ADAPTERS

Figure 1-10.—Harness hardware (page 2). ADAPTERS SNAPS There are several types of snaps used with parachutes. They are the plain harness snap, the quick-fit snap, and the quick-connector snap. The harness snap is a plain hook-shaped, spring- actuated guard, which snaps over a V-ring to secure two parts of the harness together. The quick-fit snap is similar except that it has a grip slide bar. The quick-connector snap is similar to Two types of adapters are used with a regular quick-fit type harness. They are the regular harness adapter and the friction adapter. The harness adjuster adapter is used to adjust the harness to the wearer, and the friction quick-fit adapter has a grip slide bar, which allows the wearer to make quick adjustments to the harness. 1-12