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7461727 Energy absorber  
An energy absorber comprises a helically coiled stores of at least partially yielding material that is drawn over a roller, or two rollers on perpendicular rotational axes, and securely fixed to a...
7416054 Cable hook tracking system  
An apparatus and method of traversing across elements of a challenge course by use of a tracking system that can continuously retain the harness cable that descends to the participant, as the...
7347300 Safety line traveller and support  
A traveller for a fall arrest system including a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking the bore to the exterior of the body. A load member is connected to the body for...
7195100 System and method for an escapable multistory building  
A system and method for allowing escape of many persons from a multistory building over a short period of time. The method and system include strategic placement and use of anchor points and...
7140587 Support device  
A support device may be used by a technician when performing elevated line work, for example. The support device may include a body portion having a ring portion extending from one end of the body...
7111707 Sliding anchorage device  
An anchorage safety device for steelworkers. The safety device is configured to be slidably coupleable to a flanged structural beam to which a lanyard may be attached to secure a workman against a...
7104371 Energy absorber  
An energy absorber comprises a helically coiled stores of at least partially yielding material that is drawn over a roller, or two rollers on perpendicular rotational axes, and securely fixed to a...
7048090 Safety apparatus for arresting the fall of a worker  
A safety apparatus for use by a worker on an elevated structure is disclosed. The purpose of the apparatus is to arrest the fall of the worker should they fall. Broadly the apparatus comprises at...
7007772 Fall-arresting device  
A fall-arresting device includes a body which has a runner, two pivoting cams, and a system for actuating at least one of these cams in the event of the user or of a load falling. The body has an...
7000730 Beam anchor  
A beam anchor safety device for use by workers wearing a lanyard for attachment to the device for preventing falls from elevated locations. The safety device includes an elongate round bar and a...
6990928 Method for providing fall protection for a load in an elevated environment  
Improvements in fall protection are disclosed, including a method for providing fall protection for human and non-human loads in elevated environments. The load is equipped with a safety harness...
6962234 Sliding anchorage device  
An anchorage safety device for steelworkers. The safety device is configured to be slidably coupleable to a flanged structural beam to which a lanyard may be attached to secure a workman against a...
6945357 Removable height safety apparatus  
A removable load transfer device 100 for use in height safety apparatus comprises: spaced-apart rotary members 101, 102 supported for rotation with respect to each other about a common...
6904862 Track for locating a ladder with respect to a gate on a deck  
A track has a housing with a bore therein that extends from a first end to a second end, a linear slot at the top of the bore, a radial projection perpendicular to the linear slot, an axial groove...
6817443 High rise emergency escape apparatus  
The present invention 10 discloses an emergency descent system for a tall building 12 . The high rise emergency descent system is comprised of at least one track 18 fixedly attached to the...
6802390 Safety line anchorage methods and apparatus  
An anchorage assembly ( 100 ) is interconnected between a support structure ( 90 ) and a safety line ( 160, 161 ). The anchorage assembly ( 100 ) routes the safety line ( 160, 161 ) about a corner...
6789647 Escape mechanism for high-rise  
An escape mechanism for high-rise includes a safety rail and a safety facility. The safety facility is formed in a frame-like shape with an upper frame and a lower frame being constructed by two...
6782665 Dock unit for maintenance of an aircraft or the like  
In a dock unit for maintenance of aircraft there is provided, in addition to an outer support which supportingly engages against a frame disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft...
6779630 Rebar stanchion horizontal lifeline fall arrest system  
A horizontal lifeline support system for use with a rebar stub or stud extending from a building structure. The system includes a stanchion having an elongated body, the body having a top end and a...
6729436 Safety device for pylon  
A safety device for a pylon includes an upper frame connected together with a lower frame, wherein both the upper frame and the lower frame includes two parallel steel pillars. fixedly connected...
6725969 Catch device for a climbing protection system  
A fall arrester for a climbing protection system to prevent a person from falling from a ladder, platform, or similar structure. The fall arrester can be guided in a guide rail and has a housing...
6695095 Fall protection restraint apparatus  
A fall protection restraint apparatus that is utilized during building construction comprising a base ( 20 ) that rests on the lowest floor surface of a building during construction. A number of...
6684978 Building evacuation system  
A building evacuation system in which at least one vertical evacuation chute is provided for each floor of a building to be evacuated. A plurality of collapsible buckets are stored on each floor...
6619427 Foldable dual track ladder  
The ladder system is disposed between two spaced storage shelves of the types found in crowded warehouse-type retail outlets. The ladder is mounted on an overhead track system and may be moved...
6591940 Sliding rail anchor safety device  
The invention relates to a sliding rail anchor safety device which is slidably mounted to the rail of a railway track. The device consists of a pair of pivotally interconnected jaw like members...
