Fall detection alert/alarm device and method
US10223898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B35/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A fall detection/fall indicator device (20) that automatically senses when a user (14) of fall protection equipment, such as a fall harness (10), has experienced an arrested fall, the fall harness (10) having an electrical circuit (45) that is a closed circuit (46) in a first state and an open circuit (48) in a second state after an arrested fall, and an alert device (62) that is automatically responsive to the open circuit (48) to emit an alert/alarm to other personnel that an arrested fall has been experienced.
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