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7395899 Method and apparatus for reaching from outside an upper level of a tall structure  
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system having a pulley attached to a building. A closed loop of cable is installed around the pulley. The loop is of sufficient length so as to...
7252315 System and method for personnel transfer  
A personnel transfer device is rrovided including a base, a top and a concentric lacings extending between the base and top. An expander post is coupled between the base and top for placing tension...
7232009 Ascension/descension apparatus and method  
A pole ascension apparatus and associated method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a track connected to a pole and a portable platform portion detachably...
7228669 Suspended table assembly  
A suspended table assembly includes a first support and a second support that are vertically spaced from each other. A plurality of legs is provided. Each of the legs has a first end and a second...
7191873 High-rise fire-fighting, rescue and construction equipment  
For fire fighting and emergency rescue in high-rise buildings the building can be equipped with rails on the outside of the building. The rails have elevators, which travel on the rails on the...
7156203 Device and method for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire  
Device for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire, from an evacuating location to a secure location, comprising: a balloon provided to be filled with a gas lighter...
7121600 Personnel transfer device for offshore use  
A personnel transfer device is provided including a base, a top and a concentric lacings extending between the base and top. An expander post is coupled between the base and top for placing tension...
7090050 Mobile tree stand  
A mobile stand that can be suspended in a tree from an overhead location and thereafter be safely, quietly, and easily maneuvered by a seated occupant facing the tree into any position about the...
7073628 Device for climbing on extended supporting elements, such as ropes, with releasable automatically reclamping clasps  
The device for climbing a pair of ropes ( 1 ) includes upper and lower clasps ( 4,6 ) for clamping each rope and connecting elements for holding a climber, which include a movable or solid seat (...
7000733 Work platform  
A work platform ( 10 ) for performing work operations on an object such as roof construction work including an upper surface ( 15 A) for working on the roof and a lower surface ( 15 B) for storage...
6955244 Individually operated escape device  
The escape device is lowered via a cable which can be anchored above and outside a window of a burning building. The descent of the device is regulated by a speed regulating brake or by a valve...
6945361 Mobile tree stand  
A mobile tree stand that can be suspended in a desired position with a single rope, chain or the like, and thereafter safely, quietly and easily maneuvered into any position about the tree's...
6942070 Emergency braking and shock absorbing device for a lift or suspended load  
The load or the working platform is suspended and displaced by at least a pair of cables whereof the stresses are equivalent. Advantageously, each pair of cables is controlled by an emergency...
6889798 Apparatus for controlled stabilized descent  
An apparatus for descent, suspension and retrieval of a worker through an opening in the ground includes a trailer having a boom assembly mounted thereon is described. The boom assembly includes...
6886663 Device for moving a platform along a facade and building provided with such a device  
A device for moving a platform at least in vertical direction along a facade ( 1 ) of a building defining a front face by a cable ( 16, 17 ) which extends along the facade, which device comprises a...
6868943 Safety systems and methods for bosun's chairs  
A safety device for a bosun's chair includes means for movably attaching the bosun's chair to a mast and means for braking the bosun's chair relative to the mast.
6782973 Device for climbing on extended support elements, such as ropes, with releasable automatically reclamping clasps  
The device for climbing a pair of ropes ( 1 ) includes releasable upper and lower clasps ( 4,6 ) for each rope that clamp in response to a downward force acting thereon but relieve when the...
6681894 Portable well head work platform  
A portable work platform or basket adaptable to wellhead valve flanges at a point above the blowout preventors thereby providing 360-degree personnel access to the wellhead during work-over and...
6675935 Helicopter lineman's ladder and method for energized powerline repair  
A rigid, unitary ladder is provided having one end which attaches to a powerline support tower after the ladder is dropped by helicopter to a lineman previously offloaded onto the tower. The ladder...
6675934 Suspended scaffold surveillance system  
A suspended scaffold may be hung from a skyscraper, a ship's side or other structures where work on a surface is done by the workers on the scaffold. The surveillance system is a frame removably...
6666299 Movable scaffold and method for painting cylindrical tank  
A movable scaffolding for painting or otherwise servicing the sides of a cylindrical tank or like structure comprises a remote controlled, powered truck that is positioned adjacent a peripheral...
6648102 Suspended dry dock platform  
A cabled platform suspension system includes a platform having first and second support points at spaced locations along a front work-access edge of the platform and a third, stabilizing/rotator...
6598708 Tapered roller screw apparatus and its driven device  
A driving apparatus includes a roller screw that includes a main shaft, a plurality of roller shafts projecting radially outwardly and upwardly at an angle from the radial direction of the main...
6401863 Multi-purpose portable davit anchoring system  
A new multi-purpose portable davit anchoring system is provided, having a sectional vertical support mast which comes apart for compact stowage and is easily reassembled. The support mast...
