| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 182241000 | MOVABLE STRAND ESCAPE AND MEANS FOR RETARDING TRAVEL OF STRAND | 11 |
| 20090014242 | Wirelessly controlled fire escape devices - Disclosed is a fire escape device which can be controlled wirelessly. The device comprises a rope winding unit having a rope, a carrying unit fixed to one end of the rope, a main control unit fixed onto a building, through which the rope is connected to the man-carrying unit so as to control a descent process of the carrying unit, and at least one wireless remote control capable of communicating with the main control unit and operating the same. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20130105246 | ENERGY ABSORBER | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130105247 | SELF-RETRACTING LIFELINE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130206510 | Brake Assembly for Use with a Retractable Lifeline Assembly - A brake assembly for use with a retractable lifeline assembly comprises a brake hub, a pressure plate, a first friction disk, a brake plate, a second friction disk, and a lock nut. The brake hub includes a flange extending outward from an at least partially threaded shaft. The pressure plate is positioned on the at least partially threaded shaft proximate the flange. The first friction disk is positioned on the at least partially threaded shaft proximate the pressure plate. The brake plate is positioned on the at least partially threaded shaft proximate the first friction disk. The second friction disk is positioned on the at least partially threaded shaft proximate the brake plate. The lock nut is threaded onto the at least partially threaded shaft, and the lock nut is set to a desired torque at which the brake plate slips prior to final assembly of the retractable lifeline assembly. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130233648 | FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM - The invention concerns a fall protection system for use when working on an elevated structure. The system includes an anchor rope which is securable on opposite sides of the elevated structure so that the anchor rope extends from one side of the structure to the opposite side of the structure. A safety rope, which is connectable to the anchor rope and to a harness worn by a user, is also provided. The system further includes a rope length adjustment device which is connectable to the safety rope and adapted to allow the safety rope to pass therethrough so that the effective length of safety rope extending between the rope length adjustment device and the anchor rope can be adjusted up to a certain length determined by the user in order to define a safe working area. The anchor rope may be connected to anchor points on the structure by means of belay-fall arrest-descending devices which allows a user to be lowered in a controlled manner down to ground level in the event of a fall occurring. The invention also concerns a method of installing the fall protection system. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130248291 | Rescue Descender System - A descender system, typically for use in a fall arrest system, for enabling a suspended body to be lowered includes a rotatable descent line drum, and a release element arranged in a restraint configuration to inhibit the descent line from being deployed and in a release configuration to permit the descent line to be deployed. A rotating brake applies a braking force to the rotatable descent line drum; a gear train connects the brake to the drum. The gear train is provided in a substantially watertight sealed space. Typically, a substantially watertight seal is provided between a backplate of the rotating drum and a chassis of the device. Typically, the substantially watertight seal is of a material that is deformable/compressible, preferably at temperatures at or below −20 Celsius. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130256061 | VENTRAL LOCKING DEVICE - A self-locking device for a mountaineer or a spelaeologist climbing up a rope is provided herein. The device includes a main body with a sliding seat for the rope. The device also includes a cam member associated with said body and able to tilt around an axis X from an open position to a position holding said rope. Further, the device includes a means for containing said rope inside said seat, in that said containment means comprise one or more pulleys associated with said body, which define to the top at least partially said sliding seat of the rope. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130313047 | SAFETY ROPE BLOCKER HAVING A ROTATABLE BODY - A safety rope blocker having a body provided with a through hole for the passage of an anchoring ring and a curved groove opening into the through hole for the passage of the safety rope through the anchoring ring, the body being able to rotate between a blocking position in which the safety rope is blocked by the anchoring ring against the body and a releasing position in which the safety rope slide in the curved groove, the groove includes a deviation element to allow, in the releasing position, the safety rope to slide in the curved groove and outside the through hole. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140020983 | ROPE GRAB - A rope grab for a vertical fall protection system is provided. The rope grab includes a housing with an elongated member passage. The elongated member passage is configured to receive an elongated member. A locking cam is pivotally coupled to the housing and selectively engages an elongated member received in the elongated member passage. A cam spring is coupled between the housing and the locking cam to provide a relatively slight biasing force on the locking cam in a direction towards an elongated member received in the elongated member passage. A locking arm, pivotally coupled to the housing, has a first end that is configured to be coupled to a safety harness of a user and a second end that selectively engages the locking cam to lock the locking cam on an elongated member in the elongated member passage during a fall event. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140048353 | AERIAL LADDER SAFETY DEVICE - A fall restraint device for attachment to an extendable or telescoping ladder platform has a safety rope for attaching a slidable lanyard fixed to a climber. The length of the rope lies on tops of the exposed rungs of the ladder and extends with the ladder as the ladder is deployed and wherein upon retraction of the ladder the rope follows the ladder and toward the base or turntable of the ladder. The lanyard for attachment to a climber of the ladder and for slidable attachment to the safety rope has a locking element at the slidable attachment to the rope. The locking element slides freely unloaded, but locks the lanyard to the safety rope when under load of a falling or slipping climber. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140262622 | SAFETY DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a safety device for use in a single rope technique arrangement. The device includes a clamping mechanism including a plurality of clamping segments interconnected by a flexible spine arrangement. A release mechanism is coupled to the clamping mechanism. A reduction mechanism is coupled to the release mechanism. The reduction mechanism includes a body portion having a rope slot configured to accommodate the single rope and a housing portion disposed over the body portion. The housing portion includes a cammed groove configured to accommodate the single rope. The cammed groove is rotatably aligned with the rope slot. The reduction mechanism is movable with at least two degrees of freedom between the clamping position and the released position. The reduction mechanism is configured to frictionally engage the single rope in the released position. | 09-18-2014 |
