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Tether system for a safety line

US9784034B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2014
Grant dateOct 10, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62B35/0093
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tether system for a safety line has an elongate guide track and stay elements arranged to move along the guide track and be carried at spaced positions along the length of a tether line. The system is typically employed in a fall arrest or protection system mounted to a structure, having an ascent/descent ladder fixed to the structure, the system including a self-retracting safety line device including a safety line, mounted at height.

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