Mid-span fall protection system

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2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Thompson, II, Hugh B. (Department: 3634)

Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold

Ladder

With hook or grab

C182S107000, C182S010000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10880015

ABSTRACT:
A mid-span fall protection system including a remotely attachable fall protection latching mechanism for attachment to an elevated horizontal strand. The fall protection latching mechanism may be used with an elongated rigid structure for extending between a support surface and the elevated horizontal strand, where the fall protection latching mechanism is attached to an upper end of the elongated rigid structure. The fall protection latching mechanism includes a hook portion for engaging over the elevated horizontal strand to provide a support for the fall protection latching mechanism, and a fall protection line coupling structure attached to the hook portion for providing a direct connection between the hook portion and a fall protection line. A fall protection line is also provided having an upper end attached to and supported by the coupling structure, and includes a lower end located adjacent a lower end of the elongated rigid structure at the support surface. The fall protection line provides a connection between the fall protection latching mechanism and a worker moving vertically along the elongated rigid structure.

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