6581725 Method to reduce horizontal lifeline tension and extension during fall arrest  
A method for creating a horizontal lifeline between a pair of end anchorages. The method includes providing a section of line having a modulus of elasticity, providing an energy absorbing shock...
6571912 Falling safeguard device  
The device for securing people against a fall has a rail which is fastened by means of holders, and a runner which is guided along the rail. The rail is held movable in its longitudinal direction...
6557817 Wall climbing form hoist  
A self-climbing concrete wall form hoist for forming a concrete wall section atop a previously formed wall section has a wall mounting releasably secured to the previously formed wall section, a...
6530454 Two-way locking device for height safety apparatus  
A fall arrest device ( 100 ) for use on an elongate support ( 180 ) including locking cams ( 132, 133, 134, 135 ) embodied by first and second independent actuable cam elements ( 133, 135 ), said...
6520290 Fall protection method and apparatus  
A personal fall protection system for securing a worker to an elevated and exposed structure defining a work area is disclosed. The fall protection system includes a safety belt supported on the...
6491135 Portable anchorage point assembly  
A portable anchorage point assembly for use with structures such as railroad tank cars. A base plate having straps extending therefrom includes a rubber base, which is placed on the top surface of...
6488118 Fall arrest bypass device and method for using same  
An improved bypass device for a fall arrest system that is not impeded by cable supports as it is pulled along a flexible and/or rigid cable. The bypass device has a gate which can be quickly and...
6478112 Rail mounted fall arrest assembly  
A sliding rail anchor fall arrest system ( 20 ) includes an anchor assembly ( 22 ), a safety hook ( 24 ), a safety harness ( 26 ) worn by a worker and a flexible lanyard ( 28 ) extending between...
6474442 Safety device  
A personal safety device ( 10 ) adapted for longitudinal movement relative to an elongate support element ( 50 ) comprises a body ( 11 ) having a bore ( 12 ) for receiving the element ( 50 ), a...
6467574 Sliding member for use with a life-line  
A sliding member for use with a life-line comprises a mobile jaw delimiting with a fixed jaw a channel for guiding it on a cable. The jaw is held partly open in an intermediate configuration,...
6378651 Horizontal lifeline fall arrest system  
A fall arrest system for a worker connected to a horizontal lifeline supported by at least one intermediate support having a pair of rotatable star wheels for supporting the lifeline. A glider...
6374945 Fall prevention system  
The present invention relates to a fall-prevention system comprising a padded belt ( 10 ) having a pair of runners ( 11 ) carrying running rings ( 12 ) to which is attached a karabiner ( 14 ) which...
6354399 Sliding rail anchor fall-arrest system  
A sliding rail anchor assembly ( 22 ) includes a pair of anchor subassemblies ( 23 ) that latch together to slidably engage the crown ( 29 ) of a “rail” ( 30 ). Each anchor subassembly ( 23 )...
6349441 Mobile bridge for accessing aircraft  
A mobile access bridge provides access to the doors and the exterior surface of an aircraft fuselage in the final stages of construction, assembly, and outfitting. The access bridge includes...
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...
6334507 Fall protection system and trolley for use in such a system  
A fall protection system includes substantially horizontal anchoring lines and at least one trolley capable of movement along the anchoring lines. The trolley moves with an object to be secured....
6302238 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...
6282863 Scaffoldless tank erection method  
A method of erecting the shell of an aboveground storage tank involves erection of the first shell ring; erecting the second and higher shell rings by using a mobile man lift to provide access for...
6269904 Truss style trolley beam for a fall protection system  
A fall protection system has at least two widely spaced apart support members which support a rail assembly above a work area. The rail assembly includes a beam and a truss member. The beam has a...
6260661 Safety line mounting methods and apparatus  
A first roof mounting assembly includes first and second brackets which are disposed on top of a roof and fastened to adjacent beams which support the roof. First and second brackets are mounted to...
6227329 Safety line anchorage methods and apparatus  
A base plate 110 is adapted to be secured to a support structure 20. A transverse plate 120 is secured to the base plate 110 and extends outward from the base plate 110. A slot 122 is formed in the...
6206137 Connector for a personal safety device  
A connector includes a bolt and another structural member which cooperate to form a closed loop about portions of two otherwise separate articles. The bolt extends through at least one flange on a...
6148580 Safety frame  
In a first embodiment of the invention, a safety frame comprises at least four legs; a pair of spaced apart beams, each connected to two of the legs; and at least one cross-beam extending between...
6076633 Personnel safety device  
Fall protection devices that can be attached with one hand to pre-existing structural members while working at elevated levels are described. Such devices comprise a generally U-shaped member...
6056085 Anchorage methods and apparatus  
An anchorage is interconnected between a support structure and a safety line. The anchorage accommodates passage of a slotted coupling device movably mounted on the safety line. The safety line may...
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