Rotational energy absorber and fall arrest system
US10322306B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F7/123
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rotational energy absorber typically for use in a fall arrest system has a coiler, a length of plastically deformable strip and a deformer structure. The plastically deformable strip has a first end attached to the coiler and a second free end and extends past the deformer structure at a position between the first and second ends. Relative rotation of the coiler member and deformer structure causes the strip to be drawn past the deformer structure, plastically deforming the strip and winding the strip coil form about the coiler member.
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