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Scaffold fall protection system

US8997926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2011
Grant dateApr 7, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04G5/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to fall protection systems to which a scaffolder can tie off during scaffold construction by adjusting the height of the lifeline and to move along the entire length of a scaffold level without having to disengage the lifeline. In one embodiment the fall protection system includes two vertical support members adapted to be affixed to a scaffold frame wherein the two vertical members have attachment means for attachment of a lifeline, and wherein the attachment means are located at each respective vertical member and configured for movable attachment at a plurality of positions along the vertical axis of each support members. In addition the present invention relates to methods to use the fall protection system during scaffold construction.

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