEAST ONE PAWL MEMBER CARRIED BY THE HOUSING FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT AND BIASED INTO POSITION TO LOCKINGLY ENGAGE THE SAID RATCHET GEAR IN RATCHET RELATION WHEN THE SPOOL AND GEAR ARE PIVOTALLY MOVED IN ONE DIRECTION FROM THE SAID NORMAL POSITION; SAID CONTACT MEANS INCLUDING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING BIASING SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVEMENT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION TO MAINTAIN SAID PAWL MEMBER IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID RATCHET GEAR WHEN THE SUPPORT MEANS IS MOVED FROM SAID NORMAL POSITION; AND A SPRING MOTOR HAVING AN OUTPUT OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE SPOOL, SAID SPRING MOTOR BEING SO ARRANGED WITH RESPECT TO THE SPOOL AS TO BE WOUND UP WHEN THE SPOOL IS ROTATED IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND ADAPTED TO ROTATE THE SPOOL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SAID RATCHET GEAR IN RATCHET RELATION WITH SAID PAWL MEMBER.