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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6533066 | Lanyard with integral fall arrest energy absorber A shock absorbing lanyard having an integral fall arrest energy absorber formed in a one-piece woven, knitted or braided construction wherein partially oriented yarn ("POY") fibers and high modulus yarn fibers are combined integrally in one section and ar... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6502663 | Rebar anchorage system for horizontal lifeline An apparatus and method for temporarily anchoring a horizontal lifeline to existing rebar extending from concrete. Preferably, two triangular frames are temporarily secured to vertically extending rebar by eight sets of J-bolts and speed nuts. The frames ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 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 connector connects a worker to the lifeline so that the glider... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6317935 | Life line termination A device to be secured to the end of a rope to provide a formed eye to which a carabiner or the like may be attached. The device comprises an elongated planar bar having a plurality of spaced, rope-receiving apertures along its length, the apertures each ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 5957091 | Full body harness for fall arrest The present invention provides a full body harness which utilizes a reduced number of components thereby simplifying construction and reducing manufacturing costs. The harness has only four pieces of webbing, two identical shoulder straps and two identica... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5863020 | Lifeline mounting apparatus Clamping apparatus for providing a fixed support on a fixed beam or other similar structures wherein outer and inner elongated members are mounted for relative sliding telescoping movement therebetween and are moved by a rotatable threaded bolt and each o... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5150768 | Load limiting apparatus for a hoist Apparatus for limiting the amount of force applied to a cable of a hoist by applying a force on clutch plates which are operatively joined to rotatable plates so that there is relative rotation between the clutch plates and the rotatable place when a forc... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5147013 | Confined space entry apparatus Apparatus for moving personnel or materials through an opening in a sidewall of a vessel and down into the vessel wherein a lower support and an upper support are mounted on the portion of the sidewall defining the opening and have a tripod supported ther... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5090507 | Load limiting apparatus for a hoist Apparatus for limiting the amount of force applied to a cable of a hoist by applying a force on clutch plates which are operatively joined to rotatable plates so that there is relative rotation between the clutch plates and the rotatable place when a forc... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4618026 | Apparatus and method for producing a counteracting force Apparatus and method for applying a counteracting force which is generated by pulling superposed sections of webbing, which are secured together, through a separating means so that the separation of the secured together superposed sections generates a cou... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4589523 | Fall arrester and emergency retrieval apparatus and anchor apparatus therefor A fall arrester and emergency retrieval apparatus and a support tripod therefor, wherein an emergency retrieval assembly is operably associated with a clutch-brake type cable drum to enable cable dispensed from the cable drum and supporting a worker, subs... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4528728 | Locking snap hook A latching and locking snap hook utilizing a conventionly shaped snap hook body having a normally open hook end portion which is opened and closed to receive and discharge a connector, line or other fixture by movement of a spring biased latch member pivo... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4528729 | Locking snap hook A locking and latching snap hook, including an open hook body portion which is opened and closed to receive and discharge a to-be-connected item by movement of a normally closed, resiliently biased, latch member pivotally connected to the body. The hook b... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4434536 | Locking snap hook A positively locking snap utilizing a conventionally shaped snap hook having a normally open hook end portion which is opened and closed to receive and discharge a line or other fixture by movement of a U-shaped spring biased closure pivotally connected t... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4034828 | Shock absorbing cable connector The invention is a two component, shock-absorbing cable connector to secure a workman to a vertically-suspended safety cable; the first component, a U-shaped shoe, is placed upon the cable with the cable at the crotch of the shoe; the second component, a ... | 07/12/1977 |
