Kevin Purcell
Well-known member
What a great name for a product the "Stearns Mad Dog Gear Pro Series Bino Manager".
http://www.maddoggear.com/dyn_prod.php?p=STRH651
The related Bino Belt is here
http://www.maddoggear.com/dyn_prod.php?p=STRH652
I know Henry Link has posed here a couple of times saying it's the only harness that's really worked for him.
The problem was a lot of the sites that sell it couldn't actually explain how it worked (or even show the critical bit at the back!).
But it's patented ... US Patent 6926184 and the earlier 6983870. And it's quite understandable just from looking at the drawings you can see how it works. Of course the claims text is "comprised of words that are substantially incomprehensible when said words are read" in that usual patent lawyer manner. But the
Harness + bag patent (Bino Manager)
http://www.google.com/patents?id=xf0TAAAAEBAJ&dq=6926184
Original harness only patent (Bino Belt)
http://www.google.com/patents?id=Bsl3AAAAEBAJ&dq=6983870
You can get it at a few places e.g.
http://www.amazon.com/Stearns®-Mad-Dog-Gear®-Manager/dp/B000HDC09Y
but it's $5 cheaper ($29) at the Mad Dog site (not sure about shipping). And the Bino Belt is $20 (and might be better for bins that won't fit in the bag).
In black and MOBU (Mossy Oak Breakup ... naturalistic camo).
The other thing I notice is that the bin is connect by small connectors so you can swap the bins on the harness. And they look just like the ones that are provided with the Zen Ray strap. Hmmm, I wonder if they "interoperate". I shall try to find out.
http://www.maddoggear.com/dyn_prod.php?p=STRH651
The related Bino Belt is here
http://www.maddoggear.com/dyn_prod.php?p=STRH652
I know Henry Link has posed here a couple of times saying it's the only harness that's really worked for him.
The problem was a lot of the sites that sell it couldn't actually explain how it worked (or even show the critical bit at the back!).
But it's patented ... US Patent 6926184 and the earlier 6983870. And it's quite understandable just from looking at the drawings you can see how it works. Of course the claims text is "comprised of words that are substantially incomprehensible when said words are read" in that usual patent lawyer manner. But the
Harness + bag patent (Bino Manager)
http://www.google.com/patents?id=xf0TAAAAEBAJ&dq=6926184
Original harness only patent (Bino Belt)
http://www.google.com/patents?id=Bsl3AAAAEBAJ&dq=6983870
You can get it at a few places e.g.
http://www.amazon.com/Stearns®-Mad-Dog-Gear®-Manager/dp/B000HDC09Y
but it's $5 cheaper ($29) at the Mad Dog site (not sure about shipping). And the Bino Belt is $20 (and might be better for bins that won't fit in the bag).
In black and MOBU (Mossy Oak Breakup ... naturalistic camo).
The other thing I notice is that the bin is connect by small connectors so you can swap the bins on the harness. And they look just like the ones that are provided with the Zen Ray strap. Hmmm, I wonder if they "interoperate". I shall try to find out.
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