Rotorcraft fall restraint protection attach points and mechanism systems

US11130009B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Textron Innovations Inc. · US

Inventors

• Bob Thornton · Balch Springs, US
• Chyau-Song Tzeng · Arlington, US
• Brian Mesing · Vero Beach, US
• Kevin Knott · Arlington, US
• Mark Adam Wiinikka · Hurst, US
• Edith Richard · Kitchener, CA
• David Platz · Oosterdijk, US
• Joshua Allan Edler · Oak Creek, US
• Sarah R. Villanueva · Stillwater, US
• Thomas R. Mast · Austin, US
• Joseph Daniel Leachman · Keller, US
• Daniel J. Burns · Wakefield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2021
• Expiry date: Oct 8, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64F5/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes a safety apparatus and method for protecting users during maintenance operations for a rotorcraft comprising: at least one permanent, semi-permanent, or detachable safety bar, strap, fastener, hook, or loop that is attached or attachable to a rotorcraft, wherein the safety bar, strap, fastener, hook, or loop is positioned in an area or surface between a windshield of the rotorcraft and a tail boom of the rotorcraft and is connectable to a user safety device to provide fall protection from the area or surface.