6338175 Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance  
A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that...
6321872 Support davit arm for retractable fall proctection lanyard  
The present disclosure sets forth a safety device for scaffolding so that workmen can climb up or down on the exterior of the scaffolding in safety. The apparatus includes an outwardly extending...
6264001 Scaffolding hanger  
A scaffolding hanger is described. The invention is a refinement of scaffolding hangers used to support catwalks and recording equipment for use on television and film production sets. The hangers...
6227330 Support structure for suspending a work surface below a girder  
A support structure for moveably suspending a work surface from the underside of a bridge includes at least a first clip mounted on each lower web of a pair of parallel bridge girders, a track...
6186275 Basket transportable by helicopter for use on elevated cables or installations  
A basket removably attachable to a support arm extending laterally outwardly from a helicopter, comprises a frame structure having a bottom support surface and a top surface joined together in an...
6170106 Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance  
A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that...
6082493 Method and apparatus for suspending worker's scaffolds over the sides of buildings  
An apparatus for attachment of a davit mount for holding a scaffolding over the side of a building attaches directly to a structural column of the building, and eliminates the need for both a...
6079517 Power driven tree stand  
A power driven tree stand including an elevator assembly having a pair of parallel primary rails and a pair of parallel secondary rails. A primary axle couples the primary rails and a secondary...
6009979 Outside up-down elevator  
An outside up-down elevator, designed to be smoothly and safely raised without an initial downward movement when the outside up-down elevator is restarted in an ascending direction after it is...
5979602 Personal mini-hoist  
A hoist is provided that aids in construction and/or maintenance tasks at elevated heights. The hoist is equipped with a centrally located stabilizer through which a steel cable connected to an...
5908084 Lifting and raising device  
A raising and lifting device comprises a shank member and an elevating device. The shank member has a first leg with a threaded portion for threaded attachment to a tree or similar structure; a...
5868217 Suspended work platform  
A new suspended work platform for providing a platform for working on projects that can be raised out of the way when not in use. The inventive device includes a support structure, a platform...
5845739 Suspension support device for an outer wall working machine  
A suspension support device provided movably on the upper surface of a building for suspending, by means of ropes, an outer wall working machine having fitting and moving members which can be...
5839532 Vacuum wall walking apparatus  
A vacuum wall walking apparatus includes an annular body frame, a plurality of leg mechanisms extending downward from the body frame, and a plurality of suction cups attached to fore ends of the...
5713430 Device for treating exterior surfaces for structures  
A device for vertical as well as horizontal snapling along and across an exterior surface of a structure such as a building comprising a substantially horizontal guiding member being secured onto...
5688323 Spray containment and enclosure assembly  
A spray containment enclosure assembly for use during the spraying operation on a work surface to prevent escape of airborne particles to the environment. The assembly includes a support arm, a...
5682961 Skyrise window panel installation assembly  
A skyrise window panel installation assembly including an heavy duty cable structured to extend down a side of a skyrise and be securely anchored at a point above an installation location. The...
5667035 Overhead platform elevation device  
An overhead platform elevation device for moving objects between a lower level of a building structure and an overhead storage space is provided including a rectangular platform having a base plate...
5603488 Rail attachable rescue frame for rail bridges  
A rail bridge rescue frame comprises three elongated legs having upper and lower ends. The upper ends are secured to a head assembly so as to universally pivot with respect thereto. Two of the legs...
5498011 Lifeline retrieval device  
A self contained portable device for use on the roof of a building for retrieving a lifeline from along the side of the building. A motor and drum drive assembly is mounted on a movable cart. An...
5494132 Side-loading suspension frame and ladder assembly for maintenance of energized power transmission lines  
A frame and ladder assembly which includes an electrically conductive frame that is provided to engage two, generally parallel, aerially suspended, transmission conductors of a phase bundle and to...
5431248 Confined space lowering and retrieving apparatus  
Apparatus for use, in conjunction with a fall arrester or load winch means, when servicing a closed vessel having a top or side manway. The apparatus being adaptable for either exterior or interior...
5427199 Self-propelled work platform and containment enclosure  
A moveable, rigid enclosure having a work platform enclosed therewithin and which is sealed against a work surface. A negative pressure is applied to the interior of the enclosure. The rigid...
5423398 Mobile support device for window washers and the like  
A movable support device for supporting a window-washer along a side wall of a building for cleaning windows. The device has a foldable framework that can be folded into a compact position for ease...
5394956 Suspended tender box  
A tender box adapted for use with a crane or other hoist device for providing an elevated working area. The tender box includes a frame and a platform with upper and lower decks. The lower deck...
5368124 Device suspending a working cage  
A device for suspending a working cage includes an arm, a swivel arm mounted rotatably horizontally to the end portion of the arm, a first sheave mounted rotatably horizontally to the arm at a...
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