Safety device for assisting a user to traverse a structure
US11358031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system assists a user to traverse a structure. A safety device includes a sensor assembly to detect positions of a user along a travel path for a structure, wherein the travel path includes a plurality of attachment points to secure the user to the structure via one or more lines, a motion assembly to move the safety device along the travel path based on the detected positions of the user, wherein the motion assembly maintains a threshold distance from the user, and a coupling mechanism to couple the one or more lines to one or more of the attachment points encountered along the travel path. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for assisting a user to traverse a structure in substantially the same manner described above.
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